Welcome Morning, Finchley! It’s Barnet Climate Action Week, so we’ve rounded up the best green things to get stuck into. Plus 20 new homes for a North Finchley car park, a Finchley Road curry house going global, and cheers to The Bohemia for its latest cask ale award. ⛅Barnet Climate Week Takes Root Great video - find out about the different BCAW projects from real people Barnet Climate Action Week (10 – 18 October) is a week of events and activities celebrating sustainability and climate...
11 days ago • 6 min read
Welcome Morning, Finchley! October is here and the evenings are drawing in. This week: parking charges land at the Great North Leisure Park, and get out into some green space. 🌳 8 Green Finchley Nature Nuggets Victoria Park looking very Finchley Now green Finchley and the surrounding area is rich in green space – from ancient woodland to community-run nature havens. As the climate crisis sharpens the need for cooler, greener neighbourhoods, local planting, rewilding and conservation efforts...
18 days ago • 6 min read
Welcome With a gentle upturn in the weather forecast, we've got some hidden havens to enjoy nature, plus debate about East Finchley development at Cherry Tree Quarter. And can the Builders Arms pub be saved? 🌿5 Hidden Finchley Havens Glebelands Nature Reserve... oh, the peace :) With more good weather forecast, might you be looking to escape the busy High Road for a breath of fresh air? You might be surprised by just how many tranquil corners Finchley has tucked away - often hiding in plain...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Welcome Beatles-biopic filming comes to North London, see inside Jeremy Corbyn's house, and where *is* the latest Waitrose opening? 🏡 Meet High Barnet's Golden Girls Residents at New Ground, High Barnet Behind High Barnet’s bustling high street is a housing development that’s challenging the way we think about getting older. New Ground is Britain’s first all-female cohousing community for older women — and, ten years after its residents moved in, it remains a remarkable north London...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Welcome Weather slightly cooling but still unseasonably hot for September. We've got an easy honey cake recipe for you, good news on the Ally Pally Bonfire Night fireworks and fun Finchley-picks from the post bag. 🍯 Honey Cake for Jewish New Year Freshly baked honey cake with home-made proof (slight dip in the middle!) Friday night is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year. What are the Jewish New Year traditions? It’s a two-day festival, a time for reflection in the run up to The...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Welcome Happy bank holiday Monday! And if you're working today - thank you. Today we've got Finchley's famous film locations - and the cheapest flat in Hampstead. Plus Finch-ley ley lines. Who knew? 🎬5 Times Finchley Went Hollywood David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin in the new season With Ludwig Season Two freshly launched - and Finchley doubling for one of its key locations - we’re checking out films and TV shows with surprising local connections. 1. Finchley lands a starring role in...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome Got some great local honey suppliers, brilliant GCSE results for Barnet - and happy birthday to the Night Tube. And here's to a cooler week - although this weekend was what we *used* to call hot weather. 🍯 Hive Five for Finchley Honey Image source: Dmytro Glazunov Finchley – and the surrounding area –‘s apiaries are buzzing. Local honey comes with a bit of neighbourhood pollen — which is why some people swear by it for seasonal allergies, although the science is still mixed. Unlike...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Welcome Morning, Finchley! The heat is finally easing, and the school-shoe panic is beginning. This week we round up where to kit the kids out locally, plus results day cheer, an immersive classroom over in Hendon, and free open-air music while the evenings are still long. ✏️📚 Back To School, Finchley Style Bacj to school? | Image from Unifiorm4Kids There is a particular week in August when every Finchley household has the same argument about shoe sizes, and this is it. Barnet schools go back...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Welcome Morning, Finchley! August is here in full sun, so this week we are chasing the perfect beer garden and a cold pint. There is also a rare solar eclipse on Tuesday, plenty to do with the kids, and a very famous former neighbour to celebrate. Enjoy the sunshine. 🍺 Pints In The Sunshine: Finchley's Finest Beer Gardens Image from Secret London The sun is finally behaving itself, and there is no better way to enjoy a Finchley afternoon than with a cold drink under an open sky. So grab your...
2 months ago • 6 min read