Welcome You may have heard a few fireworks this weekend - but next week is official Bonfire Night - we've rounded up a great list of local fireworks for you. Plus good news for the artsdepot and Barnet's very own Pearly Queen. 🎆 6 Fabulous Finchleyish Fireworks Image: Mio Ito The nights are drawing in, the skies are getting ready to sparkle, and Bonfire Night is almost upon us. Whether you love a dazzling display, a roaring bonfire or simply an excuse to wrap up warm and head out, we’ve...
7 days ago • 6 min read
Welcome Well, we're definitely getting colder, but Finchley seems to have largely weathered Storm Austen. This week we're getting our winter coats out and getting ready for Halloween. Oh, and did you know the Ice Age ended at Henley's Corner? 🎃 Finchley's Frightfully Fun Festivities Image: David Menidry. And get those pumpkins and treats ready... Here’s a pre-Halloween heads-up to help you plan your celebrations. If you thought Finchley was just about leafy parks and chill cafes, think again....
14 days ago • 6 min read
Welcome Morning, Finchley! Half term starts this week, so grab the kids and go legend-spotting on Barnet’s new art trail. Plus a makeover for the O2 Centre, the council’s brand new estate agency, and our honorary Finchleyite, the late Jeffrey Archer. 🎨 Walk of Fame: Barnet’s Legends Art Trail Local legends include George Michael and Amy Winehouse Welcome to Barnet Legends - an art trail with a series of 21 handcrafted, commemorative artworks. Map here. Designed by Edward Crooks, it’s sited on...
21 days ago • 6 min read
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...
28 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...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Welcome Morning, Finchley! This Friday Finchley Now turns three, so we've dug out our all-time favourite stories, from a bus lane win to the birth of British yoga. Plus Finchley Memorial loses its pharmacy, High Barnet's old post office goes residential, and an East Finchley dog rescue gets its moment. 🎂It's Our Third Birthday On Friday 2 October, Finchley Now turns three. That's well over a hundred Monday mornings, and more than 3,000 of you who open, click, forward and write in. Thank you....
about 1 month 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 2 months 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 2 months 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...
2 months ago • 6 min read