Friern Barnet and Whetstone Residents' Association
We have an update for you about the “Barnet Cycleway” (see previous post ( below) of 12 January. Following FBWRA “lobbying” of Councillors the Cycleway proposals have been dropped from the Agendas for the meetings of the two Council Committees that were due to consider them this month and in early February. We believe that … Continue reading Cycleway proposals withdrawn
You may know that the Council’s Oakleigh Road Depot has been experiencing ground movement (“subsidence”) on the main access road to the site since opening in 2017, which has been kept under regular monitoring. Recently the Council has advised that the monitoring has shown the movement has got worse. The Depot stands at the top … Continue reading COUNCIL DEPOT PROBLEMS WORSEN
Barnet Council officers refused to provide the data obtained in response to the Council’s public consultation on the controversial proposed Hornsey to North Finchley “Barnet Cycleway”. The consultation was carried out in June and July 2019, but it was only in mid- December that the report was released on the Council consultation website, even though … Continue reading Barnet Cycleway- secrecy over Consultation responses greeted with disbelieving laughter
FBWRA had a stall at the “Community Event” organised by the Council and held in Friary Park on 20th September. The Council’s chosen theme was “Together we are Barnet”. The line-up included a new look 383 community bus which TfL is looking to introduce (although we were assured the service, running from Woodside Park Underground … Continue reading “383 Day” in Friary Park – Friary Park Community Event 20 September 2019
The FBWRA 2019 Summer Splash was held at Friary Park Bowling Club. Previous years’ Splashes had been held adjacent to Friern Barnet Library. As well as changing the venue we also moved the event to early August from later in the month. By accident or design we had a significantly increased turnout, with about 50 … Continue reading FBWRA Summer Splash 2019
In the January 2019 issue of the FBWRA Newsletter we reported on proposals for a traffic scheme in Friern Barnet as set out in the Friern Barnet Lane, Buxted Road, Ashurst Road and Friern Park Discover Community Engagement Report January 2018 , a scheme which is directed at facilitating a proposed “ Quietway” cycle route … Continue reading Friern Barnet Traffic Scheme
Last year, in the July edition of our Newsletter (which you can see here: https://www.fbwra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-July-Newsletter-Ver-2-PDF-1.pdf ) we lamented that there was no flag of St George flown on Barnet Council buildings- and that a reconnaissance to Barnet House, the Council offices in Whetstone, on St George’s day, had disclosed –not a St. George’s Flag proudly … Continue reading Put Out More Flags 2019
We understand, from a normally reliable source, that it is planned to introduce one of the rarest species of creatures to the Coppetts Wood Nature Reserve in Friern Barnet. Coppetts Wood (and neighbouring the Glebelands) were designated a Local Nature Reserve by the Borough of Barnet in 1997 and now much of the task of … Continue reading UNICORNS MAY COME TO COPPETTS WOOD
Property developers Taylor Wimpey have announced proposals for the redevelopment of former MoD land in Oakleigh Road North , which relates to the eight former “Officers’ houses” facing the United Reformed church. They have sent letters to many local residents, but we believe the proposals merit wider publicity, so we have emailed our members and … Continue reading 115 flats scheme for Oakleigh Road North
FBWRA’s 2019 AGM will be held on Thursday 2nd May , starting at 7.30 p.m. (doors open 7.15 p.m.) at St. John’s Parish Centre ( behind the church), Friern Barnet Road, N11 3EQ. Please note that this is a change from the April date previously announced on this site.