The Tweets of The Year in The London Borough of Barnet 2018

As is our tradition at this time of the year, we look back over the year and choose our fave tweets from each of the last 12 months. Regular readers will know that we choosed ten tweets of the week every week, so there are over 500 to choose from. Here's our pick.

January
Sadly the year began with the tragic death of Vijay Patel in Mill Hill. I read somewhere that the average teenager witnesses over 1,000 violent deaths a year in movies and on TV. Sadly these images give no hint to the devastation and hurt that evry single death causes wives, children, parents, husbands, friends and neighbours. I didn't really want to start the round up on such a sad note, but it would have been inappropriate to not mention Vijay.

Thank you to all those who attended last night and thank you to the organiser too. The #MillHill spirit is alive and we will not be beaten! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Erf1XkfaId

— Mill Hill 🏡 Neighbourhood Forum (@millhill_nf) January 14, 2018

February
No round up of the Tweets of the Year could fail to mention the amazing work done by Mark Amies in regards to local pubs and in particular The Railway in Edgware. Mark probably could have provided a years worth of Tweets of the year, but I chose February, as this shows just how long the saga has gone on

Here's the petition https://t.co/vf6EDcj5dZ

— Mark Amies (@Superfast72) February 18, 2018

March
No round up of the year could fail to mention the Beast from the East in March.

Wishing everyone a Happy (and snowy) St Patrick’s Day! pic.twitter.com/Fdq8ZQ6tGE

— Richard Logue #FBPE (@logueys) March 17, 2018

April
April saw the start of the the controversial demolition of The National Institute for Medical Research

National Institute for Medical Research #MillHill. Designed by the architect of Wembley Stadium. Built in 1937. Opened by King George VI & Queen Elizabeth. Proud scientific history. Featured as Arkham Asylum in Batman Begins. Such an iconic building, heartbreaking to see it go pic.twitter.com/Py5xWDuG2P

— Donna Pickup #FBPE (@Lady_DJP) April 8, 2018

May
May saw Barnet's fave cafe win a prestigious award

@RichardPetersOp @luxmi_ramtohul @BuzzingHelen @linabourdon @FSBwomen @FSBNorthLondon @northfinchley Such a proud moment to see my local café who is run by a woman of steel win this endorsement. We love qhat you do for us & lead by example. You are such an inspiration to us all. https://t.co/oI3jrTUwaO

— Luxmi Ramtohul (@luxmi_ramtohul) May 12, 2018

June
In June, we saw some great work from The Compton School discussing womens rights at #ExposureOrg

Well done to all the young people from @thecompton and @barnetsouthgate - SO many interesting discussions in today's @ExposureOrg #podcast recording at @MillHillMusicCo #gender #WomensRights #youthmedia #Barnet pic.twitter.com/bUEFV1Ggbw

— Anna Patton (@Patushka140) June 13, 2018

July
It seems a long time ago when we picked the first blackberrys of summer

Also yesterday, 1st blackberries ripening; enjoyed many, warmed by sunshine; a bit tart but sweetness will follow, providing we get more rain. Teasels are flowering too, & lots of butterflies! @stephenshouse @FinchleyHort @FinchleySociety @FinchleyGreat @2E0MCA @WildLondon @iGiGL pic.twitter.com/HHlXiJES9Z

— Long Lane Pasture (@LLPasture) July 8, 2018

August
Summer saw many local waterways dry up. Sadly the lake at The Darlands nature reserve was one of these. It has been mismanaged by the Council for decades, they want shot of it and sadly just don't care at all.

A sorry sight. With the recent rain the silted up and dried out Darlands lake is becoming a meadow. Shame on @BarnetCouncil pic.twitter.com/LuL7gZT3Kt

— A Better Mill Hill (@ABetterMillHill) August 19, 2018

September
Not everyone thinks of farms when they think of Cricklewood. Maybe they should think again

Really lucky to have a community farm in the area providing a space for arts, live music as well as seasonal veg @clitterhouse #Cricklewood pic.twitter.com/PGUYxfBi7y

— Jonathan Goldberg (@mrjongoldberg) September 8, 2018

October
No summary of Tweets this year would be complete without a mention for our local litter pickers

Great job despite the weather! 💚💚💚💚💚🚮 https://t.co/gX2hcQCSE9

— Colindale Litter Pickers (@ColindaleLitter) October 6, 2018

November

In November, we chose this tweet from the 2nd Edgware Scouts.

Some photos from @BarnetScouts Night Activities. Over 100 Scouts were challenged to a range of activities to earn points. A great evening from a great District! #BarnetIsBest pic.twitter.com/f5OVXmjPkY

— 2nd Edgware Scouts (@2ndEdgwareScout) November 25, 2018

December
If you can make someone happy, you have done something wonderful. I think that our award to Mencap achieved that. We don't often give ourselves a pat on the back, but I think we really do deserve it for this. It is a lovely picture.

We were delighted to win @Barneteye Charity of the Year last week! Thank you for the nomination, @MillHillRFC - here's Simon, who was a member of the rugby group, with our certificate! pic.twitter.com/Ff6puDOSZF

— Barnet Mencap (@barnetmencap) December 19, 2018

That's all folks