The Tweets of the Week in the London Borough of Barnet - 24/11/2019 - Ten reasons to be cheerful!

It is cold, damp, gloomy and the country has seemingly gone bonkers! But never fear, there is a dedicated army of tweeters in the London Borough of Barnet fighting hard to make us all look on the bright side of life!


1. Many thanks to the Mill Hill Historical Society for reminding us of the massive role Edgware played in the music insudtry

Photos of the Boosey and Hawkes factory on Deansbrook Road, Edgware in the 1940s where they manufactured brass instruments.

Images from @HornimanMuseum who hold their museum and archive: https://t.co/kk21onddHF pic.twitter.com/N5Z2n1SehR

— Mill Hill Hist Soc (@MHHistSoc) November 24, 2019

2. And thanks to Time_NW for reminding us about those neon bright lights of Colindale

The Franco Signs factory, Aerodrome Road, Colindale, 1938.

Franco made the illuminated signs at Piccadilly Circus for many years. The set of white buildings in the background is the Titanine works who made the doping treatment that went on aircraft fabric. pic.twitter.com/7tCFeEn0Cs

— NW London TimeMachine (@time_nw) November 23, 2019

3. I'm sure we'll all be pleased and grateful to the Burnt Oak Police for taking these off the streets.

This evening while on patrol on Back Lane, HA8 the team carried out a weapon sweep and found these knives. These are now off the street and safely at the police station. pic.twitter.com/g3CyYKGypu

— Burnt Oak Police (@MPSBurntOak) November 23, 2019

4. And some good news for Colindale residents. Plans are afoot for improvements.

Interesting to meet @eva_studio_ at Colindale Park yesterday! A few pictures of the new plans to improve Colindale Park and Rushgrove Park. You can give your views online: https://t.co/hD1gqb9eRZ https://t.co/41IOhHzyL1 @cct_colindale @NCRA_NW9 @ColindaleLitter @BarnetCouncil pic.twitter.com/pW9oVThQTI

— Friends of Heybourne Park (@Heybournepark) November 24, 2019

5. I am gutted I missed this, it looks amazing. I hope that they do it again soon!

Happening tomorrow from 14.30-15.15pm #ColindaleLibrary presents an afternoon with Barnet Film Office talking about Barnet's filming locations & tips on pursuing a career in Film & TV Production. Free event. @MillHillLibrary @LibrariesIB @ChildHilLibrary @MiddlesexUni @MyBarnetTV pic.twitter.com/lM2VJXVSls

— Barnet Libraries (@BarnetLibraries) November 22, 2019

6. If like me, you rather enjoy standing on the terraces at @HadleyFC (Great win yesterday lads), here's a great feed to follow for all of the news from the Essex Senior league

Round-up: Essex Senior League (Sat 23 Nov): https://t.co/Mfgm0D9jlI

Here's my @EssexSenior round-up as @TheMotormen @walthamstowfc @HoddesdonTownFC @FCStansted @IlfordFC1881 & @hadleyfc all won | @WDSprtz @ped1980 @MattNorth_ @ELRFootball @NonLeagueCrowd @thecoldend #NonLeague

— Scott W (@ScottMHC14) November 24, 2019

7. Thunderbirds were out in Cricklewood this week, rescuing a derailed train! We all sometimes get fed up when these services don't work, but the staff work hard to get things back on track

Many thanks to colleagues from @RailOpsGroup for provision of assistance Locomotives earlier this week , behind the scenes #Thameslink. #TrackTeam 🚧 1Z99 #Dellner #CustomerDriven 🚜 pic.twitter.com/YsBr1bcfnH

— Robin Morel (@13milepost) November 24, 2019

8.cDespite everything, the Borough of Barnet is still a great place to live and some of the best bits are free!

Wouldn’t live anywhere else #MillHillWalks pic.twitter.com/sphBLv0L4c

— A Better Mill Hill (@ABetterMillHill) November 20, 2019

9. A celebrity bus visited Mill Hill this week. I saw it as I was dog walking and wondered what the story was. Thanks to Billo for clearing up the mystery. I travelled on that bus many times to and from Burnt Oak with my mum, buying jellied eels from the fishmonger back in the 1960's

I was delighted to sneak on to a spare seat at Queensbury to Mill Hill & back to Harrow Weald Bus Garage via the special garage journey route & Christchurch Avenue in Kenton, which used to occur. A fabulous morning & thanks to @londonbusmuseum for a trip down memory lane. (5/6) pic.twitter.com/s8tiU9ggri

— 𝔹𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕠 (@Billo20Four7) November 23, 2019

10. Ever wondered what the inside of our local recording studio looked like?

Next week is traditionally one of the busiest rehearsal weeks of the year, we advise all bands to book ASAP to ensure you get the slots you need. #Bands #rehearsals #musicStudios pic.twitter.com/Gn5a9RFBq2

— MillHillMusicComplex (@MillHillMusicCo) November 22, 2019

That isn't all this week folks! Here's a little clip to cheer you up.

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And finally, a little plug. Please come along and also please nominate our local champions!

Please join us on Friday 13th December at 8pm at The Midland Hotel, Hendon, for the Barnet Eye Community awards and annual Xmas party. We are also looking for nominations for our community awards, click here for details. Free admission