The Tweets of the Week in the London Borough of Barnet - 07/06/20

So what has been happening in our corner of Paradise. A few nice tweets out there this week. A surprisingly interesting selection.


1. This is an excellent way to start. Who knew we had such a diversity of birds in Finchley Central

Finchley Central in the crab apple tree today - bullfinch, goldfinch, greenfinch and chaffinch https://t.co/EKdep0gBph pic.twitter.com/jOx8d0Uj9k

— Andrew Locking (@andrewswalks) June 1, 2020

2. Like Samuel, we've been taking a keen interest in the families of Mandarin ducks in Darlands lake. Hope the deluge helped them out

There are currently 3 broods of Mandarin Duck making the most of the last slither of water left in Darlands Lake at the moment. Fingers crossed for some rain to help them through the coming days. #30DaysWild #londonbirds pic.twitter.com/wKCmnLfmNR

— Samuel Levy (@FinchleyBirder) June 3, 2020

3. The changing face of Cricklewood. A series of tweets showing the old and new rail sidings. The old ones will be replaced by a new station serving Brent Cross. These three tweets nicely chronicle the changes

My final capture from Cricklewood North Sidings which closed this weekend.#HST
📸 15/05/20 https://t.co/Fv3T7rYq3Z pic.twitter.com/4OMz1iT6yc

— HiPa (@HiPa_IC125_) May 31, 2020

Open for business this morning New siding group at #Cricklewood #BrentCross #Thameslink. ⚡️🌈 space for 120 carriages over five sidings pic.twitter.com/sGWlRDTEXz

— Robin Morel (@13milepost) June 1, 2020

This morning our friends from @RailFreight arrived ( with 22 wagons for loading ) materials being taken away for recycling #Cricklewood #BrentCross #Rail #Haulage New station site clearance pic.twitter.com/Ge4HWEhJCD

— Robin Morel (@13milepost) June 3, 2020

4. and whilst we are in Cricklewood, the local community had a rather sad loss

RIP Michael of Wright Family Fruit & Veg Stall

“my dad has been part of the fabric of Cricklewood with his father Patrick Wright for over 75 years. As a family we have always appreciated the continued support from the community of NW2, Brent council...1/2 pic.twitter.com/r0Gv2sDn4B

— NW2 Res Association (@NW2_RA) June 2, 2020

5. One of the many things of great value our community has lost

For many years the newspapers were housed at the newspaper library in Colindale, North London. Do we have any ex-Colindale readers with us today? What are your favourite memories of the newspaper library? (image R.Sones wikimedia commons) #BLRefChat pic.twitter.com/gLnF9lwhli

— BL Reference Service (@BL_Ref_Services) June 5, 2020

6. Love pictures of old pubs. It's amazing that with all the money spent on design and branding these days, they never look this good!

Rose And Crown Public House, 116 Brent Street, Hendon, Barnet, London EHA pic.twitter.com/WegcVzKw0k

— Alan Russell (@soxgnasher) June 6, 2020

7. It is always fascinating when we discover reminders of a long lost past

These charming structures from the long-gone Brent Bridge Hotel on Brent Street, Hendon, are now in a very sad state. It would be nice to see them restored, don't you think?

1930s archive image via @memorieshendon , photo taken yesterday by Anita Amies. pic.twitter.com/rX6hILzg65

— NW London TimeMachine (@time_nw) June 7, 2020

8. We love a bit of local astronomy! This is from the subway in Mill Hill near the UCL Observatory on the A41

I remember the good old days when this was a planet pic.twitter.com/SjWiTG3hw8

— A Better Mill Hill (@ABetterMillHill) June 2, 2020

9. Some nice shots of High Barnet here, just before the storm yesterday

A walk around High Barnet, just before today’s storm ⛈ #SemiLockDownWalks pic.twitter.com/Cw7cC8Mr6i

— Simon Atkinson (@SimonMAtkinson) June 6, 2020

10. If you like musical memorabilia, check out some of the responses to this

Come on then, let’s have some fun. What is your favourite Rock and Roll poster and why?@NewWaveAndPunk @GCPunkNewWave @RobertElms @inalexworld @time_nw @CrowleyOnAir @BallyStudios @DavidGrantSays @fatpunkstudio @DarrenPRedick @GalleriesHart @HalfmoonPutney @WeAreInglorious https://t.co/XgejueGNgz

— #MillHillMusicComplex (@MillHillMusicCo) June 1, 2020

Thats all folks