The Tweets of the week in the London Borough of Barnet - 13/12/2020

 So we are hurtling towards 2021 at a rate of knots. This week is Chanukah, in a couple of weeks Xmas and then a week later we will be there. I'm not sure too many will miss this year. But this week has seen a few signs that the human spirit of our community will prevail! Here's our pick of the best tweets. Some great stuff out there.

1. Great community spirit here.

East Finchley peeps, we need your help... well, your cash actually https://t.co/YLvmcCW1it

— East Finchley (@EastFinchleyN2) December 9, 2020

2. Mill Hill saw a rather snazzy looking train yesterday, reviving memories of a long lost service that used to run in the early 1960's

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Midland Pullman, an Intercity 125 train has been redecorated in the same bold blue livery and came through Mill Hill Broadway Station this morning at 09.21 #MidlandPullman #millhill pic.twitter.com/4YDu1BTD8e

— Inside Mill Hill (@InsideMillHill) December 12, 2020

3. Some great stuff at our fave independent cinema!

✨ We are open ✨

Welcome back to everyone seeing The Nutcracker with us this evening 🩰

If you haven't got your ticket to come and see us yet don't worry!

Visit our website now to book for Mank, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Secret Garden, and encores of Fleabag & War Horse:

— Phoenix Cinema (@Phoenixcinema) December 10, 2020

4. Have you donated to your local foodbank yet, it is much needed as we approach the holiday season

#OperationFoodBank we have arrived at our 21st food bank stop & Tammie has just delivered an ambulance boot full of food to Edgware food bank @TrussellTrust
All the food was donated by the amazing & kind staff @Ldn_Ambulance #FoodBank #HungerFreeFuture @InsideEdgware #NHS pic.twitter.com/bxXe9gs2sc

— Nigel Flanagan (@nigeljflanagan) December 12, 2020

5. Lyndhurst Park looking lovely earlier this week

Lyndhurst Park Mill Hill, NW7 at sunset. A little know gem pic.twitter.com/HRzjxX79gN

— A Better Mill Hill (@ABetterMillHill) December 6, 2020

6. The Pogues are always on the radio at this time of the year, but did you know that front man Shane MacGowan helped build Brent Cross?

Do you mean this photo Ian? If so its a @MuseumofLondon image taken by Henry Grant, in 1975. I used to think the chap with the hat looked a bit like Shane McGowan. Are we pretty sure it is? https://t.co/yXOMhiiqKd

What do you reckon @Barneteye pic.twitter.com/qw2bncP00U

— NW London TimeMachine (@time_nw) December 11, 2020

7. This is my snigger of the week. Classic North London humour at its best

Out walking the dog in Finchley and found another one of those mysterious monolith things pic.twitter.com/tlOtaigmRy

— David Grunwald (@st_eppel) December 10, 2020

8. But tell me honestly, did you know the car park at Brent Cross was so glamourous?

Nuestro libro en el Centro Comercial de Brent Cross, donde se rodó la persecución de El Mañana nunca muere del BMW.#JamesBond #PierceBrosnan #BMW #TomorrowNeverDies pic.twitter.com/H2qjZ1y1IV

— 007conexion (@007conexion) December 12, 2020

9. This definitely the tweet of the week "things I didn't know that I didn't know" item,m this week. Thanks to Ian McGreevy for a truly fascinating insight into our past

It is at the junction of the A41 and a public Bridleway.
However, the Bridleway is impossible to ride on so these steps are available to equestrians to help mount or dismount. There is a matching steps beyond, where the Bridleway becomes suitable for riding.

— Ian McGreevy (@ian_mcgreevy) December 2, 2020

10. If you like a bit of proper Brit Funk, this will be right up your street!

 

Cheers guys.. https://t.co/YK1kuW22vo

— Patrick Mclean (@Cruz_Muzik) December 8, 2020

 

That's all folks.