The Tweets of the week in the London Borough of Barnet 10thSeptember 2021

Last week, I couldn't find enough interesting tweets from the Borough of Barnet to make a list.  It seemed everyone was obsessed with pictures of queues of cars. How did we do this week? I've been away in Portugal with very limited internet access, so this is a catch up for me. I'm rather pleased to report we have an excellent crop.

 Here is this weeks selection of tweets. 

1. Lets start with what should be a statement of the bleeding obvious, but clearly isn't

In hands of the right ownership The Railway Hotel could easily be an internationally recognised beacon of excellent hospitality, leisure pursuit and first class catering serving a broad community. It's a glaringly obvious candidate for being a brilliant successful welcoming venue pic.twitter.com/mzT5tUSEHt

— J Mark Dodds FRSA (@JMarkDodds) October 10, 2021

2. We agree with Feargal!

A hugely important and by that I mean a massively important bit of north London's green space, in fact I think it might even be the only Site of Special Scientific Interest in the whole of the Barnet Council area.

It needs your help, it needs your support. See below. https://t.co/j8MU109STi

— Feargal Sharkey (@Feargal_Sharkey) October 7, 2021

3. The community in Cricklewood are doing some wonderful things. We love this

Went along to see the official opening of the Cricklewood history mural in the shelter in platform 1, at Cricklewood railway station this afternoon. @cipcricklewood @NW2_RA @ccf_cricklewood #Cricklewood pic.twitter.com/hMB5aJ1ioK

— NW London TimeMachine (@time_nw) October 4, 2021

4. Many congratulations to Fr Hugh Moore

50 years Vicar of St Alphage Burnt Oak! Congratulations Fr Hugh Moore pic.twitter.com/YWxqL1OzrH

— The Bishop of Fulham (@bishopoffulham) October 9, 2021

5. Fancy making your local community better

We’ll be undertaking localised river restoration works in the Burnt Oak Brook in Watling Park, after securing the River & Wetlands Community Days funding – please help us!

We’ll be there every second Tuesday and fourth Saturday of the month from 10.30am-2.30pm, starting 12 Oct. pic.twitter.com/HcZPNDGY7e

— Barnet Council (@BarnetCouncil) October 9, 2021

6. And happy birthday to perhaps the most well known local vicar of all, even if he isn't one!

Today is birthday of Edgware man actor Frank Williams who played Vicar in Dad’s Army. Frank has a birthday event tonight at Leicester Square Theatre

1970s he used to draw the raffles at the Garden Fetes on the lawns at the Missionary Institute “Holy Joe’s” in Lawrence St NW7

— Ian McGreevy (@ian_mcgreevy) October 10, 2021

7. Always nice to see historical pictures, especially of places you used to work. I worked on this site when it was BACS Ltd in 1989

Later to become the first 'London Airport', but now largely forgotten and unknown even to most who live on the site. #Edgware https://t.co/eaqAdu1JSA

— Dark Lörd of Barnet ♠ 💙 (@darklordbarnet) October 5, 2021

8. Me and old Talcy Malcy both went to Orange Hill School, although some years apart. Whatever you may think of him, he certainly shook up the UK in the late 1970's.

Famous Wills: Malcolm McLaren pic.twitter.com/rqlgKhRwZr

— Eli Pressman (@BarnetWills) October 4, 2021

9.  We've said it before and we'll doubtless say it again. We love a good historical map. Love the archaic spellings

Map of Hampstead and surroundings in 1804 with Hendon in the NW and Islington in the SE.

Braint Street presumably being an archaic spelling of Brent Street.

Also visible is the Swan Public House which was demolished in 2018

Found via @WellcomeLibrary: https://t.co/oFCWv4aGdz pic.twitter.com/6AR9drxjPh

— Mill Hill Hist Soc (@MHHistSoc) October 4, 2021

10. Did you know that Mill Hill is a hotbed of music video production?

Did you know that over 30 bands have shot videos in studio four? Seems the stage lighting and backdrop work pretty well! pic.twitter.com/Q6aHNrmAOD

— #MillHillMusicComplex (@MillHillMusicCo) October 10, 2021

That's all folks!