Wednesday, 16 November 2022

The Wednesday Poem and music and culture round up 16th November 2022

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Before lockdown, we were regularly posting a Wednesday poem, and a round up of upcoming local music and cultural events. With lockdown, this...
Tuesday, 15 November 2022

100 Years of the Burnt Oak - A Barnet Council film + three other amazing Burnt Oak films

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 If you are interested in Burnt Oak and it's history, check out this out. It has been produced by Barnet Council and is a very interesti...
Monday, 14 November 2022

Anyone who thinks that the new migration deal with France will "solve the crisis" is mad

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 The BBC website is leading with a story that the Uk has done a deal with France to sort out the 'crisis' in the English channel an...
Sunday, 13 November 2022

The Tweets of the week in the London Borough of Barnet - 13th November 2022

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 Without further ado, here we go! 1. We have to agree with the rather wonderful Mill Hill Historical Society Really recommend "...
Saturday, 12 November 2022

The Saturday List #385 - Ten things that make music venues special to me

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 Last night, I went to see The Stone Foundation and Graham Parker at Koko in Camden Town. This was the first visit since the venue was nearl...
Friday, 11 November 2022

Armistice Day 2022 Reflection - I wonder what my WW2 RAF pilot Father would make of 2022

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What if? This year I hit a milestone birthday. I was 60. When my Father, who was an RAF pilot died in 1987, aged 69, I was 24. I couldn'...
Thursday, 10 November 2022

According to the Guardian, this blog doesn't exist!

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 I was a little bit surprised to find out that John Harris of the Guardian has written a long article about the Future Shape/Easy Council/On...
Tuesday, 8 November 2022

THIS MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE - What to do if your house catches fire

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 Long time readers will know that back in 2014, we had a house fire and the Fire Brigade attended . It was perhaps one of the most stressfu...
Sunday, 6 November 2022

The Tweets of the week in the London Borough of Barnet - 6th November 2022

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Without further ado, here is our selection! 1. We had some flooding locally this week, which gave Twitter an opportunity to do it's job ...
Saturday, 5 November 2022

The Saturday List #385 - My top ten cooking ingredient tips to help save a few quid

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 I shared a flat for a while with a girl who's boyfriend was a professional chef. I became fascinated with his tips for cooking. He expl...