Sunday, 10 June 2018

The Tweets of The Week in The London Borough of Barnet

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It's Sunday so it's that time of the week where we see what the Twits of Barnet have been up to.

This week, the sun has been out and all manner of weird and wonderful and some not so wonderful things have been happening. Here is our pick

1. We start with a very special anniversary for one of our favourite shops! We joined in the celebration yesterday and purchased a couple of fine bottles of wine.




2. This is something you may want to check out


3. Be careful, there are some scumbags out there. Don't use your mobile phone on exposed streets


4. This is something worth checking out. Delicious food and a chance to meet new friends


5. This is why you shouldn't drink and drive!


6. Last Sunday there was a bomb detonated in Colindale!


7. If you live in Cricklewood and have some spare time, read this!


8. Mill Hill's army of litter pickers was out and about yesterday


9. There was a massive war in Barnet yesterday. Luckily all of the participants were able to have a thirst quenching pint after


10. Any aspiring drummers out there?



Be sure to follow any Tweeters who tickle your fancy (or anything else).


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Saturday, 9 June 2018

The Saturday List #177 - My Top Ten Thameslink Destinations from Mill Hill!

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Thameslink Network
With all the criticisms of the appalling services provided by Govia on the Thameslink Route, it is sometimes difficult to remember what an amazing route it is and just how many excellent places are easily. As summer approaches, I thought I'd compile a list of my top ten destinations from Mill Hill on the Thameslink Service.

1. Brighton. On a glorious, sunny day such as today, you can hop on a train at Mill Hill and in less than a couple of hours be on the seafront at Brighton! Unless you leave at silly o clock in the morning, you have to change, but that gives you a chance to take in the amazing views from Blackfriars station. Top tips are the pier, the Pavilion, the Lanes and the whelks on the seafront. We usually stay at The Ship, although it can be a bit noisy outside on a Saturday night. There are also some great restaurants on the seafront.

2. St Albans. St Albans is another destination worthy of a visit. The Cathedral, the Roman Amphitheatre and the selection of fine pubs is worth the trip.  Ye Olde Fighting Cocks claims to be the oldest pub in England. There are numerous pubs and there is also a real ale festival. The Arena has some excellent shows, we are off to sea Joan Armatrading there later in the year.

3. St Pancras. What many consider to be the best station in the World. There are many things to enjoy, the architecture, the drinks, the restaurants. The whole Kings Cross area has massively benefitted from regeneration and is worth a good walk around. If you want a pleasant walk, go to the Kings Cross Canal Museum, then walk along the canal to Camden Town.

4. Blackfriars and the South Bank. As I mentioned above, Blackfriars station is awesome, great views and amazing modern architectire. It also provides access to the South Bank which is a pleasure on a sunny day, with all manner of buskers. The Tate Modern is adjacent, and if you want a relatively cheap day out, a tour of the Tate and lunch at one of the food stalls in Borough market is a very pleasant way to waste some time. If you head Westwards there is the NFT and some lovely restaurants at Gabriels Wharfe. On the north side, there is the Blackfriar, which is one of Londons most spectacularly decorated pubs.

5. City Thameslink. This is the nearest rail station to St Pauls. I love the Cathedral, it is well worth the tour. I did an O Level project on the building. It is amazing to think that all of the materials were brought by barge and hauled by hand & horse to the sight. You only realised the Genius of Wren when you realise he had no power tools, no computers, only quill, pencil paper and ink.  The Old Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street does a mean pie and is pretty good value. For those of you that care about such things, it is a Sam Smiths pub so the beer is pretty cheap. Good shopping at New Change.

6. Farringdon. This is the stop for Smithfield Market. There are some fine eating establishments, especially for the meat eaters amongst you. The nearby Bleeding Heart is my favourite restaurant for a schmoozy romantic dinner. I nearly didn't say because I don't want it getting too popular! The nearby Betsy Trottwood is also a great pub, music nice beer and a great vibe.

7. Loughborough Junction. I bet you didn't see this coming! It is actually the quickest way to get from Mill Hill to Brixton, being a 7 minute walk down the road. Brixton has an amazing market and one of the best venues in London with the Academy. I have seen more brilliant gigs there in the last 20 years than just about anywhere.

8. Kentish Town. Another great place for a drink and great live music. With the iconinc O2 forum, it is a great place to see a band and less than 20 minutes from Mill Hill on the train. There are a few great pubs nearby, such as The Pineapple and The Oxford.

9. West Hampstead. Again some great places to eat and drink. We particularly like The Wet Fish Cafe in West Hampstead for a bite to eat and The Railway for a drink. A brisk ten minute walk down the road is Kilburn, and we often visit the Tricycle Theatre, which is one of Londons best small Theatre venues.

10. Cambridge. I thought I'd throw this one in. It is now possible to change at St Pancras and get a train to Cambridge. I've not done this although we have had a few great little visits to Cambridge. A historic University town and also home to the Corn Exchange and The Junction, two great venues. A whole host of great places to eat and drink.

All we need now is for them to sort the Timetable out!



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Friday, 8 June 2018

The Friday Joke - My Aunty Mabel

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Aunty Mabel
I went round for a cup of tea with my Aunty Mabel recently. She told me of this amazing young priest, Father Maguire who has recently arrived at The Church of the Holy Ghost. Apparently he is an extremely handsome young chap, an amazing preacher who is extremely kind and caring with the ever growing army of elderly widows, who fill the bulging pews for Sunday Mass. She told me an amazing tale of just how inspirational he was and how he had restored her faith in the power of the Lord. 

She explained how at Last Sundays Mass he'd told the packed congregation "Trust in the Lord! He will keep you safe in the darkest hour. When Satan confronts you, make sure you know your scriptures, that is your weapon! Satan cannot withstand the word of the Lord" 
 Fired up with Evangelical zeal she returned home from mass and as she was making herself a cup of tea she realised that there was an intruder upstairs in her bedroom. Recalling Father Maguire's words, she yelled yelled, "Stop! Acts 2:38!" 
(For those of you not up on scripture readings, the verse says "Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.") 

 The burglar stopped in his tracks.  Mabel, surprising even herself, then calmly called the police and explained what she had done. When the Police arrived, the officer cuffed the terrified burglar to take him in and asked the burglar, "Why did you just stand there? She's only and old Lady who had returned from Mass?" The Burglar replied  "I wasn't going to argue with that crazy Lady, she said she had an axe and two 38's!".

 I suspect that as the word spreads, Father Maguire's pews will bulge even more!

Have a great weekend
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Thursday, 7 June 2018

The big Barnet Council brown bin con

At the environment committee on Tuesday, a truly shocking disclosure was made. Barnet Council have been encouraging residents to put food waste into brown bins for composting and recycling. residents were encouraged to buy expensive biodegradable waste sacks and put the food waste into these.


 At the environment committee on Tuesday, which was packed with concerned residents, there was some shocking news. Since December, food waste has not been composted, it has been burned. Residents have been buying the expensive biodegradable bags for no reason at all. What is even more shocking is that this information was deliberately withheld from Barnet residents until after the council elections in May. During this election, the Barnet Tories made a huge play on a pledge to keep weekly bin collections.  Whilst trumpeting this, it is now clear that they not only mislead Barnet residents about their future plans, they were also misleading them about the current state of what their administration was doing. There are many things that the Barnet Conservatives have done in the ten years I've been blogging about Barnet, but this is most certainly the most sneaky and duplicitous.

If any Barnet residents have invested in compostable bags since December, I suggest you send the bill to your local councillor and ask them for a refund. There is a conspiracy theory doing the rounds that The Tories thought they'd lose the election so they have virtually bankrupted the council and trashed services, hoping Labour would get in and take the blame. It is also alleged that Labour twigged what was going on and ran a deliberately inept campaign, as they didn't want to attract bad press for Parliamentary candidates in the event of a snap general election. Of course this theory sounds bonkers, but so does the fact that the Council have mislead us for six months about food composting.
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Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Sad news as Survival Studios in Acton Close

It is with much sadness that the Barnet Eye  has learned that Survival Studios in Acton are closing. The London Music scene is already chronically short of good studio space. Whilst we are unaware of the reasons, just having been told by bands and having seen a post on their Facebook page,  we can say that without doubt the closure is bad news for the London music scene.

As the owner of Mill Hill Music Complex studios, I know we are  operating at full capacity during most of our peak period and have seen a massive increase in the number of bands and artists passing through the complex since our new building was erected in 2012, it is clear that there is already huge undercapacity in the studio space market. Yesterday, for example we saw 33 different bookings in our music, dance and photography spaces.  We constantly turn away customers who book late at peak times and even the off peak times are starting to become difficult to book. What this tells us is that the problem is not a lack of customers or business. The problem is that rehearsal spaces tend to be in low cost, industrial areas which are seen as prime sites by developers for redevelopment.  We are probably approached by developers on a weekly basis, offering the earth for our site. When they are told that it is not for sale, they seem genuinely perplexed. We are in the fortunate position of being in charge of our own destiny when it comes to the site. For other businesses renting space, it must be heartbreaking to have the landlord say "Sorry guys, we're booting you out and I'm retiring to Vegas on the profits of the sale". Back in 2015, Mill Hill Music Complex and other studios and venues combined to launch the Save London Music Campaign to protect venues and studio sites. The campaign set various goals, the main one being to get agent of change legislation passed to restrict the rights of new neighbours to make objections to noise and disturbance from established venues. The campaign has been successful in getting this enacted.

We now need to look at ways to protect valuable sites such as pubs, clubs and music studios from developers. When businesses such as Survival Studios are closing, there is something seriously wrong with the way London and the UK manages its resources for creative people. Please support the Save London Music Campaign and help us fight to preserve the the venues that make London the Capital of the worlds Music scene
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The Wednesday Poem #46 - Friends, Romans, Countrymen

Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
lend me your ears,
there's more to life than money,
cash won't wipe your tears.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
when the poor have cried,
who was there to listen,
and swallow their false pride.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
what cause withholds you then?
what is the price of honour,
what cause will rally men?

Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
O Judgement thou art fled,
when justice is denied,
the streets get painted red.

Copyright Roger Tichborne 2018.

There is a fine tradition in of cracking speeches in to rally the nation. Winston Churchill address to the nation about the Darkest Hour. I love to study fine speeches. I am a student of such fine speeches. A true leader can stand up and rally the nation. Think of Queen Elizabeth I when faced with the Armada. This is well worth reading. Another great speech, made by someone who sadly seems to have sullied his reputation beyond repair is that by Ken Livingstone in the aftermath of 7/7. It is well worthy of study.

In todays poem, I recall the first example of such a fine speech. We need to rally the nation against injustice, austerity and greed. I am not a great orator. I just wish we had a Prime Minister who was and who had the inclination to rally the nation to make is great in the true sense of the word.






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Guest blog from Calvin Casino about withdrawal of funding Sound Skool

Hello the Barnet Eye readers.

My name is Amo aka Calvin Casino.

You may remember me when I wrote my first guest blog on this blog back in December 2016 when I won the award from Roger. The Barnet Eye Pearson of the Year 2016 for exposing the 2016 freedom pass fiasco. http://barneteye.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-few-words-from-calvin-casino-barnet.html?m=1 Recently I was interviewed by Roger about my story.

http://barneteye.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/barnet-council-election-countdown-six.html?m=1 Go ahead by clicking the links. Today I am talking about different topic.

I am going to talk about Soundskool & why Soundskool must be saved. I will explain in details.

What is Soundskool?

Soundskool is a not for profit organisation. It is a music industry college & community.
Founded by Simon Gordon who is the CEO & founder of Soundskool. Founded in 2008.

It was originally established in Barnet. Soundskool used to be based in Mill Hill at the Mill Hill Music Complex until 2013 as Simon found & secured a place in High Barnet. Bodens Performing Arts Studio. Then they relocated to Crouch End, Haringey in 2015 until 2016. Currently they are based in Enfield.

As an ex-student of Soundskool who has done two work experiences, completed the 10 week music course & hosted the 2012 Soundskool showcase along with MC Mighty Moe. I have known Simon Gordon (CEO & founder of Soundskool) for quite long time.

Lately I have seen the video & I was saddened to hear the shocking news that Soundskool won't be contracting with the college of North East London & Haringey for academic year 2018 - 2019 as the funding for the courses have been cut.

Soundskool has played their part in the society to deliver music industry provision to aspiring young people who do dream to become the star of tomorrow. Singers, songwriters, musicians, bands, poets, producers, DJs & rappers.

Without Soundskool, there wouldn't be a dream for young musicians to study & learn in order to enter employment.

This reminds me when I was attending Rithmik which is based at Canada Villa Youth & Community Centre on Mondays & in 2011, there were going to be cuts to Rithmik. Luckily, it did not happen as everybody (young people including musicians & non musicians alike) did signed the petition. If the cuts did happened, there wouldn't be Rithmik for young people to record & write music. I know this because I do music (that is how Calvin Casino is my nickname & stage name even I am not doing music now).

For Soundskool, it is devastating news for students and staffs alike.

Cuts to youth clubs & further education in the learning sector including creative arts based subjects like music are the results of 8 years of the government austerity cuts. I never thought that would happen to Soundskool until Wednesday 23rd May 2018, I learned that there was a lack of funding & it is a shock for Soundskool & Simon. It will have an devastating impact on young people. No opportunities, no activities, nothing. With the cuts, it will also mean that students would have nowhere to go, not finalising their courses & new students will not have a chance to study at Soundskool. Meaning they will be left behind & that is why the government has let down young people big time with 8 years of austerity measures.

Soundskool needs help. It needs your help. Please help Simon & the Soundskool team. Please save Soundskool by clicking the petition. #SaveSoundskool Signing this petition can really make a difference.

https://www.change.org/p/savesoundskool?utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_signer_receipt&utm_campaign=triggered&share_context=signature_receipt&recruiter=879163941

What Soundskool needs is a new venue, equipment & funding. That I am supporting the #SaveSoundskool campaign.

Also I have written an email message to Richard Cornelius few days ago about the possibility of securing a funding for Soundskool & operating from the Mill Hill Music Complex by having Soundskool to return to Barnet, Haringey (or move to permanent home like Camden as I recalled having an conversation with Simon last year about the future of Soundskool & finding a permanent location) or possibly remain in Enfield. Who knows, I am confidently sure that Simon & the Soundskool team will get through this.

So my message to anybody who is reading this blog today, it will mean a lot to Simon & the Soundskool team & the youth if you can please click the link to sign the petition on change org website. Save Soundskool. #SaveSoundskool

Thank you for reading.

This is Calvin Casino. Over & out.
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Monday, 4 June 2018

Barnet parks to benefit from additional funding boost from the Enemy of the People!

Barnet Council is one of six London boroughs to win grant funding for green spaces in the Mayor of London’s new Green Capital grant. A press release on the Barnet Council website details the grants.

Barnet Council has been awarded £324,000 to help renovate Silkstream Valley parks, Silkstream Park and Montrose Playing Fields. The development of these green spaces will include two new playgrounds, new facilities for sports such as basketball, parkour and tennis, a café, events spaces and more.
In a separate development, Barnet Council was also awarded funding of nearly £80,000 from the Environment Agency Water Environment Improvement Fund to go towards the river restoration element of the Silk Stream and; Montrose Parks project.
As well as providing new facilities, the improvements will also supplement the environment. The developments will reduce risk of flood from River Brent by naturalising the river banks, along with tree planting and wildlife habitats, all of which will also encourage increased biodiversity.
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Councillor David Longstaff
The Barnet Eye is pleased to report that there is reasonable funding for projects to boost the local environment and also to improve the offering for sport for local children. I would be interested to know whether Barnet Council still considers the Mayor of London an enemy of the people, now he is contributing to the improvement of local parks for local children? If nothing else,n it shows just how ridiculous and juvenile Tory Councillor David Longstaff was in drafting such a motion and how shameful it was that his Tory colleagues voted it through. Maybe and apology is due from Cllr Longstaff and his cronies? Now that Islamaphobia has been exposed within the Barnet Conservative group, maybe they may want to reconsider this ridiculous slur and start enaging in grown up politics.
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Saturday, 2 June 2018

The Saturday List #176 - The six lost shops of Old Mill Hill

This is a blog that I've been meaning to do for some time. Times change. Back in the 1960's, when I was but a wee nipper, having a car was a luxury, not the norm. There was no such thing as Ocado or Amazon to order your avocado pears and smoked salmon. If you needed a pint of milk, a loaf of Hovis or your PG tips, there was your local general stores. In Mill Hill, there was a whole bunch of little shops, providing easy and convenient access to all manner of provisions. As supermarket culture took off and cars became more prevalent, one by one these shops disappeared. One of the advantages of having a dog is that I have a great excuse to walk around Mill Hill and as the weather yesterday was pleasant, I thought I'd revisit these. I thought I'd also wet peoples appetite for this blog. These six shops are all now homes for residents.

1. The Birkbeck Bakery - Shakespeare Road.


I have amazing memories of this little shop.  In the late sixties it was owned by a chap called Bill Cardon, who was a friend of my fathers and a member of the Mill Hill Services club. Bill was a season ticket holder for Watford FC. He drove an olive green mini van. Our family had a rigid routine. On a Sunday, my Dad would pick up three old ladies and take them to 11am mass at The Sacred Heart. Once mass finished, he'd nip into "The Little Shop". He'd stock up on his favourite provisions. This used to infuriate my mother, who liked to penny pinch. Bill would slice fresh ham off the bone, in thick slices, that would later become afternoon tea. Often there were shortages of items such as sugar, bread etc. Bill would always put some aside for my Dad. When Bill sold up, the new owners did not indulge my Dad and so we stopped going. As he used to spend a small fortune every week, I suspect that this was not a great bit of business.


2. Vincetts butchers - Hammers Lane.

Vincett's Butchers 1894 - By Ron Pook
Vincetts butchers were what we'd no call a high class boutique butchers. They were highly famed for their pies and sausages. As such my mum avoided them like the plague as she viewed them as expensive. My Dad knew I loved pies and occasionally would take me their to buy one, usually when mum was a way as a special treat. I did some painting and decorating for them in the late 1970's as a summer job, and got fed amazing sausage sandwiches. Prior to Vincetts, it was John Evans, but that was before my time.  The building is now owned by a friend of mine, Phil.  (Picture left Courtesy of Mill Hill Preservation Society website).


3 and 4 Cooks Store / Lambs Store - 1 and 12 The High St.

M.J Lamb circa 1974
As an ex pupil of St Vincents, these two shops hold special memories. During the summer, myself and the rest of the kids who lived near Mill Hill Broadway, would walk home and spend our bus fare in one or other of the shops. I recall Lambs was also a sub post office. As I remember, there were nice old ladies who ran it. It was a tiny store and had a limited range of sweets, but I loved the sugar mice and the liquorice strings. Cooks was a bigger store and had a better range of sweets. My friend preferred this shop as there was more choice. Later on it became an antique shop, before eventually becoming a private dwelling. There is a vintage car permanently parked outside, which ensures that there is always a great picture to be taken!  (Picture courtesy of The Mill Hill Preseravtion Society Website).

5 and 6. The Old Post Office - Hammers Lane and The Old Mill.

Old Mill House and Post Office Cottage
I don't recall the post office on Hammers Lane, there was a grocery shop next door. I am reliably informed that this is the original Mill of Mill Hill. At one stage, I recall this being called Sugar and Spice. My sister, Caroline who was a pupil of St Mary's Abbey, a Convent School for Girls told me they sold the best bacon sandwiches as well, but I managed to miss out on that. Given that the Caroline had the likes of the daughters of Bruce Forsyth and Spike Milligan as classmates, I daresay that there was a steady stream of celebrity offspring hungrily tucking in.

The shop became Glorafilia (which now operates an online business) which sold soft furnishings, before eventually following all of the rest of the small shops of the backwaters of Mill Hill, into oblivion (Picture courtesy of the Mill Hill Preservation Society website).

There are a whole stack of great pictures on the Mill Hill Preservation society website, if you have enjoyed this small selection. If anyone has any old pictures of Mill Hill lying around in biscuit tins, especially with accompanying stories,  please do a quick scan and let me have a copy (click here to email to me). A free pot noodle at Mill Hill Music Complex for every photo submitted (must be pre 1980). There are many blogs I write for many reasons. These lists I do purely for the love of it. I do hope you enjoy them.
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Friday, 1 June 2018

New Edgware Tory councillor called out for Islamophobic tweeting by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell

What is politics coming to? First the Barnet Tories won a landslide election in the Barnet Council Elections by portraying Barnet Labour as anti semitic (although their is no evidence I am aware of that any of the Barnet Labour candidates were actually anti semites, and many had fought tirelessly to have the 0.1% of Labour members who are kicked out. If any evidence exists, I will be more than happy to help in any complaints).

A member of the public informed me earlier in May that one of the Conservative Councillors was an Islamaphobe. I asked for evidence to support this statement and told them that if this was forthcoming, I would most certainly support a complaint. I thought I'd also ask the Conservatives what their policy was on such matters. I was reassured by their response.



I was most reassured to hear that the Conservatives take the matter seriously. 

Whilst I don't agree with some of the Barnet Tory policies, they have been supportive of many multi cultural aspects of the Borough and have a good record. I donated some free equipment to Former Mayor Brian Salinger for a multi faith ceremony recently, and Brian and the Mayoress, along with several other local Conservative Councillors attended the multi faith memorial ceremony I arranged for Mill Hill shopkeeper Vijay Patel, which featured, readings from the Torah, Koran, Bible and Hindu holy scripts.

I was contacted yesterday by my contact who informed me that they had also been in touch with the Labour party and that they were now taking the issue forward with the evidence. When I saw this I was shocked. I had expected a complaint to be submitted at the local level, but Labour have turned the big guns on the Barnet Tories. It seems that new Edgware Councillor, Linda Freeman, has been calling for detention of Muslims, along the lines of the detention of German citizens during WWII and also trolling the Muslim Council, a moderate and mainstream organisation, which works with other groups to support the British Muslim community



It is quite clear to me that Ms Freeman is not someone who should be representing anyone in the Council chamber. A friend who is a Muslim and runs a local food business told me in a text that "this has no place in society  and especially not in this part of London".

I have every faith that the Barnet Tories will be good to their word. They publicly stated that they have zero tolerance of this sort of thing and I am sure that they will do the right thing and resolve the matter quickly. This will send a strong message to everyone that we don't want Anti Semitism, Islamophobia or any other form of racism in Barnet.

There is one small issue to note. Ms Freeman was parachuted in as candidate for Edgware ward following the shocking deselection of former Councillor Joan Scannell. My conversations with local Tories tell me that Joan has made a complaint about the way she was deselected and how Ms Freeman was selected as her replacement. As I understand it, Mill Hill Councillor Val Duschinsky was instrumental in rushing through the approval of Ms Freeman. I trust that the Hendon Conservatives and Val in particular will take some time to reflect on whether due diligence was done in candidate selection and whether they followed their own procedures properly. I would like to see a statement from Val explaining why she approved Ms Freeman and whether she'd adequately questioned her in regards to her views on interfaith issues. I would suggest that all candidates are asked the following question "Have you ever posted anti semitic, islamaphobic, racist or sexists posts on public forums?" and "Are there any racial or faith based groups that you have publicly trolled?". I don't think that such a question is unreasonable. It would save us all a lot of heartache.

I finish with a quote from 'The Jewish Manifesto', a document issued by the Jewish Board of Deputies, which put together a set of pledges it expected candidates to sign up to, if they expected support from the Jewish community. Pledge number one is as follows.

"Oppose extremism and hate crime, including antisemitism, antiMuslim hatred and other forms of hate."
It is clear that Ms Freeman has fallen short of this aspiration. I sincerely hope that she does the decent thing. Edgware has a large, active and well respected local Muslim community. Many businesses, teachers, doctors and other people making a valuable contribution to our society are members of the community. They deserve to have a Councillor who shows them respect. I hope that this can be resolved without delay.

I am sad to say that it appears that racism, anti semitism and Islamaphobia are on the rise. I often hear such sentiments expressed, sometimes by people who should know better. Last night, I was in the Mill Hill Tandoori, collecting a takeaway after football. The owner, is a good friend and has been chair of a Mosque for many years. We often chat about issues of faith. He pointed out to me that all followers of "the book" (ie Jews, Christians and Muslims) believe we are descendents of Adam and Eve. As such we have no right to denigrate anyone for their creed or colour, as when it comes down to it, we are all Brothers and Sisters and equals in the eyes of God. That is a pretty good way to approach issues of race, religion and morality on such issues.
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