“Most of our members live in the Borough of Enfield, the northern half of Barnet Borough, and South Herts around Potters Bar, Northaw & Cuffley, but you are very welcome to join us wherever you live. Our group was founded in 1972 by keen local walkers, and has offered a full programme of walks led by experienced leaders to successive generations for over 40 years. We share a love of walking and the countryside.
If you would like to join us, you become a member of Ramblers national organisation. They will assign you to our group if you live in our patch (EN1 to EN6, N9, N11 to N14, N18, N20, or N21) or, if you live elsewhere, you can specify our group when you join. If you are already a member of another Group, you can ask to be added to our mailing list to receive our Newsletter & full Walks Programme. Come along and try a couple of walks first.
As well as organising a full programme of walks and social activities, members of our group help to check out local footpaths and work to safeguard the footpath network.”
“Barnet Education Arts Trust absolutely loves to make music! Whether you are a young classical, jazz or rock musician we have bands and groups at our three music centres (located in East Barnet, Finchley and Hendon). If you sing we have choirs, and if you are a teacher we have training opportunities and advice. We can hire out orchestral instruments if you are having lessons through us with one of our 170 qualified and CRB checked fabulous teachers. We stage concerts regularly, every Summer we organise a seven night festival at the Arts Depot for all our schools, and every five years we hold a musical extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall. We also work in with seven other North and West London music hubs (Music8London). If you are three years or older we have something for you!”
International Plastic Modellers Society: Barnet
“The club has been running for over twenty five years, and we have about 25 members at present. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month at the Frith Grange Scout Campsite in Frith Lane, Mill Hill, London NW7. Car parking is available in the grounds.
The Chairman is Peter Stern, and the Secretary is Ian Taylor. For further details contact Ian on 020 8426 8478, or Jonathan on 07721 782175, or Les on 020 8207 4207. Or just come along, meetings start at 8.00!”
“Welcome to the Friern Barnet & District Local History Society. We are a young society but we are active, not only in researching the past, but recording the present for future historians.
Our founder, John Donovan, lived in Friern Barnet between 1966 and 1995. He became concerned that nothing was being done to record and preserve the history of the area and before long there would be nobody left who remembered it. He decided to start a local history society and in late 1999 he gathered together a few like-minded people and the Society was formed. We had our first public meeting in September 2000, at the former Friern Barnet Town Hall, and by the end of that year we had a membership of over 100.
It was named “Friern Barnet and District” as a reflection of its interest in not only the area covered by the former Friern Barnet Urban District Council but also the neighbouring areas of New Southgate, North Finchley and Whetstone.
Our aims are to encourage the preservation of things of local interest, to study and record local history and to arrange lectures on topics of local and general historical interest.
We publish a Newsletter four times a year and we produce a number of publications on various topics.
We hold ten public meetings a year and occasionally organise walks around the area.”
“Hampstead Garden Opera (HGO) brings live opera, fully staged with orchestra, at reasonable prices to the people of north London and offers performance opportunity and training to young singers. We have been recognised by critics as one of the finest of small opera companies. We have won, and on other occasions been nominated for, the Offie for best opera production – an award for the best production outside the West End.”
“We have set up this community fundraising choir to raise much needed funds for Cancer Research UK. The choir will meet once a week and money will be raised through weekly subscriptions and fundraising concerts and performances. We are a modern choir singing popular songs through the decades. We may even throw in a little gospel every now and then. All profits will go to CRUK.
Join us at St Marthas School, Camlet Way, Hadley Wood EN4 0NJ on Thursdays at 7.30pm or the Subud Centre, 97 East Barnet Road, EN4 8RF on Tuesdays 10.30am to midday. Weekly subscription £8.00/£5 students.”
Barnet & Finchley Photographic Society has been in existence since 1935.
We are the proud owners of our own club room, giving us a degree of independence that is rare in small groups.
The club is keen to welcome new members, especially beginners, but also photographers of all standards who wish to improve their photographic skills or share their knowledge with others.
“Finchley & Friern Barnet Operatic Society are a friendly, welcoming, and thriving amateur dramatics group based in North London. We rehearse in New Southgate and perform at The Dugdale Centre in Enfield.”
“The Garden Suburb Theatre (GST) is a friendly and welcoming amateur theatre company.
We are a registered charity promoting involvement in the Dramatic Arts in North London. We welcome anyone who wishes to learn more about drama, either by participating in or coming to watch one of our diverse programme of shows.”