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8:00 am
Barnet Market
With its long and fascinating history (dating back to the 12th century), Barnet's traditional food market is a lively community hub. And rightly so, given the name of the town Chipping Barnet derives from the Anglo Saxon word for market, Chepe or Cheap. Now located by the bandstand at the back of The Spires, it's an ideal starting point for local food shopping with plenty of fresh seasonal produce - plus some decent coffee from the Smart Coffee Company.
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Enfield Market
Relaunched historic weekly market from Thursday to Saturday, good for local produce, general shopping, with food court, DJ and occasionally live music.
Find out more »Oak Hill Parkrun
Free weekly timed run around Oak Hill Park starting at 9am. Please register before your first run and you only need to register once. Don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode. All details are on website. Meet by the tennis courts / bowls club close to the car park for the briefing and runners walk to the start together. Why not have a post run coffee in the Oak Hill Café and meet other runners at this friendly event?
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Borehamwood and Elstree Studios: A Guided Walk
Borehamwood and Elstree are synonymous with cinema studios, and this is a fun guided walk through their past and present. We won't be able to go into the studios, but you'll hear a huuuuge amount about them, and about the history of cinema, and lots of world-famous actors and directors who worked there. And of course, I'll be sharing some anecdotes about their experiences filming here. If you're coming from Barnet, you can get to the meeting point on the 107 bus. With Paul Baker, City of London guide. £12, £5 under 12s
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7:30 pm
Fatherhood
Being a father in the 21st century is complicated. Being the father of a young son of mixed South Indian, Turkish & Austrian heritage, even more so. Bringing together physical theatre rooted in the Indian performing artform Bharatanatyam and multilingual spoken text and sign languages, Fatherhood explores the cultural & gender expectations on fathers and what it means to be responsible for a child navigating an increasingly complex world. Drawing from personal experience with contributions from participants from differing cultural backgrounds, the piece also explores how the migrant experience has influenced fathers and fathering across different generations. The piece features […]
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