East Barnet Residents Association

Click the picture below to read the latest timely advice from the Brunswick Park Safer Neighbourhoods Team:

The Tesco and Asda proposals for developing the New Barnet area have sparked controversy; a dedicated website has been set up at http://newbarnet.org.uk

CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) - The Hertfordshire Society: Members and Guests are invited to the Members' Council Meeting at 2pm on Tuesday 27th November 2007 in Woolmer Green Village Hall.

More details in this flyer - right-click then Save Target As... to download to your computer. (or Save Link As... in FireFox)

Ruddy Hell! It's Oak Hill Park

The first episode of "Ruddy Hell! It's Harry And Paul" shown on BBC1 on Friday 13th April 2007 featured a short sketch of Paul Whitehouse in Oak Hill Park.
Click the picture above to watch the video clip (which may take a while to download, so please be patient...)

Tree Felling in Oak Hill Park
We were informed that "a number" of diseased or dying trees would have to be replaced.
We have received concerns about the number of trees involved and will let you know when we discover the extent of the maintenance planned.

23 Replacement Trees To Be Planted

4x flowering cherry; 8x Indian Bean trees (Catalpa bignoniodes 'Aurea'); 11x Indian Bean trees Green (Catalpa bignoniodes)
The Indian bean trees are able to survive in very wet conditions, and are a good replacement for the removed avenue of Horse Chestnut trees which were dying due to being waterlogged for most of the year.
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With effect from Thursday 18 January 2007, the Planning Service, will be located at:

North London Business Park
Ground Floor, Building 4
Oakleigh Road South
London N11 1NP

Please therefore ensure that correspondence is directed to the new address above. The offices in Barnet House will be closed on 18 and 19 January to facilitate the move, and will re-open on Monday 22 January at the above address.

PCSO Jo Cox has left the service and PCSO Kim O'Mahoney has taken a 12mth career break to go travelling.
At this time we have only one replacement - PCSO Nick Mace joined the EB SNT on 28th Dec.

We are thrilled to announce that Oakhill Park has been awarded Green Flag status

The block of flats opposite Oakhill park, formerly Goodwin Court, was decanted by Barnet council to make way for a new development by Sanctuary housing. When the plans went to the local planning committee we objected on the grounds that the proposed four story build at the front was not in keeping with the height of the current buildings on either side and we were successful in getting the height reduced so that the fourth story will now be in the pitched roof . Overall the new build with a pitched roof will be more in keeping with the surrounding buildings than the 60,s flat roof building it will replace.

As far as we know Sanctuary housing is providing for the council a complex for adults with Alzheimer's and will be part funded from some of the properties being for sale. There should be facilities on site such as restaurant hairdressers etc. The large tree in the current quadrant will go and the car parking will be extended behind the building . The new build will be slightly nearer to the rear properties than the current building.

Prior to this being Goodwin court this land formerly housed the rectory for St Mary's and we believe that some church members do have pictures of the rectory site but we have yet to track them down so that we can put them on the web site. Before the rectory it was East Barnet manor house and the grounds extended into the rear properties in Rosslyn Avenue. Recent excavations in this area have unearthed the rubbish tip from the rectory with many items in perfect condition.

There are plans for another phone mast on top of Winston House. As if there aren't enough already...

Winston House overlooks St Mary's primary school, so we consider this to be a most unsuitable location for phone masts. More photos in the gallery.

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Phone Masts - we have detailed plans of the revised proposal for a mast near Oakleigh Park Station / Alverstone Avenue.

Crime prevention - we have details of a great new idea to help the Police identify items stolen from you.

Local planning - you can read about how we are developing our response to the consultation about the North London Business Park (NLBP), otherwise known as The Standard, or Nortel. And see the latest information about the mobile phone mast at Oakleigh Park station / Alverstone Avenue.

Security information - find out what criminals are up to in the area, and what the recommendations are to stop it happening to you or your neighbours.

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