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Carol Services in Barnet: Candlelit Carols in East Barnet and Nine Lessons at Hadley
St Mary's East Barnet sings carols by candlelight on 29 November and 20 December, and Monken Hadley holds Nine Lessons on 20 December. Updated November 2026.
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Council
Hendon Hub Regeneration Is Being Scrapped After Middlesex University Pulled Out
Barnet Council is formally closing the Hendon Hub scheme on The Burroughs. Middlesex University withdrew in 2024, and Cabinet is due to decide on 15 December.
Transport
Oxford Street Traffic Free: Footfall Up 16% in Week One
Footfall rose 16% and spending 28% in Oxford Street's first traffic-free week, City Hall says. Buses ran well, TfL says, including the four from Barnet.
Remembrance
Barnet Falls Silent: Mayor Leads Remembrance at Hendon
The Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Zahra Beg, laid a wreath at Hendon War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday. Armistice Day follows on 11 November in Friern Barnet.
Bins
Timed bin bag collections planned for seven Barnet town centres
Barnet Council wants timed bin bag collections in seven town centres, including High Barnet and North Finchley. Councillors discuss the plan on Monday 9 November.
Remembrance
City Hall Remembers the Somme, 110 Years On, Before Barnet's Sunday
The Mayor of London laid a wreath at City Hall on Friday for the Somme, the Gulf War, Bosnia and Iraq. Barnet's own 16 services are on Sunday 8 November.
Transport
Oxford Street Traffic Free: What Changes for Barnet Buses
The 13, 113, 139 and 189 from Barnet now use stops off Oxford Street's closed stretch, and the Northern line still gets you there. Checked November 2026.
Community
Barnet Freedom of Borough: Hatzola, CST and Shomrim Honoured
Five Jewish volunteer and security groups now hold Barnet's highest honour, marked at Hendon Town Hall on Monday. Why each was chosen, and what they said.
Business
La Brioche Hendon Bakery Placed Into Liquidation
The company behind La Brioche on Brent Street, Hendon, has appointed a liquidator, Gazette notices show. Who creditors should call, and what is not yet known.
Transport
West London Orbital Named in Budget as a New Levy Target
The Budget names the Hendon-to-Hounslow West London Orbital as a line a new London business rates levy could help pay for. TfL drop-ins: Brent Cross West 3 Nov, Hendon 5 Nov.
Barnet
Meeting Santa in Barnet: Hendon's Fair, a Pub Breakfast and the Free Fayre Grotto
Meet Father Christmas at St Mary's Hendon on 28 November, the Old White Lion on 5 December or the free Fayre grotto on 6 December. Updated November 2026.
Family
Soft Play and Rainy-Day Places Near Barnet
We checked 10 Barnet soft play venues, from free play at artsdepot to AeroPlay at the RAF Museum, for prices, ages and opening hours. Updated November 2026.
Family
Barnet Playgrounds and Parks for Children
15 free Barnet playgrounds listed with ages, cafes, toilets and transport, from Fair Play in New Barnet to Golders Hill Park. Checked October 2026.
Hendon
Hendon Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Hendon weather today: overcast, 8°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 13 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Court
Hendon shop pays £10,144 for selling knife to 15-year-olds
Pound Island on Vivian Avenue sold a kitchen knife to two 15-year-old police cadets with no ID check. The council's prosecution ended in £10,144 of penalties.
Hendon
Barnet Roadworks This Week: Brent Cross Contraflow in Place
The A41 flyover contraflow is listed to 20 November and one westbound A406 lane stays shut until 13 November, plus other Barnet works. Updated November 2026.
Roads
Brent Cross Flyover: One Lane Each Way for Up to Two Years
The westbound A406 shuts overnight on 12 and 13 November and Hendon Way on 19 and 20 November. Work then pauses for Christmas, with seven more closures in January.
Transport
West London Orbital: Hendon to Hounslow Line Open to Comment
TfL's West London Orbital would run Overground trains from Hendon via Brent Cross West to Hounslow from around 2035. Comments close 18 November; drop-in dates.
Parks
West Hendon Playing Fields gets tennis, 3x3 courts, play area
West Hendon Playing Fields now has two tennis courts, a 3x3 basketball court and a bigger playground. A pitch and cafe could follow if funding is found.
Barnet
Barnet Christmas Travel: Tube, Thameslink and Last Trains
No Thameslink, Tube or buses on Christmas Day 2026. Last year Thameslink also ran nothing on Boxing Day and was done by 9pm on Christmas Eve. 2026 plans due Dec.
Council
Barnet's 13 parklets to be charged for after petition fails
A 522-name petition to remove the Brent Street parklet was rejected. Instead all 13 parklets across eight town centres get a new licence and a charge.
Barnet
Barnet Remembrance Sunday 2027: Sunday 14 November
Remembrance Sunday 2027 in Barnet is on 14 November. Last year 16 services were held across the borough, from New Barnet at 9.30am to Burnt Oak at 1.45pm.
Hendon
Barnet Fireworks 2026: Byng Road Sold Out, Ally Pally On
Byng Road's display on 7 November is sold out, with a waiting list only. Ally Pally (7 and 8 Nov) and Harrow (7 Nov, gate sales) still sell. No Saracens show.
Schools
Barnet Hill Academy: fees dropped, state-funded 1 September
Barnet Council approved the switch on 4 August: the Hendon Islamic primary becomes voluntary aided this September. Fees go, voluntary contributions stay.