Our thanks to the Finchley Society for sponsoring the 2011 Greenacre Bicycle Rally.
The Finchley Society was founded in 1971 by a group of local residents, when a row of Victorian cottages, built in 1829, was under threat of demolition in Lodge Lane.
Jean Scott, the founder of the Society, and at that time the Greater London Council member for Finchley, enlisted the support of Spike Milligan, then living in Holden Road, and of Bill Tyler, a local architect. This battle was won, but the pressure from developers is even greater today. Spike was later to become the Finchley Society Patron.
The Finchley Society was formed in 1971 to protect, preserve and improve buildings, transport, roads and open spaces in Finchley and Friern Barnet and their environs, and to explore the history and the special features of the area. The Finchley Society covers the old Borough of Finchley and the Urban District of Friern Barnet, now part of the London Borough of Barnet, and takes an interest in most aspects of life in the community.
The Society is supported purely by donations and subscriptions. All their work is done by volunteers. The Society is independent of the Borough Council and of all political parties. They belong to the London Forum and the London Civic Forum.
Finchley Society
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Friday, 29 April 2011
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Greenacre Bicycle Rally 2011
Sunday June 12th 2011
100s of bicycles – Dr Bike at 10am – Novelty bikes
Join us for the 4th annual Greenacre Bicycle Rally.
The cycling event of the year, nothing else like it in the borough of Barnet. The rally is in two stages: first stage, a triangular route round Finchley, Friern Barnet and Whetstone, and the second stage is a green ride that follows the scenic route along Dollis Brook to Barnet for the finish at the Barnet Countryside Centre where there will be an environment fair and refreshments.
Assemble outside artsdepot, North Finchley, N12 0GA
10am for a 12noon departure
Tel: 020 8346 5503 for more information
Also please see our Greenacre Project Facebook page and 'like' us!
100s of bicycles – Dr Bike at 10am – Novelty bikes
Join us for the 4th annual Greenacre Bicycle Rally.
The cycling event of the year, nothing else like it in the borough of Barnet. The rally is in two stages: first stage, a triangular route round Finchley, Friern Barnet and Whetstone, and the second stage is a green ride that follows the scenic route along Dollis Brook to Barnet for the finish at the Barnet Countryside Centre where there will be an environment fair and refreshments.
Assemble outside artsdepot, North Finchley, N12 0GA
10am for a 12noon departure
Tel: 020 8346 5503 for more information
Also please see our Greenacre Project Facebook page and 'like' us!
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Greenacre Bicycle Rally 2010
Mayor about to start the Greenacre Bicycle Rally 2010
Lunch break outside Friary Park
Barnet Countryside Centre
Theresa Villiers (MP) and the Mayor and his wife at the Barnet Countryside Centre
Will Embless and his music machine
Lunch break outside Friary Park
Barnet Countryside Centre
Theresa Villiers (MP) and the Mayor and his wife at the Barnet Countryside Centre
Will Embless and his music machine
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