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Child abuse
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What is child abuse? Child abuse can happen to a child at any age and from any background and is unacceptable whatever the child's cultural or ethnic origin. Child abuse causes long-term, sometimes permanent damage and children who are being abused may show their distress in many ways, such as appearing angry or withdrawn.
Customer Service Audio Survey
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We’re always looking to improve the service we give you on the council telephone system and are keen to get views from the Barnet citizens. To do this we have put together a survey to capture your feedback on the proposed Barnet telephone system audio change. The survey contains 3 short productions combining voices and music, and we’d like you to give what you hear a score between 1 and 5. 1 if you really dislike it, 3 if it is average and 5 if you really like it. We look forward to your choices and thank you for supporting the London Borough of Barnet.
Lottery licences: when they are needed and how to apply
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You need a lottery licence for a small society lottery, which is a lottery or raffle promoted for the benefit of a non-commercial society. When a lottery licence is needed A lottery is considered small when it is not a large lottery. A large lottery may:
Kev F Sutherland's Comic Art Masterclass
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Monday 23 July 2018 Colindale Library, 10am - 12pm Finchley Church End Library, 2pm - 4pm Barnet Libraries are delighted to welcome comic artist and writer Kev F Sutherland to Colindale and Finchley Church End libraries to kick off our summer activity programme of 'Mischief Makers' and Beano themed fun.
Markets and events
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What we can offer: We can help Town Teams explore the possibility of setting up a new street market, by giving them information and connecting them with other areas that have established successful markets for them to learn from Where Town Teams want to hold local events on the high street, we can provide information and, where appropriate, support them to make these a success including helping them to navigate the licensing and approval system
Hadley
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The parish of Monken Hadley was part of Middlesex until 1889. There are several places of significance in Hadley. The village area itself was called Monken Hadley, centred on the Anglican church of St Mary. East of this was Hadley Common. West of the village is Hadley Green, north of which is Hadley Highstone.
Hendon Brent Reservoir
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The reservoir was created by flooding Cockman's farm in 1835. The Brent and the Silk brooks were dammed and the water from the lake was used to supply the Grand Union Canal. At its greatest extent it covered 400 acres (c1853), but was reduced in the twentieth century to 110 acres. Even so, it is said to contain enough water to fill three million baths, and in 1991 was believed to contain 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of fish.
Restricted routes: weight and width
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Width restrictions Torrington Park/Friary Close Nether Street Junction/Argyle Road Weight restrictions Brunswick Avenue (N11) Brunswick Grove (N11) The Vale(NW11) westbound Hendon Way to Claremont Rd (MGW 5t) The Vale(NW11) westbound Hendon Way to Claremont Rd (MGW 5t) The Vale(NW11) eastbound Claremont Rd to Hendon Way (MGW 5t)
East End Road (Finchley N2)
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East End Road was originally the route from the hamlet of Church End Finchley to the old Great North Road when it ran through Muswell Hill. The road has had various names such as Manor Lane (19th century) and Finchley Road (18th century). In the medieval period a triangle of waste, called Hunts Green (1437), which stretched from Stanley Road to the Junction of Church Lane, was the location of the first hamlet of East End Finchley (1365).
Grahame Park (Hendon NW9)
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Grahame Park is built on the site of Hendon Aerodrome. Hendon Council began negotiations with the Air Ministry for Hendon Aerodrome as early 1945 as they needed the land for a new housing estate to replace housing destroyed during World War Two.