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What is the Community Right to Challenge? The Community Right to Challenge is part of the Localism Act 2011. It gives voluntary and community groups, parish councils and local authority employees the right to submit an 'Expression of Interest' in taking over and running a local authority service. The council must consider and respond to the Expression of Interest. If the council accepts it, we must run a procurement exercise under normal procurement rules. You can find the legislation and statutory guidance here: Primary legislation (Act of Parliament)

General history and background In 1994, Barnet Council established an independent body to oversee War Memorials in the Borough. Membership included the Representative Deputy Lieutenant of the day, Mr Laurence Bains CBE DL, some Councillors and some officers of the Council. A Trust was established, with the undermentioned as initial Trustees:

The next election in Barnet will be held on Thursday 7 May 2020 for the London Mayor and Greater London Assembly (GLA). Find out more about the Mayor of London and London Assembly election and how to vote The Mayor of London and London Assembly elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2016. Barnet & Camden results (PDF)

Previous projects that we have led on include making improvements to the Barnet Church Garden area and removal of excessive street furniture (with funds from the Mayor of London’s Olympic Fund). We have played a role in the creation of a number of pop-up shops in and just off the High Street. The collaboration between Love Barnet, Barnet College, the Town Team and other volunteers produced a retail unit that continues to succeed. We also played a role in the proposals for pavement build-out as a part of the development of the centre as a pedestrian-friendly area.

Members' Clubs such as working men's clubs and social clubs need a club premises certificate if they want to use the club premises for activities like the supply/sale of alcohol and regulated entertainment for members and their bona fide guests. This is under the Licensing Act 2003. Club premises certificate You may need a club premises certificate if you provide one or more of the following licensable activities:

February 2020 You can download a detailed construction schedule for the next three months below:

Hendon became a municipal borough with its own mayor in 1932 and included Mill Hill, Burnt Oak and Edgware. This allowed the borough to have its own 'armorial bearings', or coat of arms. The coat of arms has various elements that represent Hendon. The two mythical animals are called supporters. The Griffin on the left-hand side represents the Powis family, who were lords of Hendon Manor.