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This newsletter has four sections: • Reports
Constitution, Ethics & Probity Committee Monday, 8 July, 7 pm Hendon Town Hall The committee will be considering the Change of Governance Business Case, by which the council would again adopt the committee, rather than the cabinet, system. You can read the document here. The committee might also consider the Residents’ Forum consultation, although it is expected that this discussion will be delayed because the consultation period does not end until 15 July; see Take Action below.
Benefit for Barnet Alliance Saturday, 13 July, 7 pm Safari Club, 975 Finchley High Road, North Finchley N12 8QR A fun-filled evening of music and poetry at this friendly venue. with the MiNGUS ElastiC BAND, "Blues-fuelled acoustic folk-rock melange of electric guitar, drums,blues rhythms, fiddle, mandolin and tight vocal harmonies". And with Sirena Reynolds, "dark yet uplifting poetry from the heart of London". Raffle prizes to be won. Tickets £3 at the door.
‘One Barnet’ JR appeal Monday–Tuesday, 15–16 July, 10 am The appeal of the judicial review Nash v London Borough of Barnet will be heard at the High Court. Wear an orange ribbon and join us there to see whether justice will be done. See also Resources, below, for tweeting ‘Top Ten Stories in London Borough of Capita.
The Spirit of ’45 Tuesday, 23 July, 8–10 pm North Road Community Centre, 230 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware HA8 0AP Screening of Ken Loach’s impassioned documentary about a period of unprecedented community spirit in the UK. Entry by donation.
Sustainable Communities Learning Day, Saturday, 27 July, 10.30–1.30, Finchley Baptist Church, Corner of East End Road and Stanhope Road Finchley N3 3QL.
Other dates for your diary Agendas for the following committees will be published a week before the meeting, so watch this space. All meetings are at Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, NW4 4BG, unless otherwise stated. Council and Council Resources Committee, 16 July, 7 pm Planning and Environment, 23 July, 7 pm Audit Committee, 24 July, 7 pm Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee, 24 July, 7 pm, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HD
Residents’ Forums: consultation deadline extended Barnet council has produced a questionnaire about the area forums. This is your chance to influence how these forums are run, and to ask for the return of your democratic right to discuss any subject affecting you as a resident of the borough. You can download the questionnaire here and return it to the council online or by post, and send it to your friends and neighbours to fill in too. Deadline 15 July please don’t miss it.
Mr Reasonable’s better survey Because he thought the council’s questionnaire could be improved, Mr Reasonable has produced his own survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/barnetresidentsforums. Even if you have done the council’s questionnaire, please do this survey too. It takes only a couple of minutes. New Pinkham Way petition North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is renewing its application to have Pinkham Way re-designated for waste use, though they have not made clear how the waste will be treated there. Haringey Council will allow residents of any borough to comment on the application: contact the planners at l...@haringey.gov.uk. Use this opportunity to stop NLWA from ruining our environment.
AGM 1 July There was full attendance at BAPS’ second AGM, including some new members, where photos of BAPS members in action were played on the large screen. Following reports from the coordinator’, Tirza Waisel, and the treasurer, Ruth Kutner, the election of officers and committee members took place. The results are: Coordinator Tirza Waisel Treasurer Ruth Kutner Secretary A.M.Poppy and Azi Khatiri Press Officer Barbara Jacobson Committee members Phil Fletcher, Ruth Kissin, Janet Maddison, and Marie Symington The outgoing secretary, Janet Maddison, and Press Officer,Vicki Morris, were thanked for their work. There was a toast of congratulations to Linda Edwards on being awarded an MBE, and Tirza read out a message from Linda, who was unable to attend the meeting. Guest speaker Gerald Shamash, solicitor for Maria Nash in the legal challenge to Barnet Council, explained the judicial review and the grounds for appeal. He answered questions and agreed to relay to the legal team members’ requests that the Equalities Impact Assessment be added to the appeal, and there was a lively discussion. Three resolutions were moved and passed unanimously, and will be posted on BAPS website shortly. [A white M&S fleece jacket was left in the AGM hall. If you want to claim it back please contact us]
See "Top Ten stories in London Borough of Capita (formerly known as Barnet)." . It features an article from every blog, website and newspaper. If you tweet, please re-tweet with hashtag #CapitavilleTopTen adding comments, etc. We need to build our communications for the 15 July appeal hearing.
Download: Leaflets for home printing Most of our leaflets are now on our website. Please feel free to download & print them for e-mail circulation and for distribution throughout your networks. We'd like to draw your attention in particular to Community at Risk, which explains the risks of privatising the Development & Regulatory Services. Apology: We apologise to everyone who had asked for leaflets to distribute in their neighbourhood and have not received them yet. The delay is caused by a glitch in printing. We hope to send the leaflets to supporters shortly. |
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