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We have published our Newsletter for June 2009.

Annual General Meeting 23rd June 2009

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 23 June 2009 at 8pm in The Wesley Hall, Stapylton Road, Barnet, EN5 4JJ. All members and potential members are welcome.

There will be reports from the Chairman and a Membership update, followed by election of Officers. We need to elect Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Committee Members (up to seven places). We are keen to recruit new members to the committee and if you are interested please contact the Secretary no later than the day before the meeting.

Following the formal business David Howard of New Barnet Residents Association will lead a discussion on the controversial Asda/Tesco plans for new stores in New Barnet, with particular reference to how community groups can galvanise public opinion to influence the planning process. This should be a lively and stimulating event, so please come along. You will also have the opportunity raise any other local matters that you consider may be a cause for concern.

Barnet Market

The lease for Barnet Market to use the Stapylton Road car park is due to run out in June 2009, but there has been no progress on the development of its original St Albans Road site such that it could move back there. Officials from Barnet Council are having intensive discussions with the owners of the Market, but as yet there has been no agreement for a way forward. Meanwhile the Friends of Barnet Market are considering alternative plans for the Market should there be a failure to reach agreement.

For more information about the Friends of Barnet Market see their web site at www.fobm.co.uk.

Conservation Area

The Barnet Residents Association is concerned that Barnet Council is allowing inappropriate alterations to shop frontages in the High Barnet conservation area. For details see The Management of High Barnet Conservation Area.

About Us

Barnet Residents Association (BRA) covers the High Barnet and Underhill wards in the London Borough of Barnet. A map showing the exact area can be seen on London Borough of Barnet’s website – see Links.

BRA aims to watch and safeguard the interests of residents in the area covered. We take an interest in matters in the area which might affect residents such as parking and road safety, local transport and more generally the plans and activities of the local Council. We look at planning applications for major projects which might affect people generally, although we do not have the resources to look at all small planning applications.

Our exact terms of reference can be seen in the Association's Constitution.