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help please - save our history

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Jim The Ferret

Jim The Ferret Report 7 Jan 2011 12:30

Barnet council needs to save money but seems to be taking a wrong approach. They have proposed closing Church Farmhouse Museum which is in a house over 350 years old. The house itself is the biggest exhibit. They have set a short "consultation period" which ends17th January 2011.
The museum adjoins St Mary's Church Hendon, where we have catalogued over 12000 burials.
Please can you help by signing the online petition to save this valuable historical source, used by local schools and residents. The petition is at

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41478.html

All help appreciated.

Thank you.

Jim

Researching:
Nelhams Kemp in Glamorgan/Somerset Dyer in Hailey Willows/Willers

Eeyore13

Eeyore13 Report 7 Jan 2011 12:52

Hello
Long ago you looked for my Great Aunt from Hendon (still havent found her or her family-elusive bunch!)
Consider it signed.I know how much work you've put in & I really appreciated your help.

Jim The Ferret

Jim The Ferret Report 7 Jan 2011 12:59

Thanks for that.

Can you remind me which names you were searching. I can take another look.

Jim

Researching:
Nelhams Kemp in Glamorgan/Somerset Dyer in Hailey Willows/Willers

Merlin

Merlin Report 7 Jan 2011 13:18

Could you not try to have it made a "Listed Building"?**M**.

Researching:
Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.

Jim The Ferret

Jim The Ferret Report 7 Jan 2011 13:21

Building is already listed II*

Jim

Researching:
Nelhams Kemp in Glamorgan/Somerset Dyer in Hailey Willows/Willers

TheBlackKnight

TheBlackKnight Report 7 Jan 2011 13:27

Hello Jim
I will add my name to the list also. Good luck in all the good work you do.

Researching:
Kelly, Kelley, Kellie, O'Kelly, O'Kelley, Johnson, Phillips, First, Deffenbough, White, Kramer & Williams in USA. --- Kelly, Richards, Turner, Wyatt, Davison, Branch, Harper, Harvey, Plantagenet, & O'Hanlon in UK. If you have any info Please PM me

Eeyore13

Eeyore13 Report 7 Jan 2011 13:34

Thanks Jim-I'll PM.
They've got to be there somewhere!

Joy

Joy Report 7 Jan 2011 14:52

I have signed it.



Barnet Archives were not as helpful to me as the Brent Archives :-(

ValerieM

ValerieM Report 7 Jan 2011 15:13

Just signed it. I originally come from Finchley which is not very far from Hendon.

Val

Researching:
Dorman, Fenwick, Sparks, Munson, Clements, Mitchell, Messingham

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 7 Jan 2011 16:34

Hi jim ,
Just signed .. although i no longer live that way
i did come from Edgware just up the road from Hendon .
Hazelx

Joy

Joy Report 7 Jan 2011 23:41

nudged :-)

Wend

Wend Report 7 Jan 2011 23:59

Funnily enough, I was looking at my tree this afternoon and noticed (probably yet again) that my g.grandfather died in Barnet, although I do not know if he is buried there. I shall sign the petition in his memory and for all those who care.

Researching:

suzian

suzian Report 8 Jan 2011 00:18

It's by no means ideal, but have you looked at the new community "right to buy"?

"Eric Pickles' long-awaited 'localism' bill is on its way. The Big Society is coming to a town hall near you!

One measure announced to day is the Community Right to Buy for vital community assets under threat, giving a window to allow a community bid to be put together."

Don't be too hard on your local authority. They have all been subject to swingeing cuts by government and have some very hard choices to make.

Hope this helps

Sue x

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 8 Jan 2011 06:13

~~~~WE ARE LENT OUR ~~~~
~~~~~~~~~PAST~~~~~~
~~~~~TO LOOK AFTER ~~~~
~~~~~FOR OUR FUTURE~~~

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Jim The Ferret

Jim The Ferret Report 8 Jan 2011 10:32

nudge

Researching:
Nelhams Kemp in Glamorgan/Somerset Dyer in Hailey Willows/Willers

Kim from Sandhurst

Kim from Sandhurst Report 8 Jan 2011 22:33

I have signed.

I remember going there as a youngster

I came from there and most of my family are still there, my mum is buried in New Southgate cemetery

Kim x

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 9 Jan 2011 03:33

My aunt used to live there, I just signed.

Lizx