In response to the call-out for protesting the Sweets Way eviction in last week's BAPS newsletter, and following the visits of Barnet Housing Action Group activists there in the first week of the evictions, a few of us, members and supporters turned up to support the residents of this estate on Monday morning. What we walked into was an extremely depressing and distressing situation. Between the emptying houses, some already boarded, toys

Our West Hendon will be holding a short protest outside Barratts show room be there 11.30 AM  - 1 PM outside Barratts show room  Cool Oak Lane, Nw9 Sat morn (14th ) in order to celebrate the radical housing network day 'LOVE YOUR ESTATE' We will be there from 11.30 - 1 o clock just to keep up the pressure on Barratts , Barnet council - lots photos for twitter etc please share with your networks Our West Hendon  will be celebrating Valentines Day

We have been cordially invited to the launch of the show homes.... These homes are highly unaffordable, being marketed to investors, and will result in the net loss of 200 Council Homes, a school, nursery and 3 community centres - AND THAT JUST AIN'T RIGHT!! Please see event set up on facebook for tomorrow 10.30am to 12pm at the launch of the show homes on Dollis Valley Estate. This regeneration will result in the net loss of 200 council homes and

A public meeting hosted by Save Mill Hill Library group. On the panel will be authors Deborah Moggach and SF Said alongside Andrew Dismore AM, Matthew Offord MP and other local politicians. RVSP here. SIGN THE PETITION NO TO CLOSURE OF BARNET LIBRARIES With a current total of 6,383 signatures online and on paper, we are almost at that Golden 7,000. If reached we will be able to dominate proceedings at the Full Council Meeting ensuring Councillors

  On Tuesday night, 10 November, more than 70 people, including councillors from Enfield, Islington and Barnet and housing campaigners, gathered at the Crown Moran Hotel in Cricklewood for a public meeting with a difference. Hosted by Barnet Alliance for Public Services, Our West Hendon, and Barnet Housing Action Group, ‘Public Housing in Barnet?’ dispensed with a panel of speakers and instead invited councillors and campaigners to start

  To: Barnet Council, Mathew Offord and Boris Johnson   Ensure the following: 1) That all 'non-secure' tenants be granted 'secure or flexible' tenancies 2) The right for all members of the community (irrespective of type of tenure) to remain and be rehoused on the West Hendon estate 3) A Freedom of Information Request to see a copy of the developers Viability Report that clearly documents their need to lower the % of social housing on the

Here is some background and explanations that everyone should know, copied from Barnet Unison's website: In the local press the YCB chief executive said “The rates of pay for Adult Social Care are a national issue”,  Yes we agree There is a national social care crisis AND Doncaster Care UK dispute is evidence of this BUT there is a local crisis in relation to how care workers are treated. To those who want to know what has driven care workers

It is outrageous that the dedicated and hard working Support Workers of YCB should be forced to take a 9.5% pay cut in addition to all the other changes in their terms and conditions of employment.  We thoroughly support their brave decision to strike against these harsh decisions of the board of YCB.  We condemn the irresponsibility of the London Borough of Barnet, who allowed YCB to be created with a flawed Business Plan that could only cause

Following on from the successful 'Embarrass Boris' protest on Friday 11 April we are now planning to take our signed petition to Mathew  Offord at his open surgery. Our West Hendon aims to fight for everyone in the West Hendon community who is adversly affected by the planned and current redevelopment.  Whether you are a freeholder, leaseholder, secure, non-secure or local business person if you believe West Hendon has a right to maintain its community

In association with BAPS, a new action group has been formed: BARNET HOUSING ACTION This is a response to the alarming situation where up to half a million tenants have now fallen into arrears and have to face the courts: largely as the direct result of the dreaded 'bedroom tax' and also the imposition of council tax on people who do not have enough to live on. So far this has affected 3000 Barnet citizens. Barnet council has not built any social