COMMUNITY
GET CONNECTED & ACTIVE
Strong communities are built when residents, local workers, businesses and councillors work together. Woodhouse Ward is home to many people who care deeply about protecting local services, improving public spaces, supporting their neighbours and shaping the future of the area.
This section highlights local campaigns, volunteering opportunities, community groups and ways to get involved in improving the ward and Barnet more broadly. Residents interested in helping organise around local issues are encouraged to get in touch.
North Finclhey Town Team
The North Finchley Town Team is a new partnership bringing together residents, businesses, community organisations and other local stakeholders to help shape the future of our town centre.
It aims to create a stronger shared vision for North Finchley, improve coordination between local groups and support projects that make the area a better place to live, work and visit.
If you’d like to help shape the future of North Finchley, I would encourage you to get involved.
Our North Finchley
Our North Finchley is a resident-led grassroots campaign formed to challenge large-scale over-development in North Finchley. Locals formed the group to challenge Regal/Arada and the Council and to push for community-focused regeneration.
The campaign has held public meetings, bringing together residents, community stake-holders and local politicians, run hugely successful petitions and continues to build momentum locally.
Visit ournorthfinchley.org to find out more, sign up to their mailing list and join their vibrant WhatsApp community.
North Finchley Clean-up
Across North Finchley, local residents are already doing brilliant work to keep our streets, parks and green spaces clean through informal litter picks and community clean-ups.
If you are already involved in litter picking locally, or would like to get involved, please join our North Finchley Clean-up WhatsApp group.
This group is to connect and co-ordinate existing local litter-picking groups, residents interested in organising street clean-ups, schools and youth groups, parks and friends groups and local businesses who may wish to support community clean-up efforts.
Woodhouse Ward Panel
The Woodhouse Ward Panel is a community group that works with the local Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) to identify and address local policing and safety priorities.
The Panel helps tackle neighbourhood crimes, anti-social behaviour (ASB), and other community concerns.
You can email the Chair at [email protected] or call 07542 020 031 to raise local concerns, discuss issues, or join the panel.
Food Growing in Woodhouse
The Barnet Community Food Growing Network brings together community gardens, orchards and growing spaces across the borough, making it easy to find a project near you.
Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just curious to give it a try, you can explore the interactive map linked below and discover where to get involved.
If you already run a community food garden that’s not on the map, or are thinking of establishing a new food garden in Woodhouse, email [email protected] for advice and support.
Community Grocery
North Finchley Community Grocery is now open for the people of North Finchley and Barnet helping to keep families fed and give members access to support too.
Run in partnership by The Message Trust and St Barnabas North London.
Save Our Newts
Save Our Newts is a local grassroots campaign to protect London’s largest breeding colony of Great Crested Newts, which live in Glebelands Local Nature Reserve in Woodhouse Ward, next to the Great North Leisure Park in North Finchley.
The reserve is cared for by the dedicated volunteers at Coppetts Wood Conservationists, who work year-round to protect and enhance this important habitat.
You can support the campaign by signing the petition, learning more about the reserve and connecting with local volunteers helping to safeguard one of Barnet’s most precious wildlife sites for future generations.