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HISTORY AND ARCHIVES GARDEN SUBURB COMMUNITY LIBRARY
• 15 Market Place NW11 6LB (located in Hill Rise)
HGS ARCHIVES TRUST collects periodicals, press T 8458 3301
cuttings, photos, books, digital media and other records W gardensuburblibrary.org.uk
and artefacts relating to the Suburb and individuals HOME AND MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE This is a
connected to it. Our Archives can be consulted by free library service to the homes of housebound
arrangement with the Archives Trustees. If you wish to residents who, because of age or disability, are unable
donate any items of the kind listed, please contact us. to visit their local library or get to the mobile library.
• Chris Rafferty • Enquiries
T 8455 2877 T 8359 3901
E suburbarchives@gmail.com
W suburbarchives.com MOBILE SERVICE calls at The Orchard, Hampstead
Way NW11, Wednesdays 10am-12.30pm.
• Micky Watkins • Enquiries
T 8455 8813 T 8359 3901
E mickywatkins@gmail.com Both Mobile and Home Library services offer large
Many of the Suburb records have been deposited in print and spoken word texts.
the London Metropolitan Archives.
• Enquiries LOCAL CHARITIES
T 7332 3820
W cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london- ALL DOGS MATTER
metropolitan-archives T 8341 3196
HGS HERITAGE is a charity dedicated to preserving W alldogsmatter.co.uk
the past of the Suburb through the HGS Virtual BARNET EDUCATION ARTS TRUST
Museum, which was set up in 2017. Currently 26 T 8959 4111
local organisations – most of the churches, synagogues,
schools, clubs, societies and organisations listed in this CHILDLINE
T 0800 1111
booklet – are represented on the Museum website,
which can be accessed at www.hgsheritage.org.uk. W childline.org.uk
The beauty of a Virtual Museum is that It has no walls HGS FELLOWSHIP provides social activities for
and can accommodate endless material. New residents over 60 at its club house in Willifield Way
collections are being introduced all the time. The HGS and is concerned with the welfare of all on the Suburb
Virtual Museum seeks to preserve any unique who are sick, disabled or in need.
memorabilia or artefacts relating to Suburb people, W fellowshiphouse.co.uk
activities and history that Suburb families may still See also Fellowship House Club on page 16 and Halls for
have at home, by scanning and digitising them Hire on page 20.
without families losing ownership. There are extensive HGS TRUST GRANTS & AMENITIES COMMITTEE
archive records and much more information which See hgstrust.org for details.
could go into the Museum and we are always looking
for computer-literate volunteers to help with this. HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET
Please contact me if you are willing to be involved or • 36b Woodhouse Road N12 0RG
have anything you think should be included in the T 8446 8400
museum collections. Above all, please check out the W habcentre.org
website. It’s your history. RESOURCES FOR AUTISM
• Marjorie Harris • 858 Finchley Road NW11 6AB
T 8455 6507 T 8458 3259
E info@hgsheritage.org.uk W resourcesforautism.org.uk
whgsheritage.org.uk
RSPCA (East Finchley)
W rspcafinchley.org.uk
LIBRARIES
TOYNBEE HALL created by Henrietta and Samuel
For all Barnet libraries check opening hours and Barnett to help alleviate poverty.
self-service times. T 7392 2953
W barnet.gov.uk/libraries W toynbeehall.org.uk

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