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AYD100 Finchley: £210,000 in Dance Scholarships Last Year
AYD100 is back at London Studio Centre, North Finchley, 26 to 30 October: five days of dance for young Black dancers aged 12 to 19, with scholarship auditions.
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Schools
Woodhouse College New Building Approved: £3m Study Block
Barnet has approved a two-storey study, canteen and music building at Woodhouse College, N12. The college says 1,500 students share 530 seats.
Barnet
Barnet Tip Opening Times: Summers Lane, 9am to 4pm Daily
Summers Lane tip in North Finchley opens 9am to 4pm every day, gates shut 3.45pm. No booking for cars; vans must book. Closed only 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan.
Barnet
Barnet Half Term: Free Films, Pumpkins, Ghost Walks
Barnet half term is 26 to 30 October: free Spires pumpkin parties on 28 and 30 Oct, Brent Cross Town films and a dog parade, GROW pumpkins and ghost walks.
Barnet
Barnet Pantomime: Aladdin at The Bull 5-24 Dec, From £15
Aladdin is on sale at The Bull in High Barnet, 5 to 24 December 2026, 11am and 2.30pm, £18 or £15. Plus artsdepot's three festive shows, from £13.75.
North Finchley
artsdepot Autumn 2026: 46 Shows, Tickets From £9.50
North Finchley's theatre has 46 shows and 131 performances booked to New Year's Eve. Rapunzel runs 12 to 24 December and the cheapest seat is £9.50.
Planning
Wren Academy phone mast could rise to 21.35m under new plan
A notification filed on 10 August would extend the 17.4m lattice tower at Wren Academy in North Finchley to 21.35m. Barnet has until 31 August to decide.