Friends of Finchley Way Open Space
Events on Finchley Way Open Space
FoFWOS has no jurisdiction over events. The site is owned by Barnet Council and if you want to hold an event you need to apply to them for permission and comply with certain conditions.
More information can be found by emailing Barnet@theeventumbrella.com.
The application form can be downloaded from Booking Form
Welcome
Friends of Finchley Way Open Space works with Barnet Council to maintain and enhance this green space. For more about the charity click here.
From a number of small fields and waste land in the late Middle Ages, by the early 20th century the site had developed into a 26 acre estate with a grand house (Brent Lodge) and ornate gardens.
In the 1910s it was the site of a communal living experiment, Brent Garden Village, but in the first quarter of the 20th century much of the land was sold for housing.
In 1939 the house and its gardens were bequeathed to the people of Finchley by Augustus Cooper. His Will stipulated that the site should be ‘retained always as an open space for the use and enjoyment always of the public’. For more about the history of the site click here.
There are three distinct areas to this ‘U’ shaped site, the Green Field, a wooded Copse and an old Orchard. For more about our vision for the site click here.
Suzanne King,
Chair,
Friends of Finchley Way Open Space
London N3 1AH
Contact us: fofwos@gmail.com
News - April 2025
Volunteering
The next volunteering date is 27th April 2025 - 10.30am - 12.30pm.
March - November we meet twice a month and December - February once a month.
27th April, 11th & 25th May, 8th & 29th June.
All sessions are 10.30am - 12.30pm.
Gift Aid Awareness Day Thursday 3rd October 2024
Did you know that Gift Aid increases the value of your donations by 25p for every £1 you donate? We can claim the tax back from the government, so a £10 donation becomes £12.50 without it costing you anymore.
Please help us collect this extra funding by filling in our online Gift Aid Declaration Form. All you need to do is to tick the Gift Aid box. It will then apply to any donations you make in the future or have made in the past four years.
Barnet has a Public Spaces Protection Order in place until December 2025, so no fires/fireworks/open flames or BBQ's may be used on any site.