Church Farmhouse Museum
Future Exhibitions
CHILDREN’S WRITERS AND ARTISTS EXHIBITION
Church Farmhouse Museum, LB Barnet’s museum at Hendon, intends to mount an exhibition in Summer 2009 on children’s writers and artists with Barnet Borough connexions.
The exhibition will concentrate on Oliver Postgate (Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, The Clangers; born and grew up in Hendon and Finchley)); Anthony Buckeridge (the Jennings stories; born in Mill Hill); Frank Horrabin ( the Japhet & Happy cartoon series for the News Chronicle; lived in Hendon); and Sydney & Betty Hulme Beaman ( the Toytown stories on radio and TV; lived in Golders Green).
Others featured will include Spike Milligan, Glen Petrie, Judy Hindley, Raymond Sheppard, Betty Ladler and Lewis Carroll (the Lewis Carroll Society was founded in Hendon in 1969 by the late Ellis Hillman, a former Mayor of Barnet borough).
The Museum would be interested to hear from anyone with material on the above which they might be prepared to lend for the exhibition, or from those with information about other published children’s writers and artists with local connexions whom they think should be included. Please contact Church Farmhouse Museum by telephone on 0208 359 3942, or by email at gerrard.roots@barnet.gov.uk.
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The Phoenix Cinema
In Autumn 2010 the Museum will be mounting an exhibition marking the centenary of the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley, one of the oldest cinemas in the country. The exhibition will coincide with the re-opening of the cinema after extensive refurbishment. If you would like to get involved with the restoration of the Phoenix, one of the most important buildings in the London Borough of Barnet, please read on.
The Phoenix Cinema is one of the cultural and architectural jewels in Barnet. Serving the community for 98 years we have welcomed over 5,000,000 people through our doors. We want to ensure that future generations can also enjoy this wonderful building.
We have launched our Centenary Restoration Project which will refurbish the interior of the cinema and repair the external walls, restoring it to its 1930s glory. Alongside this we have plans in place to convert current office space into a substantial café and bar area. This will feature a striking terrace at the front of the building overlooking the high street.
This is a project that is vital to the longterm future of the cinema, it is important culturally, financially and for heritage reasons.
We have applied to the Heritage Lottery Fund for 56% of the funding for this and I’m thrilled that we now have over 35% towards our own target for the match. We couldn’t have got this far without support from those who share our passion for this wonderful cinema – and we hope that we can count you among them.
There is still a huge amount of work to do to turn these plans into reality. Our aim is to restore, renovate and develop this beautiful but aging cinema in time for its centenary celebrations in 2010. As someone who cares about the built environment of Barnet we would be delighted if you would join us in supporting this important venture and consider making a donation to this historical project.
Any level that you could support this project on would be enormously beneficial. Gifts over £500 will be recognised with a plaque on a wall in the cinema featuring a year between 1910 - 2010 and a film from that year. The building project is key to safeguarding the future of The Phoenix, preserving its architectural status and providing opportunities through increased capacity to extend the reach of our work.
To make a donation please contact Paul Homer 020 8442
0442 paul@phoenixcinema.co.uk or donate online at www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/support/campaigns
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