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Festival preparations in full swing
By Rob Robertson
The East Finchley Festival takes place in Cherry Tree Wood on Sunday 22 June. The festival will run from 12 noon to 6pm and, as always, will be an annual celebration of what is great about living and working in East Finchley.
 Top local bands and other artists will be doing their stuff on the two stages. Many of them will have been through the annual rock music competition known as the Battle of the Bands. This year’s acts include The Idles, Sound of the Suburbs and, of course, the legendary Applelips Brothers.
Other top-class entertainment includes a Dance Show and a kick boxing display from the Minotaurs Thai Boxing Gym.
As usual, there will be an opportunity to support local businesses and charities by visiting the stalls and to talk to the East Finchley Safer Neighbourhood Team and the local fire service.
Helpers still needed
The festival organisers are still after volunteers to help with the organisation and to act as stewards on the day. Can you help? If so, please contact me on 020 8883 4916.
The organisers would like to acknowledge the generous contribution being made by Budgens to this year’s festival.
Budgens will be donating food and takings from their stall on the day to the Finchley Community Development Trust.
The organisers are also grateful to the Metropolitan Police and to the co-ordinator of the French Market, which took place recently in East Finchley, for their support.
However, in general, the festival receives no direct funding and is entirely dependent on revenue from advertising, stalls and the raffle to keep running each year. So come along, enjoy the day, buy some raffle tickets and support your local community.
One more thing: keep your fingers crossed for a bright, sunny day!
The Archer Any views published here are those of the original authors, and not necessarily representative of REEF or east-finchley.com
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