Halliwick Recreation Ground, Friern Barnet - playground consultation

Overview

Barnet has a great collection of parks and open spaces, and these are an important part of the borough. Our greenspaces provide a range of benefits for residents, visitors and for those that work in the borough.

We are working with the Friends of Halliwick Recreation Ground to improve the play facilities at Halliwick Recreation Ground. The council’s East Area Committee has agreed to allocate £150,000 to the project and the Friends are securing the remaining funding to give a budget of £200,000 for the new play facilities.

The proposed playground refurbishment is, for the fenced playground under the large tree and it also includes plans to have equipment outside of the fenced area. The existing play equipment next to the tennis court will remain unchanged.

What are we seeking your views on?

We would like to know what you think about the proposed playground refurbishment for the fenced playground under the large tree at Halliwick Recreation Ground. The proposed layout is set out here and the equipment here.

How can you give us your views?

Please take the time to review the plans and then complete the online questionnaire for Halliwick Recreation Ground.

The council will also host two pop-up events in Halliwick Recreation Ground playground, so you can look at the proposals. Council staff will be on hand to discuss the plans and answer any questions you may have. The dates and locations of these pop-up events are:

To request a questionnaire in an alternative format, please email parks@barnet.gov.uk or telephone 020 8359 7404.

Alternatively, you can write to us at: parks@barnet.gov.uk or Greenspaces, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW

What happens next?

The council will review the outcomes of the play consultation to see if there is any interest in changing the play facilities and if so what to. The outcomes will then be discussed with the Friends of Halliwick Recreation Ground and the play contractor, to see what changes it is possible to do within the budget that is available. The council will then agree the final plans with the play contractor, including the location of the equipment and the play contractor will be commissioned to carry out the work. The work is likely to take place in autumn 2025.

The council will publish the consultation findings on this page and we will also let you know how we are acting on the results of the consultation under ‘We asked, You said, We did'.