“Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and start all over again!”

On Saturday 9 May almost 500 people joined the four libraries march across Barnet.

Children’s Author Alan Gibbons started the march off from South Friern Library with a rousing speech.

As the march weaved in and out of the streets marching to the beat of a big bass drum it was amazing to hear the fantastic reaction from the public.

At East Finchley Library we were entertained by an improvised children’s choir who sang their version of the “wheels on the bus go round and round” as a tribute to the mobile library service.

Then we were off to Church End Library where we were met by London Metropolitan Brass band and a Red Double Decker bus donated by the NUT and driven by their branch secretary.

After a brief break to visit the library we then marched off with the Brass band all the way to North Finchley Library.

Everyone was delighted to have taken part in such a positive event and gave a commitment to be ready for the next stage of the campaign.