DEDICATED protesters say “all we have is hard work” as they continue to fight for better borough services.

A large group of representatives from BAPS, Save Barnet Libraries, Residents Against Abbotts Way, and Our West Hendon stood their ground outside Hendon Town Hall tonight.

Campaigners voiced their frustration over the recent voting mishap, the cancellation of freedom passes, parking and business issues, cuts to libraries and disabilities across Barnet.

Barbara Jacobson, who is part of Save Barnet libraries group and previously spoken at committee meetings, said: “I want to invite everyone to have their say on many fiascos we have seen; the library cuts, the voting, the IT failures.

“They said they have fixed the library system, but they have not, go on your computers, it does not work. All we can do is keep on fighting.”

Earlier this month, Barnet Council sent the wrong voter lists to polling stations leaving thousands unable to vote.

It also cancelled disabled people's freedom passes without explanation, though they have since been reinstated pending an investigation.

Libraries have also faced huge cuts and the computer software went down, leaving people unable to access the online catalogue or renew books.

As Conservative Cllr Dan Thomas - who stood for the GLA seat but lost to Labour's Andrew Dismore, entered the town hall, he was greeted by angry protestors.

They shouted: “A round of applause to the losing GLA candidate. Maybe if you could run an election, you would have won.”

Among the group was The Barnet Eye blogger, Roger Tichborne, who said: “In the next two year we have to work hard in the run up to the next council election. It is fighting to change people's mind, because they don't realise what is going on.

“Protesting doesn’t mean standing out here and then going home to put the television on. We have to work, we have to get the message across, please take away a commitment and work to change this. All we have is hard work.”