A GROUP of teenagers have put together a history of Barnet’s biggest estate to challenge its negative image.
The thirty-strong team have been interviewing residents on the Grahame Park Estate, in Colindale, and researching its development for the past 18 months.
The area was once owned by the RAF and the Concourse used to be a runway until the flats and roads were built in the 1970s.
The group have put together an exhibition of their work, which tells the story from the point of view of residents, and it will be on at the RAF Museum, in Grahame Park Way, from Monday, August 22, to Friday, September 30.
Michelle Allen, of Barnet Action 4 Youth, which is behind the project, said: “Far too often the estate is depicted in a negative way and we wanted to show the positive side and the sense of community.
“This project has shown that young people do take pride in their community and they have worked hard to make this happen.”
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