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10 10, 2019

World Homeless Day

2019-10-10T15:22:35+01:00October 10th, 2019|

The purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, while taking advantage of the stage an ‘international day’ provides. Closer to home at Barnet Homes, being a social landlord means we are always looking at ways [...]

9 10, 2019

A shining Silver week!

2019-10-10T11:49:21+01:00October 9th, 2019|

"Treasure the wisdom of old age. Learn from elder people and be wise" With the backdrop of a growing older population in Barnet, the impact of Silver Week has huge relevance. Silver Week in Barnet is all about celebrating the contribution that older people make to our community. Barnet Homes supported many of the Silver [...]

25 09, 2019

Hello, Barnet Silver Week (1st to 7th October)

2019-09-25T22:42:16+01:00September 25th, 2019|

If you are over 55, or have a family member or friend who is, the 1st-7th October is going to be a busy week. Because the 1st-7th October marks Silver Week in Barnet, which is now in its fifth year. There's art exhibitions, coffee mornings, wellbeing workshops and therapy treatments. Silver Week is all about [...]

24 09, 2019

Barnet Homes launches new Homelessness Forum

2019-09-25T10:12:38+01:00September 24th, 2019|

Last year, Barnet Council secured 190k to tackle rough sleeping in the area. Barnet Homes was able to fund a dedicated Rough Sleepers co-ordinator role with this cash injection. Now, alongside Barnet Council, Barnet Homes is now further demonstrating its commitment to tackling homelessness by launching a new partnership Homelessness Forum. The Barnet Homelessness Forum [...]

13 09, 2019

Autumn? Must be time for a Sheltered Housing tea-dance

2019-10-02T15:57:54+01:00September 13th, 2019|

Our Sheltered Housing Team organise a calendar of events that keep our older residents socially busy throughout the year. But why was this year’s Autumn tea dance especially busy? Many of the residents from our Sheltered Housing schemes who regularly come to these events were there. But we were delighted to welcome extra service users [...]

6 09, 2019

Join Real People for Honest Talk in Barnet

2019-09-06T18:14:11+01:00September 6th, 2019|

New Neighbours is a national charity whose aim it is to bring people together from all walks of life, faiths, and cultures to build stronger communities all over Britain. The charity's community efforts were recognised by Her Royal Majesty the Queen in June this year, who was so impressed by their outcomes she held a [...]

4 09, 2019

Recycle today, treasure tomorrow

2019-09-04T16:08:58+01:00September 4th, 2019|

Globally, people are now more aware of the benefits of recycling and re-using than ever before. Firstly, recycling has a positive impact on the environment. Also, the growing culture of re-using items is tackling the ‘fast fashion’ culture that has been dominant recently. 23-29 September is National Recyling Week, so keep checking our website and [...]

16 08, 2019

Your community project could get support from Spacehive

2019-08-16T15:12:37+01:00August 16th, 2019|

What do the Teenage Market, The Syrian Kitchen and the Mill Hill East Community Gardens have in common? They are all local projects that were given life through Spacehive, Barnet Council's crowdfunding platform. This initiative aims to give residents with local project ideas the ability to attract funding from the community, council, businesses and foundations [...]

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