Our contractors Morgan Sindall have been delivering digital coaching across many of our Sheltered Housing schemes. Most recently they visited St Johnstone House, where one of the residents was thrilled to be able to learn how to shop online. Speaking of going online... We'd like to remind you that we have an ongoing Digital Champions [...]
On Thursday 22nd November at the International Gospel Church in Burnt Oak, the first ever BOOST (Burnt Oak Opportunity Support Team) awards were held. The evening was a celebration of the contribution that partners and supporters have made to BOOST, and was also an opportunity to reflect on achievements of the project which launched in [...]
There is a growing need to support men with activities that help their mental health and wellbeing. In England, around 1 in 8 men have a common mental health problem. This is exacerbated by the fact that men are reluctant to seek help with their mental health. However, there is research to suggest that men [...]
The PopUp Business School is a ‘travelling workshop’ that helps budding entrepreneurs all over the country realise their dreams of starting a business. Last November, PopUp Business School ran a two-week course at Brent Cross Shopping Centre for the first time. It proved to be very popular with our residents, so Barnet Homes is funding [...]
It’s Get Online week - 14th - 18th October Did you know that more than 5 million people have never been online? There’s also millions of people who don’t have the digital skills needed to negotiate life and work online. This means so many of you could be losing out on opportunities like jobs, training, [...]
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 [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
