International Youth Day is a day led on by the United Nations to 'celebrate young people, youth-led organisations, governments and others who are working to transform education and uplift people everywhere.' Closer to home one event Barnet Homes support to help the children and young people of Grahame Park lead a more active and healthier [...]
Fancy learning some fast-paced cricket moves over the summer holidays? MIDDX Moves and Better - Oasis Sports Centre are looking forward to discovering the Joe Root or Jofra Archer of the future! MIDDX Moves is a project looking at putting the fun into cricket. The cricket sessions are free and are running every Thursday [...]
We are delighted to announce that Barnet Homes has taken over a contract that offers general housing support and specialist mental health floating support in the borough. The Outreach Barnet service was previously managed by Notting Hill Genesis whose contract ended on 31 July. Barnet Homes, part of The Barnet Group, will run the service [...]
Luckily the sun shone when a group of judges took to the communal gardens, balconies and patios of Barnet recently to judge this year's Finest Flowers entries. We are delighted to report back that this year, we had more entries than ever to our Finest Flowers competition, so we want to thank each and everyone [...]
The Colindale Communities Trust are looking forward to welcoming a record number of local residents to its annual summer festival. The Grahame Park Festival takes place this year, on Saturday 20th July, and as with previous years, there are lots of activities for all the family to enjoy. This time, The Colindale Communities Trust has [...]
Now that summer is in full swing, there's nothing like being able to take some time out and enjoy the many beautiful parks London has to offer. So there's no better time to indulge in some park life than July 20th - 27th as it is National City Parks Week 2019! Closer to home, local [...]
Why would a 'humble washing' machine and tumble dryer be such a valuable donation? And yet a local foodbank is reaping the benefits of a generous donation. Our contractors AA Woods recently made a donation of white goods to the value of £1.3k to a local food bank. As basic as these white-goods might seem, [...]
June 28th is Employability Day, which is led on by the Employment Related Services Association who promote how organisations can support people into employment. We are delighted to support this campaign by sharing some of our outcomes about we've helped local people into employment. A local resident, a young man named Joshua, shares his story [...]
Staff volunteers from Hammerson plc used their annual corporate community day to join Barnet Homes and residents from Hanshaw sheltered scheme to do some gardening, painting and cleaning of communal areas. Hammerson PLC are one of the main developers of the Brent Cross/Cricklewood Regeneration project, and the main developer of Brent Cross Shopping centre. Hammerson's [...]
During the month of June our Community Engagement Team have been helping residents across the borough to hold a Big Lunch. Recently on Saturday 15th June, Councillor for Burnt Oak, Sara Conway, joined residents from North Road - to generally tidy up outdoor areas, with some lucky residents getting some help with gardening jobs! Any [...]
