Are you a long-time resident of the Watling Estate? Or do you have historical connections to the estate and the surrounding areas through family friends? If so, we need your help. To celebrate the centenary of the Addison Act, we’re looking to collect as many of your memories of the Watling Estate as possible and [...]
The Leader of Barnet Council, Councillor Dan Thomas issued a statement today to mark the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. Councillor Dan Thomas said: “It is hard to think that two years have passed since we first witnessed those shocking scenes at Grenfell Tower. “First and foremost, our thoughts go out today to [...]
Barnet Unitas is a new facility located in Burnt Oak is a specially created safe space for young people aged 8- 19 (and up to 25 for those with a disability) in Barnet to engage in sports, arts, music, dance and employability courses. The Unitas Youth Zone boasts a Sports Hall, fitness suite, boxing room [...]
The start of June has not only bought incoming rainstorms, but we had our first Big Lunch at Grahame Park (the sun was shining that day). Lunch for over 200 people was served up at Grahame Park’s concourse and there was face-painting on offer for the children thanks to some talented volunteers! This weekend sees [...]
Barnet Homes is supporting The Big Lunch which takes officially place this year on 1st and 2nd June - although our residents have been busy organising community gatherings on our estates throughout the month of June! Our Community Engagement Team has been overseeing the organisation of these events with local community groups and they have [...]
Last summer, a local church worked with one of our contractors, Rydon and the inter-faith community, to create a community garden for all local people to enjoy. Rydon built our new extra-care scheme, Ansell Court which is located opposite the church. Matthew Offord, MP, was also in attendance at Mill Hill East Church last year [...]
And just in case you need some further inspiration to create gardening magic in our communal gardens, balconies and displays... Here is a reminder of the blooming marvellous Finest Flowers winners from 2018. You can enter the Finest Flowers 2019 here. (Closing date is 5th July!) 2018 Best Display Container Joint winners: Elsie Griffin - [...]
Barnet Homes partnership with Art Against Knives (AAK) has gone from strength to strength. This year we continued to work with the charity to provide 190 young people with the opportunity to access support and opportunity via their creative community spaces including, a music studio, nail bar and fitness hub. Highlights from the year include [...]
The Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Reuben Thompstone, arrived in Mill Hill this week to open Barnet Council’s £19 million extra care scheme, Ansell Court. The scheme, built by contractors Rydon, has 53 flats which will be managed on behalf of the council by Your Choice Barnet. Ansell Court supports adults with extra-care and support needs [...]
If you enjoy all things online and digital and would be open to helping those who are not so good on a computer… why not become a digital champion for us? We are looking for 20 digital-savvy people who have a minimum of four hours a month to spare to help other people learn their [...]
