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 [...]
The aim of our Sheltered Housing schemes is to support elderly residents to maintain as independent a life as possible – at the same time not becoming isolated. This is why our Sheltered Housing team help residents to keep active and connected with the community-at-large by organising a year-round roster of events. Sheltered Housing residents [...]
As well as providing a responsive repairs service and major works at our Sheltered Housing Schemes, our contractors provide another important connection for many of our residents. Vallectric, Mears and WG Wigginton’s (and the local pub Gertie Brown and Universal Laundry) have collectively made a generous donation of £500, which will go towards the annual [...]
The Easter holidays are just around the corner...and after a long winter, it's nice to start getting out and about again. Here's one for the Easter weekend. The International Gospel Church have a bank holiday bonanza of an Easter Fair coming up on Saturday 20th April from 3pm. As well as Easter-themed fun and games - [...]
Colindale Community Trust have started a men's only group which runs every Wednesday from 1pm-3pm from the Old Library next to the Grahame Park Concourse. As well as fitness classes, there's guest speakers, activities and the chance to meet new people and be inspired! Contact brennan.cct@gmail.com, call 0208 200 3014 or pop into Grahame Park's [...]
In January, we were officially handed the keys to the flagship extra care scheme in Mill Hill. Built on the site of old sheltered housing accommodation, Moreton Close, the new development is now called Ansell Court. Ansell Court will provide extra care provision in 53 self-contained one and two-bedroom apartments, which will enable adults with [...]
