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 - [...]
The Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) National Gardening Week officially marks the start of gardening season - which is timely because we are now opening the window for entries to our ever-popular gardening competition! However, unlike the RHS, we are not looking for horticultural perfection. We welcome applications from gardeners of all levels among our residents. [...]
In partnership with the Barnet Dogs Trust, we have hosted several responsible dog owners events on our estates. We've found that these dog-focused events have been really popular with pet owners. This summer's Dogs Trust Event is being held at Grahame Park Concourse, on Wednesday May 29th from 11am to 3pm. It's the chance to [...]
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 to [...]
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 [...]
Barnet Homes will shortly be moving to its new offices in Colindale. As part of this relocation, the Grahame Park Office will be closing. Over the next few weeks, the Grahame Park reception will reduce its opening hours and scale down the level of services available to local residents. The last date that the Grahame [...]
Barnet Homes have been working in conjunction with the London Fire Brigade to create a series of fire safety awareness videos for residents. How to test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms https://youtu.be/Czw0sMO2ioQ Fire safety in high-rise buildings https://youtu.be/ThBRplDfLKo Fire safety in low and medium rise buildings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX5i8Gr3JQw Fire safety at home [...]
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 [...]
