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 was 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 [...]
We are currently experiencing connection issues with our phone lines. This means that some customers may not be able to call us. Please email talk2us@barnethomes.org with any non-emergency issues. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
New Neighbours is a national charity whose aim it is to bring people together from all walks of life, faiths, and cultures to build stronger communities all over Britain. The charity's community efforts were recognised by Her Royal Majesty the Queen in June this year, who was so impressed by their outcomes she held a [...]
Our annual community sports event in Grahame Park always goes down a treat with the children and their families – and this year was no exception. More than 100 children and young people registered to race. There was a whole lot of racing going on! The Deputy Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Lachhya Gurung, attended a [...]
Globally, people are now more aware of the benefits of recycling and re-using than ever before. Firstly, recycling has a positive impact on the environment. Also, the growing culture of re-using items is tackling the ‘fast fashion’ culture that has been dominant recently. 23-29 September is National Recyling Week, so keep checking our website and [...]
Our contractors Vallectric have brought the summer cheer to our Sheltered Housing scheme at Vale Court with a donation of £200 towards a community BBQ, which took place on the weekend of 10-11 August. In addition to this, Vallectric donated a shed to Vale Court’s keen gardeners, giving them somewhere to store all their tools. [...]
This initiative gives residents with project ideas the ability to attract funding from the community, council, businesses and foundations through one portal. They raised £350,000 for good causes during their original partnership with Barnet Council, with more than 1,000 people getting involved and pledging money. Through Crowdfund Barnet, Barnet Council willing to put up to [...]
We've recently hosted a series of community events to help those of you who have dogs be more responsible pet owners. But we would like to stress that part of being a responsible pet owner is making sure that if your dog has a tendency to jump up and/or try to anyone (including the postman) [...]
Barnet Council has launched a public consultation on its Growth Strategy to 2030. They want to hear your views on the new Growth Strategy, which sets out a programme of growth, regeneration and development activities to 2030. The strategy responds to current trends and recognises that the borough's population is growing and ageing, that there [...]
What do the Teenage Market, The Syrian Kitchen and the Mill Hill East Community Gardens have in common? They are all local projects that were given life through Spacehive, Barnet Council's crowdfunding platform. This initiative aims to give residents with local project ideas the ability to attract funding from the community, council, businesses and foundations [...]
