Time is running out to nominate someone or a group for our 2023 Community Awards. Our residents’ local groups and charities in Barnet make a big difference throughout the year, and we encourage you share your stories of local heroes. This year’s categories include: Individual Categories: Good neighbour – A neighbour that goes the extra [...]
A warm welcome to Patricia Nimo, Resident Involvement Officer To strengthen our commitment in working with and supporting our residents, we recently appointed Patricia Nimo as Resident Involvement Officer. Patricia has a passion for community work and advocating on behalf of those whose voice may not always get heard. Over the coming months Patricia will [...]
This summer, Barnet Homes’ Healthy Homes Team has been holding a series of roadshows across the borough. The team has been established to resolve damp and mould issues which may be present in residents’ homes and to provide help and advice for all our residents. In Burnt Oak, Cricklewood, Finchley and East Finchley, the team [...]
Street art agency, Global Street Art, and one of its artists, Dan, have pulled together input from Grahame Park Estate’s local youth and community groups to develop a piece that's likely to leave an impression. Two years on since Barnet Homes and Global Street Art began working together to install [...]
Tim Mulvenna, CEO of The Barnet Group, recognised that to be an inclusive employer, we needed a dedicated staff member to lead on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to foster creativity, fresh perspectives and an understanding of a diverse workforce and the diverse community that we serve. EDI Lead role and responsibility So, in May this [...]
Barnet Council are providing free bystander intervention training titled ‘Stand up against Harassment’ by Helen Burrows from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. The training will be held for all London Borough of Barnet staff, VAWG (violence against women and girls) practitioners and community partners on 28th November from 1-2pm. As you may be aware, Barnet Council [...]
Grahame Park residents and visitors are set to navigate the estate easier than ever before with the array of new maps and signage rolled out across the estate. The maps and finger signs are the first new wayfinding installations at Grahame Park in a generation. With so many changes to [...]
Come and join us for our second-ever Barnet Question Time, where you’ll get the chance to put your questions to the Leader of the Council, Cllr Barry Rawlings, and his Cabinet. This live on-line event takes place on Thursday 19 October at 7pm. This is your opportunity to ask a question or simply tell us what [...]
A guest message from the Homes for Ukraine team In March 2022, Barnet Council alongside all local authorities began collaborating with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities with the launch of the Homes for Ukraine scheme. The scheme enables individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to sponsor Ukrainian nationals and [...]
Barnet Homes leaseholders will have recently received a letter regarding building insurance from 1 October 2023. This letter explains that unfortunately, there has been a large increase in the cost of leasehold buildings insurance which must be paid by leaseholders from 1 April 2024. We will write to leaseholders individually with the specific amount they [...]
