Just before Christmas last year, Bumblebee, The Barnet Group's private lettings agency donated £5,000 to Live Unlimited, the charity which helps Barnet's looked after children fulfil their dreams and aspirations. Live Unlimited creates new opportunities for this vulnerable group of young people, making them feel valued and valuable. They do this by taking them [...]
The Barnet Group has donated £1,000 from its Covid-19 Recovery Community Fund to this year's Young Barnet Christmas Campaign. The Young Barnet Foundation members support the most disadvantaged children and young people living in our borough including refugee children and young people and those in care. Since launching their annual Christmas Gift Campaign in 2018, [...]
We are very pleased to announce The Barnet Group is now a public signatory of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We know that people from ethnic minority backgrounds still face significant disparities in employment and progression, and that is something we need to change. The Charter is composed of seven calls [...]
Black History Month (BHM) UK (October) promotes knowledge, understanding and recognition of Black history and achievements. It aims to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions made by black people to the cultural and economic development of the UK. People from many different backgrounds come together during this month to celebrate the positive role of black people [...]
This summer, Opendoor Homes completed its biggest construction to date at Gracie House in Prospect Ring, East Finchley. The 50 new homes were built on a previously underused site, and will provide much-needed affordable accommodation to families who had an open homelessness case with Barnet Homes. The construction finished earlier than planned, despite the [...]
Opendoor Homes reached a huge milestone this week, taking ownership of its 500th home. Opendoor Homes, which has charitable status, is a registered provider of social housing, and part of The Barnet Group. It is providing affordable housing for those in housing need by building new homes and acquiring homes on the open market. [...]
Friday 20 August was a big day for local residents on Grahame Park, as we hosted our annual Urban Gamez inspired event for this year ‘Rise to the Challenge’ This year’s event sponsored by Morgan Sindall, Quinn London and Notting Hill Genesis, and supported by Greater London Leisure Ltd, FUSE Youth Project, Nutmeg Community and [...]
The Barnet Group are pleased to announce the launch of their Covid-19 Recovery Fund. We know what a difficult year our residents and service users have had and we want to help you celebrate being able to ‘Get Together’ again. The fund is available for you to apply to if you would like to organise a [...]
We’re committed to creating a better Barnet for all those who live and work in the Borough, so we have signed up to the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto. Lead by Barnet Together, and developed over several months and with the involvement of seventeen community organisations from across Barnet including Barnet Carers and Barnet Multi-Faith Forum, [...]
Here at the Barnet Group, we are grateful for the ongoing support we have received from our contractors year on year, especially with the sponsorship of this year’s awards event and their investment into a new Covid-19 Recovery Fund for the new year, that will assist in supporting our residents and the communities they live [...]