The Resilient Schools Programme funded by Barnet Public Health is proud to showcase a Youth Realities and Pink Productions film ‘Generation Verified’. From identity to pressure for perfection, popularity, and the desire for likes, this is a short film explores young people’s experiences of the online world and how they cope with the unique generational challenges that they face.

London’s Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden visited Barnet Council’s offices for an update on the council’s pioneering pilot scheme to tackle domestic abuse in the borough, along with its partners at the neighbouring councils of Brent and Enfield.

Called the ‘Culturally Integrated Family Approach’ (CIFA), the wide-reaching scheme provides tailored services that recognise differences in cultures and ethnicities to improve the support available to those experiencing domestic abuse.

Barnet Council yesterday (31 May) launched a bold new strategy to enable children and young people to influence decisions in the council. The participation strategy, called My Say Matters, was unveiled by young people at a special event at Hendon Town Hall.

Barnet Council can announce during Flood Action Week that it has now completed its new deluge-busting natural drainage systems in Friary Park, Friern Barnet.

Work on the £500,000 flood alleviation scheme included the construction of a new wetland and a series of small ponds. These will help prevent flooding from the Blacketts Brook, which flows through the popular beauty spot as well as through heavily populated residential areas.

This weekend sees the start of Hate Crime Awareness Week – and teams of police and council officers will be taking the opportunity to visit transport, faith and educational hubs to engage with residents, commuters and students to spread the message that Hate Has No Place in Barnet and to provide support.

This week marks two years since the launch of the council’s expanded CCTV network following a much needed £2.3million investment in significantly upgrading Barnet’s safety infrastructure and increasing its reach. And it’s been proving its worth, with more than 7,200 incidents logged by the CCTV Control Room during 2024/25.

Barnet Council’s Leader Cllr Barry Rawlings has issued a joint statement with Haringey Leader Cllr Peray Ahmet and Mayor of Hackney, Caroline Woodley on the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attack in Israel.

Cllr Barry Rawlings, Leader of Barnet Council, has marked the second anniversary of the 7 October terrorist attacks in a statement expressing sympathy and solidarity with the Jewish community:

“Today, we mark two years since the terrorist attacks of 7 October in Israel.

“The impact on Barnet’s Jewish community is immense, with loss and grief experienced by many of our Jewish residents.