‘Think differently about Barnet and help us change lives’ - social worker recruitment campaign launched
Barnet Council, committed to recruiting and retaining the very best the country has to offer, has launched a high-profile digital campaign to attract new talent and build on its team of committed social workers. Barnet Council is focused on creating a Family Friendly Barnet, enabling opportunities for our children and young people to achieve their best.
Town centre window competition gives small Barnet businesses a big boost
The aim of the competition was to encourage independent businesses across the borough to refresh their window displays, to welcome shoppers back to the high street. As part of the competition, businesses were also asked to come up with a business plan to show how the £3,000 prize would be invested.
Join us in the creation of our new Memorial Woodland! Plant trees and help heal our community
What is the Memorial Woodland?
Our new Memorial Woodland, which is due to open to the public in Spring 2022, will offer a space of reflection and healing to all residents.
Five outsourced council services expected to return in-house following Capita contracts expiry
Recommendations for the future delivery of some services currently outsourced by Barnet Council to Capita are expected to be confirmed by the council’s Financial Performance and Contracts Committee, which will meet on 23 November. These proposals will then be decided by the Policy and Resources (P&R) Committee on 9 December.
Silk Stream natural flood defence proposals open for residents’ views
Residents living in Barnet and Harrow are being invited to help shape a six-year programme of natural and sustainable projects to reduce the risk of flooding in the catchment of the Silk Stream.
Early Years Parenting Hub launched to give children ‘fair start in life’
Barnet Council has today (11 November) launched the Early Years Parenting Hub, an innovative early intervention service for parents and their children aged 0-5.
Mayor to mark Remembrance Sunday 2021 at Hendon service
The Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Alison Cornelius, will lead a service at Hendon War Memorial for Armed Forces veterans and their families to mark Remembrance Sunday (14 November). The service will follow a parade at Hendon and will be the first since 2019 as COVID-19 social distancing restrictions prevented gatherings in November 2020.
Barnet among five North London Councils partners to win adult care national award
Barnet Council has jointly won with its partner councils in North London a national award for improvements to the quality of care received by residents in its network of adult care homes.
Council supporting careers to promote diversity in regeneration industry
Barnet Council is supporting independent built environment network Future of London, on its exciting new employment opportunity for London’s ethnic minority communities, to help launch careers in housing, regeneration and development.
Government’s £1.75m for homes in Barnet
The government has granted £1,510,000 towards a new housing development in Hendon and £270,000 towards the Little Strand affordable homes in Colindale.