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Following the announcement of the bank holiday to fall on Monday 19 September, there will be a number of changes to council services including schools, libraries, bin collections and the council’s contact centre. Funerals will proceed as normal and death registrations can be facilitated via 020 8359 2000, between 9 – 11, if you require urgent same-day burial or cremation. For details, please see below:

A Service of Commemoration for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was held this evening, Sunday 18 September, at St Mary’s Church in Hendon followed by a minute’s silence observed at Hendon Town Hall. The service was conducted by the Vicar of Hendon and Area Dean of Barnet Reverend Dr Julie Gittoes with the Worshipful Mayor of Barnet Cllr Alison Moore and Representative Deputy Lieutenant Mr Martin Russell also paying tribute.

Barnet Council has launched a consultation on the A1000 cycle lane which includes a series of workshops and focus groups involving local residents and businesses. In late 2020 as part of a Government and Transport for London (TfL) funded response to Covid-19 impacts on public transport, the council installed the cycle lane from just south of North Finchley Town Centre to the borough boundary with Haringey. 

Councillors are also encouraging motorists to other forms of sustainable transport for the day, while raising awareness of the various benefits that active travel, such as cycling and walking, have to climate change, health, the air we breathe and the local economy. Cllr Alan Schneiderman, Chair of the Environment and Climate Change committee, said: “We’ve declared a climate emergency in Barnet and have put sustainability at the heart of everything we do to ensure we become a net zero borough by 2042.

Barnet residents will have the opportunity to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) as never before, with Barnet Council funding community events for the first time. During October, more than 20 BHM public events and exhibitions will take place across the borough, with scores of schools also set to mark the month too. Now in its 35th year, BHM recognises and celebrates the contributions of Black people to the economic, cultural and political life in the UK.

Barnet Council set out its vision for the next four years at its Policy and Resources committee meeting in Hendon town hall last night (Thursday 29 September). The council’s corporate plan puts caring for people, our places and the planet at the heart of its vision and sees revitalised community engagement and participation as the way to achieve this.

Councillors voted through plans, including over £2million in targeted financial assistance, to help residents tackle the cost-of-living crisis at the Policy and Resources Committee at Hendon Town Hall last Thursday 29 September. The additional £2million is part of a wider £9million financial support package, which includes the household support fund, discretionary housing payment and school uniform fund.

Yesterday (10 February) the Community Security Trust, a charity that monitors antisemitism, released their annual report on antisemitic incidents in the UK. The report shows that 2021 was the worst year on record for antisemitism in the UK – with 2,255 incidents taking place across the country and 423 having taken place in Barnet. Councillor Daniel Thomas, Leader of Barnet Council, said:

Household Notification Letters will be arriving with you in the post in the coming week. Check your letter to make sure you are registered to vote. You only need to register once, you don’t need to register separately for every election. However, if you have moved home (even between two addresses in Barnet), you must register again at your new address. Registering to vote is quick and easy, visit: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Barnet residents interested in exploring careers in the borough’s large adult care sector, are being invited to a recruitment event at Middlesex University on Wednesday 23 February. Hosted by Barnet Council and BOOST, the fair is an opportunity for job seekers to meet with 20 different local employers, discuss opportunities and take the next steps to finding a new job in the care sector.