Town twinning

Barnet has links with 8 towns around the world. These connections were established to promote cultural, social and educational links between areas, as well as encouraging trade links and economic benefits. 

• Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany
• Chaville, France
• Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany
• Le Raincy, France
• Ramat Gan, Israel
• Montclair, USA
• Morphou, Cyprus
• Pokhara, Nepal

Many of the links were made by the smaller councils which existed before the London Borough of Barnet was created in 1965. 

Le Raincy Photography Competition: "Regards Croisés" / "Exchanging Viewpoints"

Le Raincy invites residents of their twin towns of Barnet, Caldas da Rainha in Portugal and Clusone in Italy to participate in this annual competition.

2025 competition results

The 2025 theme was "My City, My Heritage: Hidden Heritage". Here are the winning Barnet entries, as chosen by judging panels from the other three towns:

Joint first place - Mike Coles - Winter

Joint first place - Jane Simpson - Leathersellers' Almshouses Barnet

Second place - Robert Blyth - Battle of Barnet Reenactment c1471