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Discover Barnet and choose to shop local this Small Business Saturday

This year’s Small Business Saturday will take place on 4 December. For the ninth year the campaign is supporting and celebrating independent businesses across the UK. It has been another challenging year for small businesses, with many of them struggling as a result of the economic impact of the pandemic.

Our “My Say Matters” strategy puts young people and their families at the forefront of how we do things!

Have your say on My Say Matters, Barnet’s Child Participation and Family Involvement Strategy!

Family Services are currently consulting on a new Child Participation and Family Involvement Strategy. We recognise the value of involving children, young people and their families in the way we shape and develop our services, and we believe that by working together we can learn from each other.

Mayor plants oak sapling for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The Worshipful Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Alison Cornelius, has planted a small oak tree in Hendon’s Sunny Hill Park ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in February 2022.

‘Think differently about Barnet and help us change lives’ - social worker recruitment campaign launched

November 2021: ‘Help us change lives’ – that is the message from Barnet Council, with the launch of a new campaign designed to recruit and attract new social workers to this London borough team.

Town centre window competition gives small Barnet businesses a big boost

Barnet’s small businesses are still dealing with the impact and loss of earnings as a result of lockdown restrictions. To celebrate the reopening of our high streets, Barnet Council launched a Town Centres Window Competition, with a chance of winning £3,000 to put towards their business.

Join us in the creation of our new Memorial Woodland! Plant trees and help heal our community

From Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 November, between 11am – 3pm, we’re inviting residents to join us for tree-planting for our new Memorial Woodland, located at Mill Hill Park (Flower Lane extension). Not only is this the perfect opportunity to meet other residents across the borough, but you’ll also be part of a much bigger cause! You’ll be honouring family, friends and members of the community who have sadly lost their lives during the pandemic, and those who are currently in mourning or suffering with any kind of sickness or ill health.

Barnet Council and Barnet Multi Faith Forum renew faith covenant

Five outsourced council services expected to return in-house following Capita contracts expiry

Five council services currently delivered by Capita for Barnet Council will return in-house once their contracts expire in 2023, if proposals for a change in service provision are approved by the council’s Policy and Resources Committee next month (December).

Silk Stream natural flood defence proposals open for residents’ views

Early Years Parenting Hub launched to give children ‘fair start in life’