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.

The London Borough of Barnet marked Armed Forces Week with a curry reception last night (25 June), in partnership with the RAF Museum, to pay tribute to the Armed Forces, Reservists, Cadets Services, veterans, and their families in the borough.

As part of a London-wide initiative funded by the Home Office to tackle knife crime, Barnet Council is introducing a permanent knife surrender bin and a one-day mobile bin in the borough.

These bins provide a safe and anonymous way for individuals to dispose of knives and other bladed weapons, ahead of new legislation banning ninja swords under Ronan’s Law, which comes into effect on 1 August 2025.

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Barnet is proud of its status as a Borough of Sanctuary – awarded in 2024 – and to our heritage as a place where people from all over the world have been welcomed and been able to thrive over many decades. We were able to celebrate some of our newest arrivals at the Refugee Week events that ran throughout the last week.

Barnet Council and contractors Tarmac Kier Joint Venture (TKJV), have completed the £3million reconstruction of Hampden Way, N14. The 10-month project was completed both on time and to budget.

The Met Office have issued a yellow heat-health alert for London from today until Sunday 22 June at 6pm, with temperatures expected to go over 30 degrees.

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The London Borough of Barnet has scored well on a new interactive map, showing how councils across England treat military compensation when administering means-tested benefits.