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Recycle Week starts today! Together – We Recycle

The theme for Recycle Now’s 17th annual Recycle Week is to thank the nation and the people of Barnet for continuing to recycle despite all that has happened this year.

Statistics released by Recycle Now show that through lockdown the UK has become even more environmentally aware, with nearly 9 in 10 households saying they ‘regularly recycle’.

The mobile COVID-19 testing unit is back in Barnet for week beginning 21 September

Barnet’s pledge to make borough Dementia Friendly to mark World Alzheimer’s Day

It is estimated that 4,435 people in the borough have dementia and this is projected to increase to 6,806 by 2035.

Barnet Council and the CCG, working closely with the Barnet Alzheimer’s Society, have trained more than 10,000 Dementia Friends in the borough to date and are committed to increasing this number further to ensure that Barnet is a truly dementia friendly borough for our residents.

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Tributes issued to Councillor Brian Gordon after decades of public service

He was due to be appointed to the role in an Annual Council meeting on Tuesday evening, but the ceremony could not go ahead as planned due to his illness.

The Leader of Barnet Council, Councillor Dan Thomas, and the Worshipful Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Caroline Stock, have paid tribute to him after the tragic news was announced.

Barnet Mayor pays doorstep visits to 20th annual Civic Award winners

Six Lifetime Achievement awards and two Outstanding Service to the Community awards were presented to eight recipients in recognition of their commitment and dedication to supporting the people of Barnet.

A socially distanced results day for Barnet’s GCSE students

While national league tables have been suspended this year, it is expected that Barnet students will again perform strongly in their GCSEs. Last year, students in the borough ranked second in the country for Progress 8 scores, which gauge the progress made by each student during their time at secondary school, out of 151 local authorities. At the same time, the average Attainment 8 score, which is a way of measuring pupils across eight qualifications including Maths and English, saw Barnet ranked second highest nationally.

Mobile COVID-19 testing unit back in Barnet this coming week

You can find it at the following locations from 10.30am-3.30pm for tests for drivers & pedestrians:

  • Edgware Community Hospital on Monday 17 August
  • Barnet House on Thursday 20 August
  • Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Sunday 23 August

All appointments must be booked in advance, either:

Barnet A-Level students collect marks in unique results day

Schools and colleges have been asked to provide exam boards with two pieces of information for each subject: the grade they believe each pupil would have achieved if teaching had continued and the ranking order of students by performance at each grade. Due to the new marking process, these grades will not be used to obtain a school average or a Barnet average as in previous years. However, Barnet A-Level results have consistently been in the top five per cent nationally over the last few years.

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