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The borough picked up the prestigious accolade from the Greater London Authority and Forestry Commission, coming top out of the 32 councils the competition was open to. The Barnet tree programme – thought to be London’s largest – will improve air quality, support biodiversity, reduce the risk of flooding and provide protection from the sun during heatwaves. The effect will be to improve the long-term health of residents across the borough.

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U+I is a specialist regeneration developer, with a focus on genuine collaboration, with the public sector and local communities. Joseph Partners is also a seasoned urban developer and has pioneered a new, bold approach to reviving high streets.

The council’s Public Health Team and CommUNITY Barnet, an organisation that promotes the voluntary and community sector in Barnet, are working in partnership to deliver a borough-wide campaign to increase public awareness of mental health, as well as providing people with information on how they can get help and support in the borough.

Our first guided walk, from Hendon to Mill Hill, attracted members of the Ramblers, Age UK, Diabetes UK, councillors, MP Matthew Offord, residents, their children and some dogs. It was the first of six new Barnet Healthy Heritage Walks to promote the borough’s history. The rain held off, and attendees learned about the rich history of Hendon and Mill Hill while socialising and exercising.

London County Council built over 89,000 homes between the wars after the Addison Act received royal assent in July 1919, providing government subsidies for local authorities to build houses. More than half of them were built in out-of-county ‘cottage suburbs’. The 4,000-home development Watling Estate in Burnt Oak, then in the urban district of Hendon, was the third largest of these (after Becontree and St Helier).

The Summer 2023 edition of our council magazine, Barnet First, is packed full of news and features about what’s going on in the borough.  We aim to deliver a copy to every household in the borough by 20 July. If you don't receive your copy, please contact the corporate communications team at barnet.first@barnet.gov.uk

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