Burst water main – Finchley area
16.50 UPDATE: Affinity Water has reported that all residents affected should now have a water supply, although this may be at a lower pressure than normal. Their team is on site to continue repair work to the damaged section of water main.
For the latest information we advise residents to keep checking the Affinity Water website for updates.
Residents can also sign up to receive text alerts.
Space2Grow: School Holiday Food Grant Fund launched by Barnet Council and Young Barnet Foundation
We have worked with partners at the Young Barnet Foundation to establish the Space2Grow: School Holiday Food Grant Fund, with a start-up donation from Barnet Council of £50,000, providing support to holiday hunger programmes.
Covid-19 Mobile Testing Unit returns to Barnet – week beginning 19 Oct
You’ll be able to find mobile testing units from 10.30am to 3.30pm at:
Monday 19 October – Edgware Community Hospital
Thursday 22 October – Barnet House
Barnet Council gets ready for the leaf fall this autumn
This represents a considerable challenge in Barnet, a borough with over 30,000 street trees. The annual leaf fall can be unpredictable due to weather and varying leaf fall times depending on tree species.
Black History Month: Food and events at Allotmentz cafe to help North London’s disadvantaged communities
They aim to engage, enable, empower and equip people from marginalised and disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their intellectual, social, emotional and economic independence and wellbeing. They do this through their own CHOICES programme project, located now at Allotmentz Cafe. CHOICES is an acronym for Choose Health Opportunities, Independence, Character, Employment & Skills.
London alert level raised to high - A message from Cllr Dan Thomas, Leader of Barnet Council
It is important for all of us to understand why the Government has moved London up into Tier 2, and what that means for our day-to-day lives.
Unfortunately, rates of COVID-19 infection are increasing. Barnet is one of the 10 boroughs with the highest infection rates in London. We all have a duty to keep ourselves and each other safe from infection.
Step forward for new Barnet state-of-the-art sports and community hub
Middlesex University has committed to increasing their use of the space in the stand making it the new base for the London Sports Institute and School of Health & Education Departments, and in doing so strengthening the business plan for the development of the West Stand.
New dates for mobile COVID-19 testing unit as permanent facility continues to test in Edgware
COVID-19 tests will be available from various locations in the Barnet borough this week (beginning Monday 12 October).
You’ll be able to find mobile testing units from 10.30am to 3.30pm at:
Barnet Libraries’ ‘Select and Collect’ service extended
The service, which was initially rolled out at Barnet’s four Core Plus Libraries in June, allows residents to pick up and return books and other library items of their choice.
Since June, library staff have loaned more than 19,000 items as part of the initiative, including well over 10,000 individual books for children and young people.