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Cold Weather Alert - staying healthy during the cold spell
Last updated: 29 January, 2021
There is a 60 per cent probability of trigger temperatures being met and of severe cold weather, icy conditions, snow between 6pm on Friday 29 January and 9am Tuesday 2 February.Please take extra care while driving or if you are out on foot or cycling.
Latest dates for COVID-19 testing (w/c 01/02/21)
Last updated: 4 February, 2021
You’ll be able to find mobile testing units from 9am-3pm at: Monday 1 February – Barnet House. Wednesday 3 February – Brent Cross Shopping Centre. Friday 5 February – Barnet House. Sunday 7 February – Edgware Community Hospital. Tests are also available from our permanent testing sites from 8am-8pm, every day except public holidays, at:
Children’s Mental Health Week 2021: Express Yourself!
Last updated: 26 April, 2023
Free creative activity guides are available for parents are carers to share with your young ones. You can download them here. More resources:
Help shape the future: The Burroughs and Middlesex University SPD
Last updated: 1 February, 2021
The consultation, which runs until 22 February, gives residents, stakeholders and businesses the opportunity to express their views and influence the draft priorities and objectives set out in ‘The Burroughs and Middlesex University Supplementary Planning Document’ (SPD).
Social media stars promote mental wellbeing service for young people #DontDoItAlone
Last updated: 26 April, 2023
Kooth.com is a free, safe and anonymous online platform for 11-25 year olds to get support with their mental health, through peer support groups, counselling and/or blogging. Please play the video below to your young ones and to the children and young people in your networks. For more on Children's Mental Health Week, click here.
Barnet’s vaccine roll-out reaches first milestone as all elderly care homes vaccinated
Last updated: 4 February, 2021
More than 65 per cent of the general population over 80 years of age and a large proportion of people over 70 have also been vaccinated in the borough. The top four priority groups in the vaccine roll-out are:
Residents of Barnet have an important message for you: Please get the COVID-19 vaccine!
Last updated: 24 March, 2021
The video reminds us that the vaccine is the most effective weapon we have in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The more of us that have the vaccine, the fewer of us will become seriously ill from the virus. So far more than 28million people have had their first vaccine in the UK.
Roadmap out of lockdown: what you can do from 29 March
Last updated: 29 March, 2021
The Government’s ‘stay at home’ rule has been replaced with ‘stay local’, but many restrictions will still remain in place. From today:
National awards for Barnet Council’s Civic Office
Last updated: 1 April, 2021
The team is made up of Angela Richardson, Mayoral Services and Civic Events Manager, Tim Kellman, Senior Mayor’s Support Officer, and Valerie Davis, Mayor’s Administrative Assistant. They were given the accolades – and £1,000 in prize money, which will help support the Mayor’s charity, the Royal Free Charity – by the National Association of Civic Officers.
One month to go to Election Day
Last updated: 7 April, 2021
The Mayoral and London Assembly elections and two Barnet by-elections are taking place on Thursday 6 May 2021 – just four short weeks away. The list of Mayoral and London Assembly candidates is now live, including a record number of Mayoral candidates to choose from.