CommUNITY Barnet's office will be closed from Monday 24 December 2018 to Monday 1 January 2019. The office will re-open on Tuesday 2 Janaury 2019 at 9.30am.
Season's Greetings from CommUNITY Barnet! We hope you have a great time with your loved ones over the festive period, and we look forward to seeing you again in 2019!
All the best,
Julie and the CB Team
As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Barnet is holding a number of events at locations across the borough.
Come and visit us at one of our Information Stands where you can learn about identifying and reporting hate crime:
This week marks Silver Week 2018, which runs from October 1 to October 7 and culminates in Silver Sunday. Silver Sunday is an annual day of fun activities for older people across the UK, led by The Sir Simon Milton Foundation.
Barnet Council will be hosting a week of activities and events throughout the borough. Silver Week celebrates the value and knowledge older people contribute to our communities while combating loneliness and isolation in the elder community.
Major events include:
Are you in a Patient Participation Group at a local GP practice? Or are you interested in the role of patients in improving primary care services?
Patient ENGAGE '18 is your opportunity to find out more about how patients can make a positive contribution to health care provision.
Presentations will include Barnet CCG, Barnet LMG, Barnet GP Federation and the CQC.
Click here to book.
The Barnet Wellbeing Service's first ever annual report is available now. To take a look at the great work the Barnet Wellbeing Service has been doing, please click here to view it in PDF form!
The NHS is 70 years old on Thursday 5th July 2018. It’s the perfect time to celebrate the history and achievements of one of the nation’s most loved institutions and to talk about its future, including the wide array of opportunities being created by advances in science, technology and information. To find out how you can get involved click here.
Now’s the time to nominate your volunteers for an award from the Mayor of London as part of the Team London 2018 Achievement Awards – nominations close on 25 July 2018.
Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course that teaches participants how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues and the best response, on a first aid basis.
You'll learn practical things you can do to support someone experiencing mental health difficulties and find out about a wide range of support services you can signpost people to.
To celebrate Volunteer Week 2018, CommUNITY Barnet will be holding an event at our pop up shop in Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Thursday 7th June from 10am til 3pm.
If you’ve been looking to gain experience in a certain field or fancy giving something back to your community then please pop along to hear all about the exciting volunteering opportunities that are available across the Borough of Barnet.