This is to curb the rising rate of COVID-19 infections and protect the NHS from being overwhelmed. While this is a difficult time for all of us, I want to reassure you that the council will continue to support everyone who lives, works and studies in the borough.
The facility can be found in the Fenella Building car park of Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, NW4 4BS.
It will operate from 8am-8pm, seven days a week from today (Monday 2 November). The site is easily accessible without a car and will be able to provide up to 360 tests a day.
You MUST book your appointment in advance at: https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test.
Residents have until Thursday 10 December to respond to the questionnaire: https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/edi-policy-consultation.
I would also like to thank all the organisations of the Barnet Safer Communities Partnership who have worked together over the last nine months to develop and implement of new ways of working in order to minimise disruption to services and to enable the Partnership to continue to work with the community to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, helping to ensure that Barnet remains one of London's safest boroughs.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.