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BREAKING: Extra date added for COVID-19 mobile testing unit
Last updated: 10 September, 2020
You can now find it from 10.30am-3.30pm at: Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Wednesday 9 September AND Thursday 10 September Edgware Community Hospital on Sunday 13 September All appointments must be booked in advance.
Tributes issued to Councillor Brian Gordon after decades of public service
Last updated: 10 September, 2020
He was due to be appointed to the role in an Annual Council meeting on Tuesday evening, but the ceremony could not go ahead as planned due to his illness. The Leader of Barnet Council, Councillor Dan Thomas, and the Worshipful Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Caroline Stock, have paid tribute to him after the tragic news was announced.
Another extra date added for COVID-19 mobile testing unit
Last updated: 15 September, 2020
All appointments must be booked in advance. ONLY BOOK IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS – new, continuous cough; high temperature; loss of or change to your sense of taste or smell Local slots for any particular day of testing become available for booking online from 6pm the day before. You can book a slot for the same day at any time up until 11am on the day itself.
Discover Barnet: shop safely and support your local high street
Last updated: 10 September, 2020
Barnet Council has launched Discover Barnet, a campaign to support the local businesses that create Barnet’s vibrant high streets and town centres – and the people behind them. Discover Barnet highlights the vital role that small businesses play in Barnet’s communities and economies by focussing on seven local businesses who have been serving Barnet residents for many years.
Victoria Park funfair closes tonight
Last updated: 21 September, 2020
We made the decision in light of increasing COVID-19 infections in the borough. Closing the funfair is purely a precautionary measure and there is no evidence of anyone being infected as a result of attending. The operator provided the council with a COVID Secure risk assessment prior to the funfair’s opening, and we have been regularly monitoring it to ensure compliance is met. We are reviewing all applications for future public events in our parks and open spaces as part of our measures to prevent the spread of infection.
More dates added for COVID-19 mobile testing unit
Last updated: 18 September, 2020
Find it from 10.30am-3.30pm at: Barnet House on Wednesday 16 September Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Saturday 19 September. All appointments must be booked in advance. Appointments are limited so keep trying. ONLY BOOK IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS: new, continuous cough; high temperature; loss of or change to sense of taste or smell.
The mobile COVID-19 testing unit is back in Barnet for week beginning 21 September
Last updated: 21 September, 2020
Find it from 10.30am-3.30pm at:
Barnet’s pledge to make borough Dementia Friendly to mark World Alzheimer’s Day
Last updated: 21 September, 2020
It is estimated that 4,435 people in the borough have dementia and this is projected to increase to 6,806 by 2035. Barnet Council and the CCG, working closely with the Barnet Alzheimer’s Society, have trained more than 10,000 Dementia Friends in the borough to date and are committed to increasing this number further to ensure that Barnet is a truly dementia friendly borough for our residents.
Recycle Week starts today! Together – We Recycle
Last updated: 21 September, 2020
The theme for Recycle Now’s 17th annual Recycle Week is to thank the nation and the people of Barnet for continuing to recycle despite all that has happened this year. Statistics released by Recycle Now show that through lockdown the UK has become even more environmentally aware, with nearly 9 in 10 households saying they ‘regularly recycle’.
Leader’s statement after police officers injured in operation
Last updated: 24 September, 2020
Cllr Thomas said: “Yesterday’s incident in which a number of Met Police officers were injured while carrying out a drugs raid in Barnet has shocked us all. This happened as these officers were simply doing their job. I would like to wish all of them well. “We are all exceptionally grateful for the work they do, day in and day out. Putting themselves in harm’s way to ensure we are kept safe.”