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The £35 million investment by Barnet Council will see Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre redeveloped, creating a new facility, and a new leisure centre constructed in Victoria Recreation Ground to replace the existing Church Farm Leisure Centre. The Victoria Recreation Ground site will also be joined by a partnership library, relocated from the current East Barnet Library, from 2019.

Councillor Longstaff, who was running in aid of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, successfully negotiated the 26.2 mile course in a time of 5 hours, 12 minutes and 10 seconds following months of preparation. During the last year the Mayor has weaved his many training sessions in around work and almost 400 mayoral engagements. His schedule continued on Sunday, with the Mayor heading off to attend the Jewish Community National Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony just a few hours after crossing the finishing line.

The partnership will see the council working with support from Unicef to be recognised as a Child Friendly Community and support all children to grow up healthy, happy, safe and resilient. Over the next three years the council will collaborate with Unicef as part of its Child Rights Partners Programme to embed children’s rights into the council’s governance, policy and practice. Barnet is one of just three local authorities in the UK to be partnering with Unicef after submitting an expression of interest to the organisation.

The hour long walks, which take place all year round, go through some of Barnet’s well-known beauty spots including Hampstead Heath and Woodside Park. Walks are open to anyone aged 18 and over, with varying difficulties graded between 1 and 5 for the stamina and fitness needed. Led by qualified instructors, the walks also include additional exercises to improve strength and conditioning.

“We are extremely proud of our borough’s rich cultural diversity and the way our communities live together. We are aware of the current community tensions surrounding the Hippodrome planning application – and indeed some of the inflammatory commentary that has been posted in response to this matter. Following advice, and due to the volume of comments that were posted, a decision was taken to remove all comments made on the planning portal for this application.

A number of ‘Friends of’ park groups across Barnet have answered a call from Barnet Council to get involved in the nationwide Clean for The Queen campaign.  Clean for the Queen is a new initiative aimed at inspiring people from across the country to do their bit to clean up their neighbourhoods ahead of Her Majesty the Queen's 90th birthday in April.  Campaigners are calling for a mass clean-up to take place on the weekend of March 4 – 6 and local authorities including Barnet are giving it their backing.

Work has been ongoing at the site on Montrose Playing Fields in Colindale for several weeks now and as the steel frame nears its completion, those in attendance were invited inside the site complex and given their first glimpse of the shell of a building which will change the lives of thousands of young people across the borough.

The ‘Pressreader’ app is available to all registered library users and allows people to use a computer, tablet or smart phone to access publications from 100 countries and in 60 different languages free of charge. All residents need to log into the new app is their Barnet library card number. Among its 7,000 publications are UK newspapers including The Guardian, Daily Mail, Independent and the Daily Telegraph.

Barnet Council has delivered nearly 200 Easter treats to children in hospitals across the borough.  The council’s Streetscene service collected 160 Easter eggs and 32 tubs of chocolate bars, all generously donated by Barnet  Council staff.

The awards, which are now in their 17th year, are a chance for the borough to officially recognise the dedication and hard work of those who strive to make a positive difference to people’s lives. Anyone wishing to submit a nomination can do so up until 31 December 2016. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held in March next year hosted by the Worshipful the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor David Longstaff.