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The service, commissioned jointly by the five North Central London Boroughs and run by the charity Rethink Mental Illness, will offer support to anyone in those five boroughs who has been affected by suicide. This includes anyone who has experienced suicidal thoughts either now or in the past, their family, friends and carers and anyone who has been bereaved by suicide.

We have assisted care leavers by staying in touch and keeping open our support centre. Live Unlimited, Barnet’s charity to support looked after children and care leavers, has been fundraising to provide Wi-Fi data dongles for our young people. Following the successful GiveADongle campaign, dongles are being distributed across the borough to connect these young people to friends and other support networks. You can still donate via their Just Giving Page.

Shaykh Mohammad Yazdani Raza (Misbahi), Chairman of the London Fatwa Council, has given us some important religious advice and guidance for Muslims to follow during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While need is increasing across Barnet due to crisis, donations have been badly hit, meaning that local Barnet charities need the support of Barnet residents more than ever.    The 2.6 Challenge is a national initiative to support charities on Sunday 26th April, the day the London Marathon would have taken place and raised millions of pounds for UK charities.

The council is contributing £50,000 into the Barnet Community Response Fund and is also committing up to £25,000 to match pound-for-pound public donations. Barnet Community Response Fund has been set up by Barnet Together to help food banks, small charities and local organisations working with communities most at risk and affected by the crisis.

The council has already contacted subscribers directly to confirm their first fortnightly collection day which will either be Saturday 9 May or Saturday 16 May.  Subscribers can also check when their collection day online Subscriptions have been extended for residents who have already signed up and paid for the service to ensure they receive the collections they have signed up for.

While many physical VE Day celebrations are cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, there will still be lots of opportunities to get involved safely - from holding a tea party at home, to decorating your home with bunting, sharing your experiences via the council’s social media pages with the hashtag #VEDay75Barnet, or tuning in to a number of special television and radio programmes highlighting this important date.

Barnet has the biggest care network in London, with over 10,000 people working in adult social care across 160 care providers, including 83 care homes. This has been an extremely difficult time for everyone working in the caring profession and I would like us all to take a moment to recognise the massive commitment they have shown and thank them for their dedication.

We have over 320 children in foster care in Barnet therefore it’s incredibly important we raise awareness and show our support for this essential part of our community. Join us in showcasing the honourable commitment of foster carers in the local area by using the hashtag #ThisIsFostering Jane, a Barnet resident, explains how fostering has changed her life: 

North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is calling on Barnet residents to stop and think carefully before rushing to visit one of north London’s reuse and recycling centres (RRCs).