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The screen will broadcast family-friendly films, outdoor fitness activities and live events such as Wimbledon and the Euros, opening with Finding Nemo from 11am-12.30pm on Friday 2 July. While most of the programme schedule is free for everyone, some screenings will be ticketed. There will be a small charge of £5 to see three of the movies – Bohemian Rhapsody, Beetlejuice and Black Panther – but under-12s will be allowed in for free. Please note that the event is being delivered in line with Government Guidelines.

On 26th and 27th June, between 9am-5pm, everyone aged 18 or over can simply turn up to get the Pfizer jab without an appointment. You can get your second jab if your first was at least eight weeks earlier. People will not need to be registered with a GP or have their NHS number.

The Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy was agreed by the council’s Policy and Resources Committee on Wednesday 16 June and provides an overall vision and action plan for the next four years which aims to ensure the borough is a place which is fair, inclusive and safe for all its communities.

The six ambitious projects range from renovating the outdoor space at a community centre, to holding a medieval festival to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet, and creating a wildlife wonderland. The project creators have been drumming up support from their communities and the council has responded by pledging over £12,500 to boost the projects towards their crowdfunding targets. 

Consultation is underway to help develop the document which will play a key role in helping to manage growth and change in Barnet between 2021 and 2036. The consultation will run until 9 August. Between now and 2036 the aim is for more than 36,000 new homes across the borough, new office space, a new park town at Brent Cross and a range of leisure and sports facilities.

Barnet Council and the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group invite everyone aged 18 and over to get their COVID-19 vaccine on a special vaccination bus parked next to Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The bus will stop in the Layfield car park, next to the John Lewis car park, on 12, 14, and 16t July, between 12pm and 7pm.

Barnet's first ever summer festival, Discover Barnet Presents, launched on Friday 2 July with an open air screen in Victoria Park, Finchley. Despite the unpredictable and slightly soggy weather, the event has brought Barnet residents together to enjoy films and sports on the big screen, which continues to Sunday 11 July.

The free annual challenge calls on children aged 4 to 12 to sign up and read six books this summer. This year’s challenge takes children on a trip to Wilderville, with help from the WWF, for a special nature-themed challenge that will inspire them to stand up for the planet. With amazing books, amazing rewards and lots of ideas for taking care of the environment.

The works are part of a £1.1million investment plan to create a thriving green lung in the centre of an urban environment that’s undergone huge regeneration in recent years. Other new facilities in the park will include an outdoor gym, table tennis, fixed chess tables, new fruit trees in a scenic blossom orchard and state-of-the-art play areas. Wildflower areas and benches, a picnic area with garden tables, 3.2-metre cycling and walking path and a zip line are further additions included in the development proposals.

The students’ art piece reflects three themes: celebration, the local community through a young person’s eyes, and forests. The forest theme relates to the exact location of the mural; on the site of Christmas tree store, Pines and Needles. As part of the design process, students submitted an array of paintings and photographs in response to a competition the school ran - they could either create a brand-new artwork or choose one of their existing artworks which they felt related to the themes.