Compassionate Home Care in Barnet: Home Care Preferred

by | Apr 30, 2025 | Community | 0 comments

Compassionate Home Care in Barnet: Home Care Preferred

Home Care Preferred, based in Barnet, has been providing high-quality domiciliary care since 2018. Located in Barnet, the agency supports older people and younger adults living with numerous conditions including Dementia, Parkinson’s, Stroke & Cancer. Some clients are relatively healthy but need a bit of extra support to remain safely in their home.

Rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Home Care Preferred excels in safety, effectiveness, and responsiveness. Clients consistently praise the service, with one stating, “We could not have asked for anything more… They were outstanding in their support.”

 

The agency offers a wide range of personalised care services, including companionship, personal care, and specialised support. They also assist with daily tasks like meal preparation, shopping, and housekeeping, helping clients maintain their independence.

Recognised with a 2024 homecare.co.uk award, Home Care Preferred has built a strong reputation for excellence. Led by Director Ms. Shir-Li Lim, together with registered care manager Diann DeSousa, their team remains committed to providing compassionate, person-centred care.

For those in need of reliable home care in Barnet, Home Care Preferred is a trusted choice, ensuring dignity, comfort, and well-being for every client.

T: 020 3950 3273 E: [email protected]

W: homecarepreferred.com/barnet

3c Galley House, Moon Lane, Barnet, EN5 5YL

 

Barnet Council Updates:

by | Apr 16, 2025 | Community | 0 comments

Barnet Council Updates:

Info taken from the Barnet First eNewsletter. To subscribe please follow this link:

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Community skip service dates

Barnet’s community skip service now runs 48 weeks a year and operates at weekends rather than on weekdays with the hours extended to 8.30am to 3pm. You can get rid of up to three large unwanted household items every three months for free using the community skip service.

 

To view all the service date and locations please visit:

https://www.barnet.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/community-skips-service/community-skip-locations-and-dates

View Barnet’s planned road and pavement works

Barnet Council maintains 723km of roads throughout Barnet and fixed more than 4,400 potholes during 2024. As part of our £97m investment in Barnet’s roads and pavements there are also a number of major resurfacing works underway and planned for the coming months.

You can see which roads will be undergoing resurfacing or repair here. Start dates are usually confirmed around two weeks before works begin and the list is updated weekly.

https://www.barnet.gov.uk/roads-and-pavements/road-and-pavement-maintenance/road-and-pavement-investment/programmed

Free Dr Bike sessions

You can take your bicycle for a free, full safety check, including checks on the condition of tyres, rims, gears, brake function and tyre pressure. The sessions will take place between 4pm and 7pm. Details about sessions can be found here:

https://www.barnet.gov.uk/roads-and-pavements/transport-and-around-barnet/cycling/free-dr-bike-sessions-barnet

Volunteering in Barnet 

Volunteering Barnet supports groups and volunteers in Barnet. From finding you a role and helping with applications to arranging regular support sessions, Volunteering Barnet supports your volunteering journey. Join the thousands of people who volunteer each year to support Barnet’s charitable causes and make a difference.

For more information and to get involved visit the Volunteer Barnet website

https://volunteeringbarnet.org.uk/volunteers/

Barnet’s schools to go smartphone-free from September

A new initiative will see schools across Barnet go ‘smartphone-free’ from September. Primary schools will not allow smartphones to be brought in and 23 secondary schools will commit to working towards removing smartphones entirely from the school day.

A Barnet Education & Learning Services spokesperson said: “Smartphone Free-Childhood Barnet is a schools-led initiative. We have supported a borough-wide letter to go out to parents of up to 63,000 school pupils to make Barnet schools smartphone-free by September 2025.

“Schools are in a powerful position to change the norm, and a large group of Barnet schools are committed to making our schools smartphone-free. From September 2025, a majority of secondary schools have already made the decision that the new cohorts of secondary school children (Year 7 pupils) will not be permitted to bring smartphones or smartwatches into school.

“Research shows that children aged 11-15 are most vulnerable to negative influences from social media and internet access via smartphones. We encourage parents to delay giving smartphones to children until at least age 14 and access to social media until age 16.”

Public Space Protection Order tackles anti-social behaviour

Community safety is a top priority in Barnet and we want to ensure our public spaces are clean and safe for everyone. A Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is in place across the whole borough to create a safer, more welcoming environment for all residents and visitors.

The PSPO means fines are issued for street drinking, aggressive begging and other behaviours that negatively impact our public spaces. Fines for breaching the PSPO can be up to £500 for alcohol-related offences and up to £1,000 for other breaches. We want Barnet to be a safer place for everyone.

New Local Plan will shape growth and change up to 2036

Barnet Council adopted its new Local Plan last week marking a significant milestone in the borough’s development strategy. The comprehensive Local Plan will guide growth and development across Barnet up to 2036, replacing the previous Local Plan from 2012.

The plan aims to deliver nearly 44,000 new homes by 2036 in the most sustainable locations, including ‘growth areas’, town centres, transport nodes, estate renewal, and major thoroughfares. It also seeks up to 67,000 m² of new office space across Barnet’s town centres, a new metropolitan town centre at Brent Cross, and a new regional park with three sports and recreation hubs.

The plan emphasises sustainable development with improvements for walking and cycling through a healthy streets approach, combined with more responsive and adaptable town centres, and space to support 27,000 jobs

Antiques Roadshow comes to Barnet this summer

Stephens House & Gardens in Finchley will be hosting the long-running BBC1 show Antiques Roadshow on Sunday 1 June.  Specialists will be on hand to offer free advice and valuations to visitors who are invited to raid their attics and bring along their family heirlooms, household treasures and car boot bargains for inspection.

You can find out more, share your story with the Antiques Roadshow team and book tickets here https://lostintv.com/tv-show?id=1354

 

Barnet Furniture Centre

by | Nov 8, 2022 | Charity | 0 comments

We are a not-for-profit furniture re-use charity that brings multiple benefits to the community and environment.

Since opening in 2011, we’ve diverted over 1000 tonnes of furniture and household items which would otherwise have ended up in landfill.

We rely solely on donations; this enables us to provide a wide variety of affordable furniture at a price to suit everyone.

We offer free collections and deliver too.

We are always on the look out for volunteers to join our team and help us with our work in the community.

 

To make a donation:

Email photographs of the items you would like to donate to [email protected]

Include the postcode for the collection and your contact number

Opening Hours:

Monday-Saturday

9.00am- 5.00pm

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see our available stock as new items arrive daily.

Young Barnet Foundation

by | Apr 22, 2022 | Charity | 0 comments

Voted by Beach Media Publication’s social media followers as one of the “Charities of the Year”, Young Barnet Foundation is a local charity and free membership service which supports voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises who work with children and young people in the borough of Barnet.

Currently, Young Barnet Foundation supports 195 members with advice, resources, training, and networking opportunities. Membership is free to any eligible group or organisation delivering services or creating opportunities for the borough’s 0-25-year-olds.

Established in 2015, Young Barnet Foundation is one of 11 Young People’s Foundations in operation. Each one adapts to meet the needs of its members in a local area with a shared mission and purpose: to bring together local community groups and organisations, provide them with a platform for growth and development, and increase opportunities for children and young people.

Since 2017, Young Barnet Foundation’s Space2Grow Children & Young People’s Fund has awarded £918,070 to local groups and organisations for a variety of projects and initiatives. This includes free BACE Holidays programmes delivered in partnership with Barnet Council which give children and young people who receive free school meals access to enriching activities and nutritious meals during the Easter, summer and winter school holidays.

Young Barnet Foundation’s annual Christmas Gift Campaign has delivered over 5,350 wrapped presents to disadvantaged 0-18-year-olds living in the borough, including refugees and children in care. More recently the organisation worked with partners including Barnet Food Hub, Volunteers on Wheels and Go Dharmic to deliver much-needed long-life food and baby products to Ukrainian refugees in Romania as part of a local community response effort (pictured).

With Volunteering Barnet and Inclusion Barnet, Young Barnet Foundation is a proud partner of Barnet Together, a free capacity-building support service for the borough’s Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector.

The Barnet Together partners worked closely with Barnet Council to give financial support to local groups and organisations providing care and support for vulnerable residents during the COVID outbreak, issuing £118,000 through the Barnet Community Response Fund.

Young Barnet Foundation operates a Community Coworking Hub where members and community groups can hire hot desks, work pods and meeting spaces at low-cost rates. The office and coworking hub are located above the Barnet Food Hub at the old East Barnet library on Brookhill Road.

For more information about Young Barnet Foundation, visit youngbarnetfoundation.org.uk or find them on Facebook and Instagram (@YoungBarnetFoundation) or on Twitter (@Young_Barnet).

Barnet Motor Medics

by | Oct 25, 2021 | Motoring | 0 comments

We’ve been based in Barnet since 1974, formerly known as Todaton Service Garage.

Located only a short drive from New Barnet Station, you’ll find us in the Lancaster Road Industrial Estate. We specialise in same day MOTs for classes 4,5&7 servicing, repairs and accident repair services for all vehicle makes and models.

All work is carried out by fully qualified technicians with a combined experienced of 50 years. We’re open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm and 8:30am to 1pm on Saturdays.

We offer same day servicing and repairs, a local pick-up and delivery service plus a warm while-you-wait reception area with free Wi-Fi if you chose to drive in.

All work undertaken is covered by our 1-year or 12,000 miles (whichever occurs first) on all parts and labour, on top of manufacturers guarantees.

During the pandemic and currently offering contactless collection & delivery within a 3-mile radius of ourselves for peace of mind. Each vehicle has seat covers, Steering wheel covers and gearstick & handbrake covers fitted and are ALL wiped down on delivery back.

We also carry out small bodywork repairs same day of ready next day to ensure you are kept on the road.

Need some help – call the Barnet Motor Medics today on 020 8441 1822