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Harvesting solutions to Barnet’s food challenges at the Barnet Food Summit

On Monday 16 October (World Food Day), the Barnet Food Partnership hosted the borough’s first Food Summit. The gathering at OneStonegrove brought together many of Barnet’s key players in the local food system with the mission to share knowledge,…

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Celebrating Barnet’s Community Vaccine Champions: an innovative approach to tackling health inequalities in Barnet

Over the past year, Barnet’s Community Vaccine Champions have been working in their local communities to dispel vaccine myths, promote vaccine uptake and improve health outcomes.

As a partnership between Barnet Council and Barnet Together…

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Could you be a Health Champion?

Barnet Health Champions are a network of people who live, work or study in the borough, who are passionate about the health and wellbeing of their community. Find out more and join the 250 volunteers already actively promoting health and wellbeing among their family, friends, colleagues and networks in Barnet.

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Support your local food bank

Barnet has a network of food banks which are mainly run by local people who generously volunteer their time. If you're interested in volunteering, visit the directory and contact a food bank near you to find out about volunteering opportunities.

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Volunteer with Better

Barnet's Better Gyms offer volunteering opportunities in physical activity and community champion roles in Barnet.

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Volunteering Barnet

From befriending to photography, green space improvement and so much more. Browse Volunteering Barnet's directory to find available volunteering opportunities in your local community.

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Making every contact count

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is about making the most of each opportunity to help people improve their health and wellbeing.