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Community wellness event coming to Golders Green
Barnet residents are invited to a free Golders Green Services Information Fair, on Wednesday 13 May, from 10.30am to 12.30pm at the Golders Green Hippodrome.
This welcoming community event brings together Barnet Council,…
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Resident doctors’ strike - choose the right NHS service
The NHS is urging people to take extra care and to use NHS services wisely during the ongoing strike action by resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors), which began today (7 April) from 7am and is scheduled to end on Monday (13 April)…
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Protect your child's future with the HPV vaccine
The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is offered to all young people in Year 8, typically aged 12–13. It provides safe, long-lasting protection against the main types of HPV that can lead to cervical cancer, some mouth…
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Get involved with food growing!
Would you like to spend more time outdoors? Enjoy the longer, brighter days of spring and go along to a community food-growing project in Barnet.
From orchards to community gardens, you can get involved at plenty of places…
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Start your stop-smoking journey
Four ‘pop-up’ events were held for No Smoking Day last week, including at the Barnet Council office in Colindale and Barnet Hospital.
The Barnet Stop Smoking Service’s advisers were on hand to give free, personalised guidance to residents…
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Help for those affected by gambling harms
Barnet is part of a new coalition of health partners and local councils which has secured £250,000 to reduce the devastating impact of gambling harms across North Central London (NCL).
The NCL Tackling Gambling Harms…
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Centre's early years work impresses Deputy Mayor
The Deputy Mayor of London for Children and Families, Joanne McCartney, visited Newstead Children’s Centre yesterday (4 March 2026) to see the valuable work being done at the venue in Finchley.
Newstead Children’s Centre…
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Take the quiz to make first step to better health
Are you thinking that you’d like to improve your health and wellbeing?
Make the Healthy Choices Quiz…
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Dance the morning away on Friday!
You can still book free tickets for Dance Barnet, an inclusive, pan-disability dance competition which is being held at Arts Depot, North Finchley, on Friday (27 February) from 11.30am.…
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Measles cases in north London: What parents should know
Measles cases are rising across London, particularly in our neighbouring borough of Enfield. London accounts for more than two-thirds of cases in England, with Enfield having the highest number in the capital.
Why is measles…
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