Your Health Barnet blog

Resolutions are notoriously hard to keep, but small changes to your habits can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing.  

Find a new hobby to try - or revisit an old one. Learning something new is a great way to find your feel good for 2025! New hobbies are also a great way to meet new people and stay connected. From discovering a new joy for reading, trying arts and crafts or having a go at Bollywood dancing - there are plenty of opportunities in Barnet.

Cookery classes

• Age UK Barnet hosts various cookery classes for over 55s that aim to suit all tastes and experience, from beginners’ courses to healthy eating, Indian cookery and vegetarian cuisine - Age UK Barnet | Cookery classes

Community Gardens (click here for more details)

• Incredible Edible Barnet grows fruit, veg, and edible flowers outside a church in New Barnet, promoting seasonal food and organic growing.
• Stonegrove Community Garden offers over 20 raised beds and a newly planted Orchard with fruit trees.  
• Tarling Road Community Centre is growing food and running a compost project. 
• The Roundabout Garden transforms Cloister Road roundabout into a community garden. 
• Barnet Community Harvesters collects surplus fruit and supports local food banks. 
• Hendon Tiny Orchard is creating a biodiverse green space.  

Volunteer

• Barnet has a network of food banks which are mainly run by local people who generously volunteer their time. 
• Browse Volunteering Barnet's directory to find available volunteering opportunities in your local community, ranging from photography to green space improvement, and so much more.

Get active

• Fit and Active Barnet offer loads of exercise classes and opportunities to get active in Barnet's communities. Visit the FAB Hub for discounts and opportunities.
• Age UK Barnet offer a range of exercise classes for over 55s - from seated exercises, to Bollywood Dance and Tai Chi - there's bound to be something new that you haven't tried before: Age UK Barnet Fitness Classes.

Learn a new craft or skill

• Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm hosts a huge variety of workshops and events including weekly yoga classes, art workshops and children’s activities - see what's on.
• The Arts Depot runs a range of theatre and arts workshops and activities for all ages - from musical theatre, to singing, dancing and knitting - check out what's on.

For more tips and tricks to find your feel good in 2025, visit https://yourhealthbarnet.org/findyourfeelgood