PAST EVENTS
Christmas with The Salvation Army in Hendon
Carols, readings and refreshment.
Donations in aid of The North London Hospice
FREE ENTRY
A public lighting of the large Menorah on Chanukah the Jewish Festival of Lights will take place outside the Town Hall on Monday December 3rd outside Hendon Town Hall at 5:30 pm.
We are very grateful that the Mayor of Barnet has agreed to attend this special lighting ceremony.
The festival will be celebrated from Dec 2-10 and our ceremony will highlight the universal message of the Menorah – Light, Liberty and Religious Freedom.
We would be delighted to have any Council members of the BMFF, together with the faith communities and the public at large to attend.
Hot soup and some form of light entertainment will be arranged.
In support of the community children’s choir.
Entry £1
A day of fun – including face painting, tombola, cakes, afternoon tea, craft work, speed chess competition, mulled wine and much more…
Have your photo taken with Father Christmas!
Barnet will be holding its very own Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) conference which will cover Harmful Practices, Honour Based Violence, FGM and Forced Marriage. This event will be for anyone interested in identifying, understanding, challenging and eliminating these harmful practices.
It will be held at the Sangam Centre, 210 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 0AP 9:30am – 3pm.
To register click here or for more information click here. #HearMeToo
Tarling Road EcoGarden & Clean-up for Barnwood
The Community in Brownswell Green between Oak Lane and Brownswell Road Community Bulb Planting are planting bulbs as part of the Barnet Council’s Initiative to plant a Snowdrop in memory of every one of the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust. If you live in the area and want to get involved please Contact natan@sfitogther.org and bring gardening gloves!
As the NHS prepares for a busy winter, Barnet CCG is planning its approach to keeping people well through the season. Barnet CCG needs you to help them understand what your priorities are, and want to make sure that everyone gets the right treatment, at the right time and in the right place. Come and have your say.
To book your place to this free event at the Trinity Hall, Mill Hill Broadway, London NW7 3TB, please click here.
Barnet Council is currently consulting on its Housing and Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategies. Both strategies set out the vision and plans for housing and homelessness over the next five years. The strategies cover a range of themes which provide a framework and action plan to address housing and homelessness related issues in Barnet. Share your views with Councillor Rozenberg and Councillor Ryde, Chair and Vice Chair of the Housing Committee, which is taking place at Colindale Library, 7 Bristol Avenue, NW9 4BR.
Book your place here.
Join us for a talk on the 2018 Peace Proposal entitled “A Proposal for Peace; Toward an era of Human Rights, building a people’s movement’’, written by the philosopher, author and peace proponent Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI, with more than 12 million members in 192 countries and territories worldwide.
Robert Samuels, vice Chairman of SGI Europe will introduce and discuss themes from the proposal. Robert Samuels was general director of SGI UK from 2002 to 2013, earlier in his career he was an economics teacher in Barnet for 21 years.
Free event
As seats are limited please register your attendance in advance on
Please arrive at the main entrance where a steward will be available to direct guests to the lecture theatre.
The lecture theatre will be open at 18.45
The Barnet Multi Faith Forum the strategic voice of the faith sector in Barnet is delighted to be involved with Soka Gakkai International, in supporting this exciting programme, to promote peace, dignity and respect for life. These are the pivotal values that unite us to stand together in demonstrating our mutual esteem for all those of different faiths and beliefs.
FREE Event introduced by Soka Gakkai International.
[Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a socially engaged Buddhist movement that actively promotes peace, culture and education based on a belief in positive human potential and respect for the dignity of life. For more information about the organisation visit www.sgi.org.]
‘Seeds of Change’
(Award Winning exhibition linked to UN Earth Charter)
‘Transforming the Human Spirit’
(concerned with peace and security including nuclear weapons)
‘What is SGI-UK’
The Barnet Multi Faith Forum the strategic voice of the faith sector in Barnet is delighted to be involved with Soka Gakkai International, in supporting this exciting programme, to promote peace, dignity and respect for life. These are the pivotal values that unite us to stand together in demonstrating our mutual esteem for all those of different faiths and beliefs.