Events
Throughout the year we put on community events and fundraisers to help us raise awareness of issues affecting older people in the borough - or to raise money to run the vital activities and services that we offer to older people in Barnet.
Click here for Age UK Barnet's eventbrite page - an easy way to register for events!
UPCOMING EVENTS
NEW COFFEE MORNINGS: Join us for a cuppa and a friendly chat at one of our new coffee mornings
which are held between 10.30am and 12 noon around the borough:
• North Road Community Centre, 230 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware HA8 0AP (Tues 18 Feb, Tues 18 March, Tues 15 April, Tues 13 May)
• All Saints Church, Church Walk, Childs Hill, NW2 2JS (Thurs 13 Feb, Thurs 13 March, Thurs 17 April, Thurs 15 May
• Lane End Medical Centre, 2 Penshurst Gardens, Edgware HA8 9GJ (Wed 19 Feb, Wed 19 March, Wed 16 April, Wed 14 May)
• Kingsley Court, Tayside Drive, Edgware HA8 8RE (Wed 26 Feb, Wed 26 March, Wed 30 April, Wed 28 May)
• Mill Hill Library, Hartley Avenue, London NW7 2HX (Thurs 6 March, Thurs 3 April, Thurs 1 May, Thurs 29 May)
- Ann Owens Centre, Oak Lane, East Finchley N2 9LT (Sat 1 March, Sat 5 April, Sat 3 May,, Sat 31 May)
For further info call Louise on 07379 331807 or email: activities@ageukbarnet.org.uk
NEW Creative Tuesdays (3.30 – 5.00pm) at The Ann Owens Centre, Oak Lane, East Finchley N2 8LT. A programme of creative activity sessions including card making, creative writing and photography. The next course is 6 week beginners pottery starting on 25 March 2025. Booking essential. For details on how to join – email: activities@ageukbarnet.org.uk or call 07384 466 840.
Camilo's World Music: singalong and lunch at Candlewood House - Weds 9 April 2025 (11.30am-12.30pm). Sing along to hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s plus Latin American folksongs. Whether you love Elvis, Mozart, Bob Dylan, or Richard Strauss, there's something for everyone. Takes place every other Wednesday at Candlewood House, Bentley Drive, NW2 2TD.
Booking essential! Phone Helen Nicolaou on 07384 466840 or email activities@ageukbarnet.org.uk
TALK: love and relationships by Professor Catherine Loveday. Catherine talks about the connection between memory and love and how we can use this to improve our relationships. Takes place on Wednesday 26 March 2025 (6.45-8pm) at the Ann Owens
Centre, Oak Lane, East Finchley N2 8LT. To register, call Teresa on 07502 989 403 or email teresa.gallagher@ageukbarnet.org.uk
TALK: the power of swearing by Professor Catherine Loveday. Catherine shares why we swear and how the use of taboo words can deeply affect the way we think, act and relate to each other plus why swearing can make us feel better. Takes place on Wednesday 23
April 2025 (6.45-8pm) at the Ann Owens Centre, Oak Lane, East Finchley N2 8LT. To register, call Teresa on 07502 989 403 or email teresa.gallagher@ageukbarnet.org.uk
Event: Health checks and prevention - 29 April 2025 (10am-12noon)
Our morning of talks and activities aims to give you the tools to stay well. Takes place at the Tarling Road Community Centre, 20 Fallows Close, off Tarling Road N2 8LG. Arrive at 9.30am for registration and refreshments. To register, contact Salima on salima.jiwa@ageukbarnet.org.uk or call her on 07503 353157.
Mindfulness workshop - dealing with negative thoughts and emotions
We run regular mindfulness workshops throughout the year. For more information and to register an interest, please contact Fiona on fiona.cronin@ageukbarnet.org.uk or phone her on 07799 519314
PAST EVENTS
Talented young musician Joe Loveday performs some of your favourite Beatles tunes.
Wellbeing Q&A to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. Our trustee neuroscientist Catherine Loveday, Professor at University of Westminster, answers your questions on lockdown anxiety, sleep and why routine is so important in people with dementia.
A Musical Afternoon regular, Italian Tenor Yuri Sabatini's gives us a live performance, singing operatic arias, traditional songs and other popular tunes..