We are sorry to announce that the Barnet Seniors Association is closing down from November 2023. We are keeping the web site on line for reference for the moment. More details on the home page.

Day trip to Rye and Hastings – 16 June 2016

All are welcome to join Barnet Seniors’ (55+) coach trip to two small coastal towns each with important historic connections. Rye, one of the Cinque Ports, is England’s best-preserved medieval town, once almost entirely surrounded by water and now 2 miles from the open sea. Town and shops within easy walking distance, also market, tea rooms and restaurants.

Then on to the old-fashioned sea-side town to Hastings, with well-preserved old town, fishing fleet and the remains of the first castle to be built in England by William and Conqueror.

Arrival time in Rye between 11 and 11.30am . We spend 2 hours in Rye then half an hour trip on to Hastings – free time in Hastings from 2pm until about 4.30pm home around 6.30 to 6.45 pm.

Cost £20 per head

Thursday 16 June 2016. Pick up from Everyman Cinema Barnet or Sainsbury, North Finchley.

Comfortable 39 Seat Coach (Reggies Coaches)

Booking is essential call 0203 778 0151 and leave a message we will call you back. Or email: bsabarnet@outlook.com . We have a few seats still available (as at 1 June). All are welcome.

Barnet Senior Insider, Issue 6 (May / June 2016)

Barnet Seniors Insider 6 PDF (May / June 2016) is now available to download here (PDF 650kB, 8 sides of A4).

The full text is only available as a PDF.

The Insider contains news for senior citizens in Barnet. It gives people practical information about local services, support, events, places to go and things to do that could interest and help them to live their lives to the full.

Contents of Insider 6

  • The State Pension is changing
  • If you reached the State Pension age after the 5 April 2016, you’ll receive the new State Pension
  • Interested in volunteering?
  • Ever thought of giving some of your time to help others in the community?
  • SweetTree Fields Farm
  • Outdoor activities in Mill Hill
  • Carers Week
  • 6-12 June 2016. Raising awareness of caring and its challenges, and recognising the contribution that carers make
  • Outreach Barnet
  • A short‐term support service that works with people who have housing related support needs
  • Dementia Awareness
  • Not just memory loss
  • Out and About – Personal Theft!
  • Keep your bag zipped
  • Barnet Shared Lives
  • Carers who are paid to host an adult in their own home
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Install a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm
  • Some tips from a GP
  • Be prepared for your appointment
  • Ask Bob
  • Diagnostic imaging – PET scans, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Out and About in Barnet
  • Things to do
  • Advertising in the Insider
  • From £40 for 64mm x 45mm to £120 for a quarter page

    Silver Sunday – 2 October 2016

    Silver Sunday - celebrating older peopleSilver Sunday is an annual day of fun and free activities for older people across the UK. It celebrates the value and knowledge they contribute to our communities while combating loneliness and isolation.

    On Sunday 2nd October 2016 Barnet Seniors’ Assembly will be hosting an Afternoon Tea Party Drop In Event at Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs NW4 4AX, from 12.30pm until 4.00pm. A complimentary afternoon tea will be available, as well as entertainment, activities and information stalls. The London Borough of Barnet is once again making the Town Hall available.

    people looking at a presentation of art worksSilver Sunday 2016 will precede a week of events and activities taking place throughout the borough for all senior residents. Further details of Silver Sunday week events are in Barnet Seniors Insider 8 PDF (September / October 2016) (PDF 1000kB, 8 sides of A4), and at https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/adult-social-care/silver-sunday.html.

    Spring Event Report

    people watching a presentationOver one hundred and fifty mainly senior residents of Barnet attended the Barnet Seniors’ Assembly Spring Event held at Woodhouse College in Finchley on the 13th April 2016. The organisers were a little apprehensive as to numbers this time given the new venue. We shouldn’t have been; people turned up soon after 10am and began chatting to friends, old and new over a cup of tea or coffee. Continue reading “Spring Event Report”

    Barnet Senior Insider, Issue 5 (March / April 2016)

    Barnet Senior Insider 5 PDF (March / April 2016) is now available to download here (PDF 620kB, 8 sides of A4).

    The full text is only available as a PDF this time.

    The Insider contains news for senior citizens in Barnet. It gives people practical information about local services, support, events, places to go and things to do that could interest them and help them to live their lives to the full.

    Contents of Insider 5

  • Start a conversation
  • A friendly chat or call can make all the difference
  • Interested in volunteering?
  • Ever thought of giving some of your time to help others in the community?
  • U3A – University of the Third Age
  • Learning for pleasure
  • Sometimes it helps to talk
  • North London Hospice
  • The Reader Organisation
  • Weekly shared reading groups
  • Personal Health Budgets
  • Benefit from increased choice and control
  • Not sure? Don’t open the door!
  • Don’t let unknown callers into your home
  • Know the limit…!
  • Many electrical fires can be avoided by following some simple actions
  • Making small changes to keep active
  • Keep healthy through physical activity, not just exercise
  • Ask Bob
  • What is an endoscopy?
  • Out and About in Barnet
  • Things to do

    To read the full text of these articles, download the Insider 5 PDF.

    Barnet Seniors’ Assembly – 13 April 2016

    Free Public Event

    • Wednesday 13th April 2016
    • 10am (Registration) – 2.30pm – Buffet Lunch provided
    • Woodhouse College, Woodhouse Road, Finchley, N12 9EY (Buses 134 & 221 stop outside or 5 minute walk from Tally Ho Corner bus station)

    Speakers on :

    • Scams – For-warned is for-armed
    • Patient Matters – Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group
    • Altogether Better – Barnet Ageing Well Programme

    Plus INFORMATION STALLS – ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITES FOR THE MAINLY OVER 55s

    Please book on Email: bsabarnet@outlook.com or phone 0203 778 0151

    Barnet Senior Insider, Issue 4 (January / February 2016)

    News for senior citizens in Barnet
    • Keeping well • Keeping safe • Staying active • Making friends

    For a paper copy of this newsletter, download and print Barnet Senior Insider 4 PDF (PDF 293kB, 4 sides A4)

    Three ladies at a table with mugs

    IN THIS ISSUE

    • Living in a digital world
    • Tips to protect you against scams
    • Bedtime Routine
    • Steps for staying steady
    • Life After Stroke
    • Living with cancer
    • Life is for living
    • Out & About in Barnet

    Continue reading “Barnet Senior Insider, Issue 4 (January / February 2016)”

    Barnet Senior Insider, Issue 3 (November / December 2015)

    The guide for senior citizens in Barnet

    • Keeping well • Keeping safe • Staying active • Making friends

    For a paper copy of this newsletter, download and print BSA Newsletter 3 PDF (PDF 297kB, 4 sides A4)

    Dancing

    IN THIS ISSUE

    • Keeping Warm this Winter
    • Is your home at risk of fire?
    • Keep safe and stay scam aware
    • Keep well get vaccinated
    • Love, care and safety for pets
    • Singing for the brain
    • Dementia Cafes in Barnet
    • Future care planning

    Continue reading “Barnet Senior Insider, Issue 3 (November / December 2015)”