Page 2 - HGS Suburb News 137 - Winter 2019

Generations Together at Brookland A bin statement from Barnet

Suburb News as a community performance by the choir Councillors have asked for the Barnet since then and the routes cllr.r.grover@barnet.gov.uk;

newspaper is always pleased to and to share some mince Brookland Infant School following points to be circulated no longer made much sense. cllr.g.rozenberg@barnet.gov.uk.
be able to help our local schools pies, and the photo below to residents: • This process was always going East Finchley ward:
to publicise any of their activities, shows the choir assembled • The senior leadership team of to cause some problems but the cllr.c.farrier@barnet.gov.uk;
and was interested to hear about outside. The school’s the London Borough of Barnet scale of the disruption is clearly cllr.a.mittra@barnet.gov.uk;
an initiative by Brookland Infant accompanying notice (LBB) – the Leader, the Chief unacceptable and LBB is sorry cllr.a.moore@barnet.gov.uk.
school to involve our elderly outlines the details of Executive and colleagues – are that Suburb residents have been
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residents with some of the the scheme and Suburb 02083466824 completely focused on the bin caught up in it.
activities of their children aged News hopes some of its Brookland Infant school are doing a project this year called ‘Generations Together’ reorganisation. Its shortcomings • The extent of the operational
between three and seven years old. readers will respond to where we want our children aged 3-7 to develop a relationship with our local retired are very visible to them. The Leader challenges has clearly caught
The school visited Fellowship the appeal and get in environment we would love you to visit: has apologised for the disruption. the team by surprise. All the
community. If you have any spare time and would love to fill it in an engaging, lively
Do you like reading?
House before Christmas for a touch with the school. Do you like baking/cooking? • All complaints are being fed same, across the Borough, there
back into the service so that has been a steady improvement
Do you like sewing/knitting?
staff can see where things are week on week since the start of
Do you like arts and crafts?
Do you love to “chat”?
going wrong. This has helped November and LBB expects this
Then we need you!!!!!
them make some important to continue.
We want our local community to become involved with our school and build up a
changes. LBB believes that a • Barnet’s collection service is
lovely relationship where children will learn and develop many wonderful skills.
corner has now been turned, so run entirely in-house and everyone
If you feel you would like to support this project then please let us know- ring the
school office/pop in and we will make all the arrangements.
Many thanks
please bear with them over the involved is employed directly
coming weeks as crews work to by LBB.
put it right. • Issues with the bin service
• The disruption has come out of should be reported on the LBB’s
a root-and-branch reorganisation website: https://account.barnet.
of bin collection routes. This gov.uk/publicaccesslive/self
was always going to be a huge service/citizenportal/login.htm
job because LBB collects about • If this does not resolve the
350,000 bins every week. It was issue, then you should contact
also unavoidable because the your Councillors on the emails
routes hadn’t been changed in shown below.
more than a decade. About 15,000 Garden Suburb ward:
more homes have been built in cllr.j.marshall@barnet.gov.uk;
Assisted bin collections
An assisted bin collection means contacting the Street Based dark. Dogs or other potentially
that the council crews will Services on 020 8359 4600. dangerous animals must not be
collect the bins from an agreed Once a request has been roaming free on the property
collection point, empty the made Barnet will then visit you on collection day. Wherever
bins and return them to the to discuss your needs, assess possible the bins will be stored
Henrietta Barnett expansion update collection point. your ability to meet the criteria at the front of the property to
Barnet Council’s assisted
enable easy collection, or at the
and, if appropriate, agree a
collection service is available to collection point for all the rear if the collection road is
residents with a disability or with containers. This visit will take situated at the rear of the
mobility problems and where place within ten working days property. All containers must
no one else in the household is of the service request. be kept in the same location.
able to take the containers to As a general rule, the Please be aware, that the
the normal collection point. containers must be easily bins are emptied until 5pm,
An Assisted Collection request accessible for the crews and and remember that while black
will be considered where: visible from the collection road. and blue bins are collected
• There is nobody else at your Gates must be left unlocked weekly, green bins are only
property who could put the where necessary and the crew collected fortnightly.
containers out for collection, and should be easily able to If your bin hasn’t been
• You can provide evidence of manoeuvre the bins from the emptied by 5pm please report
your need, such as receipt of property. The decision of where this the following day as a
Personal Independence Payment, to place the containers will be ‘Missed Bin’ by visiting www.
receipt of Disability Living based on ease of collection and barnet.gov.uk/recycling and
Our Summer issue last year money than was available and doing so again. The Residents Allowance, or letter from your GP. not based on street scene aesthetics. clicking ‘Report a missed bin
(SN135, p3) reported on Henrietta the school failed in its bid this Association and Suburb News Requests for an assisted You must ensure there are no collection’ or by ringing 020
Barnett School’s application for time round. will keep residents informed of collection can be made online overhanging branches or shrubs 8359 4600.
funds from the government’s There is another opportunity any developments. at www.barnet.gov.uk or by as crews may be collecting in the MARIE-CHRISTINE O’CALLAGHAN
selective schools expansion fund. to apply for funds this year and
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