The Good Neighbour Scheme for Mill Hill and Burnt Oak – The Good Neighbour Scheme gives neighbourly support to older, elderly, less mobile and isolated people in the Mill Hill and Burnt Oak areas of the London Borough of Barnet.

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Registered CIO 1192433 (previously charity 1130578)

Latest News

BRINGING SMILES TO YOUR DOOR! With the new lockdown period and a challenging winter ahead, several local charities supporting older and vulnerable people have come together to spread a sense of connection and care across the Borough of Barnet. Click on this text for more details of this community initiative.
MORE SMILES! Last week, as part of 'Bringing Smiles to Your Door' project, we delivered more flowers to our clients . All the flowers were donated by of Ursula Stone who runs the Flower Bank in East Barnet.
Recently, it became clear that one of our clients could do with a little more support. Morrisons found out and put together trolley full of groceries for her!
Lily takes her first walk for 12 weeks.
Miriam receives her weekly shopping from by a volunteer.
A gift of flowers from Morrisons for Rini and also Iris and Roy.
The Burnt Oak branch has been our community partner for the past 2 year. It's been a great support at events and has carried out a number of fundraising events. Its latest rafle raised £800. Many thanks to all the staff.

Barnet Civic Award

Great news! We have won the award for our work in the community but as Derrick, our Head of Trustees, said the recognition of our work in Mill Hill and Burnt Oak was far more important than winning the award.

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We Need More Volunteers

Without volunteers, we would not be able to offer the variety of services which we provide at present. If you can spare a few hours a month, it would make a real difference to someone’s quality of life. Find our more.

Lunch Clubs

Our 3 lunch clubs covering MIll Hill and Burnt Oak offer 2 course meals with tea or coffee at a very reasonable price. An opportunity to socialize and meet new people. Find out more …

Lily talks about the GNS

Lily, 96 years young, who before the lockdown was out every day, did not leave her home for 11 weeks. She is very grateful for the support of The Good Neighbour Scheme.

Befriending

Where people are lonely or housebound, we may be able to arrange a regular weekly or fortnightly visit from one of our volunteers. Find out more

Social Events and Outings

Join us on one of our special events that can include our regular bingo afternoons and trips to garden centres and places of interest.

Lifts and Transport

Where the use of public transport is difficult for clients we can provide transportation by minibus to some of our events, such as the lunch clubs. Volunteer drivers also are available to give lifts in their own vehicles to hospitals and GP surgeries. Find out more

Chiropody and Nail Cutting

Good foot health is something that many of us take for granted. However, if our feet develop problems they can affect many aspects of our lives. Poor foot health can lead to reduced mobility, which in turn can produce serious physical, mental and social consequences. This is particularly true for older people

Our chiropody service is aimed directly at preventative healthcare encouraging our clients to use the service regularly and so avoid conditions developing. If a medical condition has developed then our chiropodist will treat the condition at no extra cost. Find out more