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Middlesex in Barnet
Community events
Silver Sunday in Barnet 2024
Date: Sunday, 6 October 2024 11:00 - 15:00
Venue: Rickett Quadrangle, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, NW4 4BT
Cost: Free
About the event: Come join us at Middlesex University London for a day filled with activities, information, and entertainment which celebrates ageing well in our community.
Silver Sunday is all about celebrating an "Age-friendly" Barnet and sharing opportunities with organisations and groups who support our community to age happily.
From live music and dance performances to health checks, and our new disco room, there's something for everyone! Don't miss out on this fantastic event where you can socialise, learn new things, and even have a free lunch! Mark your calendars and spread the word - Silver Sunday 2024 is going to be a day to remember!
Black History Month: sustainable MDX & BarNET zero inspired craft activity
Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024, at 11:00-15:00.
Venue: Rickett Quadrangle, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, NW4 4BT
Cost: Free
About the event: Join MDX Student Union, the MDX Anti-Racism network and the External Affairs team for a free sustainable craft activity, inspired by the work of the BarNET Zero team.
Save your recycling materials to reuse to create Black History Month inspired art work. Pin your thoughts to our notice boards around the fountain area, about your thoughts and feelings for ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ The Theme for Black History Month 2024, intends to take control of authentic stories, celebrate heritage, and ensure voices are heard. Save your recycling materials to reuse to create Black History Month inspired art work. Pin your thoughts to our notice boards around the fountain area, about your thoughts and feelings for ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ The Theme for Black History Month 2024, intends to take control of authentic stories, celebrate heritage, and ensure voices are heard.
Mary Seacole: The real angel of the Crimea film screening
A docu-drama film screening with an Introduction from Producer, Paul Kerr.
Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024 at 14:00-15:30
Venue: Room C219-20, 2nd Floor, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, NW4 4BT
Cost: Free
Duration: (50 minutes)
About the event: The docudrama was made for Channel 4, directed by Sonali Fernando and produced by Paul Kerr. The piece is about feisty, fearless Victorian heroine, Mary Seacole, a Jamaican doctress who saved the lives of dozens and tended the dying during the Crimean War. She was the first ‘British’ woman of colour to write her autobiography, which became an unlikely bestseller in the 1850s. She now figures in the national curriculum and was voted the greatest black Briton in a 2004 poll.
Two reviews of Mary Seacole: The Real Angel of the Crimea.
“An engrossing biodoc made with flair and aplomb. A treat.” – Time Out.
“Absorbing documentary. An extraordinary film.” – The Observer.
Please email c.rose@mdx.ac.uk with any event queries.
Being a good neighbour
Being a good neighbour and having a positive impact on the local area is very important to us.
The University and the London Borough of Barnet will continue to work together with the police to reduce the incidence and impact of antisocial behaviour. We have listened to local residents and have increased security patrols on and around campus, and made it easier for residents to report problems or issues.
Questions or concerns
If you are a local resident and have any questions or concerns about the University’s or its members’ impact on the local community, please don't hesitate to contact our Security Team, available 24/7.
Call +44 (0)20 8411 7777
Healthier High Streets for residents
Middlesex University has joined a range of shops and businesses in Barnet which are helping to improve the health and wellbeing of our local community through the Healthier High Streets scheme. The Healthier High Streets programme brings together five schemes set up to encourage businesses to offer environments where the local community can come together and make healthy choices in safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces.
Middlesex University has joined the ‘Refill Barnet’ scheme for offering free drinking water refills available to all, while the University’s catering provider, Chartwells, has joined the ‘Healthier Catering’ scheme, which guarantees that we offer a healthy and nutritious food offer.
Local residents can look out for the Heathier High Streets Sticker displayed in shop windows, see what’s on offer at their favourite local businesses, and find a Healthier High Street shop near them through the Borough’s Health and Wellbeing map.
Use our campus spaces
We play a key role in our local area and we support local business, groups, schools, colleges and community members. Many of our campus facilities – including cafés, outdoor 3g pitches, multi activity courts and our gymnasium are available to our local community, and we aim to facilitate community use of some meeting rooms and spaces when we are able to. Our Church Farm Meeting Room can also be reserved by the public.
Rickett Quadrangle registered as a Warm Space
We are pleased to announce that the Rickett Quadrangle in our College Building has been registered as a Warm Space.
Warm Spaces is a community-led initiative where businesses, community, faith or social enterprise organisations provide a welcoming space for residents to stay warm and engage with others in their community.
Cafés
Our cafés at The Quad in our College Building and The Grove – which provide a great selection of food and snacks, with gluten free, halal, vegan and vegetarian options available – are open to our local community.
Our prices start at £1.10 for hot food and £2.10 for sandwiches – add a snack or fruit with a drink for £3.99.
The Quad opening times: Monday to Friday: 7.30am to 7.00pm (term time); Saturday: 8.30am to 4.00pm (term time); Monday to Friday: 8.00am to 5.00pm (out of term)
The Grove opening times: Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 6.00pm (term time); Closed (out of term)
Sports and fitness facilities at Middlesex
We welcome local community members and we would love you to join The Fitness Pod at Middlesex University. We have highly competitive gym memberships which include access to our impressive fitness centre and class programmes. No contract or joining fee required!
Our gym, 3g pitches and multi activity courts are open to our local community at competitive rates. Our 3g pitches have marking for Football (11 and 7-aside) Lacrosse and more. Our Multi Activity courts are available for a variety of sports including tennis, netball, 5-aside football and cricket. Find out more about our sports facilities.
To check availability and to book a court or pitch, please contact thefitnesspod@mdx.ac.uk or telephone the reception on 020 8411 6343.
For more information about our Sports facilities please contact Toni Hannan: t.hannan@mdx.ac.uk or thefitnesspod@mdx.ac.uk
MDX Inter Faith Network
At Middlesex we are committed to creating a positive, inclusive environment where diversity is a strength and everyone is treated equally with dignity and respect. MDX Inter Faith Network (IFN) aims to showcase and support the diversity of religious belief within the staff and student community at Middlesex University. The Network aims to have representation from all religions and beliefs within our membership.
For further information contact: MDXInterfaith@mdx.ac.uk
Report.It.To.Stop.It
Experienced or witnessed a hate crime?
If you are a member of the public, Report It To Stop It and find out what to do if you’ve been affected by a hate crime and see how Middlesex University, as a member of the Barnet Network of Reporting Centres, can help you report the incident.
Access specialist support
View a list of organisations (PDF) offering practical and emotional support in the local area.
Going green in Hendon
We care about the physical environment at our campus in Hendon, north London. We're doing award winning work to make it more sustainable and to reduce our impact on our environment year on year.
Watch our video to find out how we're increasing biodiversity on campus through collaborative thinking and working.
Find out more about sustainability at Middlesex
Green spaces
Use of green spaces in our grounds, such as the Paddock and Church House is available to the local community. After they were in decline for several years, in March 2022 we replaced our large conifers in front of the College House building with three Hornbeam trees. We also planted eight small leaved lime trees in the Paddock. We have completed improvements in the Hendon Grove, works include:
- Improving the benches through repainting and the replacement of the wood slats
- Planting of native bulbs in the grassed and woodland areas
- Developing an area as a community orchard
- Improvement of sightlines within the park to improve visibility
- Minor improvements to paths to improve safety.
We have installed bird, owl and bat boxes on the trees in Hendon Grove.
Supporting cultural education in our community
Our Performing Arts Department are pleased to be involved in an exciting new Cultural Education Strategy for Barnet and Culture for Youth, pledging an artist in every school by 2027.
A group of leading arts and education partners worked throughout the pandemic with over 100 arts and education members across Barnet to crystallise a vision where all schools have an artist residency, and every young person can consider and access creative career opportunities.
Download the strategy and have a read of our news article about Performing Arts at Middlesex and the Barnet Cultural Education Partnership.
Courses for professional and personal development
We offer short courses and CPD - or continuing professional development that include:
- English courses to prepare you to study at Middlesex if English isn't your first language.
- Professional development training to enhance the skills of staff in your organisation.
- Courses to update your current qualifications in healthcare, social work, teaching or CPR and first aid
Find out about our development courses.
Join our University and Residents Forum
We want to keep open channels of communication and collaborate better with our neighbours. We have set up a University and Residents Forum and have met several times throughout since 2021. Topics discussed included security, community use of University spaces, litter and environmental issues.
If you are interested in joining or would like to know more, contact W.Townsend@mdx.ac.uk.