Friend in Need Community Centre
Contact details
Friend in Need Community Centre
East Barnet Baptist Church
Crescent Road
East Barnet
EN4 8PS
Public phone: 020 8449 8225
Email: fin@fin-eastbarnet.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.fin-eastbarnet.org.uk/
General information
Service offered: Community care services for older people & people with disabilities. Activity Centre on Thursdays, with activities & outings, a cooked meal & personal care. Self-help support groups, bereavement support, respite care, advice & information services. Support for carers. Shopping Plus scheme assists with shopping & bill/pension payment/collection. Shopping minibus on Tuesdays. Lunch Club on Mondays. Monthly footcare and therapeutic massage.
Target group: Older people, people with disabilities, carers.
Area served: New Barnet, East Barnet and surrounding areas.
How to contact: Drop In, phone (020 8449 8225) or email.
Availability
Monday: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Friday: Closed
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Street parking. Access to main entrance by ramp or steps, access to rear entrance by ramp. Loop system. Adapted transport available for hire.
Other information
Languages other than English: Spanish.
Charity number: 1090701
Year established: 1981
Staffing: 1 full time, 1 part time staff and 30 volunteers.
Public transport: Cockfosters tube, New Barnet and Oakleigh Park train stations. Buses 307, 326, 384.
Record last checked: 10 September 2025