We're excited to launch ‘From me to you: letters during lockdown’ – a
wonderful new book of heart-warming letters and pictures from Barnet pupils to some of the older people we support. These shared
experiences of lockdown will be a snapshot of these unprecedented times!

In 2020 we ran a competition asking children in Barnet to write or draw something about their experience of lockdown that we could share with some of our older friends.

The winners are 9-year-old Charlie, from St John's School in Friern Barnet, who wrote an incredibly honest and heart-warming
letter about his life in lockdown, and 11-year-old Ananya, from Barnet, who composed a very sweet uplifting poem about grandparents.

‘The book is made up of the best entries from a competition we ran in
the summer of 2020 when we asked primary school children in Barnet to write or draw about their experience of lockdown to share with some of our older friends,’ says Age UK Barnet Chief Executive Helen Newman.

'The idea was to reach out to Barnet’s older people and help them
feel more connected and less socially isolated. Many have been cut off completely from life outside. ‘It was great to be able to bring the generations together in this way,’ says Helen.

Each book is £7 and further donations are welcome.
Ways you can donate are:

• Calling Age UK Barnet on 020 8203 5040
• Via this Just Giving page

Once you have donated, please email
info@ageukbarnet.org.uk to let us know you have made a book purchase and to give us your name and postal address details in order to send you your copy.

The money raised will contribute towards the Age UK Barnet Digital
Connection campaign. Here's what your generous donation will enable Age UK Barnet to provide:

• £5.00 One month of internet connection for an older person.
• £10.00 A volunteer to support an older person over the phone to get started with their computer.
• £20.00 Refurbished computer tablet for an older person.
• £50.00  Refurbished laptop for an older person.