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  • Calling local artists, artisans and craftspeople: Sell your work at the PG Library Art Fair

    11 Sep 2024 Palmers Green Library is inviting local artists to exhibit and sell their work at an art fair on Saturday 26th October. The deadline for applying to take part is Sunday 29th September.

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  • Police appeal for witnesses after teenager stabbed in Palmers Green

    Police appeal for witnesses after teenager stabbed in Palmers Green

    11 Sep 2024 The police have issued a statement and appeal for information after a teenage boy was found in Green Lanes, Palmers Green, with stab wounds on Monday afternoon. London Ambulance Service sent a helicopter, which landed in Broomfield Park. The victim's condition was assessed as not life threatening or life changing.

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  • Enjoyed the 2024 PG Festival? Let the organisers know what went well and what less well

    Enjoyed the 2024 PG Festival? Let the organisers know what went well and what less well

    8 Sep 2024 Thanks to sunny weather and hard work by organisers, volunteers and stallholders, the 2024 PG Festival was a splendid success, attracting a large number of well behaved visitors who clearly were enjoying themselves. If you were one of them, the Friends of Broomfield Park would like to know what you liked about the Festival and what ideas you have for[…]

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  • Witnesses sought following fatal collision in Palmers Green

    Witnesses sought following fatal collision in Palmers Green

    7 Sep 2024 The Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal collision in Palmers Green on 1st September.

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  • Arnos Park river restoration project - posted by Kevin O'Neill

    6 Sep 2024 The Pymmes Brookers article on Enfield Dispatch says the re-meandering "will restore biodiversity through riverside planting and wetlands, allowing wildlife to thrive – which means more dragonflies, kingfishers, herons and fish!" As someone who regularly walks around the lake in Grovelands, and the wetlands in Firs Farm and Broomfield Park, looking for wildlife to photograph, I think it is optimistic[…]

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  • PG Action team leading fight to block new gambling venue - posted by Colin Younger

    5 Sep 2024 Planning permission has been refused though no doubt there will be an appeal. The decision letter, dated 26 July, is as follows; ENFIELD COUNCIL, as the Local Planning Authority, give you notice that the application, as described above, is REFUSED for the following reason(s):- 01. The development proposal, by virtue of its nature and siting, would lead to a clustering,[…]

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  • Arnos Park river restoration project

    2 Sep 2024 In an article in the September issue of Enfield Dispatch, the Pymmes BrookERS explain the reasoning behind the proposals to restore the Brook to a more natural condition as it flows through Arnos Park, concluding: "The [council's] watercourses team is currently considering the views of the community on its Arnos Park project. Whatever final form this scheme takes, let’s benefit[…]

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  • Coming up on Sunday: The 2024 Palmers Green Festival!

    Coming up on Sunday: The 2024 Palmers Green Festival!

    30 Aug 2024 Cooking Champions present live music on the bandstand in the Food Village at the Palmers Green Festival. 12:00 Pulling Strings 12:40 Hannah Lauras 13:20 Luna 14:00 That Blue Patch 14:45 Centre Stage Dancers 15:15 DJ Don 16:00 John Jay

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  • Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Colin Younger

    30 Aug 2024 Given the repeated delays in the provision of disabled access, I've asked Network Rail what was happening. The answer I got is:-"This project is part of the large, ongoing Access for All (AfA) scheme. I understand that there is currently a review underway of the AfA program and so this could be the reason for delays in the Palmers Green lift project at the moment. You[…]

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  • New Spanish for beginners course

    29 Aug 2024 More information about the Spanish for Beginners course at Ruth Winston (see further up this forum thread). The price per lesson will be £6 for members of the Ruth Winston Centre, £7 for non-members. It's possible that there might be a discount if you pay for all 12 lessons in one go, but that hasn't yet been decided. For the[…]

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  • New Spanish for beginners course

    New Spanish for beginners course

    28 Aug 2024 A new Spanish for beginners course starts on 11th September at the Ruth Winston Centre.

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  • Coming up on Sunday: The 2024 Palmers Green Festival!

    Coming up on Sunday: The 2024 Palmers Green Festival!

    28 Aug 2024 David Williamson promises us a great opportunity to celebrate our community at the Palmers Green Festival on Sunday 1st September.

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  • Coming to a park near you: An updated Victorian horror tale

    Coming to a park near you: An updated Victorian horror tale

    28 Aug 2024 It may be one of the events in this year's Broomfield Summer Festival, but prepare to be chilled when the British Touring Shakespeare Company bring their new take on Jekyll and Hyde to Broomfield Park on Saturday 7th September at 4pm - the only London date on their countrywide tour.

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  • Residents speak up in favour of the Palmers Green East permit parking scheme

    Residents speak up in favour of the Palmers Green East permit parking scheme

    28 Aug 2024 Local residents have expressed their support for the proposed Palmers Green East controlled parking zone (CPZ). The council's preliminary consultation about the scheme runs until 13th September.

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  • Council launches consultation on proposal to close eight libraries

    Council launches consultation on proposal to close eight libraries

    27 Aug 2024 Enfield Council is consulting on proposals that would see eight smaller libraries closing, including Bowes Road, Southgate, and Winchmore Hill, and 'enhanced' services at the remaining libraries, which include Palmers Green.

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  • A406 crash causes damage to PG dental surgery

    27 Aug 2024 A new press report about the incident in May where a driver crashed his car into a dental surgery on the corner of Bowes Road and Powys Lane quotes the practice manager as being critical of Transport for London for assigning low priority to improving the junction. "The main issue, [the dental practice manager] claims, is faulty traffic signalling. As[…]

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  • Check out Broomfield Park's newest free facility

    Check out Broomfield Park's newest free facility

    27 Aug 2024 The latest addition to the public amenities in Broomfield Park is a community chess table, located near the Palmers Greenery café and available for use without charge.

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  • Sign this petition for better safety measures on the A10 - posted by Darren Edgar

    22 Aug 2024 It would be nice to see more cross party collaboration on this rather than Red and Blue each advocating for the same change but independently for credit.

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  • Sign this petition for better safety measures on the A10

    Sign this petition for better safety measures on the A10

    21 Aug 2024 Since this time last week a further 40 people have signed the petition asking for more measures to reduce dangerous driving on the A10 through Edmonton and more generally on roads throughout the country. James Cracknell, editor of Enfield Dispatch, has been in touch with Transport for London's head of policing and community safety, who told him that TfL would[…]

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  • High Street Happenings: Apply for a chance to celebrate and explore communities

    High Street Happenings: Apply for a chance to celebrate and explore communities

    21 Aug 2024 Arbeit Studios has announced the fourth round of its 'High Street Happenings' artist residency programme. All Enfield creatives - individuals or collectives - are invited to propose work that will be made and exhibited at the Arbeit premises in Palmers Green. The theme is Community. The successful bidder will be offered a free self-contained studio space for 12 weeks to[…]

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  • Pub of the Year - yet again!

    Pub of the Year - yet again!

    21 Aug 2024 Yet another Pub of the Year win for the Little Green Dragon! To no-one's great surprise, the LGD has won the London Pub of the Year award from London branches of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). As reported earlier this year, the LGD was disqualified from last year's London POTY award because it had won in 2022. What's next?[…]

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  • Art Is ... unique, inspiring and transformative

    Art Is ... unique, inspiring and transformative

    19 Aug 2024 Friends of Broomfield Park in collaboration with Bourne Hill Care invite you to the ART IS exhibition, which showcases the powerful expressions of some unique artists who are in care in our community. The exhibition is open daily until the end of August at the Southgate Club in Chase Side (near Southgate Station).

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  • Local volunteer in the running for national award for his life-enriching work

    Local volunteer in the running for national award for his life-enriching work

    14 Aug 2024 A local volunteer who helps enrich the lives of residents of the Southgate Beaumont care home is through to the national final of the Barchester Care Awards.

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  • Sign this petition for better safety measures on the A10

    Sign this petition for better safety measures on the A10

    14 Aug 2024 A reminder about a petition started by Gina Sone-Demetrious calling for improved safety measures on the A10 in Edmonton, where in January her sister Laura was killed while using a pedestrian crossing.

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  • Council consulting on proposals for permit parking schemes in Palmers Green and Arnos Grove

    Council consulting on proposals for permit parking schemes in Palmers Green and Arnos Grove

    10 Aug 2024 Enfield Council has launched a preliminary consultation on proposals to introduce a permit parking scheme in Palmers Green to the east of Green Lanes, extending as far as New River Crescent.

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  • Have a hoot this summer with the Big Fun Art Adventure

    Have a hoot this summer with the Big Fun Art Adventure

    6 Aug 2024 17th August sees the start of a hunt for giant owl sculptures dotted around north London, along with smaller ones decorated by schools and community groups. All in aid of that wonderful charity, North London Hospice!

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