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Towards a 'green, vibrant and inclusive' Southgate town centre
30 Sep 2023 The council's Journey's & Places team are inviting people to join walkabouts of Chase Side in Southgate on Saturday 7th October, with a view to exploring ways of improving the public realm. A recent presentation to the borough's Environment Forum provides insights into the council's thinking about this and other plans to improvements to Southgate town centre. Read more...
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Ukrainian mother and son looking for a home to rent
27 Sep 2023 Somewhere to rent need by a Ukrainian mother and son - 'perfect tenants, quiet and considerate'. Read more...
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Upgraded computer training room opened at Ruth Winston Centre
27 Sep 2023 There's more about the modernised computer and smartphone training suite on the Enfield Dispatch website . To quote the article, If you know someone who might benefit from the classes, get in touch with Maria Ortiz Vega, the Ruth Winston Centre manager, on 020 8886 5346. Read more...
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The Palmers Greenery Community Café: much more than just coffee and cakes!
26 Sep 2023 The not-for-profit Palmers Greenery Community Café in Broomfield Park is now in its tenth year and its unique business model not only provides visitors with healthy and ethically produced (but still affordable) food and drinks, but also brings a whole range of other benefits to the park and local community. Just quite how much social impact it has is the[…] Read more...
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What next for Broomfield House and Park? - Comment by Karl Brown
23 Sep 2023 A resolution of the house and planned investment into the wider park will be in everyone’s interests but after three decades and an immense level of resources expended to get here I have to suggest that a thorough appraisal of the tortuous route and the lessons to be learnt for the council, this community plus other stakeholders may be the[…] Read more...
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Council launches engagement phase for 'Bowes East' quieter neighbourhood - Comment by Adrian Day
23 Sep 2023 Great to see the Council building on the success of the two extant quieter neighbourhoods. Read more...
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Celebrating PG's High Street Happenings
22 Sep 2023 Arbeit Studios are inviting artists to celebrate Palmers Green's high street by applying for a free residency at their newest premises, situated just off Green Lanes. Read more...
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What next for Broomfield House and Park? - Comment by Roger Blows
21 Sep 2023 These proposals represent a generous portion of apple pie and they surely deserve support. Pluck out the rotting tooth and you’ll enjoy your pudding and you can smile again with confidence. After decades of failed initiatives, let’s hope that someone up at the Civic Centre is championing this latest one and is prepared and able to develop community support and[…] Read more...
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What next for Broomfield House and Park? - Comment by Darren Edgar
21 Sep 2023 Perfect. Exactly what I suggested. Beyond saving so scrap the whole thing. Put in a plaque and some other bits then return the site to nature. Read more...
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Council launches engagement phase for 'Bowes East' quieter neighbourhood - Comment by Darren Edgar
21 Sep 2023 Funny seeing opposition to this from those it seeks to benefit (and who have been clamouring for removal of traffic from their streets for years). Read more...
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Capturing the essence of Pymmes Park
20 Sep 2023 Among the range of projects funded through the Untold Edmonton programme is the making of a film about Pymmes Park, the 'lungs of Edmonton'. Film maker João Giacchin describes what he aims to achieve. Read more...
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What next for Broomfield House and Park?
18 Sep 2023 Enfield Council has submitted a bid for heritage lottery funding for the development stage of its plans for Broomfield House and Park, which would see the remains of the derelict mansion dismantled and 'memorialised' and landscaping of parts of the park to reflect its history. Community involvement is envisaged throughout the project, which would take until 2028 to complete. Read more...
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Youth Justice Service volunteers have many faces, could you be one of them?
18 Sep 2023 A reminder that Enfield Youth Justice Service has training days for volunteers in October. See www.enfield.gov.uk/services/jobs-and-careers/youth-justice-service. Read more...
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Council launches engagement phase for 'Bowes East' quieter neighbourhood
15 Sep 2023 Enfield Council's Journeys & Places team have launched the initial engagement phase for a proposed 'Bowes East' Quieter Neighbourhood in the southern part of Palmers Green, south of the A406 and east of Green Lanes. A much larger quieter neighbourhood is also proposed for Edmonton. Read more...
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Renowned theatre company coming to PG to run storytelling workshops for women 65+
15 Sep 2023 The internationally renowned theatre company Complicité are coming to Palmers Green to run a series of theatrical storytelling workshops for women aged 65 or over, and are encouraging people with no previous experience in the performing arts to join. They're running a taster session at the Ruth Winston Centre on Tuesday 26th September ahead of the three workshops in October,[…] Read more...
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Enfield archive and local studies unit moving to Ridge Avenue Library - Comment by Colin Younger
14 Sep 2023 Having lost the purpose built and nationally accredited archive and local studies unit in the Dugdale Centre, as a result of office relocation, plans are underway to restore it in the Ridge Avenue Library. The archive will be located in the basement, hopefully with air conditioning and national re-accreditation. The studies centre is intended to be on the ground floor,[…] Read more...
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Upgraded computer training room opened at Ruth Winston Centre
13 Sep 2023 At the Ruth Winston Centre the re-fitted computer centre has been ceremonially opened by the Mayor of Enfield and is now up and running. New computer and smartphone courses start soon and are open to non-members. Read more...
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Walthamstow-Palmers Green-North Finchley 'Superloop' bus gets go-ahead
13 Sep 2023 The Enfield Dispatch website has further information about the SL1 Superloop bus decision . It highlights the absence of a stop near the North Middlesex Hospital, something requested by, among others, the hospital itself, Enfield Council, London Assembly member Joanne McCartney and the Enfield Transport Users Group. Problems with accessing the North Mid by public transport are not new. Various[…] Read more...
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North Central London NHS body recruiting volunteers to sit on important committees
13 Sep 2023 The body which commissions NHS services in five north London boroughs is seeking to recruit up to eight Community Participant volunteers. Read more...
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Play a part in deciding on how eye surgery is provided
13 Sep 2023 NHS management in North Central London is proposing changes to how eye surgery is provided in the five boroughs that it is responsible for. Residents can respond to a survey which runs until mid-October and also attend a focus group meeting in Edmonton on Monday 25th September. Read more...
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Help save the Cooking Champions weekly community meals
12 Sep 2023 The wonderful charity Cooking Champions have launched a crowdfunder to enable them to continue to run their community meals every Thursday - a weekly event that is about much more than just providing food. Read more...
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Wanted: deaf and disabled people to help advise the council on active travel and urban realm projects
12 Sep 2023 The deadline for applying to join the Journeys and Places Disability Reference Group has been put back to 5pm on 24th September and discussions with shortlisted volunteers will take place from 25 to 29 September. For more information visit: Deaf and Disabled people invited to share their views on place-making and active travel projects (Enfield Council website) . Apply for[…] Read more...
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A new Banbury Reservoir Park? The campaign gathers momentum
8 Sep 2023 The campaign for a large new park to be created using currently unloved land surrounding the Banbury Reservoir is gathering pace. In addition to an ongoing survey seeking people's ideas, a 'community hub' meeting has been organised for Thursday 28th September. Read more...
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Walthamstow-Palmers Green-North Finchley 'Superloop' bus gets go-ahead
7 Sep 2023 The proposed 'Superloop' express bus linking Walthamstow to North Finchley via Palmers Green is to go ahead, with some new stops added. The frequency of the 34 bus in the evenings will not be reduced, as originally proposed. Read more...