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A poetic tribute to Broomfield Conservatory

Kahtan Kibasi has sent in a poem about Broomfield Conservatory, written while it was closed during lockdown. He introduces it with a thankyou message to the volunteers who look after the conservatory and its plants.
Withdrawal of extended access to free non-emergency patient transport services

North Central London CCG, the body that pays for NHS services in our area, has announced the withdrawal of the extended access to free patient transport services that was set up in response to the Covid-19 pandemic for people who were shielding.
Car park wars

Architect's Journal has a detailed article about the hitches that Transport for London (TfL) has come up against as it tries to build new housing on tube car parks. Two of the controversial projects are not far from PG - at Arnos Grove and Cockfosters. If this is an issue that interests you, well worth reading because it is unusually thorough and looks at the issues from many different angles.
A Tale of Two Minutes

Residents of some Enfield wards - I'm looking at you, Palmers Green councillors! - would be grateful if they had more than a few hours notice of upcoming ward forums, while minutes of previous meetings would be looked upon as a wholly unrealistic luxury, but the Winchmore Hill ward forum has always been exemplary in both respects. This week it has outdone itself by publishing not one, but two versions of the minutes of its most recent meeting, on 4th November.
Anti-LTN campaigners march through PG

The size of Saturday's well organised and well behaved march shows what was already clear - that there is substantial opposition to the Fox Lane scheme, though it proves nothing about the overall balance of opinion among residents or about whether on balance the effects of the LTN are beneficial or harmful. It's also clear that there is a widespread view that Enfield Council is not listening to people's complaints about the LTN. Instead of just saying that all comments will be taken into account, the council would do well to be more ready to acknowledge people's genuine concerns, and to engage more readily about potential ways of mitigating problems.
Your NHS needs you!

Public health experts are sounding the alarm that the current Health and Care Bill is likely to be the nail in the coffin for our public health service. They are warning that the Bill will pave the way for the English NHS to be replaced by the profit-driven American system, in which private health providers are incentivised to cut and deny care to increase profits.
'We've got to a point where it really is terrifying and catastrophic'

Last week the newsletter featured a pupil at Bowes school pleading for decisive climate action. This week a scientist explains why it's time for her and her colleagues to drop their gentle and unemotional approach and start to put across the urgency of action forcefully.
Appeal after attempted robbery of elderly woman in Palmers Green

Detectives investigating an attempted robbery of an elderly woman in Palmers Green are appealing for witnesses.
A plaza for PG?

Enfield Council is proposing to create 'plazas' in Palmers Green and Enfield Town with the aim of providing outdoor trading opportunities for businesses, encouraging 'café culture' in the two town centres and creating a space for children to play and for community and cultural events
Community projects awarded grants of up to £70,000

A new community hub at Firs Farm Wetlands and improved equipment in Tottenhall Rec are among the projects that will be benefiting from the first round of the Enfield Neighbourhood Fund.

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Current consultations

Creating a Road Collision Investigation Branch (RCIB) (Department for Transport 9/12/2021)

Review of Streetspace schemes for pedestrians and cyclists - TfL Red Routes only (Transport for London 31/12/2021)

Haringey Draft Walking and Cycling Action Plan (Haringey Council 10/1/2022)

Fox Lane Quieter Neighbourhood (LTN) - new opportunity to comment (Enfield Council 11/1/2022)

London Underground seeks ideas to improve step-free access to tube stations (Transport for London 10/2/2022)

Green Lanes & Fore Street Bus Priority Scheme (Enfield Council)

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Taking action
Siar Kanik from Northside Youth and Community Connections on the group’s latest awareness-raising campaign Founded in 2008, Northside Youth and Community Connections (NYCC) is a youth-led charity that is pioneering a new approach to youth work and providing support to London’s diverse communities. We have an experienced team of youth workers here to help young […]
Tower block residents slam landlord over fire safety
Enfield Town building said to have multiple problems but residents remain in dark, reports James Cracknell Residents living in an Enfield Town tower block say they have been left waiting for over a year to find out what fire safety defects have been found in their building. Like thousands of others around the UK affected […]
Enfield man jailed after grooming fictional 12-year-old
David Asser was caught trying to meet a girl he thought was real A 49-year-old man who orchestrated a meeting with a twelve-year-old girl through online chatrooms only to find he had been set up has been jailed for more than two years. David Asser, from Hertford Road, admitted one count of attempting to engage […]
Tube strike set to hit Piccadilly Line
Row between TfL and tube drivers over reintroduction of night tube services, reports Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter Commuters are bracing for severe disruption to the tube network as planned strikes draw closer, with no breakthrough imminent in talks with union leaders. Members of the RMT union are set to begin a series of 24-hour […]
Councillors call for change to gambling law
Anger at council’s inability to halt rise of adult gaming centres, reports James Cracknell Councillors from all parties in Enfield have called on the government to grant them more control over local gambling policies. A review of gambling premises in the borough shows that the decline in betting shops has been matched by a rise […]
Fairytale endings
The director of Chickenshed’s Christmas production speaks to James Cracknell about what audiences can expect this year This year’s Christmas show at Chickenshed is special not just because it will be the first major ensemble production at the Southgate theatre since the pandemic began, but also because of what it will mean to the person […]
How I will continue to support the community
The former head of arts and culture at Enfield Council on what he loves about the borough and how he will continue to support local people in his new role After growing up as a very camp young gay man in a small working-class Midlands town, I know what it is like to be ostracised […]
Hundreds protest against low-traffic scheme
Protesters demand Enfield Council rip out LTN in Palmers Green, reports James Cracknell Hundreds of people took to the streets to demand Enfield Council remove a low-traffic neighbourhood from Palmers Green. The protest on Saturday saw several hundred residents meet in Broomfield Park to hear speeches before marching along Aldermans Hill and Green Lanes, around […]

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Do you remember Colin Fisher?
We recently had an email from Bente Dalsbaek who is trying to trace members of her family from when they...
Temptation
We recently had an email from Bente Dalsbaek who is trying to trace members of her family from when they...
Improbably famous in Palmers Green #5: Jack Hargreaves
Its Sunday lunchtime. Probably in winter. From the kitchen, smells of roasting meat and potatoes, bubbling gravy, the windows steaming...
Intimate demolition plans: Just a minute says Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons and Steven Berkoff are among the latest stars who have trod the Intimate’s boards and are now calling...
‘Intimate’ destruction?
There may soon be one fewer historic building in Palmers Green following news this week of plans to demolish the...
Guest post: Palmers Green’s Cormac O’Duffy: the music of reconciliation
A memory of a talented Palmers Green family by journalist Frances Sealey. Visiting Dresden in the last week was quite...

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Lewis Baston: One-vote by-election win is blow to Labour hopes of winning Tory Wandsworth Council

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Tower Hamlets: Government finally rejects Richard Desmond Westferry Printworks scheme

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