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Broomfield Parklife
26 Jul 2021 This photo/music project featuring beautiful photographs taken in Broomfield Park was created by Annemarie Fearnley and Jonathan Wober during lockdown and included in Tower Theatre's 'Love (and Survival) in the Time of Covid' festival. Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Colin Younger
26 Jul 2021 The Lakes Estate Conservation area, set up in 2010, was the last of 22 conservation areas to be designated. The Fox Lane and District Residents' Association had pressed for all roads between Aldermans Hill and Bourne Hill to be included, but the council felt that this would be unmanageable given the planning implications of such a wide designation; the smaller[…] Read more...
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Threat of legal action against Fox Lane LTN - Comment by Alan Thomas
26 Jul 2021 Karl Brown wrote: Picking up Alan Thomas’ comment - The decision to delineate a number of streets into a new conservation area (CA) after years of pressure to do so – with requested with a much larger footprint than was finally agreed- by the residents association in particular and then call it whatever isn’t really a clincher as is implied.[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood and the Lakes Estate - not the same thing - Comment by Karl Brown
26 Jul 2021 Basil asks why some equivalent streets were not included in the CA. Controversial at the time the answer is that even pre austerity our council had insufficient dedicated resource to manage more than a proportion of those streets deemed worthy on top of the existing CA’s. (Determining CA’s was a HMG requirement.) Perhaps with The Mall et al included it[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Basil Clarke
25 Jul 2021 Adrian Day wrote: Even worse nearby Crothall Close off Fox Lane is also a low traffic neighbourhood. A few of the residents have window posters saying they want the LTN to end. I assume they'd like the road extended a few metres to Bourne Hill so through traffic can use it? In fact most housing estates built in last 30[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Adrian Day
25 Jul 2021 Even worse nearby Crothall Close off Fox Lane is also a low traffic neighbourhood. A few of the residents have window posters saying they want the LTN to end. I assume they'd like the road extended a few metres to Bourne Hill so through traffic can use it? In fact most housing estates built in last 30 years are low[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Basil Clarke
25 Jul 2021 In an earlier post Karl Brown called Leigh Hunt Drive "an existing LTN". And so it is! Those dastardly developers, in cahoots with the council, only went and sneaked in an LTN without calling it that so that people could live on a private estate. They missed a great chance for drivers to do the sensible thing and use a[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood and the Lakes Estate - not the same thing - Comment by Basil Clarke
25 Jul 2021 I can't see how what you call a particular group of streets has any bearing on whether or not an LTN is a good idea or a bad idea. However, the question of where the Lakes Estate is and how long it's been called that has come up in this forum thread and is an interesting one in its own[…] Read more...
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Threat of legal action against Fox Lane LTN - Comment by Karl Brown
25 Jul 2021 Picking up Alan Thomas’ comment - The decision to delineate a number of streets into a new conservation area (CA) after years of pressure to do so – with requested with a much larger footprint than was finally agreed- by the residents association in particular and then call it whatever isn’t really a clincher as is implied. The CA includes[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Adrian Day
25 Jul 2021 Anyone in the country could fill-in the Fox Lane LTN consultation - as many times as they wanted. It was publicised throughout the Borough on all relevant social media channels and websites as well as by pro- and anti-LTN groups both within and outside the LTN. Short of door-to-door calling on every household in the Borough not sure what else[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Adrian Day
25 Jul 2021 The organisers just posted the attendance of high-traffic neighbourhood supporters at '60' on twitter . I'm trying to spot the '24 hour gridlock on roads peripheral to an LTN - especially bad on a Saturday morning' that anti-LTN campaigners claim in this shot.... Read more...
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Threat of legal action against Fox Lane LTN - Comment by Alan Thomas
25 Jul 2021 Karl Brown wrote: ...a claim as inaccurate as the Fox Lane LTN area being The Lakes Estate, that non-defined and much smaller area made up by an estate agent a decade or so since for marketing purposes. Drury McPherson Partnership? new.enfield.gov.uk/services/planning/conservation-areas/lakes-estate-conservation-area/heritage-conservation-and-countryside-information-lakes-caa.pdf ;-) Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Karl Brown
25 Jul 2021 So that’s no consultation but there was consultation. At least that’s cleared up. In reality there has been a rolling series of informing work over many years, typically residents’ association and /or council inspired, or involved. Perhaps the most familiar for the current LTN was the large exercise typically referred to as “Starbucks”. The consultation on the live Fox Lane[…] Read more...
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Fox Lane quieter neighbourhood: More information published as consultation is extended to July - Comment by Ann Jones
24 Jul 2021 I think your numbers are wrong. Bystanders dont always get the best picture. Huge support from passing traffic Saturday morning 10.00 am in the rain. Local people making extended journeys adding pollution to surrounding roads. And let me add to below post re. Consultation: in the only limited engagement some residents had to this LTN, 73% said NO to blocked[…] Read more...
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Threat of legal action against Fox Lane LTN - Comment by Adrian Day
24 Jul 2021 And less than 50 protestors at this morning's well-publicised demonstration against Enfield LTNs on Southgate Green. That's around 0.01% of the Borough's population....the 'majority of Enfield residents oppose' claim doesn't quite ring true! Read more...
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Threat of legal action against Fox Lane LTN - Comment by Karl Brown
23 Jul 2021 re the press letter highlighted, I never cease to be amazed that however extensive the level of consultation there comes along a claim that there was no consultation; a claim as inaccurate as the Fox Lane LTN area being The Lakes Estate, that non-defined and much smaller area made up by an estate agent a decade or so since for[…] Read more...
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Online mixing and producing course - Aug 11th, 18th & 25th - Comment by Will Jackson
23 Jul 2021 Hi all, my name's Will Jackson, a life-long resident of Palmers Green and avid contributor to our vibrant music scene! Next month I'll be hosting a 3 date mixing and producing course in Logic Pro X. The course will be held on Zoom, with a maximum of 20 people per lesson. I'll be walking through the core techniques and strategies[…] Read more...
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"Disabled say No to LTN" - Comment by Adrian Day
23 Jul 2021 Another reason we need more LTNs - they reduce road injuries www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/23/low-traffic-schemes-halve-number-of-road-injuries-study-shows And to underline the point about support for LTNS redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/steady-support-for-for-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-in-london/ Read more...
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"Disabled say No to LTN" - Comment by Adrian Day
22 Jul 2021 It's good that the Council are listening to carers and people with disabilities - and perhaps this particular engagement should have been done earlier. And it's understandable that some carers need vehicles to complete their visits - however the cause of delays is not LTNs but too much traffic. We need to reduce the high percentage of journeys made by[…] Read more...
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Palmers Green Merkur Slots protest raised with Mayor of London - Comment by Colin Younger
22 Jul 2021 Of course Councils may also be guilty of opening consultations at such times. I seem to recall the application to turn the old Southgate Town Hall over to housing began in the school holiday period.... Read more...
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Palmers Green Merkur Slots protest raised with Mayor of London - Comment by Ann Jones
22 Jul 2021 Just a thought for the great campaigners who have worked so hard fighting Merkur Slots and I hope will continue to do so. What happened here is that the gambling company used that well known trick of sticking in their planning application around the Christmas break when everyone was distracted. When I lived in Brent, a disreputable pub chain tried[…] Read more...
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A hero of our community!
21 Jul 2021 PG resident David Williamson is Enfield Community Hero for July. Read more...
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Palmers Green Merkur Slots protest raised with Mayor of London
21 Jul 2021 Last month's demonstration in Palmers Green against a new 24-hour gambling arcade was mentioned during last week's Mayor's Question Time session. Read more...
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Your invitation to a special Birthday Weekend Walk
21 Jul 2021 On 21st August the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre will be celebrating 19 years of work to help cancer patients and their families. They'd love to invite you round to their offices in Baker Street for a birthday party, but there just isn't room for everyone and at the moment celebrating is best done outdoors. So they're inviting you to help[…] Read more...
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Safer neighbourhood teams are recruiting new ward panel members
19 Jul 2021 Safer Neighbourhood Teams in Palmers Green, Southgate Green and Winchmore Hill wards are seeking to recruit new civilian members to ward panels. Read more...
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No longer a 'Work in Progress'
19 Jul 2021 A trio of Palmers Green authors were out on the street in Green Lanes last weekend selling signed copies of their comic novel, Work in Progress, hot off the press. Thanks to a massive crowdfunding effort by some 250 supporters, their dream of getting the book published is no longer a work in progress - and it's already attracting rave[…] Read more...
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How to create an urban wetland - and why
17 Jul 2021 Enfield Council has been a pioneer in the creation of 'constructed wetlands', so it's no surprise to find that the main author of a newly published Urban Wetland Design Guide is Ian Russell, the council's Principal Engineer, Structures and Watercourses. Although intended for professionals, in particular landscape designers, it's short, very clearly written and illustrated and no specialist knowledge is[…] Read more...
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Age UK Enfield launching a 6-month project for people with dementia
16 Jul 2021 Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy sessions offer an opportunity to meet other people living with dementia, and take part in a wide range of activities in a friendly, caring and supportive environment. Age UK Enfield is running a six-month project - places are limited. Read more...
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This photo/music project featuring beautiful photographs taken in Broomfield Park was created by Annemarie Fearnley and Jonathan Wober during lockdown and included in Tower Theatre's 'Love (and Survival) in the Time of Covid' festival.
PG resident David Williamson is Enfield Community Hero for July.
Last month's demonstration in Palmers Green against a new 24-hour gambling arcade was mentioned during last week's Mayor's Question Time session.
On 21st August the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre will be celebrating 19 years of work to help cancer patients and their families. They'd love to invite you round to their offices in Baker Street for a birthday party, but there just isn't room for everyone and at the moment celebrating is best done outdoors. So they're inviting you to help them celebrate by getting together with family, friends, work colleagues, neighbours (anyone!) and going for a 10 kilometre walk to raise some much needed funds.
Safer Neighbourhood Teams in Palmers Green, Southgate Green and Winchmore Hill wards are seeking to recruit new civilian members to ward panels.
A trio of Palmers Green authors were out on the street in Green Lanes last weekend selling signed copies of their comic novel, Work in Progress, hot off the press. Thanks to a massive crowdfunding effort by some 250 supporters, their dream of getting the book published is no longer a work in progress - and it's already attracting rave reviews.
Enfield Council has been a pioneer in the creation of 'constructed wetlands', so it's no surprise to find that the main author of a newly published Urban Wetland Design Guide is Ian Russell, the council's Principal Engineer, Structures and Watercourses. Although intended for professionals, in particular landscape designers, it's short, very clearly written and illustrated and no specialist knowledge is needed to follow the main design principles.
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy sessions offer an opportunity to meet other people living with dementia, and take part in a wide range of activities in a friendly, caring and supportive environment. Age UK Enfield is running a six-month project - places are limited.
We are delighted to announce that the Ruth Winston Community Centre will be welcoming back some of its popular classes as from Monday 19th July.
With eight weeks remaining for residents to provide feedback on the draft Enfield Local Plan, two of the borough's civic groups have joined forces to campaign against the council's proposals to declassify several areas of green belt land in the borough to allow their use for large-scale housing developments. A third group says that the draft plan will not solve the borough's chronic shortage of family-sized and affordable homes.
Playing Out is one of more than 200 organisations in the UK that have come together to campaign for a Summer of Play to help children recover from a year when for long periods they were stuck indoors, unable to see their friends.
Enfield and Haringey police are recruiting people to serve on police encounter panels.
A new 'chill-out' space in Broomfield Park which was formally opened last Wednesday has been designed and built by pupils from Broomfield School to provide somewhere for people of different generations to spend time together in the park. The project is a collaboration between the school, the Palmers Greenery community cafe, the Friends of Broomfield Park and the charity Build Up.
