Getting Bambos over the finishing line again
Enfield Southgate MP and PG resident Bambos Charalambous completed the 2024 London Marathon last month. He needs a few more people to sponsor him in order to reach his target of raising £5000 for four charities.
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Societies issue final appeal to public to object to draft Enfield Local Plan
With the deadline approaching, the Enfield Society and Enfield RoadWatch have jointly issued a leaflet informing residents how they can object to elements of the draft Enfield Local Plan that the societies are strongly opposed to: construction on the green belt and tall buildings in town centres.
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The next arrival in the Sidings will be the Love Your N21 Market
Food, drink, crafts and more return to the Sidings in Winchmore Hill between 10am and 3pm on Sunday 5th May, when the first in an occasional series of Love Your N21 Markets takes place.
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Train operator launches poetry competition to get kids' imaginations back on track
A reminder that the deadline for the Poetry in Motion children's competition is approaching.
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Another opportunity to help clear floating pennywort from the Lee/Lea
A couple of months ago PGC published an invitation to join in work to clear floating pennywort from the Lee Navigation. Pippa Rowlinson has been back in touch with a new date, Sunday 26th May. This time the work will be carried out in the vicinity of Springfield Marina in Clapton
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Books in Turkish needed for refugee camp in Greece - please get in touch if you have any to donate
"Hi. Does anyone have any books in Turkish language to give away? I run a multilingual library in a refugee camp in Greece. We have children's books in Arabic and Farsi but some children learned to read Turkish while living in Turkey before arriving in Greece."
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No newsletter next week
The next newsletter will be in two weeks' time - Thursday 16th May. However, there will probably be new items added to the News and Features page and to the Forums in the meantime, and the events listings will be updated, so keep checking the website.
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London Mayoral Elections 2024: Strengthening London’s commitment to Vision Zero
Clean Air in London’s final scorecard for the Mayoral and London Assembly elections
London Mayoral Elections 2024: London’s Children – Streets for their Future
Guidance for Planning Outdoor Community Events in Enfield’s Public Spaces
Volunteers’ Week 2024
Peer calls for toilets on new Elizabeth line trains after passengers held up ‘for 10 hours’
Last few weeks to visit – Science Museum to close its domestic appliance gallery
Next London Mayor urged to address dysfunctional “move-on” system as refugee homelessness increases by 239% in two years
London mayoral elections: What are the candidates' plans for public transport?
Bounds Green firm fined £100k after making thousands of unwanted marketing calls
Funding boost for restoration works at Bruce Castle Museum
Fire crews respond to Wood Green ‘power surge’
London’s Living Hours Landscape: Exploring Insecure Work in the Capital
Housing completions by London borough
Fair By Design: Ending the ‘poverty premium’
Affordable, safe, secure, quality homes for all
Enfield chosen for first urban trial of digital deposit return scheme
Daniel Dennett: 'Why civilisation is more fragile than we realised'
Institute for Fiscal Studies: Police Infrastructure, Police Performance, and Crime: Evidence from Austerity Cuts
Volunteering in libraries and Community Hubs
Latest from Enfield Dispatch
Smaller parties eye London Assembly success in City Hall elections
Councillors back Arnos Grove bus lane despite congestion concerns
May the ‘force’ be with Sadiq Khan, urges Star Wars actor
Charity fun run for dogs and their owners at Trent Park
Edmonton residents’ lives blighted by antisocial behaviour
Engineering works will shut down London Overground line for six weekends this summer
Man convicted of raping woman at Edmonton hotel
Rough sleeping across London up by 33% in a year
Former Enfield teacher hosting free ‘county lines’ awareness event
Four Enfield primary schools in ‘top 500’ list
Police appeal to find machete attacker in Edmonton
Fresh call by Greens for rent controls in London
Khan urges Tory-run councils to approve more new homes
Armed shoplifting in London nearly doubles
Kittens left abandoned inside cardboard box in Enfield
Khan apologises after suggesting rabbi’s criticism was because of his Islamic faith
Most Londoners ‘concerned’ by Hall’s past statements on climate change
Recommended reads for this summer
Towners on brink of glory – at home and in Europe
Khan hopes to host Wrestlemania and ‘cement London as sports capital of the world’
Knife and gun crime in London up by 20% in just one year
Planning application for women’s academy on Whitewebbs Park submitted by Tottenham Hotspur
Mayoral candidates debate transport, crime and housing at BBC hustings event
Edmonton MP Kate Osamor ‘set to return to Labour’
Six-storey housing scheme for Palmers Green wins planning approval
Consultations and surveys
Enfield Transport Strategy and Place Shaping Framework (Enfield Council 20/5/2024)
New Enfield Local Plan - Regulation 19 consultation (Enfield Council 20/5/2024)
Flood awareness (Edmonton) (Enfield Council 26/5/2024)
Talkies Community Cinema
Thursday 2 May
Dugdale Arts Centre
Saturday 11 May
Waterhouse Hall
Thursday 6 June
Dugdale Arts Centre
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