Join this friendly u3a course, starting this month at Palmers Green Library: an opportunity to build confidence, meet people, develop your own personal strategy for retirement, and explore new ideas and possibilities.
On Friday 25th September the stage at Chickenshed in Southgate will be graced, if that's the right word, by actor and comedian Ricky Tomlinson, and the audience will be treated to “an intimate, funny and revealing conversation about his extraordinary life and career”. This is Ricky's only London date on his tour and he will be donating all proceedings to support Chickenshed’s important work.
Reader Panayiota raises important points about the negative impacts of noise pollution, especially on vulnerable people: I am writing because I have noticed that the issue of fumes and air pollution is rightly discussed within the community, but noise pollution does not seem to receive the same attention. Constant traffic noise, revving engines, horns, construction, fireworks and other loud or unpredictable noises can make it difficult for people to sleep, relax and feel safe in their own homes.
Enfield and Southgate Lifelong Learning don't shy away from important questions, and you needn't either. Their new series of philosophical discussions is the first of several courses that begin in September in Enfield Town. Other courses starting soon cover three aspects of history: art history, local industrial history and world history.
Across the UK air pollution frequently hits illegal levels that are harmful to everyone, especially those most vulnerable. Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK and causes 40,000 early deaths each year. Find out more by joining a free online meeting at 7pm on Wednesday 26th August.
A series of strikes by bus drivers employed by Arriva North London starts on Friday morning and is likely to mean that there will be no service on strike days on all the main routes that serve Palmers Green. The strikes are a protest against the alleged failure of Arriva management to provide acceptable conditions in bus cabs during hot weather, and also against alleged bullying by managers.
Though the days of toxic “pea souper” fogs and coal fires are thankfully well behind us, in many parts of London the air remains injurious to health, one of the chief sources of pollution being road traffic, another gas cookers and central heating. One of the campaigns working hard to improve the capital's air quality both inside and outside the home is the London Clear Air Initiative.
A “dedicated group of local volunteers” are filling the gap left when funding was cut for local WEA courses, offering lectures and talks in Enfield Town that will be “a source of personal inspiration, shared experiences and lasting friendships”. Subjects taught include local and world history, philosophy and art history.
