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Clare Rogers shares her thoughts about last week's Enfield Cycling Conference
This conference at Enfield’s Dugdale Centre on Friday 8 April left me feeling both inspired and daunted – inspired because we were shown what is possible and already being done in the Netherlands – and daunted because Enfield has such a long way to go.
This post tries to give a taste of what was said at the conference. For more in-depth information, you can find links to each presentation.......
During April the theme for the Spirals of Life exhibition in Broomfield Conservatory is Bamboo and Grass. "Botanical sculptures" created by Cathy Taylor and June Dawes can be seen nestling among the normal plants in the flower beds.
Grasses from Broomfield Park, with Cow Parsley (porcelain paper clay with porcelain slip)Cathy writes:
"Can you imagine how to make a sculpture of grass? It's not easy, is it? Ai Wei Wei did it, but his grass was hard and spiky, and each tuft of grass.......
As we approach brighter days with warmer weather there is no better time to become more acquainted with cycling! This month Cycle Enfield are running level one and two cycle skill courses to help you to develop your skills and confidence, and enjoy Enfield by bike. Cycle Enfield have a free course for you!
Level One Basic Cycle Skills are held off road, come along to build your skills and confidence on the bicycle again. Adult bikes are available to borrow. The course is for Ages 11+........
On April 15th 2016, I will be locked into the patient garden at Chase Farm Hospital to raise funds to redevelop the space into a therapeutic, sensory garden for dementia patients - a cause very close to my heart.
I will be locked in until I reach my target of £5,000!! Help me!
Chase Farm Charity are trying to raise £120,000 to redevelop this garden and another stroke and neuro rehabilitation garden for patients within the hospital. They have raised just.......
Many of you will have heard about the plans of the Friends of Broomfield Park to create a wildlife pond and a community growing space in the park. Well, it is about to happen.
Do you fancy helping to create the new wildlife pond and community growing space in Broomfield Park?
The pond and growing space will be located between the tennis courts and the orchard.
The location of the growing space and wildlife pond - and what they might look like
1. Marking out, stripping the turf and.......
The following summary is taken verbatim from the Healthwatch Enfield website
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust rated "requires improvement", following inspection
30/03/2016
England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has rated Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust as Requires Improvement following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
CQC inspectors found that although the trust leadership team had identified many of the problems facing the.......
Modernism in Metroland are running a tour of Charles Holden's stations along the easternmost part of the Piccadilly Line extension - but there are only 25 places.
The walk (with some intermediate journeys by tube) will be held on 14th May, starting at Turnpike Lane and finishing at Cockfosters, and will also look at some other local modernist buildings en route.
For details see the Modernism in Metroland website. (It's worth looking at the website just to see how peaceful Turnpike Lane station.......
The Save Trent Park campaign has this week launched a new petition asking the owners of the mansion and former university site to set up a museum in the mansion to marks its vital top secret role during World War II.
The campaign fears that the new owners, the Berkeley Group, intend to divide the mansion up into private apartments, which would prevent public access.
The online petition, addressed to the Berkeley Group and to Enfield Council, the planning authority, is asking for the.......
Friends of Broomfield Park have found a tablet computer in the Park. If it's yours, please email info@ and include in your message a) the name of the manufacturer and brand name and b) the part of the park that you might have left it in - so that we can ensure that you really are the owner........
For the fourth event in this year's Here Suburban Film Festival Talkies Community Cinema is setting up its screen at Chickenshed. If the first Here night celebrated a "boy from suburbia" (David Bowie), on Saturday 16th April it will be the turn of a famous girl from a bit of suburbia that's even closer to home.
The star with soul
Amy is an Oscar-winning documentary about Southgate girl Amy Winehouse made by another north Londoner, Asif Kapadia. It's an insightful and moving.......
Noah’s Ark children's hospice is keen to recruit a diverse pool of volunteers who are able to meet the needs of our families. No matter what you do as a volunteer, you are playing a crucial part in supporting the care and services we provide to children and families. We also aim to provide you with a valuable volunteering experience that enables you to develop your knowledge and skills.
Volunteers need to be 16 years old or over. If you are under 16, please get in touch with our.......
The property developer Berkeley has published an update on the progress of the public consultation about redevelopment of the former university campus in Trent Park, including the historic Trent Park Mansion. The updates summarises comments received at the consultation event in February. A further consultation event will be held in late April.
The text below should be read in conjunction with the Consultation Boards used at the February event. The aerial view below shows the.......