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As autumn approaches there is always a new term "back to school" feeling in the air so its a perfect time to sign up for a course of evening meetings and discussions on the history of Enfield Led by Joe Studman, a professional local history guide and speaker, the twelve week introductory course will chart the history of Enfield, Edmonton and Southgate. The course will be held at Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ from Tuesday September 29th 7:15 - 8:45pm. Each week will consist.......

Enfield Chamber Orchestra starts rehearsals for its November concert on 28th September.  The concert, in Enfield Baptist Church, will include the Brahms Double Concerto and Saint-Saens Symphony No 2. The Orchestra is always on the lookout for more violins and violas.  If you're interested in joining, you can email or visit.......

Monthly drop in sessions with clay activities to relax and recharge. Please book in advance so that the appropriate amount of clay can be prepared for use during the sessions. Monthly three hour drop-in sessions on Mondays. We take a step by step approach to clay building methods and focus on relaxation and recharging through the clay activities and relaxation exercises during the session. There is an opportunity to work on your own clay projects and to hone existing skills if you have them.......

North Enfield Foodbank would like to thank members of the public for their generous donations over the summer, enabling the Foodbank to continue to feed the many in need in Enfield.  If anyone is thinking of donating, the items they are particularly in need of at the moment are tinned fruit, tinned vegetables, long life fruit juice, sugar and coffee. Items can be dropped off at the Foodbank itself (Lincoln Road) during their opening hours (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.......

Starting this week, local people will be asked by Enfield Council to give their views about what should be done with the fire-damaged remains of Broomfield House.  The consultation - oneline and by post - will also ask about options for the future of the historic Stableyard and of Broomfield Park as a whole. This Sunday's Palmers Green Festival will provide an opportunity to find out more about the house and future options.  Enfield Council will have a stall where you'll be able to.......

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"I would love to but would feel far too embarrassed". "I think it would be great fun but I don't have the confidence to actually do it". What would your response be if someone asked you to participate in a drama class?  The trouble is, our 4-year-old self probably wouldn't respond, as they'd be into that class quicker than you can say 'Shakespeare'. As we get older, we get more inhibited, insecure, reserved, self-aware. Which is no surprise because from as young as 14 yrs old we're being.......

Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group, a body set up as part of the last government's changes to the NHS, is inviting patients and other members of the public to a meeting on 9th September to discuss clinical commissioning priorities for 2015/16. The information below is taken from the Enfield CCG website. Have your say on our Commissioning Intentions Every year your Clinical Commissioning Group drafts Commissioning Intentions which describe what health services we want to buy and the health.......

A study by Healthwatch Enfield has "found no evidence" that the closure of the A&E service at Chase Farm Hospital has had an adverse effect on Enfield residents being able to access emergency services.  The authors of the study report also conclude that the Urgent Care Centre at Chase Farm has been coping well with unexpectedly high numbers of attendees.  However, they acknowledge that the A&E service at the North Middlesex Hospital has not been performing well, but, pointing.......

This was the scene in Arnos Park on Wednesday when the Pymmes Brook burst its banks and inundated part of the park, as captured by "Bob" and uploaded to his Vimeo channel. {vimeo}137419296{/vimeo} Reducing or preventing this sort of flash flooding is what Thames 21/Love the Lea are working so hard on.  They are deliberately slowing down streams by planting vegetation and creating soakaways.  Among the problems that they face, however, are misplumbed houses where waste that should go.......

Do you care for someone with dementia? We want to hear about your experience. We are looking for people who care for friends or relatives with dementia to participate in a focus group Your feedback will help us to develop a new survey and improve our understanding of what life is really like to care for someone with dementia. It will also help us to better understand the impact of a hospital admission on people who have dementia and the importance of working in partnership with carers.......

Fox Lane & District Residents' Association is warning local residents of a scam that was tried out on one of its members recently (without success in this case): This morning I received a British Airways American Express Credit card through the post in my name – I haven’t applied for one so have reported it to the American Express fraud team. They told me to cut the card up and that they would investigate further. As I was doing this a caller came to the door saying that he was.......