While we admire and support the Christmas campaigns that we see pop up in December, we also know that help is urgently needed all year round, each and every year. As some people pack away after the festive break, we are still here.
Our support is not limited to a food package, but it leaps beyond - we form connections, we listen and respond to everyone who steps through our doors. We open up a warm, safe, environment which aims to feel like a home away from home.
For us to continue to thrive and grow, and keep supporting as many people as possible, we are asking you to become a Friend of Cooking Champions. Even a donation of just £5-10 per month can make a HUGE impact on the lives of those who come through our doors.
Pop to our People's Fundraising page to donate, and we promise to keep you updated with how your support is making a difference. Thank you, we appreciate you! Team Cooking Champions
News, comment and features
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Clare Rogers makes the case for low-traffic neighbourhoods. This article was originally published on the Better Streets for Enfield website.
Would you let your child or grandchild play out on your street? Do you feel able to ride a bike around your neighbourhood? Or does the traffic put you off? For many of us, streets in our residential areas have become conduits for through traffic, rather than places where residents can walk, cycle, meet or play.
Yet in countries like the Netherlands,.......
Hello everyone at Palmers Green Community,
My name is Patrick, I live in Palmers Green (since 2004) and I am autistic. My condition is challenging and complex but over the past 6 months I have been finding a lot of peace and happiness in art and art therapy. It's been reducing the irritability and aggression, along with the effects of marked anxiety and low mood, which I am also diagnosed with. I am supported by Enfield Complex Care, the Maudsley Hospital and the National Autistic.......
Following preliminary soundings last month, Thames 21 and Enfield Council will be presenting more detailed proposals for a wetlands scheme in Broomfield Park. Consultation events will be held in the Park on 27th July and 12th August, followed by an online consultation.
Please join us on the following dates so that we can share plans and seek your views on a potential environmental project in Broomfield Park
Thursday 27th July ‐ 15:00 – 18:30
Saturday 12th August.......
Colin Younger reports on the highlights of the Southgate Green ward forum held on 20th July.
Summary points
Dinah Barry is the new Associate Cabinet Member for Enfield West
Proposals for Quieter Neighbourhoods are being worked up by council officers
A revised London Plan will probably include a doubling of the housing target for Enfield
Enfield Council is working on a Social Infrastructure Study
Pressures on parks/green spaces/green belt are likely to increase
These are some.......
Increased police focus on enforcing safe passing of cycle riders by drivers of cars and trucks, originally associated with West Midlands Police, is gradually spreading to other forces, including the Met. It has now been taken up by police in Winchmore Hill ward, who will be doing more to educate drivers.
Earlier this month, at the N21 Fancy Fair, Clare Rogers and Hal Haines of Better Streets for Enfield spoke to PCSO Antony Rivas from the Winchmore Hill Safer Neighbourhoods Team. A good.......
Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has decided to continue funding three "primary care access hubs" but not to commission a fourth hub to serve the north east of the borough. The hubs, which can be used by any patient registered at a practice in Enfield, provide GP services between 6.30pm and 8pm on weekdays and between 8am and 8pm at weekends.
Because weekday evening appointments have proved the most popular, the CCG is arranging to switch some appointments from Sundays to.......
Enfield Council is urging residents not to sign up for home improvements on the doorstep to ensure they are not scammed and conned out of thousands of pounds for unnecessary building work.
A new dance studio launches in Palmers Green next week. AK Dance Studio, located in New River Crescent, is the creation of Anna Kirakowska, who will be doing most of the teaching. The first classes in the bijou studio (no more than four participants) will be held on Monday 24th July.
Classes will cover belly dancing, street dance, flexibility and ballet barre. There will be an opportunity for couples to learn a dance of their choice (jive, waltz or salsa) for a special occasion, such as a.......
Splendour & Sparkle will be launching "Cooking Champions" in September 2017 - cooking lessons for children with an emphasis on healthy living.
Lessons will take place at Palmers Green United Reformed Church (Fox Lane/Burford Gardens) on Thursday afternoons. Times will be as follows:
Preschool 2pm-3pm
5 to 9 year olds 3:15pm - 4:15pm
11 to 14 year olds 4:30pm - 6pm
The hour sessions are £10 each or £8 each if you book five in advance. The hour and a half sessions are.......
In response to my report on the meeting at Park Lodge Medical Centre about its planned closure later this year, a reader from Grange Park has asked me to publish a copy of a letter she wrote to one of the partners at Winchmore Hill Practice.
NHS wellwishers were up bright and early (6 am) on 5th July to celebrate the 69th birthday of the National Health Service as staff streamed into Barnet Hospital for the morning shift.