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Photocompetition results launch Southgate Civic Week

11 June 2017

Deputy Mayor of London Joanne McCartney was guest of honour at the launch on Friday night of Southgate Civic Week 2017, where she was joined by the newly elected MP for Enfield Southgate, Bambos Charalambous, and leading members of local civic societies, clubs and associations. Deputy Mayor of London Joanne McCartney at the opening ceremony for Southgate Civic Week 2017 (far right). Also shown (left to right) Chris Horner (Southgate District Civic Trust, Southgate Green Association), Jane Maggs.......

Community use of Wolves Lane Centre - any suggestions?

26 May 2017

OrganicLea’s Vision for Wolves Lane: An initiative that grows and distributes sustainably produced food to local residents and businesses; engages a wide range of people in learning and skills activities, and health and well-being benefits; establishes itself as a centre for promoting healthy eating; and offers space for community groups and social enterprises to run activities that benefit the community. Please write with your ideas, suggestion, proposals for the future!.......

Southgate Civic Week: Programme details announced

24 May 2017

Chris Horner of Southgate District Civic Trust is asking for local community groups to help make Southgate Civic Week a great success. This year the size and number of events has expanded ; there are now 33 events, as so many community groups have engaged with this community event . Other groups are invited to join in by promoting their group or event in the Southgate, Cockfosters,Winchmore Hill, Oakwood and Palmers Green areas. I attach a copy of the programme and the poster, and would.......

Wanted: A WordPress developer with a few hours to spare

28 March 2017

The Palmers Green Festival has developed a website tool to support other local event organisers and local home start-up entrepreneurs. We need help to develop the website a little further. We are looking for someone local with knowledge of Word Press with a few hours spare. A very small budget is available to pay expenses. Please contact Phillip on . PhillipPalmers Green Festivalwww.palmersgreenfestival.org.uk Palmers Green CIC <?php$ogImage =.......

Southgate Civic Week 2017 - join in!

07 February 2017

The second Southgate Civic Week will be from 10th to 18th June 2017. Southgate District Civic Trust are extending an invitation to local groups to add their own events to the week's activities

Get the year off to a good start - become a Friend of Talkies

02 January 2017

If you haven't made a New Year's Resolution or you've already given up on the one you did make, why not decide to become a Friend of Talkies Community Cinema and help our greatest local success story become even more ambitious in its scope and popularity? Joining now will mean you have a whole year's worth of Friends' benefits to look forward to (and opportunities to make some new flesh-and-blood friends too). Talkies has now been up and running for just over four years and its screens.......

Civic Trust receives award for "outstanding effort"

26 October 2016

SDCT members show off their Civic Day Award. L-to-R: Chris Horner (coordinator of Civic Week), Elaine Tyler, Graham Davis, Jane Maggs (SDCT Secretary) Southgate District Civic Trust has won the 2016 Civic Day Award, awarded by the national charity Civic Voice for its "outstanding effort for Civic Day". Civic Day has been held every summer since 2011 and so far has involved more than 1000 community events countrywide. But Southgate District Civic Trust weren't satisfied with one day -.......

Southgate Civic Week

10 June 2016

Southgate Civic Week A series of events for residents of Southgate, Winchmore Hill, Palmers Green, Oakwood and Cockfosters Sunday 12th June to Sunday 19th June 2016 Sunday 12th June Opening Cricket Match at the Walker Cricket Ground Queens 90th Birthday Street Party Open Allotments DayTeddy Bears PicnicMonday 13th June to Sunday 19th June Southgate Photographic Society Photo Competition.Save Trent Park campaign for a WW2 museumFriday.......

Places to Be: Green Spaces for Active Citizenship

09 May 2016

A book published by the Fabian Society with support from Groundwork, Keep Britain Tidy, the RSPB and the Woodland Trust addresses the challenge of maintaining the UK's parks and other green spaces in an age of Austerity. Ed Wallis, the author of Places to Be: Green Spaces for Active Citizenship, sees green spaces as providing a "crucial community ballast". He sees an "opportunity to manage our green space in such way that empowers citizens, bolsters people’s sense of place and.......

Chair of Civic Voice visiting Southgate this week

06 March 2016

Southgate District Civic Trust is delighted to announce that Freddie Gick the Chair of Civic Voice will be visiting us in March. As the highlight of his visit, Freddie Gick will talk about the work of Civic Voice and the Civic Movement in Britain. This will be a rare chance to hear from and speak to the man who leads this important work. Freddie Gick has been Chair of Civic Voice since 2013. He is a former research scientist and international management consultant who has been involved with.......

Could your group help the Samaritans by hiring the "Tin Tabernacle"?

24 January 2016

North London Samaritans have got through the first stage of a submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the "Tin Tabernacle" in Bowes Park for use as a call centre and community centre. To succeed in Stage 2 they need to prove that there is sufficient demand from community groups and other organisations who would wish to hire such a hall. The "Tin Tabernacle" is otherwise known as Shaftesbury Hall and is situated in Herbert Road, very close to Bowes Park station. Originally.......

Help run Talkies Bush Hill Park

23 January 2016

Hi, I am Georgia. I am setting up a new Talkies volunteer group based in Bush Hill Park Bowls,Tennis and Social Club, Abbey Road EN1 2QP. With a big screen, comfortable seats and a well-stocked bar, you can sit back and enjoy a great value night out, minutes from your doorstep. We show critically-acclaimed, award-winning films that have been hand-picked by our resident film buffs. Come along with friends this Spring and enjoy our programme. .......

Become a Friend of Talkies

31 December 2015

Talkies is a not-for-profit, volunteer-led society which gets no regular funding or subsidy. Through the generous support of Friends of Talkies, together with other fund-raising and ticket sales, in 2015 we were able to: commission young film makers to create short films based in our area; run HERE FILM FESTIVAL, which showcases local talent; buy good quality equipment to improve your cinema experience; establish two new local groups - one in Bowes Park/Bounds Green and another in Bush.......

Ruth Winston Centre - watch the video!

13 May 2015

One of the most notable institutions in Palmers Green is the Ruth Winston Centre. In essence, it's a club for older people, but not the kind of club where you sit round dozing in armchairs reading copies of The Times. Quite the reverse - it's a place where people do things. The aim is to help people remain active, maintain mobility, and live a full life by providing opportunities to make and meet friends, learn a new skill or hobby, keep fit, have lunch in a convivial.......

Make growing food a community activity

18 January 2015

Some information about an exciting funding opportunity to get people all over Enfield involved in growing their own food. A £500 grant is open to all community, voluntary, resident and faith organisations to support any activity that gets groups in the community together around food growing, for example: Setting up a community garden or grow boxes Running sessions in existing gardens An intergenerational or intercultural project Cookery sessions for your produce Training sessions for.......

Friends of Firs Farm

06 December 2014

Friends of Firs Farm - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory

Southgate local history publication wins award

28 November 2014

In the same week that Southgate District CivicTrust placed a blue plaque on the former home in Winchmore Hill of wildlife photographer and author Oliver Pike, their members celebrated winning the Local History Publications Award for Best Journal 2014 for the latest edition of their local history bulletin, Oakleaves. The.......

Talkies Community Cinema expands into Winchmore Hill

13 October 2014

Talkies - the pop-up cinema with a difference - is expanding its reach to take in Winchmore Hill and is looking for volunteers in N21 to help choose films and find venues. Talkies Community Cinema showed its first film two years ago this month and has been attracting large audiences ever since. Its events in Palmers Green (at the Fox, Baskervilles and the Intimate) and in Southgate (at St Monica's Parish Centre and at Christ Church) have frequently sold out. it has also been showing.......

Broomfield Park goes Gold

24 September 2014

Ahead of their quarterly open meeting next week, the Friends of Broomfield Park are celebrating their favourite green space's two Gold awards in this year's Enfield in Bloom competition. The Park won Gold in the Best Maintained Park category, while one of its most interesting features, the Broomfield Community Orchard, won Gold in the Innovative Growing Space category. Another Broomfield Park attraction, the Broomfield Conservatory, was awarded Bronze for its Exceptional Horticultural.......

The London Community Foundation

27 July 2014

The London Community Foundation - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory

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