25 November 2025
How are the loss of community spaces, the housing crisis, structural racism and the climate emergency connected? Join Landlines, a new peer learning project at Dugdale Arts Centre for local people aged 18–35 to come together and creatively explore how land ownership shapes the way we live, connect, and belong. An opportunity to involve younger people in conversations about the future of the borough where older voices currently dominate.
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21 October 2025
Lesley Jordan, until recently chair of Enfield Choral Society, invites people to an upcoming concert which will see the choir returning to its roots to celebrate the 150th anniversary of one of Enfield's notable buildings, Christ Church Chase Side.
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07 September 2025
This year's Open House Festival runs from 13th to 21st September. It's a chance to go inside a wide variety of buildings all over London: some ancient and historic, others brand new and with innovative features; some very large, others very small; some famous, others you won't have heard of.
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04 June 2025
Enfield Archaeological Society has published a report on the excavation that its members carried out in late April and early May behind the ruins of Broomfield House. Two trenches were dug in order to investigate a 'presumed water feature' known from previous archaeological evidence. EAS has concluded that the 'canal' that they unoovered was too shallow to have been intended for significant water supply.
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02 June 2025
The Enfield Society has published its 2025 summer newsletter - the 238th edition of this information-packed publication with the usual mix of fascinating news about the borough's past, present and future.
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30 May 2025
The Enfield Society have published in book form a collection of 62 articles about the built heritage of the London Borough of Enfield.
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07 May 2025
On Sunday May 25th there'll be an opportunity to tour some of the borough's special places - both urban and rural - using the healthiest ways of getting around: walking and cycling. Choose between a guided walk around the Enfield Town Conservation Area with the Enfield Society or a marshalled ride along the New River and through Forty Hall and Hilly Fields parks with Better Streets for Enfield.
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30 April 2025
Events forming part of the Heritage Lottery-funded project Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community are now in full swing. Last Saturday and Sunday Enfield Archaeological Society were on site carrying out the first ot two weekends of digging. This coming Saturday there will be an archaeological event for all the family.
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19 March 2025
On Sunday Wood Green Vintage Bus Running Day will provide an opportunity to ride preserved buses and former routes.
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05 February 2025
Mareeni Raymond and Edward Richards' 2017 publication describing four walks around Tottenham is now available as an ebook.
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21 January 2024
On 3rd February a revised repeat of a talk about the opening of the Piccadilly Line extension from Arnos Grove to Cockfosters will round off the celebrations of its 90th anniversary.
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30 October 2023
Residents are being invited to contribute ideas to a project to reopen a historic school building in Edmonton as a community hub which will provide training opportunities for young people in the borough.
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30 August 2023
WEA Enfield & Southgate courses resume towards the end of September, either online or at Enfield Baptist Church.
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11 August 2023
Ahead of the opening of a museum in part of the historic mansion at its heart, projects to carry out further in-depth research into Trent Park's vital World War 2 intelligence-gathering role are already yielding results. In parallel, an interactive project to teach local children about the activities of the 'secret listeners' is being readied for roll-out across Enfield schools.
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18 July 2023
A new self-guided walk booklet will take you around 21 of Palmers Green's architectural and heritage highlights and reveal fascinating snippets about our local history. For instance, did you know about the time when three crowned heads of European states got together around a PG table?
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07 July 2023
As part of ongoing restoration work at Southgate Station, a large roundel located above a sheltered seating area outside the station was recently renovated.
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08 June 2023
This month Enfield libraries are taking the time to learn about the colourful histories of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities and everyone is encouraged to participate.
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