17 July 2018
Enfield Council has unveiled a £100,000 package of measures designed to tackle a big increase in the level of youth violence in the borough in recent months. Planned activities will include football, boxing, horticulture and cookery sessions but will also give youth workers an increased opportunity to do more work with young people to reinforce positive messages and behaviour.
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22 January 2018
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13 October 2017
Do you know your local area?
Do you have community ideas?
Would you like to see changes?
Share the attitudes, wishes and feelings of children and young people living or being educated in your local borough.
The Race Equality Foundation and First Steps want to work with you to carry out research that will support young people in your area. Come along to two half day workshop sessions on Saturday 18th November and 9th December 10 - 3pm at YMCA, 642 Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 3EF........
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12 September 2017
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22 August 2017
Chickenshed is inviting people over 50 to take part in six workshops that explore the "space between" their generation and young people.The Space Between Us ProjectVenue: ChickenshedTickets: £45 for a series of 6 workshopsTime: Every Monday, 7pm - 9pmAre you a baby boomer? From the original protest generation? Did you survive the sixties to tell a tale?The Space Between Us is a brand new creative initiative that will bring together a group of participants and collaborators all over the age.......
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26 April 2017
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26 April 2017
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28 January 2017
The parent of a child at Oakthorpe Primary School is petitioning Enfield Council to improve pedestrian safety in the vinicity of the school, which is Tile Kiln Lane, near the junction with Chequers Way.
The online petition, on change.org, reads as follows:
Produce adequate road safety for Oakthorpe Primary School before a child is injured.
My child has been attending Oakthorpe Primary School on Tile Kiln Lane since September 2015 and very early on I noticed that there was a major problem.......
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27 January 2017
In a particularly bad time for air quality (not yet over), a couple of newspaper headlines that bring home the problem.
The front page of yesterday' Evening Standard
A London head teacher today issued a heartfelt “cry for help” to protect her pupils from toxic air which has blighted the capital for days.
Effie Demetriou of Bowes Primary School, next to the North Circular, begged Sadiq Khan and Transport for London to act and cut local pollution........
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19 July 2016
Last year FRIENDS OF BROOMFIELD PARK and TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA had a sell out with Ghostbusters in Broomfield Park.
This year will be even better - bring friends and family, come in fancy dress, make some alien food and have a picnic in the park in the dark.
ALIEN FAMILY PICNIC IN THE PARK IN THE DARKfeaturing...ET - THE EXTRA TERRESTRIALFRI 2 SEPTpicnics from 7.00film starts 8.00 (ish)Bowling GreenBroomfield ParkAldermans Hill,London N13 4RBMore details on the Talkies.......
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08 January 2016
Next week the Dugdale Centre will be presenting a play written by an Enfield resident designed to alert young people and their parents and teachers about some of the dangers that thoughtless use of online social media can cause.
My Name is Tom, a new play by Alan Spence and his company Theatre is Real Life Productions, runs from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th January. The play explores the problem of e-safety and new media for young people and adults and takes the form of a typical.......
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06 January 2016
The Enfield Young People’s Project (EYPP) is an innovative programme that works with young people to develop self-esteem and build up the skills they need to resist peer pressure, avoid risky situations and make safe and informed choices.
If you are over 18 you can volunteer to support the young people taking part in this rewarding programme.
The next project starts in March 2016 and will run every Tuesday and / or Wednesday for 13 weeks during school term time.
Full training will be.......
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05 December 2015
Local health and social care watchdog, Healthwatch Enfield, has today released a report on young people’s experiences of mental health support in the borough. The report’s findings paint a mixed picture of the availability of help for local young people with mental health needs.Young people told Healthwatch that often the key adults in their lives, such as parents, carers, teachers or youth workers, have little understanding of mental health issues. They reported significant negative.......
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04 December 2015
A new website, Get Your Rights, is highlighting that children and young people have a right to high quality healthcare by the NHS. The website, produced by the Council for Disabled Children at the National Children’s Bureau and funded by the Department of Health, provides everything children and young people need to get the most out of the health service.
It includes:
an interactive guide to children’s rights under the NHS Constitution;
videos from children, young people and.......
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09 September 2015
The Palmers Scream Team have announced the names of the winners of the Spooky Stories Competition - three each from Walker School and Hazelwood School.
The young spooky storytellers's tales of strange happenings were chosen from 200 entries. The judges were impressed by the inventiveness and imagination shown by all children in their stories. They commented: "We never knew our area could be so spooky!"
The prizes will be presented at a ceremony on 20th September.
To.......
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16 August 2015
The Enfield Young People's Project (EYPP) needs volunteers! If you are looking for a volunteering opportunity working with young people and are over 18, apply today!
You will be supporting your people with interpersonal skills, to build their sense of responsibility and to make positive decisions about their education, health and future
You will also be
Making a positive contribution to your community
Learning new skills
Boosting your career options.
The next project starts on 4.......
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15 August 2015
An Enfield-based playwright is looking for actors to play parts in a play about the dangers of new media to be staged at the Dugdale Centre in January.
My name is tom is a new play by Alan Spence, whose company, Theatre is real life, will be performing the play from 13th to 16th January.
The play explores the problem of e-safety and new media for young people and adults. What starts out as a typical boy-meets-girl story later goes horribly wrong. When Paris and Darnell are exposed, they.......
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21 June 2015
The rather mysterious "Palmers Scream" website has information about a story writing competition for local 8 to 12-year olds:
"Whether about the Bogwarts of Bounds Green, the witches of Winchmore Hill, the spookiness of Southgate, apparitions of Arnos or the phantoms of Palmers Green, we want you to create a story that we will all enjoy!"
There are some excellent prizes and the first fifty entries will receive a copy of the Spooky Tales of Palmers Green book.
Some of the stories from the book.......
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05 June 2015
The Healthy Enfield Young People Active programme aims to get more young people aged 13-24 to take part in active activities, as part of a group and of their own accord. The aim is to enhance and connect young people to activity opportunities in their local area, help them make use of local facilities and prepare them to be active independently - contributing to creating a sporting habit for life.
Please note that all participants will be required to have Height, Weight and BMI measured
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