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Palmers Green Community Newsletter 15 August 2024 (resend)

Palmers Green Community Newsletter 15 August 2024 (resend)
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PGC Weekly Newsletter

15 August 2024

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Council consulting on proposals for permit parking schemes in Palmers Green and Arnos Grove

Enfield Council has launched a preliminary consultation on proposals to introduce a permit parking scheme in Palmers Green to the east of Green Lanes, extending as far as New River Crescent.

Another new consultation concerns a proposal to convert the Arnos Grove controlled parking zone into an all-day permit parking scheme and include additional streets.

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Sign this petition for better safety measures on the A10

A reminder about a petition started by Gina Sone-Demetrious calling for improved safety measures on the A10 in Edmonton, where in January her sister Laura was killed while using a pedestrian crossing.

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London Police Race Action Plan: Complete a survey

The London Race Action Plan is integral to as well as critical to delivering the New Met for London strategy.  It forms part of a larger transformation within the Met, working towards transforming it into a police service that is trusted and respected by all they serve.

Following engagement with 1000+ people, the London Race Action Plan key aims and actions have been developed. The Met now wants to consult on these aims and actions to ensure the lived experiences of the Black communities it serves are represented and respected in the development and delivery of the London Race Action Plan.

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Local volunteer in the running for national award for his life-enriching work

A local volunteer who helps enrich the lives of residents of the Southgate Beaumont care home is through to the national final of the Barchester Care Awards.

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Also this week...

Update on temporary timetables for W9 and 298 buses


Reported elsewhere...

Creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive

It’s time to put the plan back in planning

New National Planning Policy Framework Consultation now open for public input

Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system

‘Time for half-measures has passed’ say housing leaders amid record homelessness

Two years after landmark Highway Code rule was introduced to protect pedestrians and cyclists, two in five drivers are ignoring it

Government starts consultation on changes to the planning system

Enfield Council submits Local Plan for examination

Met clamps down on vehicle crime and anti-social driving by seizing sixty supercars

Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study

Enfield Town put on a special coaching session for siblings of Noah's Ark patients

Mature trees offer hope in world of rising emissions

Power-hungry AI is driving a surge in tech giant carbon emissions. Nobody knows what to do about it

Humans Now Ingest Six Times More Microplastics Than in 1990

Tube map redesigned by Essex lecturer goes viral

A quarter of cancer patients at the Royal Free London said they did not receive right support from GP practice


Latest from Enfield Dispatch

Baby boom at Enfield’s beaver project

High crime rates in Enfield threaten young people’s futures

Voter ID rules could be scrapped, government reveals

EV charging solution for residents with street parking trialled in Enfield

Greater Anglia launches community fund aimed at ‘small scale’ station projects

Political row over latest data showing affordable housing slowdown in London

CCTV released of Angel Edmonton rape suspect

Children challenged to learn life-saving skills and ‘give back’ to charity

Enfield Dispatch available to follow on Bluesky

Artificial intelligence helping North London cancer patients book appointments

Enfield Local Plan submitted to government ahead of public hearings

Road closed after sinkhole opens up in Cockfosters

Decay blamed for damage to Forty Hall’s famous ‘Cedar of Lebanon’ tree

Caliskan continues as councillor despite leadership resignation

Improvements promised after concerns raised over North Mid maternity performance

Boost for cycle hire scheme thanks to summer promotion

Nesil Caliskan resigns as leader of Enfield Council

Concern from local NHS bosses over impact of GPs strike

North London man convicted of sharing terrorist documents

Upgraded gym at Southgate Leisure Centre aims to offer ‘inclusive’ experience

Youth charity partners with Edmonton Green Shopping Centre after winning public vote

Football trophy contested in Edmonton in memory of knife victim

Sister of A10 collision victim launches road safety petition

Inspiring the next generation of eco-warriors

Man charged in connection with Cockfosters machete attack

London businesses urged to trade their vans for cargo bikes

‘Meaningful link’ between low emission zone and improved school grades, claim researchers



Consultations and surveys

Dates shown are deadlines for responding

Enfield Chase Landscape Restoration - Community Survey (Enfield Council 1/9/2024)

Palmers Green East Controlled Parking Zone - Preliminary consultation (Enfield Council 13/9/2024)

Growing London’s economy together (Mayor of London 15/9/2024)

Additional HMO licensing consultation (Enfield Council 7/10/2024)

 


What's on this week and next

Events marked * normally repeat weekly

Exhibitions and longer runs

29 June until 14 September

Summer on the Green

4 August until 25 August

Broomfield Blues 2024

Tuesday 20 August

10.00am - 11.30am

Weekly Knit & Natter*

Wednesday 21 August

 

Summer Cycling Fun*

10.45am - 11.45am

Active Enfield free weekly walk in Broomfield Park*

2.30pm - 4.30pm

Broomfield Conservatory open*

6.00pm - 7.00pm, 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Soft Yoga*

7.00pm - 9.00pm

Weekly stitch and knit social*

Tuesday 27 August

10.00am - 11.30am

Weekly Knit & Natter*

Wednesday 28 August

 

Summer Cycling Fun*

10.45am - 11.45am

Active Enfield free weekly walk in Broomfield Park*

2.30pm - 4.30pm

Broomfield Conservatory open*

6.00pm - 7.00pm, 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Soft Yoga*

7.00pm - 9.00pm

Weekly stitch and knit social*

Future Highlights

Saturday 31 August

EnCAF on the Green

Sunday 1 September

Palmers Green Festival

Autumn Plant Sale in Broomfield Conservatory

Thursday 5 September

Become a Dementia Friend interactive information session

Learn to use a sewing machine

Friday 6 September

Intrusive Theatre presents In My Head by Kyra April

Saturday 7 September

Learn to use a sewing machine

British Touring Shakespeare Company present Jekyll & Hyde

Sunday 8 September

Portrait of Southgate Art Trail: Community mosaic make-along

Tuesday 10 September

Grief Café at Enfield Town Library

Wednesday 11 September

Singers Night at the Little Green Dragon

Wednesday 18 September

Arnos Grove Ward Forum

Thursday 19 September until Monday 23 September

Zippo's Circus in Broomfield Park

Friday 20 September

Monthly art lecture at Southgate Beaumont Care Community

Sunday 22 September

Heritage Walk in Winchmore Hill

Friday 27 September

Enfield Poets present Ruth Padell and Rihab Azar at Forty Hall


Latest GlobalNet21 and Enfield Voices webinars

6 August 2024

Climate Change & Food Security

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2 July 2024

Election Hustings Southgate & Wood Green Constituency

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2 July 2024

Election Hustings Enfield North Constituency

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1 July 2024

Election Hustings - Edmonton And Winchmore Hill Constituency

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1 July 2024

Election Hustings - Enfield North Constituency

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30 June 2024

Election Hustings - Edmonton And Winchmore Hill Constituency

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28 June 2024

Election Hustings - Southgate & Wood Green Constituency

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23 June 2024

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22 May 2024

Fairtrade And Climate Change

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21 May 2024

EnCaf Representations On Enfield's Local Plan

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14 May 2024

How Climate Change Will Alter Our Food

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10 May 2024

Collaborative Projects To Green Up Neighbourhoods

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24 April 2024

The Coming Heat Storm

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24 April 2024

Extreme Heat & Tree Canopies

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24 April 2024

Tackling Floods Through Sponge Cities

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10 April 2024

Feedback From London Assembly Hustings

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10 April 2024

TacklingFly-tipping

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9 April 2024

The Climate Crisis - One Minute to Midnight

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27 March 2024

Extreme Weather & The Vulnerable

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26 March 2024

Adapting To Climate Change

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