Enjoyed the 2024 PG Festival? Let the organisers know what went well and what less well
When the last newsletter was published at the end of August, the headline was the imminent Palmers Green Festival. That was four weeks ago, but, if you haven't already done so, the Friends of Broomfield Park are asking you to cast your mind back to that sunny afternoon and let them know what you liked about the Festival and what you thought could be improved.
To help jog your memory, have a look at the photos that Mervyn Maggs took to record this year's Big Day in the Park.
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The Pymmes Brook restoration project: Addressing concerns
The Pymmes BrookERS, a volunteer-run river action group, respond to concerns voiced about a project under consideration that would change the course and appearance of the Pymmes Brook as it flows through Arnos Park.
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"Flourishing libraries support flourishing communities": Forum joins call to stop library closures
The Enfield Over 50s Forum has added its voice to the campaign against Enfield Council's proposals to close eight smaller libraries, including Southgate, Bowes Road, Winchmore Hill and Oakwood. It has launched a petition calling on the council to instead make use of community libraries to 'protect, serve and strengthen' the boroughâs neighbourhoods and communities.
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Bowes East Quieter Neighbourhood: Statutory consultation begins
The design of the Bowes East Quieter Neighbourhood project has now been finalised and the statutory consultation phase is running from 25th September until 20th October.
The council is now planning to ban right turns out of Grenoble Gardens into Green Lanes during the afternoon/evening rush hour. This will be implemented by an experimental traffic order, meaning that it will be trialled and then consulted on.
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Whitewebbs: "What Tottenham Hotspur and Enfield Council don't want you to know"
Watch a 5-minute video by the Guardians of Whitewebbs, created by musician and producer Avid Beats, presenting a view about the plans for Whitewebbs which is very different from that presented by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Enfield Council.
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Buy a bit of the Broomfield Long Border for your own garden
Thanks to the hard work of gardener Victoria Black and volunteers from the Friends of Broomfield Park, our local park's Long Border is now in great shape. And on Sunday 6th October you'll be able to buy some of the plants that make the borders so beautiful to grow in your own garden.
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Calling local artists, artisans and craftspeople: Sell your work at the PG Library Art Fair
Palmers Green Library is inviting local artists to exhibit and sell their work at an art fair on Saturday 26th October. The deadline for applying to take part is Sunday 29th September.
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Coming soon to Southgate: A classic pre-war Californian dance craze
Starting on 9th October and every second Wednesday after that, the Southgate Club will be the venue for a monthly night celebrating a dance that originated in California in the late 1920s - and the dancers get to choose the music!
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Learn to speak Italian
A new course in Italian for beginners starts at the Ruth Winson Community Centre on 3rd October. Classes will be on Thursdays at 12pm and cost only ÂŁ6 a lesson.
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Also this week...
Palmers Green station: Step-free access delayed?
Council refuses application to convert former Lloyds Bank branch into gambling establishment
Witnesses sought following fatal collision in Palmers Green
Police appeal for witnesses after teenager stabbed in Palmers Green
Reported elsewhere...
Local government is on a âprecipiceâ with billions in cuts coming soon to these councils
Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says
A cooler London Underground: TfL eyes more stations for its new cooling technology
The deadly impact of burning wood and other solids in London
Changing Places toilet now available at Alexandra Palace
A guide to open-water swimming in London
Rape reported every hour in London
Campaigners call for unlimited âclimate cardâ UK rail pass
Latest from Enfield Dispatch
Eclectic programme of Black History Month events across Enfield
North London college group appoints new chair
Streetwise Edmonton pupils celebrate competition win
Stalemate for Southgateâs women in hockey season opener
Assembly member says Metâs new anti-racism action plan âfails to go far enoughâ
Edmonton man arrested on suspicion of murder
Southgate beaten by Cardiff in hockey season opener
Safety advice for Londoners as flash flooding hits capital
Grass fire in Enfield Lock tackled by firefighters
Artists and craftspeople needed for inaugural event in Palmers Green
Londoners invited to play for World Car Free Day
Views sought on addition of more than 50 buildings to Enfieldâs local heritage list
Labour and Tories blame each other for plan to close eight Enfield libraries
Ergin Erbil officially appointed leader of Enfield Council as âdifficult decisionsâ lie ahead
Age UK Enfield boss âdeeply concernedâ by council plans to sell off dementia day care centre
Extra ÂŁ3m from City Hall for groups tackling violence against women and girls
Crimestoppers launches community campaign in Edmonton to help tackle local crime
Khan outlines plan to clean up Londonâs rivers
Railway stations on track to boost nature
Next Enfield Council leader named
Help needed to save Londonâs pubs in next budget, warns trade body
Firs Farm event to celebrate World Alzheimerâs Day
Enfield U3A celebrates 30 years of learning and socialising
Charities publish vision of âpositive futureâ for the Green Belt
Enfield Poets event at Forty Hall will celebrate oud times
Enfield man charged with murders of three women
Need to advertise your licence in Enfield?
Entrepreneurship is focus of Black History Month event hosted by Enfield Caribbean Association
Free activities available across Enfield for National Fitness Day
Rail firm named âoperator of the yearâ â but may soon be nationalised
Enfield North MP âextremely disappointedâ at council library closures
Enfield opens up for Open House Festival
New Chickenshed exhibition explores theatreâs fascinating origins
Appeal to help trace missing man last seen in Trent Park six weeks ago
Enfield councillor appeals for help finding tortoise
Scouts from Enfield welcome new UK chief
Appeal for witnesses after teen stabbed in Palmers Green
Enfield gym-goers invited to âreflectâ on NHS cancer reminders
Inspiring young people from Enfield recognised at annual awards
Witnesses to Edmonton shooting sought by police
Major North London hospital trust merger set to complete by end of the year
Support expressed for new Enfield CPZs in response to backlash
TfL boss says heâll âsee if we can find the fundingâ for more A10 speed cameras
Enfieldâs new EV charging scheme criticised over âextortionateâ cost
Council defends spending ÂŁ134k on electronic screens in tower blocks
Consultations and surveys
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Additional HMO licensing consultation (Enfield Council 7/10/2024)
Bowes East Quieter Neighbourhood statutory consultation (Enfield Council 20/10/2024)
Library consultation - Draft library strategy (Enfield Council 14/11/2024)
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Talkies Community Cinema
Thursday 3 October
Dugdale Arts Centre
Saturday 19 October
Waterhouse Hall
Thursday 7 November
Dugdale Arts Centre
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