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Heard about all these phone thefts? - posted by Karl Brown
31 Mar 2025
With phone thefts frequently in the news and London numbers measured in the tens of thousands pa, you may well be careful and feel prepared should the worst happen to yours. I did, until recently. My son is 25, smart[…]
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Selling at your door and trying your car - posted by Karl Brown
31 Mar 2025
A couple of incidents this week gives the opportunity to pass on police advice to a wider audience. “Nottingham Knockers”, door-to-door cold callers typically selling cleaning goods, are encountered a few times per year in my street. The first contact[…]
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TfL taking over Great Northern(?) - posted by Adrian Day
22 Mar 2025
Meanwhile in Harry Potter World, Florida if the Palmers Green train from King’s Cross to Watton at Stone is cancelled there’s another to Cuffley in 3 minutes!
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided
20 Mar 2025
My earlier message had an incorrect link to information about the Alexandra Palace Station step-free plans. Now corrected in the earlier message. The correct link is https://alexandraparkneighbours.org.uk/forum/update-on-alexandra-palace-station-refurbishment . Thanks for Bill for pointing this out.
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Basil Clarke
20 Mar 2025
I asked Dave Cockle from the Enfield Society, who's something of an expert on public transport in the borough, if he had any news. He didn't, though he thinks that the station will be made step-free eventually. He did think[…]
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Neil Littman
17 Mar 2025
It is extraordinary how far they got with the planning before realising it wasn't possible. It is the same situation with Winchmore Hill Station and several more stations further up the line but they haven't wasted any resources on proposals[…]
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Julius
16 Mar 2025
Thanks for this response – albeit, disappointing news. Based on my experience of asking receiving information from Network Rail (or, e.g., local councils), I think your reading is probably right. They are unlikely to say, simply, we've ditched it.
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Colin Younger
14 Mar 2025
Look at the history of this. It's not going to happen.
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Alex L
14 Mar 2025
I chased up Network rail earlier this month out of curiosity given the project seems to be the most complex engineering project in history given progress. The update wasn't good news: 'I am sorry I am unable to provide you[…]
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TfL taking over Great Northern(?) - posted by Karl Brown
13 Mar 2025
Agree, minimum 3 per hour off-peak, ideally back to pre-Covid's 4, and a dream result of the once-claimed objective of 6. Separately, I remain baffled by TfL's refusal to include our train line, and several equivalents, on their transport in[…]
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TfL taking over Great Northern(?) - posted by Neil Littman
13 Mar 2025
I have been using the line regularly since I moved to the area in 2014 and it is a very useful route. Initially, I was commuting to work most days but since the pandemic have worked from home and use[…]
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TfL taking over Great Northern(?) - posted by Julius
13 Mar 2025
Thanks, Basil, for this comprehensive and, dare I say, slightly optimistic overview/answer.
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TfL taking over Great Northern(?) - posted by Basil Clarke
12 Mar 2025
Straightforward questions, but no straightforward answers. I'll do my best to introduce Julius and other recent arrivals about the recent troubled history of our trains services, but I'm sure others will have things to add. First, my brief answers to[…]
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As a woman, do you feel safe in Southgate town centre? Join the Safer Neighbourhood Team for a Walk, Talk and Do initiative - posted by Neil Littman
7 Mar 2025
I think it is interesting that this post doesn't say why we got to this situation of needing the survey in the first place. It is a bit of an 'elephant in the room' and understand fully why this has[…]
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Palmers Green station: how step-free access will be provided - posted by Julius
6 Mar 2025
What happened to this proposal?
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TfL taking over Great Northern(?) - posted by Julius
6 Mar 2025
Thanks for sharing the following story in PG Community Newsletter: . I'm new to Palmers Green and likely to use the train from its station regularly. To me, it seems like good news that trains stopping at our station will be[…]
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As a woman, do you feel safe in Southgate town centre? Join the Safer Neighbourhood Team for a Walk, Talk and Do initiative
5 Mar 2025
[Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here The Southgate Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team, together with the council's Journeys and Places Team and the Met Police, are running an event on 14th March to find out women's feelings about their[…]
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Barney and his bridge - posted by Basil Clarke
3 Mar 2025
Nice report on the Enfield Dispatch website from this afternoon's dedication of Barney's Bridge: Beloved cat immortalised as ‘Barney’s Bridge’ unveiled in Enfield Town Believe it or not, the previous story posted to the Dispatch website was about a dog![…]
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Forum topic: Upgraded computer training room opened at Ruth Winston Centre

Upgraded computer training room opened at Ruth Winston Centre

14 Sep 2023 00:15 #6964

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mayor of enfield opens new training room at ruth winston centre

The Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Suna Hurman, cuts the ribbon to declare the training room open

At the Ruth Winston Centre the re-fitted computer centre is now up and running.

New computer and smartphone courses start soon and are open to non-members.

£55 for a 6 week course (£50 for members). Concessions may be available – contact Ruth Winston Centre for further information about concessions.

Computer Course

Starts September 19

Tuesdays: 10.00am to 12.00pm (Beginners)
Tuesdays: 1.00pm to 3.00pm (Internet I)

Smartphone Course

Starts September 13

Wednesdays: 10.00am to 12.00pm (Beginners)
Wednesdays: 1.00pm to 3.00pm (Beginners)

people at opening ceremony for new training room at ruth winston centre Guests of honour at the opening ceremony

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Upgraded computer training room opened at Ruth Winston Centre

27 Sep 2023 14:41 #6965

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There's more about the modernised computer and smartphone training suite on the Enfield Dispatch website .

To quote the article, If you know someone who might benefit from the classes, get in touch with Maria Ortiz Vega, the Ruth Winston Centre manager, on 020 8886 5346.

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