Enfield Council is recruiting an officer whose role will be to engage with the public during the development phase of a project to "memorialise" Broomfield House and "conserve and enhance" Broomfield Park.
The development phase of the Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community project is currently under way. If it proceeds to the delivery phase, the ruins of Broomfield House will be dismantled and the house will be "memorialised" and "reintegrated into the park"
The initial phase of the Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community project is receiving funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF). It involves developing a plan for the delivery phase, which will require a further grant of more than £3.5 million from the NLHF. The delivery phase involves dismantling the burnt-out shell of Broomfield House and "reconnecting the House and Park through memorialization, interpretation, and landscaping", which will include restoration of the Baroque water garden.
The role that the council is currently recruiting for is a part-time community engagement officer with the following job description:
To lead on Community Engagement activities as part of the Development Phase of the “Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community” heritage project. The post holder will be embedded in the project team, collectively responsible for developing a project to memorialise Broomfield House, conserve and enhance the historic Broomfield Park and deliver interpretation and outreach to different audiences to engages with the project and the heritage. The role of the Community Engagement officer will be to lead on the public-facing activities that will promote the project and its objectives to both Enfield residents and the widest possible audience, who visit and enjoy Broomfield Park.
Details of the anticipated timelines for the development and delivery phases, and the types of public involvement that each will involve, were published in September 2023. If these are still current, the entire project should be completed by July 2028. However, the funding announcement by the NLHF was made two months later than anticipated, which is likely to have delayed the start of the development phase.
