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Come to the Forum meeting at Beaumont Care Home, Cannon Hill, Southgate, Tuesday 15 August, 10am for 10.30 start. It is almost opposite the Cherry Tree pub.
Our Enfield NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) - the people who decide if, when and how we are treated for medical problems - plan to save money by forcing all patients to wait longer for medical attention.
Of all the CCGs in London, Enfield has been selected as the trail-blazer, the pace-setter, for what the local health bosses call.......
This article originally appeared on the Rethinking Childhood website and is republished with the permission of the author, Tim Gill.
This week marked a milestone in the UK street play movement, with the publication of three new reports.
The first is an evaluation report by the University of Bristol [pdf link], published by Play England, which looked mainly at the health outcomes for children. The second is a report [pdf link] from Playing Out, the Bristol-based national hub for street play, of.......
Andrea Aste (centre) with Zdeněk Kudr and Petr Skoček of Bohem Brewery. Behind them you can see part of Andrea's Myddleton Road muralThe hot news from today's Myddleton Road Market (apart, that is, from the £925 raised at the market for the North London Samaritans' Shaftesbury Hall project) is the launch this week of Andrea Aste's Space Laboratory - a "cyber store where imagination curates space".
"Big Spender" - one of Andrea Aste's print designsAndrea is an Italian-born mural.......
Mayor's Charity Fun Run - Sunday 17th September
3km run @ 10:15am, 3km walk @ 10:25am, 10km run @ 11:15am
Forty Hall, Forty Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA
The annual charity run at Forty Hall Estate is back again this autumn!
Dust off your trainers and join in the fun, raising money for the Mayor of Enfield’s Charity Appeal Fund. Always a great community event, the Fun Run attracts over 800 participants and spectators each year and with a variety of runs and walks to get involved.......
Anna Gaudia has posted this message on our Facebook page:
We are group of people who would like to see more art in Broomfield Park and we would like your input.
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Ps. Check out the bonus question if you would like to get involved.
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A message from Enfield Council
Do not put shoes and textiles into your recycling bin. Please take them to your local charity chop, Barrowell Green Recycling Centre or arrange a free doorstep collection from TRAID
TRAID020 8733 /collections
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Jenny Bourke's latest film on Palmers Green Tales tells the story of Broomfield Community Orchard. Film footage and still photographs show the evolution of the former bowling green, which is now home to apple and pear trees, wild flowers and a bug hotel, and a venue for an annual round of pagan-derived events.
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Hello, I'm looking for any information on the Palmers Green Athletic Club on the Tottenhall Road in the late 1960s - early 70s, particularly the cricket section. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
A message from Elaine Hall-Freeman of Selborne Bowling Club
Wild West Fun Day at Selborne bowling ClubHave you thought of trying a new sport? Why not give it a try at Selborne Bowling Club? Whether you're an experienced bowler or know nothing about the game but would like to find out more, we've got coaches who would show you the ropes and members who would make you very welcome. Pop in any Sunday morning to find out more or visit our website at selbornebc.co.uk.
As much as we love our bowls,.......
Enfield Council and Thames 21 have now published a more detailed version of their proposals for a wetlands scheme in Broomfield Park, designed to produce environmental benefits both locally and in the rivers Lea and Thames. There will be a consultation event in the park on 12th August or you can give your views online or.......
Forty Hall Farm has announced that over the summer months it will be opening on five days a week and has posted a short film on YouTube describing the activity of its community growers.
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Starting from Wednesday 26th July, summer opening hours will be:
Wednesday: 11.00 – 16.00
Thursday: 11.00 – 16.00
Friday 11.00 – 16.00
Saturday 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday 11.00 – 16.00
During visiting hours children can see animals in the barns,.......
The Lanscroon Murals in Broomfield House before the fires. The staircase at the Beaumont Care Home in Southgate also has murals by the same artist.
The Broomfield House Trust is hoping to work with local artists, teachers and schoolchildren on a project that would promote a lifelong love of art and learning while at the same time contributing to the Trust's multipronged efforts to raise funds to restore Broomfield House.
The project would be be run along similar lines to Take One.......