While we admire and support the Christmas campaigns that we see pop up in December, we also know that help is urgently needed all year round, each and every year. As some people pack away after the festive break, we are still here.
Our support is not limited to a food package, but it leaps beyond - we form connections, we listen and respond to everyone who steps through our doors. We open up a warm, safe, environment which aims to feel like a home away from home.
For us to continue to thrive and grow, and keep supporting as many people as possible, we are asking you to become a Friend of Cooking Champions. Even a donation of just £5-10 per month can make a HUGE impact on the lives of those who come through our doors.
Pop to our People's Fundraising page to donate, and we promise to keep you updated with how your support is making a difference. Thank you, we appreciate you! Team Cooking Champions
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The Pinkham Way Alliance are asking for a simple action from members of the public who share the Alliance's concerns about the potential development of Pinkham Wood as a waste processing site or for other industrial use.
By signing online, you can officially associate yourself with the submission which the PWA is making to Haringey Council.
HARINGEY LOCAL PLAN: STRATEGIC POLICIES REVIEW 2016REGULATION 19 CONSULTATION
We’ve come such a long way in this campaign; we.......
Mike McClean has sent a final message to supporters of the Save the Green Dragon Campaign:
It's all over. Planning permission has been granted for the development of The Green Dragon site. We made our final representations at the planning hearing last night but were unsuccessful.
Many thanks to everybody who supported the campaign in any way over the past year, we did our very best and it was heartwarming to see so many people standing together to try to save our beloved pub. The final total.......
The latest video on Palmers Green Tales looks at the career of a local artist and craftswoman who draws inspiration from the stained glass she sees in the surrounding streets. Jenny Bourke introduces the video:
"Susan Mehmet and I have made a really interesting film this month about a local stained glass artist called Annahita Hessami. Anna moved to Palmers Green when she was young and attended Hazelwood and Ashmole Schools. You will see in the film how she was influenced by the wealth of.......
The voluntary group Black Rainbow Events have published their programme of guided walks for 2016. All walks are either within Trent Park or start or finish there.
Trent Park History and MysterySunday 20th March 201610:00am till 12:30pmDistance: no more than 3 miles
Trent Park Link Walk (Trent Park to Arnos Park)Sunday 17th April 201610:00am till 2:00pmDistance: no more than 6 miles
The Beauty of Nature RevealedSunday 22nd May 201610:00am till 12:30pmDistance: no more than 3 miles
The.......
Text and images (with some slight reformatting) taken from the Cycle Enfield website and the A105 Consultation Report.
The bus stop bypass and bus stop boarder designs that are proposed have been used in other parts of London and the UK. There are a number of councils who have implemented these designs (e.g. Camden Council and Brighton & Hove Council) who have monitored their impact and have not reported any significant issues.
Whilst it is acknowledged that this is a design not previously.......
A local artist has been awarded the 2016 Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Europe’s leading open competition for figurative and representational art.
Lewis Hazelwood-Horner, who lives in Southgate, receives a cash prize of £20,000 and a solo exhibition for a wider body of his work at Mall Galleries later this year.
His winning work, Salt in Tea, was painted following a two-year residency at the bespoke umbrella shop James Smith & Sons in London’s West End........
As previously reported, the Cabinet will be invited to approve moving on to the next steps of the Cycle Enfield A105 scheme at their meeting on 10th February.
Previously we provided links to the Cycle Enfield documents as part of a 600-page Agenda Pack. We are now able to provide links to individual documents (see the box).
Additionally, we have extracted from two of the documents lists of concerns raised during the consultation process and the responses provided by the Council........
Exciting news from Broomfield Conservatory: the Thumbergia Mysorensis is flowering!
If you'd like to see this exotic vine in bloom, head for Broomfield Park on Wednesday or Sunday afternoon, between 2pm and 4pm, when the Conservatory is opened to visitors by the Friends of Broomfield Park.
As its name suggests, the Thumbergia Mysorensis is native to India, though it is also cultivated in southern Spain. Alternative names include Mysore Trumpetvine, Indian Clock Vine, Brick and.......
20th February, 11am to 4.30pm, at Bruce Castle Museum
Discover more about Haringey’s history at our Fair at Bruce Castle Museum – you can visit the Search Room and talk to Archive Staff, enjoy our all-day talks programme or browse stalls from local organisations showcasing our area's heritage.
The Old Kitchen will also have a café for teas, coffee and cake all day.
Tel: 020 8808 8772 Email: museum
Free
Talks Programme
11.15am The Ivy-Mantled Tower.......
In response to cuts resulting from the government's austerity programme, Enfield Council has begun implementing its Libraries Strategy: bringing in volunteer librarians in place of professional information specialists; creating four "flagship" libraries while downsizing and leasing out the remainder as "community libraries"; and setting up a volunteer-run home delivery service to replace mobile libraries.
Volunteer librarians required
Recruitment and training of volunteer.......
The first poetry event at the refurbished Palmers Green Library takes place on Saturday afternoon (13th February) between 2 and 4pm. And in April the library will play host to an afternoon of poetry workshops by well know poets and experienced tutors Katherine Gallagher and Myra Schneider.
"Lively readings"
The group "Poetry in Palmers Green" will be taking over the Community Room and treating visitors to An Afternoon of Lively Readings.
The readings will be given by Maggie Butt, Katherine.......
Documents published ahead of the meeting of Enfield's Cabinet contain a wealth of information about financial plans, the Cycle Enfield A105 scheme and other important business.
The Cabinet meet on Wednesday 10th December at 8.15pm in the Civic Centre. The Public Information Pack (522 pages!) includes detailed information about many topics, including the following;
Budget 2016/17 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2016/17 to 2019/20.
A recommendation to raise Council Tax for.......