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
News, comment and features
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Business and energy secretary Greg Clark has given the go-ahead to a new energy-from-waste plant at the Edmonton EcoPark. The plans were approved following an examination by the Planning Inspectorate which began in February 2016. It will replace Edmonton’s existing energy-from-waste facility (easily seen from the North Circular and many local spots with an easterly viewpoint) with a new plant which, unlike the old one, will produce heat as well as power. Site preparations are currently.......
Ousmane Sembène, the father of African cinema, is one of the key directors of the 20th century and yet his works - still relevant today - remain unknown to many. The Sembène season at the Bernie Grant Centre will help plug this gap in public knowledge.
Sembène, born in Senegal in 1923, was both a film director and a writer, whose novels were written in French. His directorial career ran from 1963 until 2004 and his final film addressed the subject of female genital.......
The latest addition to the PGC Community Directory is a hockey club in Southgate which offers free weekly training sessions to members and non-members alike and is on the lookout for more members.
Southgate Adelaide is a men's club, but shares its facilities with a ladies' club, Hendon and Mill Hill Hockey Club
It runs three/four teams playing on the astroturf pitch at Ashmole Academy (Southgate, N14 5RJ) and does its socialising just down the road at the Walker Ground Clubhouse.......
Local volunteer Darius Hazelwood Horner, a member of the Southgate Green Association, has restored the Southgate Village Gates to their former glory.
Southgate originated as the "south gate" to Enfield Chase, the King's Hnting grounds.
A timber lynch gate marks the southern entrance to Southgate.
The Gates stand at the corner of Cannon Hill and Aldermans Hill N14 and had fallen into a state of disrepair.
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Cycle Enfield's latest consultation and construction update
Below is a brief description of the progress of work in each of the area we are currently working. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change due to adverse weather conditions.
Green Dragon Lane to York Road
Most substantive work on this section is complete. Additional tree planting will take place until mid-March.
Borden Avenue to Walnut Grove
We will be removing and replacing a bus shelter, completing drainage.......
The Unwanted Gifts Sale advertised for this Saturday at Alexandra Park Library has been cancelled. Does this mean that people are getting better at choosing the right.......
The onward march of developers converting office buildings into flats continues. Local examples include the distinctive curved office "Black Horse" block near Cockfosters Station. More recently there has been an application concernging the Office Village in Southgate (behind the White Hart in Chase Road) and now a property company is planning to covert the large block in Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill - Capitol House, which was originally built to accommodate civil servants.
The Friends of Broomfield Park launch their 2017 season of special events in Broomfield Conservatory this Sunday, starting with a Sketching Workshop. The workshop is suitable for people of all ages and there'll be paper and pencils available, or you can bring your own coloured crayons or pastels. If you need any help, artist Cathy Taylor will be along to advise and assist.
Later special Conservatory events include live music, a children's event - Plant a Turf Head, various plant sales, a.......
The Remembrance Garden Temple
A campaign by the Friends of Broomfield Park to restore the Park's Remembrance Garden has finally succeeded. Enfield Council notified the Friends this week that the War Memorial Trust has agreed to a grant of £63,270 to the Council. This represents 75 per cent of the total cost - the remainder will be paid by the Council
War Memorial Temple - roof repairs and new stained glass windows replicating the original design.
Memorial cairn - repair of.......
The following information is taken from the latest Cycle Enfield newsletter. Dates may affected by adverse weather.
Please note that there will be overnight road closures for resurfacing of the main carriageway in the vicinity of the big Sainsbury's store between 24th February and 3rd March
Green Dragon Lane to York Road
The next two weeks will see a variety of work including completing road line marking as well as the installation of a tree pit at Mason’s corner, .......
Enfield Council have introduced a scheme whereby residents with severely restricted mobility can pay to have a disabled bay close to where they live reserved for their use alone.