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Fair Funding Enfield - a group that campaigns for increased funding for local schools - has recently carried out a survey with the aim of quantifying the impact of school funding cuts in Enfield.
59 schools responded to an anonymous survey.
The results of the survey are set out below.
"We do not have any further capacity for cuts in staff numbers, at any level of the organisation."
49% of schools have cut teaching staff
76% have cut teaching assistants
28% postponed or.......
In the third of four online hustings being organised by Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices and Emma Rigby of Love Your Doorstep, the interviewees are the leaders of the four biggest parties in Enfield:
Dave Mitchell, Liberal Democrats
Kate McGeevor, Green Party
Doug Taylor, Labour
Joanne Laban, Conservatives
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Residents of a street on the Lakes Estate occupied the road outside their houses at the weekend, protesting about the lack of rat-running cars whizzing past their houses.
One local, who preferred to remain anonymous, but we'll call "Musey", told me, "The situation is becoming intolerable, for more than a fortnight now we've been deprived of the stress and excitement of worrying about our kids being hit by a car, and the street doesn't smell like it usually does either. I've had to.......
Broomfield Conservatory: Still open on Sundays
If you’ve visited Broomfield Conservatory over the last few months (and if you haven’t, why not?), you may have noticed that the wood in the entrance doors is rotting away and that paintwork is peeling off everywhere.
The state of the Conservatory has been a matter of concern for the Friends of Broomfield Park’s Conservatory Group, who’ve been trying to persuade the Council for many months to get repairs carried.......
Get your natty nightwear on for Enfield’s biggest pyjama party as the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre holds the annual night hike on Friday 18th May.
The 15km walk begins at Enfield Civic Centre and will take in the greenery and scenery of Winchmore Hill and Southgate. This is the sixth annual night hike held by the charity, with previous themes including superheroes, disco fancy dress and a colour walk, raising vital funds to continue supporting cancer patients and their families........
The organisers of the Palmers Green Festival have announced two innovations for this year's Festival on 2nd September: an Arts & Crafts zone and a Speakers' Corner. And they're seeking ideas and input into how to fill these new spaces.
Arts & Crafts on the Bowling Green
This year the festival will have a new special area dedicated to our local Arts and Crafts - the Bowling Green! We are keen to support our local craftsmen so there are.......
The My Liveable London campaign has moved into a new phase - asking everyone who supports its aims to email all candidates standing in their ward urging them to respond positively to the campaign's challenge to local politicians.
Help make a city where everyone can walk and cycle safely and happily.
Imagine a truly Liveable London. A city where:
It’s enjoyable to walk and cycle your local trips
You can breathe fresh air on streets free from congestion
Children can safely.......
In the second of four online hustings being organised by Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices and Emma Rigby of Love Your Doorstep, candidates from four parties discuss the most important issues:
Lee David-Sanders, Conservatives (Highlands)
David Flint, Green Party (Enfield Lock)
Robert Wilson, Liberal Democrats (Grange)
Ayfer Orfan, Labour (Ponders End)
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In the first of four online hustings being organised by Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices and Emma Rigby of Love Your Doorstep, all the candidates are standing for the council for the first time:
Chris Dey, Conservative (Grange)
Alex McRae, Green (Upper Edmonton)
Margaret Greer, Labour (Lower Edmonton)
Guy Russo, Liberal Democrats (Chase)
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Members of Enfield for Europe were campaigning at Southgate station this weekend and have sent the following press release.
Pro-European campaigners were out in force in Southgate on Saturday taking part in the national launch of the People’s Vote (#PeoplesVote ; @peoplesvote_uk), a national campaign for another public vote on EU membership, crucially with an option to stay in if any UK-EU deal is worse than our membership terms, which is almost certain to be the case.
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In the run up to the council elections on 3rd May two organisations that campaign for a fresh approach to London's streets have come together to set out a challenge for party leaders in each of London's 32 boroughs.
London Living Streets, who seek better streets for pedestrians, are combining forces with the London Cycle Campaign, who, unsurprisingly, would like pleasanter and safer conditions for people riding bikes in London. They are calling their joint campaign My Liveable London and they want boroughs to create more "low traffic neighbourhoods".
A local group set up to defend NHS services in Enfield is asking everyone concerned about thefuture of the Health Service to join their surgery’s Patient Participation Group.
Dr Martin Blanchard of Defend Enfield NHS explains:
“We are asking people concerned about the future of the NHS to join their local Patient Participation Group because it will help us discover in more detail what exactly is going on in Enfield and will provide more opportunities for us to probe and question.......