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A researcher at the Royal College of Art is appealing for people to help answer questions about the problems which some older people find in using digital technologies.
By interviewing people who have difficulty using computers, mobile phones etc or are simply not keen on trying them, Emily Groves is contributing to a joint Swiss-UK project to design a digital tool to enhance social ties for older people in existing communities. The research will also be used to help improve.......
MarketN13 is a community, produce and craft market run monthly (3rd Sunday of the month) on Alderman's Hill, right by Palmers Green station.
Our aim is to offer high quality, competitively priced produce, crafts and street food in a friendly atmosphere. Where we can we are prioritising local producers and craftspeople; so we are delighted to include award winning Enfield Bakers, Holtwhites; Forty Hall Farm Shop; N13 based Nella Catering (African Caribbean street food) amongst our traders.
As.......
A group of local poets has been appointed Poets in Residence at the newly refurbished Palmers Green Library. Their residency will be launched at a free public event on 13th February. Starting at 2pm in the Library's Community Room, members of the group will be giving short readings of lively and engaging poems that they have written. Refreshments.......
St Andrew's Church in Southgate has issued an appeal for people to volunteer to help run a winter night shelter.
St Andrew's is one of several churches in the borough involved in the Enfield Churches Winter Night Shelter scheme, being run in association with All People All Places. The scheme started operation earlier this week and St Andrews is providing overnight shelter on Wednesday nights for six weeks starting on 6th January, offering meals and a warm place to sleep to homeless.......
Next week the Dugdale Centre will be presenting a play written by an Enfield resident designed to alert young people and their parents and teachers about some of the dangers that thoughtless use of online social media can cause.
My Name is Tom, a new play by Alan Spence and his company Theatre is Real Life Productions, runs from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th January. The play explores the problem of e-safety and new media for young people and adults and takes the form of a typical.......
Enfield residents aged 50 or above may qualify for free a free energy check of their home and advice about how to stay warmer without paying higher bills for gas and electricity. If appropriate the HEET scheme will arrange for work to be done free of charge.
If you think you or someone you know might qualify, don't delay, as the scheme is funded only up to 29th January (and the rest of the winter is expected to be much colder than it has been so far).
Why does it matter if my home is.......
Two more drop-in information events have been set up to help people respond to the consultation about a new Local Plan for Enfield. Originally all events were on weekdays during working hours. The new events are on a Saturday afternoon and Tuesday evening.
For information about the local plan, see this earlier article. The deadline for submitting your views is 5pm on Friday 12th February.
Southgate District Civic Trust will be submitting a response to the consultation and.......
The Enfield Young People’s Project (EYPP) is an innovative programme that works with young people to develop self-esteem and build up the skills they need to resist peer pressure, avoid risky situations and make safe and informed choices.
If you are over 18 you can volunteer to support the young people taking part in this rewarding programme.
The next project starts in March 2016 and will run every Tuesday and / or Wednesday for 13 weeks during school term time.
Full training will be.......
The environmental group Thames 21 has issued a progress report on one of its north London projects - the Salmons Brook Healthy River Challenge. During 2015 work was continued in Grovelands Park and along the Houndsden Gutter.
What is the Salmons Brook Healthy River Challenge?
The Salmons Brook Healthy River Challenge is part of Thames 21's Love the Lea programme of work to improve the quality of the water in the River Lea, some of which is used to provide drinking water and some.......
If you've ever suffered depression and it only started when you were 55 or older, the Royal Free Hospital would like to hear from you.
The Royal Free is carrying out a study designed to improve the understanding of the causes of late-onset depression. Volunteers are needed to help researchers investigate neural pathways in the brains of older people with depression, with the aim of developing more effective treatments.
If you would like to take part you will be asked to attend the.......
This article was updated on 7th January to include the two new dates for information events
Over the next 15 years Enfield's population is expected to increase by more than a fifth. A key aspect of the new Local Plan that Enfield Council has begun developing is where to locate new housing, schools, employment sites, transport infrastructure and community facilities to provide for the additional people. To help the planning process the Council is currently running a.......