Enfield Council's environment and communities team is holding a free workshop to help design a new mural which will be created using reclaimed paint provided by the North London Waste Authority
Help All People All Places prevent homelessness in Enfield & Haringey. And support families who are facing the trauma of losing their homes. Donate by 30th December and your donation will be match funded by the Aviva Community Fund.
Every year Anne Nicholls organises collection of toiletries to add to food bags handed out at Christmas by local food bank charities and refuges. This year, could you help with some everyday toiletries, and perhaps a little luxury to donate to someone in need for Christmas?
Enfield Council's Journeys & Places team have begun to engage with residents and businesses about the development of the Southgate Masterplan Vision - a longer-term plan of enhancements to the public realm and transport facilities aimed at encouraging active travel, improving the everyday experience of Southgate and creating a more vibrant, greener and healthier town centre. Two engagement events are scheduled and an online survey is available.
Wear A Gorilla Suit Day, National Double Cheeseburger Day, Peanut Butter Day... Does anyone take these seriously? And if someone did set out to celebrate a 'Day' every day for a year, what effect would it have on them? Local author Dan Brotzel set himself that very challenge, and found that the experiment had unexpected consequences...
The 'Go Slow' Cycling Project, currently raising funds via a crowdfunder, is designed to allow participants to take as long as they need, at minimal cost, on their personal journey towards switching to a healthier and more environmentally sustainable mode of transport.
Watch a recording of the recent webinar Front Gardens on the Frontline, with information about the problems caused by paving over front gardens, which include residential flooding, hotter cities, and loss of vitally important pollinating insects.
A public briefing on the planned incorporation of the North Middlesex Hospital into the Royal Free London group will be held in Enfield Town on 20th November.
Climate change is making our cities hotter, to the point where vulnerable people are dying from the heat, while associated heavy downpours are causing more flooding of streets and homes and leading to sewage overflows polluting our rivers. So what can we, as individuals, do to help? CPRE London say that we can start by taking the apparently trivial step of restoring front gardens that have been paved over. Join an online talk on Thursday to find out more.
