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On Wednesday 30th January the Mayor of Enfield will formally re-dedicate war memorials which were originally located within the former Southgate Town Hall but are now installed inside Palmers Green Library.

On Sunday afternoon the curtain came down on Snow White and, if its owners have their way, also on the Intimate Theatre. Fittingly, the theatrical company putting on the final show at the Intimate was St Monica's Players, named after St Monica's church, which owns the property, and the group which is most associated with the campaign to prevent demolition of this historic Palmers Green landmark.

The Enfield Society has published some interim comments on the draft local plan issues and options paper being consulted on by Enfield Council

HERE 2019 film festival runs from 16th February until 30th March at venues in Palmers Green, Bounds Green, Winchmore Hill and Enfield Town.

Dates of drop-in sessions when residents will be able to learn about and comment on the draft Enfield Local Plan

The First and Last Mile - the Dynamic of Everyday Journeys is based on research into how 850 regular commuters are able to incorporate active travel into their journeys to and from work. It focuses on the benefits that might be secured if people switched from car travel to public transport and used more active travel modes for the journey to and from the railway station or bus stop - making the most of the 'first and last' mile of their daily journey.

You may have noticed a banner outside Hazelwood Schools proclaiming cuts of £12.5m across Enfield. But what do these cuts really mean for our children and why are parents still campaigning against them?

Local author Stephen Cox is launching his debut novel, Our Child of the Stars, on 24th January

The Pymmes Brookers will be exploring parts of the Salmons Brook on Saturday 2nd March

Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices interviews Julia Daniel, manager of the North London Credit Union

Up to 24 million slices of bread are wasted every day in UK, contributing to £800 worth of food being thrown away by the average household in UK every year. North London Waste Authority has commissioned Keep Britain Tidy to hold some free events across north London to help residents avoid bread waste and save money.

The second programme in the Channel 5 archeology series Digging up Britains Past will show the excavations carried out by Enfield Archeological Society at the site of Elsyng Palace