In a particularly bad time for air quality (not yet over), a couple of newspaper headlines that bring home the problem.
The front page of yesterday' Evening Standard
A London head teacher today issued a heartfelt “cry for help” to protect her pupils from toxic air which has blighted the capital for days.
Effie Demetriou of Bowes Primary School, next to the North Circular, begged Sadiq Khan and Transport for London to act and cut local pollution........
If you'd like to be a part of St Monica's Players' summer show The Pirates of Penzance then please come along to the read-through to find out what our production team have in store for the show.
Director - Warren McWilliamsChoreographer - Fay KemalMD - Erika Gundesen
Important details for the show:30th of Jan (Monday) Read through, Auditions on the 5th (Sunday) of Feb First rehearsal on the 8th (Wed) of FebShow week at the Millfield is 4th-10th June 2017.Rehearsals.......
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on everyone concerned about the rate at which pubs are closing to back a move to change planning law by contacting members of the House of Lords using the e-activist website.
The owners of the Green Dragon were able to turn it into a shop without planning permission or any kind of notice, leading to the loss of a notable local community amenityUnder current planning law in England, permitted development rights on pubs mean that they can be.......
Enfield Community Singers are performing a very special concert at the URC, Fox Lane Palmers Green, entitled Spring Awakening, on Saturday 25th March at 7,30 pm and will be to raise aware and funds for the London Air Ambulance Service, whilst Entry and Refreshments are free.
The concert with feature the youthful and dynamic singers from Eastfield School Enfield
Items from our repertoire will include selections from Les Miserables and Rodgers & Hammerstein, memories of The Beatles,.......
Toys and Games wanted!
Enfield Museum is planning its 2017 exhibition, ‘Terrific Toys: Made and Played in Enfield’ which is set to open at the Dugdale on Thursday 13th April, running through to January 2018.
This free exhibition will explore 100 years of toys and games played with by Enfield children and investigate some of the borough’s factories that produced famous name toys.
Are you a collector with a significant collection of toys from the past century? Do you.......
Air pollution levels in London and elsewhere in the UK have been alarmingly high since before the weekend. Yesterday central London registered the highest possible alert level: 10: Black. And the extremely high and dangerous levels reached outer London. 8: Red at sites in Enfield - a value associated with central London on particularly bad days.
Pollution peaks in London 23 Jan 2017 recorded by www.londonair.org.uk (Source: Evening Standard)
Calls for action are growing.......
The consumer group Which? has released its 2017 customer satisfaction survey results for rail companies and Thameslink/Great Northern are almost bottom with some absolutely dire scores. The numbers in the table below are star ratings (maximum 5 stars).
Leisure
Commuter
Punctuality
2
2
Reliability
2
2
Seat availability
3
2
Standing space
3
2
Frequency
3
1
Carriages
2
1
Toilets
2
2
Value for money
2
2
Customer score.......
The campaigning group Defend Enfield NHS (DENHS) added its name to the list of groups backing "It's Our NHS", a national demonstration against current government policy towards the NHS, scheduled for 4th March. Between now and the demonstration, DENHS will be hosting a public meeting to listen to local concerns about the health service and to pass on information that it has collected about the local and national situation.
DENHS are also urging Enfield residents to watch a clip from ITV.......
Because of delays caused by the Cycle Enfield road works along the A105, the 329 bus is currently not running south of Wood Green station. This will allow frequencies to be retained between Palmers Green and Enfield. According to the TfL website, the route curtailment runs from 5th January to 30th March.
Southbound buses are terminating very close to the usual stop outside Wood Green station. However, buses towards Palmers Green on the 329 are not serving the northbound Wood.......
Against the backdrop of growing disquiet about the ability of the NHS in England to cope, local campaigners are questioning Enfield's health commissioning body about its plans to cut back on the types of surgical procedures that will be available from the NHS.
While attention nationally has been focused on accident and emergency departments that are struggling to meet demand, Defend Enfield NHS this week has been concerned with proposals to reduce NHS provision of non-emergency (so-called.......
The campaign group Living Streets has issued an open invitation to the UK's first Walking Summit, which will be held in Finsbury Square (near Moorgate station) on Saturday 18th March.
Val Shawcross, CBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport, will outline her vision for walking in London and share her learnings on creating walking cities with the summit.
Ben Still, Managing Director of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, will draw on his experience with WYCA and the Urban Transport.......
Enfield Council is still seeking volunteers to work in its libraries, most of which are now categorised as "community libraries".
The following is taken from the council website.
Library lovers sought to be Enfield Heroes
Library lovers are being sought to volunteer in Enfield Council's community libraries so that we can continue to offer a first rate service across the borough.
Enfield's 13 community libraries are run mainly by volunteers and Enfield Council has launched a recruitment.......