The owners of the Fox are not planning to demolish it, but rather to restore the external appearance of the building, which would accommodate a smaller, but "family-friendly" pub, and provide new housing on the upper floors and over the car park. Part of the ground floor would be separated off and converted into a retail or leisure unit. It is unclear whether the plans envisage the Fox continuing to have a function room.
This information was provided at last week's meeting of the.......
The Walker Ground is currently seeking enthusiastic, reliable and committed volunteers to help at our Annual Firework event on 5th November 2016. This is one of the biggest and popular Firework Events in North London attended every year by the local community.
We are looking for people to volunteer to provide stewarding, setting up, clearing up and a number of other roles. All volunteers must be over 18 years old. Full training will be provided and you will be rewarded with refreshments.......
Broomfield Community Orchard was awarded Silver for its horticultural contribution to the local community
Broomfield Park has had another triumphant year in the Enfield in Bloom competition, winning Gold for Best Maintained Park. Another Gold went to Broomfield Conservatory for its Exceptional Horticultural Contribution to the Community, while Broomfield Community Orchard was awarded Silver in the same category.
Both the Conservatory and Orchard are run by volunteers from the.......
Govia Thameslink Railway, the company that runs trains through Palmers Green, has published details of its plans for improved services on all its lines due to come into operation in 2018. For Palmers Green the off-peak service will be six trains an hour to and from Moorgate on Mondays to Saturdays (with additional trains on M-F peaks) and four trains an hour on Sundays.
This more frequent service on the "Great Northern Metro" will be operated by new fully accessible six-car trains with.......
The following message was sent by Jennifer Arkwright, PCSO for Palmers Green Ward Safer Neighbourhoods Team. Members of the Safer Neigbourhoods Team will be briefing and answering queries at the Palmers Green Ward Forum on Thursday 6th October.
In the early hours of Sunday 02nd October 2016, Palmers Green, Southgate green and surrounding areas of Enfield Borough have been targeted by two unknown males, riding a white scooter, they have been carrying out Theft from Motor vehicle and.......
A petition has been launched to try to persuade Govia Great Northern to reopen a gate at the Alexandra Park end of the footbridge across Alexandra Pallace station.
Automatic ticket gates are now in operation at Alexandra Palace station. They are located in the building at the Wood Green end of the footbridge. Until recently it was possible for passengers accessing the station from the Alexandra Park (Bedford Road) end of the footbridge to reach the platforms without having to walk.......
The campaign to turn part of the Trent Park Mansion into a museum has made some very significant progress towards its goal. The planning application submitted earlier this month by Berkeley Homes envisages most of the ground floor and basement being reserved for public use - a museum, cafeteria and rooms for hire. The museum would celebrate the mansion's notable role in WW2 intelligence collection and its previous history as an aristocratic residence.
That Berkeley have eventually agreed to set.......
Following the public consultation on the future of "green bin" collections, Enfield Council's Cabinet will be presented with a paper recommending that collection of food and garden waste be reduced from once a week to once a fortnight.
A brief item about the proposed changes was posted on the council website yesterday. It states that 87 per cent of respondents to the survey preferred a free fortnightly collection rather than an optional paid for weekly green bin collection (£60 a.......
The campaigning organisation 38 Degrees is running a campaign to persuade the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee to recommend that protecting Britain's public parks be made a legal requirement.
Save our parks
To all MPs on the Communities and Local Government Committee
Petition text
Make protecting our parks a legal requirement.
Why is this important?
Parks matter, and they belong to all of us. Whether it's a playground to take our children to at the weekends,.......
David Hinitt improvising accompaniment to Metropolis at Christ Church in 2015
Following on from the roaring success in 2014 and 2015 of silent films at Christ Church Southgate set to live organ music, this year Talkies Community Cinema brings you silent comedy from one of the all time greats – Buster Keaton – with live organ music from Christ Church’s very own David Hinitt and Adam Dickson.
Buster's Shorts will be shown at Christ Church at 7.30pm on Saturday 15th October........
Following the success of our first 'Will Month' in June 2016, we are delighted to announce that we will be launching another free-wills campaign in November 2016.
During this campaign we will be working with a selection of local solicitors who are offering their time free of charge to write a basic will in exchange for either a donation to North London Hospice, or a pledge to leave a gift to us in your will.
We are also holding an information clinic on October 6 at 4pm at North London Hospice.......
Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons LicenceThe owners of the Fox pub in Green Lanes are planning to "develop" the site - they say they are keen to "rightsize the Fox alongside much needed housing on this site".
The Fox is owned by Star Pubs and Bars and the site redevelopment will be managed by a company called Lateral Property. They are planning to discuss their ideas with local community groups and "key stakeholders" before engaging with the.......