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Well, not exactly "here", but only just down the road, in Bounds Green, and part of the 2016 Here Suburban Film Festival, brought to you by Talkies Community Cinema.
Why "Men in Shorts"? Because there will be six short films about men. all introduced by their writers or directors or one of the actors (also men).
MEN IN SHORTS
a wealth of local talent on screen
FRIDAY 8 APRIL 7.30BOUNDS GREEN BOWLS & TENNIS CLUBoff Goring Road N11 2DD Show Map
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The body that represents public transport users in London is to ask the operator of Great Northern and Thameslink rail services to reconsider its proposed changes to ticket offices, including those at Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill.
The Board of London Travelwatch met on 22nd March to consider Govia Thameslink Railway's proposals, along with a report prepared by the London TravelWatch Secretariat and some 8,000 responses to the consultation from various organisations and individuals, plus.......
As of Tuesday 29th March there will be a new regular bus service connecting Cockfosters Station with Luton, via Potters Bar, Hatfield, Wheathampstead and Dunstable.
The new connections come about as the result of changes to an existing bus route, the 610, run by UNO, a company set up primarily to serve the University of Hertfordshire, but whose services are available to everyone.
As previously, a few peak hour buses will operate to and from Enfield Town, but they will now be routed via.......
Easter Sunday is the last Sunday in March and therefore the last chance to see this month's Spirals of Life sculptures in Broomfield Conservatory before they give way to the April exhibits.
The March exhibits are sculptures of lilies and ferns created by Cathy Taylor and June Dawes.
Cathy writes:
"Ferns first caught my eye in the beautiful La Mortella Gardens in Ischia, Italy, where the fronds of giant tree ferns interlaced against the sky. Tree ferns are a very old form of life, familiar.......
The fourth annual photographic competition held by the Friends of Broomfield Park has been announced. Visitors to the Park are invited to take photographs while there and submit them in one of two categories: Adults and Under 16s.
The competition runs until 4th August, after which a shortlist of entries will be exhibited in Broomfield Conservatory. Visitors to the Conservatory will be able to cast votes for their favourite photographs.
Last year's competition was won by.......
On 8th April the Dugdale Centre will be hosting a cycling conference. On the same date there will be a Cycling Fair held at Fountain Island in Enfield Town between Noon and 5pm.
Enfield Cycling Fair 8 April 2016 12pm - 5pm
London Cycling Campaign and Enfield Council will be holding a cycling fair on Friday 8th April, 12-5pm, on Fountain Island, Enfield Town.
Try-a-bike area with Dutch bikes, e-bikes, bromptons and more.
Have your bike looked over by a trained mechanic
Talk to Enfield.......
Work has started to create a new park on an area of open land just south of the North Circular Road - and local people have been invited to suggest a name.
The new park - currently known as Russell Road Green Space - is partly situated on top of the underground section of the New River which passes beneath the Bowes Road section of the North Circular - slightly to the east of the railway bridge. The land belongs to Thames Water, who are leasing it to Enfield Council. The cost of.......
The project to transform an unexciting area of playing fields into a haven for wildlife and attractive open space while simultaneously helping to mitigate flooding reached another milestone on 9th March, when the Firs Farm Wetlands and Cycle Path were formally opened.
See here at the ribbon cutting ceremony are (from left to right) Cllr Bambos Charalambous (Associate Cabinet Member Enfield Southgate), Ian Russell (Senior Engineer from Enfield Council), Cllr Daniel Anderson (Enfield.......
Haven House children's hospice has published Vision 2020, its strategy for the next five years, during which time it hopes to expand the number of children it can care for.
Vision 2020
Vision 2020 is our first five-year strategy since the hospice opened in 2003.
In this time we have been there for over 600 families, ensuring that they are not alone when caring for a child with a life-limiting condition.
This would not have been possible without the help of our donors and partners within.......
An award-winning romantic comedy, in which more than half of the footage was filmed in and around Palmers Green, is now available to view online.
Dead Cat, released in 2013 and a winner of awards in the UK, USA and Cyprus, was written by two local lads, Sam Bern (Sam Bourke) and Stefan Georgiou. Stefan directed the film, in which Sam plays a character called "Sam". Sam started his education at Hazelwood School and then went to Ashmole, where he met Stefan. They have been.......
Our youth centres offer excellent volunteering opportunities for adults aged 18 and over.
If you can commit to a 6 to 12 month period at an after school, evening or weekend session we can help you gain valuable skills and experience of working with young people aged 11-19 (and up to 24 with a learning difficulty or disability).
Some of the youth activities you would be assisting with include:
sport and recreation
dance and music
health education
personal development and.......
Southgate District Civic Trust is delighted to announce that Freddie Gick the Chair of Civic Voice will be visiting us in March.
As the highlight of his visit, Freddie Gick will talk about the work of Civic Voice and the Civic Movement in Britain. This will be a rare chance to hear from and speak to the man who leads this important work.
Freddie Gick has been Chair of Civic Voice since 2013. He is a former research scientist and international management consultant who has been involved with.......