20th February, 11am to 4.30pm, at Bruce Castle Museum
Discover more about Haringey’s history at our Fair at Bruce Castle Museum – you can visit the Search Room and talk to Archive Staff, enjoy our all-day talks programme or browse stalls from local organisations showcasing our area's heritage.
The Old Kitchen will also have a café for teas, coffee and cake all day.
Tel: 020 8808 8772 Email: museum
Free
Talks Programme
11.15am The Ivy-Mantled Tower.......
In response to cuts resulting from the government's austerity programme, Enfield Council has begun implementing its Libraries Strategy: bringing in volunteer librarians in place of professional information specialists; creating four "flagship" libraries while downsizing and leasing out the remainder as "community libraries"; and setting up a volunteer-run home delivery service to replace mobile libraries.
Volunteer librarians required
Recruitment and training of volunteer.......
The first poetry event at the refurbished Palmers Green Library takes place on Saturday afternoon (13th February) between 2 and 4pm. And in April the library will play host to an afternoon of poetry workshops by well know poets and experienced tutors Katherine Gallagher and Myra Schneider.
"Lively readings"
The group "Poetry in Palmers Green" will be taking over the Community Room and treating visitors to An Afternoon of Lively Readings.
The readings will be given by Maggie Butt, Katherine.......
Documents published ahead of the meeting of Enfield's Cabinet contain a wealth of information about financial plans, the Cycle Enfield A105 scheme and other important business.
The Cabinet meet on Wednesday 10th December at 8.15pm in the Civic Centre. The Public Information Pack (522 pages!) includes detailed information about many topics, including the following;
Budget 2016/17 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2016/17 to 2019/20.
A recommendation to raise Council Tax for.......
Enfield Council's planning committee has approved the latest planning application for the redevelopment of Chase Farm Hospital. The application covers the appearance, size and layout of the new hospital, and was approved unanimously.
Preparatory work for the redevelopment work has now begun, with demolition of unused buildings and alterations to some of the internal roads taking place.
Construction of the new hospital itself is due to begin in spring.
The next public engagement event is.......
Govia, the company behind the Great Northern and Thameslink brands, is planning to close ticket offices at Palmers Green and other stations where average ticket sales are low. Instead, a station "host" will be available on the "concourse", selling a limited range of "popular" tickets. However, the plans do have a positive aspect - there would be a Host at the station from first to last train every day.
According to Govia's "Stakeholder Manager" (PR person?), these plans would only.......
Enfield Council is holding a series of free car seat checks for parents to ensure they have the correct child restraints for their child and vehicle.
The sessions, which will take place right across the borough, start on Wednesday 17 February 2016 and will continue right through until October.
The law states that all children under 135 cm, or roughly 4ft 5in, tall must use the proper child seat when travelling by car, but, worryingly, research by the Royal Society for the Prevention of.......
Positive people from the local community needed - could you spare two to four hours a week for a year to help turn a child's life round?
This is the question that Chance UK is posing. By becoming a Chance UK mentor you would be helping inspire a primary school child with behavioural difficulties, who otherwise when a little older might find themself drawn into anti-social or criminal activity.
And the benefits are not all one-way. The work can be tremendously personally rewarding.......
Excerpts from Council Questions 28 January 2016. All the questions below relate to Cycle Enfield, but there were many more questions and answers on a wide range of subjects.
Click here to read the complete list of questions and answers.
Question 1 from Councillor Neville to Councillor Anderson, Cabinet Member for Environment
I made the Cabinet Member aware on 17 December 2015 of a post by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) urging its supporters to vote for the council's proposals.......
The notes of the meeting of the Cycle Enfield Partnership Board (Enfield West) have been provided to all participants, along with the slides used for four of the supporting presentations.
The main headings below are links to PDF documents. The bullet points are my very rough attempts at describing the content and conclusions of the documents.
Notes of the meeting (click to download0
The notes do not in general duplicate the information contained in the presentation slides. .......
Can you be a good neighbour? North London Hospice is seeking volunteers to befriend patients in their own homes. Over 70% of people with a life-limiting diagnosis prefer to receive their care at home. Many of these patients are isolated, or have families or carers who would appreciate a friendly smile and some support.
You can make a difference by volunteering a few hours of your time – full training and supervision provided.
For more information, please join us at our community tea.......
Eclectic and entertaining plays during Write Here, Write Now
Eclectic and entertaining plays - Wed 17 - Sat 20 Feb
There'll be five plays and they reflect the writers’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and interests. Read about all the plays below or on our website. Performed in the intimate.......