Seven-day opening of Palmers Green Library is one of the innovations that will be introduced if Enfield Council agrees to a proposed Library Development Strategy for 2015 to 2018.
The Strategy will be among the subjects to be discussed at this week's meeting of Enfield's Cabinet. If agreed by the Cabinet, it will be presented to the full Council for its approval later this year.
Palmers Green Library as it will look when it reopens later this year. Under the new strategy it will be open.......
On 15 June the Cycle Enfield West Partnership Board will for the first time be able to discuss some specific proposals for the implementation of cycling improvements between Enfield Town and Palmers Green, using "Mini-Holland" money provided by Transport for London.
Members of the Partnership Board, which comprises representatives of many different community and interest groups, have been sent the draft designs for the changes to roads and pavements.
Making sense of the drawings requires.......
"Inside Job"Southgate Photographic Society are currently holding their 73rd annual Prints and Projections exhibition. This year the exhibition is different from usual in two respects: there are no projections, only prints; and instead of being hidden away in a hall, the pictures are out in the street for all to see. And this year's exhibition is likely to be seen by many more people than usual, as, thanks to Transport for London, it adorns the elegant curved windows of an.......
As we reported last week, Enfield Council in conjunction with the Enfield Society and Historic England are planning to recruit and train local community groups and individuals to help with a project to create a comprehensive new local list of heritage assets in the borough. The training will enable volunteers to identify buildings and structures that are worthy of listing.
An example of our local built heritage: the King's Head in Enfield Town (photograph courtesy of the Enfield Society).......
Work has started to install new railings outside Broomfield Conservatory. Consequently the conservatory will be closed for the next two Sundays (14th and 21st June) and the intermediate Wednesday (17th June).
The "new" railings are actually not so new - until a couple of years ago they surrounded the subterranean toilets at Palmers Green.......
The Cycle Enfield West Partnership Board held its second meeting on 14th May. Alex Stebbings from Jacobs, the consultancy employed by the Council, briefed community representatives on the steps taken so far and the next steps. There was also an opportunity for members of the partnership board to ask questions and comment on the scheme.
Following analysis of various surveys (see below), "feasability designs" have been sent to Transport for London (TfL) for its initial comments. These.......
Following complaints by Palmers Green resident Donald Smith, Network Rail have now provided a more satisfactory account of the overnight work that will be carried out in the vicinity of Palmers Green station.
The start dates/time and finish dates/times will be as follows:
19/07/2015 01:35 19/07/2015 05:40 PREP26/07/2015 01:50 26/07/2015 09:40 PREP02/08/2015 00:01 03/08/2015 06:00 TRACK RENEWAL09/08/2015 00:01 10/08/2015 06:00 TRACK RENEWAL16/08/2015 00:01 17/08/2015 06:00 FOLLOW UP.......
On 21st June MarketN13 is celebrating 3 months trading by providing a fun venue for kids and Dads (and everyone else!) to enjoy Father’s Day together. Come along for your regular sunday shopping and join in with the festivities.
The aim is to share local talent, to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all those who have supported the market up to now, to invite others to get involved, but above all to have family focussed activities, laughter and maybe a little bit of silliness on this.......
Following lobbying by friends of parks groups and submission of public petitions, Enfield Council has modified the decision it took in 2014 to cease locking all parks overnight. The new policy is to completely cease locking those parks where only some entrances have been locked, but to continue to completely lock parks where the practice has been to lock all entrances overnight.
Broomfield Park will be locked overnight (photo by Belinda Robinson from the FoBP Facebook page)Now that there.......
The Enfield Society and Enfield Council are planning a project to review Enfield’s local heritage list and are looking for volunteers to help. The local listing replaced the old Grade III listing which ceased to be continued in 1974.
Enfield has a list of buildings and features of special architectural or historic interest on its website. However, this is out of date and needs complete revision. The Enfield Society is working with Enfield Council to help to do this. Consultants are.......
The Healthy Enfield Young People Active programme aims to get more young people aged 13-24 to take part in active activities, as part of a group and of their own accord. The aim is to enhance and connect young people to activity opportunities in their local area, help them make use of local facilities and prepare them to be active independently - contributing to creating a sporting habit for life.
Please note that all participants will be required to have Height, Weight and BMI measured
To.......
Among the events being organised by Enfield Council to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the present-day London boroughs is a series of free local history walks led by Joe Studman. They start on 16th June and run through to March 2016, criss-crossing the borough and taking in every part of Enfield, examining its rich, varied and fascinating history and characters..
For more information about the walks email .
Joe Studman is a born and bred Londoner. Born.......