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Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in four North London boroughs are looking to improve the NHS 111 service and integrate it with GP out-of-hours provision.  Residents are invited to attend public engagement events, as described below: NHS 111 and GP out of hours services engagement events15 April 2015 NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in north central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) have a vision to ensure the voices of patients and carers are at the heart of.......

If you've ever thought about volunteering, your chance to discover the multitude of local opportunities comes up next Wednesday (22nd April), at the Enfield Volunteers Fair.  And if you haven't thought about volunteering, perhaps the Fair might just make you do so. The Fair is at the Millfield Arts Centre in Silver Street, Edmonton, and runs from 11am to 3pm.  You can just drop in any time and stay for as short or long a time as you like. An amazing range of opportunities At the.......

To celebrate the launch of their new branch in Palmers Green, Park View Health Clubs are holding an open week for Palmers Green Community readers from 21st-28th April 2015. Come and have a lifestyle, fitness and nutritional consultation with one of their personal trainers or a fitness/health check. You could even just use the gym facilities, maybe even try a class? To book in for your visit email info@parkviewhealthclubs.com and mention "Palmers Green Community Open Week"........

How well do you know your birds and birdsong?  Les Edwins of the Friends of Firs Farm is also a local RSBP representative and is organising a bird survey in Firs Farm this month. It will require early morning visits to Firs Farm between 5 and 6 am to identify birds by sight or sound and recording when they were seen and whereabouts in the park they were. If you have don't mind the early start and are interested in helping with this, please get in touch to find out more and the proposed.......

Campaigners working to improve the health of the river Lea and its tributaries have reported on the progress of their work on creating Sustainable Drainage Systems in Enfield borough. The projects are being organised by Love the Lea, the local arm of the charity Thames 21. Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS for short) involve measure to slow down the flow of water, particularly during rainy weather, so that high levels of pollutants are not washed into streams and eventually into the Lea and.......

We have obtained photographic evidence that the "old document" discovered by workmen in the former Southgate Town Hall does exist and its content is, to say the least, extraordinary. The photographs, supplied by an anonymous source, show an old scroll that appears to have been found in a small wooden case.  There are also photographs of the writing.......

This Saturday Livestock present the first of four monthly nights of Music from he Black Barn at Forty Hall Farm. The month the music style will be Blues - and who better to supply the musicians that our own local Blues club, St Harmonica's?  Details of the line-up are on our What's On page. Lined up for May is Folk, for June Ska and Soul and for July Southern Rock.  Full details are on the Livestock website.  .......

Southgate District Civic Trust has sent Enfield Council a nomination to list the Fox pub in Palmers Green as an Asset of Community Value.  The application, sent last week, refers to the Fox's history, its role as a community hub, its prominent location and imposing architecture. Copyright Christine Matthews and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons LicenceRegistration as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) provides increased protection against sudden changes of use or demolition of.......

In a recent message to its supporters the Pinkham Way Alliance (PWA) provided an update on its continuing fight on two fronts:  on the one hand, it is still campaigning to prevent, or at any rate minimise, the development of Pinkham Wood;  on the other hand, it continues to oppose what it considers overly grandiose plans by the North London Waste Authority for future waste incinerator capacity. Pinkham Wood The land referred to as Pinkham Wood is adjacent to the Pinkham Way section.......

The following announcement was posted on the Alexandra Palace website on 25th March. We are delighted to announce that the Heritage Lottery Fund have awarded us £18.8million of funding to restore the Palace's most significant historic spaces to their former glory and secure the Palace's future as one of London's leading heritage destinations. Under the plans, the eastern end of the Palace, comprising the BBC Studios and the Victorian Theatre will be repaired and refurbished, together with the.......

People who were in the vicinity of the former Southgate Town Hall early this morning have mentioned that something unusual seemed to be happening - there was a distinct buzz of activity.  One of our sources was told that when demolishing an internal wall workers came across some sort of old manuscript and that a Mr Goole got in contact with the Council to report the find.  However, when we tried later this morning to talk to the people working on the building, they seemed very.......

On Saturday week Palmers Green United Reformed Church will be the venue for Music in April - a special concert organised by local musican Carolyn Kindberg raising money for Leading Lights Tuition. Carolyn has been organising charity concerts in Palmers Green for several years, in conjunction with another local musician, pianist Judith Crawford.  They employ local players who they know from Winchmore Strings, the Enfield Chamber Orchestra and other local ensembles - in some cases they have.......