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According to the Enfield Council officers involved, last weekend's public consultation about improving the "Public Realm" in Palmers Green went well, and they were pleasantly surprised at the level of interest and the amount of time many local residents spent engaging with the 3D model of Palmers Green town centre. They have begun analysing the information they gathered from residents and hope in the near future to be able to provide some initial information about the most important themes.......
This week there are three ways that you can influence the future look and feel of Palmers Green:
On Thursday the Area Forum will discuss the proposed changes to Green Lanes and the Triangle.
A "mobile consultation space" will be parked in Green Lanes from Friday to Sunday. You will be invited in to tell the Council what you think about their ideas.
You can contribute to our online discussion: your top five ideas about improving the Palmers Green Public Realm.
As we.......
Enfield Council has published a draft document outlining how it intends to manage the various town centres within the Borough and is asking for feedback from town centre users - retailers, people running other businesses, shoppers and those using town centres for leisure activities.
Enfield's Town Centres: Places for Everyone is officially described as a Draft Town Centres Management Framework, and the Council is inviting feedback via this page on its website. The deadline for comments.......
Enfield's Mini-Holland funding bid has been successful. The Borough is one of four that have been awarded up to £30 million from the Mayor of London to implement a comprehensive scheme to improve conditions for cyclists, with consequential benefits for everyone in terms of a reduction in traffic-related air pollution. In addition to the cycling improvements, some of the money will be available for enhancement of the "public realm" along the cycle routes - for example, smartening up the appearance of streets and pavements and improving conditions for pedestrians. However, an unpublicised consequence of the scheme's implementation may be the removal of the Triangle traffic island at the heart of Palmers Green.
If you've ever wondered what became of the railings around the public conveniences at the Triangle, we have now discovered that they are being stored by the Council's highways contractor at a site in Broxbourne. The Council is open to suggestions from residents' groups about suitable sites in Palmers Green to re-erect them. One suggested location is in front of the Conservatory in Broomfield Park. If you like this idea or have another suggestion, you can use our Forums to air.......
Later this month local residents will be invited to play a part in planning future enhancements to the "Palmers Green Public Realm", which we understand refers to redevelopment and public works along the stretch of Green Lanes between Bourne Hill and Broomfield Lane and to the eastern end of Aldermans Hill. The focal point of this area is Palmers Green Triangle, the future shape of which is uncertain - the last study carried out by the Council actually recommended completely removing the.......
After the fire at Broomfield House in 1984, parts of the interior fittings that could be salvaged were removed and put in store. They included the striking murals on the staircase created by George Lanscroon. Now, thirty years later, the crates have been opened and their contents inspected. Colin Younger reports.
The Lanscroon Murals: After the fire….long after the fire!
One of uncertainties about the scope and cost of the rebuilding of Broomfield House has been the.......
Fox Lane & District Residents' Association (FLDRA) has announced the discontinuation of the Neighbourhood Watch area which had the same boundaries as the area covered by the FLDRA. On Police advice, it is recommending the setting up of smaller neighbourhood watches comprising one or two streets. It is also alerting residents to possible implications for their household insurance.
The full announcement is reproduced below.
Neighbourhood Watch - URGENT INFORMATION
Please read.......
According to information released by the campaigning group Sweat (the South West Enfield Action Team) and the Grovelands Residents Association, Enfield Council has stated that it will definitely be providing an additional 60 primary school places from September 2014 to help plug the gap in primary places for children in Southgate, Winchmore Hill and parts of Palmers Green - in particular on the Lakes Estate.
Grovelands school concept: area A belongs to Thames Water; area B is the Park; area C.......
London residents have until 10 April to respond to a consultation by the Mayor of London on a number of proposed changes to the London Plan. The document being consulted on is referred to formally as the Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan.
The London Plan sets the context for local planning in relation to London's places, people, transport, response to climate change and economy and all its chapters are of great interest. However, from a community perspective, perhaps the most.......
A new locally based arts festival is running essay and photographic competitions which will be open only to Enfield residents or students at schools in the borough.
Grave of Charles and Mary Lamb in the churchyard of All Saints EdmontonThe week-long Lamb Festival will be held at All Saints Church in Edmonton starting on 31st May. It will celebrate two of Edmonton's most famous residents - the 18th Century essayist and poet Charles Lamb and his sister Mary, who was also a writer and collaborated.......