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Broomfield House

'Unlocking Broomfield Park': community engagement officer appointed

03 December 2024

John Cole has been appointed to lead on community engagement activities forming part of the development phase of the Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community heritage project.

Council advertising £320,000 contract to deliver the Unlocking Broomfield Park project

05 November 2024

Enfield Council is currently advertising for a multidisciplinary team, led by a conservation landscape architect, to deliver the project to dismantle the remains of Broomfield House, 'memorialise' it, bring the land it occupied back into use as part of Broomfield Park and restore various heritage features of the park.

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What does 'Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community' actually mean?

21 October 2024

A page on the council's website reveals new details about the project to dismantle the remains of Broomfield House and restore various historic features of Broomfield Park. The development phase of the 'Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community' project is currently under way, using Lottery funding. The delivery phase, if it goes ahead, is expected to be completed by December 2028.

Lottery to provide the first of the keys needed to 'unlock' Broomfield House

16 January 2024

Enfield Council has been awarded more than half a million pounds of lottery money to pay for the first phase of its project to 'unlock Broomfield Park for the community', which includes 'memorializing' Broomfield House.

What next for Broomfield House and Park?

18 September 2023

Enfield Council has submitted a bid for heritage lottery funding for the development stage of its plans for Broomfield House and Park, which would see the remains of the derelict mansion dismantled and 'memorialised' and landscaping of parts of the park to reflect its history. Community involvement is envisaged throughout the project, which would take until 2028 to complete.

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'Unlocking' and 'reconnecting' Broomfield House and Park

12 July 2023

Enfield Council is inviting local people to help develop ideas for improving Broomfield Park and 'memorialising' Broomfield House ahead of submitting an application for lottery funding in August.

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You're invited to an Open Day in Broomfield Park

14 June 2023

Curious about what that busy bunch of people, Friends of Broomfield Park, have been up to, and what their future plans are? Then come along to their Open Day on Sunday..

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A glimpse inside Broomfield House and other park news

07 March 2023

Recent news items posted on the Friends of Broomfield Park's website include updates on plans to memorialise Broomfield House and to refill the model boating pond, plus the story of local characters Julia, Caesar, Dozy, Beaky and Titch and their successful campaign to defend themselves from a lonely outsider.

Broomfield Park's many friends at hand

16 November 2022

In 2021/22 Friends of Broomfield Park volunteers put in more than nine thousand hours of unpaid work to improve the park and help local communities.

Enfield Council's new proposals for Broomfield House and Broomfield Park

10 October 2022

Enfield Council has now shared a document with the Broomfield House Trust and the Friends of Broomfield Park which outlines the scope of a bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for funding new proposals for Broomfield House and Park.

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The future of Broomfield House: Back on the agenda?

06 October 2021

There have been signs this week that Enfield Council has moved the question of the future of Broomfield House out of the Pending (or Too Difficult) tray, where it had been gathering dust for many months, and into the For Action tray.

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A mulberry tree, the richest man in England, and Broomfield House

07 January 2020

On 7th January a group of the Friends of Broomfield Park and the Broomfield House Trust met to unveil a plaque recording the planting in 2010 of a mulberry tree in Broomfield Park by local historian Peter Brown. This may nitially seem slightly eccentric, but it has its roots in the history of Broomfield House

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Future of Broomfield House: Developments over last twelve months

26 August 2019

The Annual General Meeting of the Broomfield House Trust will be held next Tuesday at 7.30pm at the Ruth Winston Centre. Ahead of the meeting the Trust's chair, Colin Younger, has issued his annual report. As outlined in the report, the current most optimistic scenario for the rebuilding of Broomfield House is restoration of the complete exterior of the building with only very limited fitting out of the interior, to incorporate a cafe. Enfield Council support this, but only on condition that the costs of this work are completely covered by money earned by building housing in the Stableyard.

Broomfield House: Important update

10 May 2019

Enfield Council has issued an important statement about the future of Broomfield House and stableyard. Read the statement plus comments from the Broomfield House Trust and Friends of Broomfield Park representatives who have been invoved in the discussions.

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The 'last hope' for Broomfield House

19 September 2018

Colin Younger, chair of the Broomfield House Trust, writes that the current marketing of the house and stableyard to developers as a 'restoration and development opportunity' is the last hope for Broomfield House.

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Revealing the hidden treasures of Broomfield House and Park

24 July 2018

This Saturday sees the launch of the long awaited exhibition about Broomfield House and the surrounding park, organised jointly by Enfield Museum and the Broomfield House Trust. The exhibition runs until 6th January 2019 at the Dugdale Centre.

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Friends of Broomfield Park update on current projects

30 May 2018

A summary of information from the open meeting of the Friends of Broomfield Park held on 21st May 2018

Broomfield House and Park: Your memories wanted!

21 February 2018

The Broomfield House Trust and Enfield Museum Service have agreed to hold a joint exhibition, "Hidden Treasures: Revealing Broomfield House", at the Dugdale Centre in Enfield from 23 July 2018 until 6 January 2019. The Broomfield House Trust will be using donations and a grant from the Enfield Society to fund the restoration and display of the Minerva panel of the Lanscroon Murals, which will be the centre piece of the display. We are awaiting formal permission from Enfield Counci,l who "own".......

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Future of Broomfield House as seen by Enfield Council and the Broomfield House Trust

30 October 2017

At its meeting on 18th October, Councillor Dinah Barry updated Enfield Council's Cabinet on the situation regarding the future of Broomfield House. Below we reproduce the relevant section of the draft minutes of the Cabinet meeting, along with a commentary by Colin Younger, Chair of the Broomfield House Trust. Excerpt from draft minutes of Cabinet meeting on 18 October 2017 BROOMFIELD HOUSE Councillor Dinah Barry (Associate Cabinet Member - Enfield West) gave a verbal update to Members.......

You could help revive a goddess!

09 October 2017

The Broomfield House Trust has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising £10,000 to be used to restore a section of the Lanscroon murals that were salvaged from Broomfield House after the first fire in 1984. Help bring Minerva to life! Broomfield House is a beautiful Grade II* listed 16th century building, the centrepiece of Broomfield Park in Palmers Green. It was badly damaged by fire some 20 years ago. It remains held up by scaffolding and awaits restoration. This is now.......

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