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Charities

Coming to the rescue: The Cooking Champions Community Kitchen

07 September 2022

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise money for a community kitchen designed to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis. It will allow Enfield residents to cook meals using ingredients, equipment and advice provided for free.

Noah's Ark in the news

22 August 2022

A recent TV news report featured the work of Noah's Ark children's hospice in Barnet.

Cooking Champions: Our food store desperately needs to be restocked

16 August 2022

It's the summer holidays and our food store has felt it. We have a food store that desperately needs to be stocked. If you are able to. please can you donate any of the following in a new and unopened condition...

Celebrating in style!

05 August 2022

Get out your fancy frock and party hat and head out for a night of top entertainment, glitz, glam and fine dining! The excuse? Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of a leading Enfield charity - the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre.

Local charity recruiting a new CEO

31 May 2022

Age UK Enfield is recruiting a new chief executive officer. The deadline for applications is 1st July.

Home-Start are recruiting home visiting volunteers - Farsi, Dari, Arabic, Albanian speakers particularly needed

14 May 2022

The local branch of the national charity Home-Start is recruiting home visiting volunteers and is looking in particular for people speaking Albanian, Arabic, Syrian Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Bengali or Pashto or proficient in British Sign Language. Home-Start helps families with young children through challenging times

An invitation to an evening of periods, pads and prosecco!

10 May 2022

On 20th May you're invited to an evening of Periods, Pads and Prosecco, where you can learn about Anne Nicholl's work countering period poverty in both Kenya and London. There'll be food and drink provided by Cooking Champions and you can even learn how to hand sew a reusable sanitary pad. If you can't make it, you can still read the article and contribute to the crowdfunder.

Face Front Inclusive Theatre: Call-out for musicians/music facilitators

04 May 2022

'Face Front run several inclusive and participatory arts groups for adults and young people in North and East London. The groups include disabled and neurodivergent participants who range in age and group size. Many of our groups work towards creating collaboratively devised ensemble performances that are presented in professional theatre venues. We are looking for creative, energetic, patient and collaborative practitioners to widen our pool of music based facilitators'.

Enfield's biggest cancer walk is back!

20 April 2022

Nightingale Cancer Support Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and its popular Night Hike is back after a two-year gap. On Friday 20th May hundreds of people will be walking the 10K or 15K Night Hike route around our beautiful borough raising money for this wonderful charity. Why not join in the fun?

Age UK Enfield support for armed forces veterans and their families

09 February 2022

The Veteran's Support Project operated by Age UK Enfield provides advice and support, plus social events, for anyone who has served in the armed forces or done National Service. Support is also provided to the families of Veterans.

Centenarian sets herself a charity jam making challenge

01 February 2022

Enfield's Nightingale Cancer Support Centre has benefited from many fundraising efforts - but this one is truly remarkable!

Have an audience with a TV gardener

24 January 2022

On Thursday 24th March there's chance to meet TV presenter and gardener Christine Walkden at an event in Cuffley Hall raising money for the Nightingale Cancer Centre. Tickets are strictly limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Needles at the ready - it's the Big Knit 2022!

21 January 2022

Can you help Age UK Enfield raise money by knitting little hats for the Big Knit? Innocent Smoothies donate 25p for each hat we send them - last time we got over £700 and this year we are determined to beat that!

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Care awards for Age UK Enfield

08 December 2021

Age UK Enfield, the leading organisation for older people in Enfield, has won two awards at the Great British Care Awards Regional Finals: the Covid Hero Team Award and the Outstanding Dementia Carer Award, which went to Andrew Hall..

Rise to the Big Give Christmas challenge!

01 December 2021

Between now and 7th December any money that you donate to one or more out of a list of 921 charities will be doubled by Big Give charity's partners. How to choose between so many good causes? Difficult, but here are a couple of suggestions that are close to my heart.

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Cards for Good Causes - no PG shop this year

27 October 2021

The Cards for Good Causes shop, a regular visitor to PG for nearly three decades, will be missing from Fox Lane this year. Diana Goforth explains why.

The Nightingale Fashion Week - look good while caring for patients and planet

12 October 2021

As its twentieth anniversary approaches, the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre is this year expanding its annual Fashion Show and running the first Nightingale Fashion Week, from 11th to 15th Octobe

This girl can!

14 September 2021

Are you a woman over 50 in Enfield, recovering from illness or Cancer? Ready to get moving and get a confidence boost? Join us for 12 FREE fitness sessions to boost self confidence and wellbeing, improve fitness, energy levels, strength, balance and coordination.

A festival of food in Broomfield Park!

28 August 2021

Details of the gastronomic delights that we'll be able to partake of at the Palmers Green Food Festival next month are being gradually revealed. One of the highlights will be a London-themed pie baking competition.

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Wanted: End Child Poverty Youth Ambassadors

22 August 2021

The charity End Child Poverty is recruiting End Child Poverty Youth Ambassadors. The deadline for applying to become one is 6th September. Please share with organisations, schools and individuals who might be interested.

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