A MAGAZINE FOR THE PEOPLE OF ENFIELD
MARCH/APRIL 2015
Enfield wins
an Oscar
Enfield Council @EnfieldCouncil
www.enfield.gov.uk
www.enfield.gov.uk
OUR
ENFIELD
Robert Louis Stevenson said you
shouldn’t judge a day by the
harvest you reap but by the seeds
that you plant and the evidence
of his wisdom is very much in
evidence in this edition of Our
Enfield.
This edition is very much about
how Enfield Council is sowing
the seeds to help people grow
and help them improve their
quality of life, regardless of their
background.
Friday 22 May 2015
New Route, New Theme,
Night Hike Party Time!
Put on your disco shoes and boogie the 15km walk
around Enfield raising money for two local charities:
The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre and
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice
Price: £15 per person. Welcome reception 7.00pm,
Pre-walk warm up 7.45pm, Walk begins 8.00pm
Fancy dress optional
For more information or to enter online please visit our
website www.enfield.gov.uk/enfieldnighthike
Everyone needs a helping hand
from time to time and in this edition
we look at the work of the New
Options Centre (p9), highlight the
Council’s decision to freeze Council
Tax again (p5) and focus on the work
we are doing to improve standards
in schools (p10 & p11).
There are also items on the
forthcoming General Election
and how you can make sure your
vote counts (p12 & p13), progress
we’ve made in our Enfield 2020
sustainability project (p14 & p15),
the Cycle Enfield exhibitions (p18
& p19), and of course our bumper
guide to What’s On in the borough
(p22 & p23).
If you want more information
about Council services you can
visit www.enfield.gov.uk.
Our Enfield is produced by the Council’s
Communications Team. It is available
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The next issue of Our Enfield is due to
be distributed in May 2015. If you would
like to advertise please contact us:
[email protected] or 020 8379
5028 or Our Enfield, Enfield Council,
Communications Team, Civic Centre,
Silver Street, Enfield EN1 3XY.
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paper. Once finished reading your issue
please recycle it.
Front cover: Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
collecting the Oscar for ‘The Phone Call’
filmed in Enfield.
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Contents
p4-6News
p7 A Helping Hand
A view from Leader
of the Council, Cllr
Doug Taylor
p8 Enfield’s Solid Gold
Celebrating 50
years of the London
Borough of Enfield
p9 New Options for
Disabled Adults
New state of the art
centre
p10-11 Schools in Enfield
Lead The Way
p12-13 It’s Almost Election Time
X marks the spot
p14-15 2020 Vision
Sustainability in
Enfield
p16 Council Meetings
p18-19 Putting the Wheels
in Motion
Cycle Enfield
p21-23 What’s On
Events and
activities, find out
what’s happening
in your borough
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Young debaters
do battle
Enfield’s Oscar
Oscar winning film “The Phone Call” was largely shot on
location in a unit owned by Enfield Council.
Youngsters engaged in a battle of wits during
a lively debate in Enfield Council ‘s chamber
about whether voting should be compulsory.
Enfield Council Leader, Cllr Doug Taylor, said: “I’m absolutely thrilled that The
Phone Call won an Oscar and we’re terribly excited that we were able to contribute
towards The Phone Call’s success in our own small way. We’d like to congratulate
the film makers, stars and production company on their fabulous win.”
More than 50 children aged 10 and 11 from Worcesters
Primary School in Enfield, debated the motion that
“This House believes that voting should be compulsory”
before Deputy Mayor Cllr Pat Ekechi.
If you would like to enquire about filming in the borough please contact
Strategic Property Services on 020 8379 1000.
Four speakers from each side of the argument presented
powerful reasons. Those in favour said that it was no
good complaining about a government if you don’t
vote.
Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
collecting the Oscar for
‘The Phone Call’.
Deputy Mayor
Cllr Pat Ekechi
Enfield Council has decided to freeze
Council Tax for the sixth year in a row.
In real terms, that means people
living in an average (Band D) home
will pay £1,100.34 for the year.
Leader of Enfield Council, Cllr Doug
Taylor said: “We’ve got a moral
obligation to help residents keep their
bills down and that’s what we’ve done.”
Award time
Enfield Council has won a Local
Government Chronicle Award and
was shortlisted for two more.
Despite their efforts the speakers against the motion
won by 38 votes to 18, pointing out that Britain is a free
nation and that people should have the freedom not to
vote.
The local authority won the Community
Involvement Award and was shortlisted
in the Entrepreneurial Council and
Housing Initiative categories.
Cllr Orhan, Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for
Children’s Services, Schools & Protection, said: “It is so
important for children to have an understanding of our
democracy and how it works.”
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Council tax
frozen again
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the needs of large and small
organisations in the borough
and beyond, so why not get
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For more information or
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Flying
the flag
The awards success demonstrate
the Council is giving residents more
power to influence the issues they
care about, putting entrepreneurship
at the heart of everything we do
and carrying out significant work to
increase the amount of good quality
housing available for residents.
Enfield Council welcomed
children from Prince of Wales
Primary School to celebrate
Commonwealth Day.
Mayor, Cllr Ali Bakir, Council
Leader, Doug Taylor and Cllr Ayfer
Orhan, Enfield Council’s Cabinet
Member for Education, Children’s
Services & Protection were helped
by the children to hoist the
commonwealth flag up one of the
flagpoles outside the Civic Centre.
Commonwealth Day is celebrated
across the Commonwealth every
year. It provides an opportunity to
promote understanding on global
issues, international co-operation
and the work of Commonwealth
organisations.
Pop into learning
Get ready for EnfieldThinks, a popup learning shop, which provides
free learning to get you into
education or work.
Enfield’s Mayor, Cllr Ali Bakir, with school children.
The project, supported by the
Mayor of London, will turn an empty
shop in Burleigh Way, Enfield, into
a vibrant space for education and
creativity between 7 April and 27
June. Classes will range from GCSE
and A Level revision classes to
workshops in building.
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Hammer time for
Curtis house
Curtis House is the first of several
buildings on the Ladderswood Estate,
built in the 1970s being demolished to
make way for a 517 home development.
One Housing and building contractors
Mulalley will build the homes, a
community centre, hotel and shops with
work expected to finish in 2019.
Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member
for Housing & Estate Regeneration,
Cllr Ahmet Oykener, gets to work.
Boogie Around the borough
Dust off your dancing shoes and strut your stuff around
Enfield – Night Hike 2015 is approaching fast.
The theme for this year’s 15 kilometre walk on Friday 22 May is Disco
Party Night. Enfield Council is organising the event to raise money
for the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre and Noah’s Ark Children’s
Hospice want walkers put on their glad rags and strut their funky
stuff for the two good causes.
Entry to the event costs £15 and residents can enter online through
the online bookings system. Last year more than 450 people took
part wearing bunny ears and raised £14,571.38.
More info: www.enfield.gov.uk/enfieldnighthike
New lifts at
Edmonton Green
New lifts have been installed at Edmonton
Green Station to improve accessibility.
Enfield Council helped secure £2million for
the lifts from the Mayor of London. Before
their installation high level platforms could
only be reached by stairs.
Safer travel
Free car seat checks for youngsters are proving a big hit
for parents and carers.
A helping hand
A moral and modern society should always look at helping the most vulnerable
when seeking to tackle poverty and improve people’s quality of life.
We can’t stand idly by and do
nothing in a borough which has
pockets of inequality affecting
people’s income, health and
success.
It strikes me that councils across
the country are perfectly placed
to deal with the issues these
gaps create and which colour
every aspect of the lives of those
affected.
Research tells us that families
with young children are the
worst affected by the impact
of having low or no income,
especially families who were
already on low incomes and did
not have a cushion. We shouldn’t
have a society where children
don’t have a spare set of clothes
or a second pair of shoes or a
warm winter coat, or where
adults in their household are not
eating so they can.
We are duty bound to help them
and that is what Enfield Council
is doing.
The work we are doing to tackle
poverty can be seen throughout
this issue of Our Enfield. We took
advantage of the government’s
£1.2million Council Tax freeze
offer but even so our existing
funding fell by £20.3million.
Despite this we will still be
freezing Council Tax for the sixth
year in a row. It may not be a
lot of money, but for people on
very limited incomes the money
saved can make the difference
between eating or heating the
house.
We are delivering a hugely
ambitious schools programme
to raise aspirations, achievement
and expectation so that children
in poorer families have the same
access to a good education, jobs
and opportunities as those from
the borough’s richest parts.
Significant regeneration schemes
are taking place in the borough
which will provide better quality,
warm, safe homes for people
most in need of them. A case in
point is Ladderswood, the first
homes of which will be delivered
later this year.
Tackling poverty and improving
opportunities for people is a
huge challenge. It isn’t easy and it
isn’t a quick fix, but it is vital that
we tackle it head on because it’s
the single biggest issue facing
Enfield and it is linked to all
manner of other preventable
problems such as crime and poor
health.
We know we’ve many challenges
ahead in the battle against
poverty and we’re up for the fight
and will continue to be in years to
come as we seek to build an even
better, fairer and more affluent
society for all our residents.
Leader of Enfield Council,
Cllr Doug Taylor
“The work
we are doing
to tackle
poverty
can be seen
throughout
this issue of
Our Enfield.”
A good start in life
is essential
Enfield Council is offering the checks for parents across the borough
to ensure they have the right restraints for their child and vehicle.
Cllr Chris Bond, Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for
Environment and Community Safety, sees the new lifts.
The sessions run between 10am and 2pm and are being held on:
• Friday 12 June
Mothercare, Ravenside Retail Park, Angel Road, Edmonton
• Monday 3 August
Southbury Leisure Centre, 192 Southbury Road, Enfield
Just the job
A range of measures have been unveiled
by Enfield Council to help those over 50 in
the borough find lasting employment and
access training. This includes a team in the
local JobCentre Plus, a dedicated Jobsnet
caseworker to help over 50s find work, and
Monday morning session at the Dugdale
Centre for older unemployed people.
More info: www.enfield.gov.uk/jobsnet
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Enfield’s
SOLID GOLD
New Options for disabled adults
Image © The Francis Frith Collection
www.francisfrith.com
We’re gearing up for a big
party as the London Borough
of Enfield prepares for its 50th
birthday and we want residents,
businesses and community
organisations to join in the fun.
We’re putting on special 1960’s themed
events, holding tours of the borough
and exhibitions and setting up a
dedicated website to give people more
information about the history of the
borough.
Mira Rai, made her comments at the
official opening of the New Options
Centre in Hertford Road. The building
provides a wide range activities ranging
from communications classes to Zumba,
arts and crafts, cooking and keep fit.
Enfield Council is launching the LBE50
campaign later this year to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Municipal
Borough’s of Edmonton, Enfield and
Southgate merging to form the London
Borough of Enfield in 1965.
Mrs Rai, pictured with her two daughters
Shabita (L) and Sabrina (R) said: “They
both enjoy New Options and come every
day – they don’t want to stay at home.”
From April you will see a host of events
and projects happening across Enfield
to celebrate our golden anniversary.
We’ll also be launching film and photo
archives so residents can step back into
the past and also send their photos
from yesteryear and organising a
photography competition so residents
can show off their skills.
Deputy Leader of Enfield Council ,
Cllr Achilleas Georgiou, said: “We’re
planning a fantastic programme of
events throughout 2015 to celebrate
Enfield’s golden anniversary and we want
residents to be at the centre of those
festivities. This is a brilliant opportunity
to celebrate all that’s great about Enfield
and have a big party.”
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The mother of sisters using a
new multi-million pound state
of the art centre for adults with
learning disabilities says they
can’t stay away from the place!
Get involved
If you are involved in a community or
voluntary group then why not put on
an event to celebrate the anniversary.
We’re also looking for old photos from
1965 onwards to include in our photo
archive, for people, organisations and
businesses that are also celebrating
their 50th anniversaries in 2015 and
more. For more information visit
www.enfield.gov.uk/lbe50 or look
out for the supplement in the next
Our Enfield.
Images (left to right): Tasting preserves at Arnos Green School, Edmonton Green, Dancing the night away at the Winchmore Hill Ballroom
The multi-million pound centre gives
adults with learning disabilities the
chance to learn the skills they need to
be more independent and improve their
quality of life, make friends and meet
new people.
It is fully accessible with a large hall,
smaller rooms for groups, a kitchen and
personal care facilities.
Cllr Don McGowan, Enfield Council’s
Cabinet Member for Health & Adult
Social Care, said: “New Options is a
terrific community resource for adults
with a learning disability. It encourages
independence and promotes confidence,
health and friendship.”
Cllr Don McGowan, Cllr Ali Bakir and Cllr Doug Taylor open the centre.
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Schools in Enfield
2nd highest
% of London
students
going to TOP
universities
lead the way
There’s a place in London where children get into
their chosen school, get good grades and then go to
top universities or get jobs – and that place is Enfield.
Through its Succeed initiative, Enfield Council is improving the
condition of its schools, creating new spaces for primary children,
focusing on great teaching and giving our young people the best
possible chances in life.
SUCCEED
Ambition for ALL
That investment in our children’s future is paying off with nine
in 10 parents get their children into their first or second choice
primary school.
An encouraging 67 per cent of Enfield pupils achieved five or
more GCSEs at grade C or above, giving them a great start in life, a
figure which has been steadily improving in recent years.
Enfield also has the highest percentage of students in London
accessing further learning or employment by the age of 19.
Enfield also has the second highest percentage of students in
London going to universities in the Russell Group – which include
Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College, London in its ranks –
proving our kids get a good education and great opportunities to
achieve their dreams.
Over
4,400
Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Children’s
Services and Protection, Cllr Ayfer Orhan, said: “We have a
responsibility to our parents and young people to provide a first
class education for all of our young people and give them the best
possible chance in life.
67%
Enfield pupils
got five or
more GCSEs
grade C or
above
NEW School
primary
places
“We take that responsibility very seriously and we are working really
hard with all of our schools to raise aspirations and attainment to
help our children succeed in whichever field they choose to follow.”
Find out more, visit www.enfieldsucceed.org
93%
get
1st or 2nd
primary
school
since 2010
£110 million
spent on
NEW
primary
places
#enfieldsucceed
To find out more about
#succeed
Enfield’s
excellent schools visit
www.enfieldsucceed.co.uk
www.enfieldsucceed.org
www.enfield.gov.uk
www.enfield.gov.uk/schools
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It’s almost
Election
Time marks
the spot
It’s General Election time and residents
will have the chance to elect a
government for the first time in five years
– but only if they are registered to vote.
Polling Stations across Enfield will be open
between 7am and 10pm on 7 May for voting in
the three Parliamentary constituencies that make
up Enfield – Edmonton, Enfield North and Enfield
Southgate, but you’ll only be able to vote if you
are registered.
Enfield Southgate
constituency
EDMONTON
constituency
Ronald Hayden
87 years old, retired
Registered to vote: Yes
Issues: waiting to hear from
politicians
Pat Peters
46 years old, studying health &
social care
Registered to vote: Yes
Issues: Housing is number one
Enfield NORTH
constituency
Luckily there is still time to get organised if you
aren’t registered to vote, or if you want a postal or
proxy vote.
If you want to vote in the election you can do
so by visiting www.gov.uk/registertovote or
emailing Enfield Council’s Electoral Service Team
at [email protected]
We recommend you do this as soon as possible
because the final deadline for registering to vote
is 5pm on Monday 20 April.
Leanne Cook
32 years old, mother of three
children aged 9, 6 and 4
Registered to vote: Yes – It is
important to vote
Issues: NHS & Education
Vivian Mustapha
36 years old, jewellery stall
owner
Registered: unsure, but is going
online to check
Issues: Housing
Who can vote
• People aged 18 or over
on polling day
• British citizens,
citizens of some
Commonwealth
nations or citizens of
the Republic of Ireland
• People who aren’t
banned from voting by
law i.e Members of the
House of Lords
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Craig Spencer
52 years old, builder
recovering from a leg fracture
Registered to vote: Yes
Issues: Everything is important
– but right now tax evasion
Tina McGraw
53 years old, volunteer. As a
wheelchair user takes part
in community activities
especially local celebrations
and carnivals
Registered to vote: Yes
Issues: Youth, street gangs and
housing
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2020 Vision
The heat is on
Residents have welcomed a
scheme, led by Enfield Council
with up to £6million of funding
from British Gas, to help them
save an average of 40 per cent
on their energy bills.
An innovative scheme which helps create jobs, save people money and help the environment is
reaping huge benefits.
The Energy Company Obligation
project was launched at Scott House in
Edmonton, and will now be rolled out
to six more tower blocks and privatehomes in three of Enfield’s most
deprived wards.
Enfield Council’s flagship Enfield 2020 programme has helped the council slash its carbon footprint by 35 per cent in the last
five years saving £1million a year on its energy bill in the process.
This means the council is well on course to meet its target of a 40 per cent reduction in its carbon emissions by 2020 as
shown in the first ever Enfield 2020 annual report.
The campaign focuses on helping save money, create
jobs, improve the environment, reduce waste and
improve public health.
With more than 50 large-scale sustainability projects in the
Enfield 2020 Action Plan, local residents and businesses
are benefitting from this pioneering approach. Three of
these projects are featured in this article.
Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Safety, Cllr Chris Bond, said: ”The Council takes huge
pride in what we’ve achieved so far but we are not resting on our laurels. We’re making Enfield a better place to live, work and visit
through our Enfield 2020 sustainability programme.”
To find out more about Enfield 2020 visit www.enfield.gov.uk/enfield2020
Smart Homes
The Smart Homes scheme offers government grants
of up to 75% of costs towards energy improvements
in homes to a maximum of £6,000.
The grants are open to both owner occupiers, private tenants and private landlords in
Enfield, and aims to improve the energy performance of properties needing solid wall
insulation or with difficult to fill cavity walls, helping to make homes warmer and save
money on energy bills. A local homeowner, Mr Costas Frangeskides, has had solid wall
insulation installed by local company Ecologic Energy. Mr Frangeskides said: “I’m really
glad we got our walls insulated, it was quick and easy.”
What’s in it for me? To find out more call the Smart Homes Advice Line on
020 7527 4736 or visit www.enfield.gov.uk/smarthomes
Left to right: Cllr Ahmet Oykener, Rupert Bhopalsingh and Steve Gapik from British Gas
Rupert Bhopalsingh, the chairman of
the Scott House Residents’ Association,
said: “It’s a good project and it was
definitely worthwhile.”
How does your garden grow?
Several large scale growing schemes are under
way in Enfield.
Enfield Council, The Friends of Albany Park, local residents
and London Initiative for Eco are working together on a
scheme incorporating aquaponics, as well as traditional
methods of growing food.
Enfield Young Farmers Club and Nightingale Academy
are also running a scheme, helping young people learn
all the elements of market gardening at the Academy and
Pymmes Park.
There are currently 25 other community garden schemes
within the borough and a commercial growing scheme at
Forty Hall Farm.
Tim Aleshie from Enfield Young Farmers Club said: “This
provides unique opportunities for young people to become
involved and learn more about how the food industry works.”
Applications need to be in by 30 April 2015.
Enfield Young Farmers Club in action
Get involved
Enfield Young Farmers Club:
www.enfieldyoungfarmersclub.org
Friends of Albany Park
Email: [email protected]
www.lifecommunitygroup.wordpress.com
Email the Council’s Neighbourhood Regeneration
Team [email protected]
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E nfield
Council
Dates for your diary...
There are many meetings that
take place in Enfield Council that
you are encouraged to attend,
some are listed here.
All meetings take place at the Civic
Centre, Silver Street, Enfield EN1 3YX,
unless stated. The dates and times for
meetings may change, so please check
the Council’s website beforehand if you
wish to attend a meeting, the agenda
can also be viewed on the website
www.enfield.gov.uk
Meetings
OTHER MEETINGS
Green Belt Forum
Tuesday 28 April – 6.30pm
Enfield Residents Priority
Fund Cabinet Sub-Committee
Tuesday 5 May – 7.00pm
Health & Wellbeing Board
Tuesday 14 April – 6.30pm
Overview & Scrutiny
Committee
Wednesday 8 April – 7.30pm
Annual Council Meeting
Wednesday 13 May – 7.00pm
Conservation Advisory Group
Tuesday 7 April – 7.00pm
Tuesday 5 May – 7.00pm
Cabinet
Wednesday 29 April – 8.15pm
Planning Committee
Tuesday 28 April – 7.30pm
WARD FORUMS
Enfield Highway Ward Forum
Albany Leisure Centre, 505 Hertford
Road, Enfield EN3 5XH
Tuesday 7 April – 7.30pm
Enfield Lock Ward Forum
Ordnance Road Unity Centre, 645
Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 6ND
Tuesday 14 April – 7.00pm
Southgate Ward Forum
The Bourne Methodist Church, The
Bourne, Southgate N14 4AT
Tuesday 14 April – 7.30pm
Jubilee Ward Forum
Forest Road Surgery, 308a Hertford
Road, Edmonton N9 7HD
Tuesday 21 April – 7.30pm
Edmonton Ward Forum
Raynham School, Raynham Road,
Edmonton N18 2JQ
Thursday 23 April – 7.30pm
Haselbury Ward Forum
Raynham School, Raynham Road,
Edmonton N18 2JQ
Thursday 23 April – 7.30pm
Locally grown, high quality,
fresh food that doesn’t cost
the earth delivered to your
part of the Borough.
For more information please
visit www.enfieldveg.co.uk or
call 07713 488501
Supported by Enfield Council, Capel Manor College and
the Greater London Authority
Upper Edmonton Ward Forum
Raynham School, Raynham Road,
Edmonton N18 2JQ
Thursday 23 April – 7.30pm
Know your blood
pressure
Get your blood pressure checked
Be Safe
❤
Be Active
❤
Be Healthy
Keep your blood pressure under control
❤ Take any prescribed blood pressure medication
❤ Shake the salt habit, avoid adding salt at the table
❤
www.enfield.gov.uk/bp
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“We want to make
Cycle Enfield work
for everyone...”
Cabinet Member for Environment and
Community Safety, Cllr Chris Bond
Putting the wheels in
m ti n
Hundreds of people turned up
to sessions giving residents,
businesses and commuters the
chance to discuss the £30million
scheme.
Enfield Council was awarded the cash
to transform cycling across the borough
by the Mayor of London last year.
Four exhibitions which were held across
the borough to give people a chance
to find out more about the proposed
projects were packed with curious
people.
Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for
Environment and Community Safety,
Cllr Chris Bond, said: “We want to
make Cycle Enfield work for everyone
– businesses, cyclists, residents and
commuters and these meetings were an
opportunity for residents to talk about
the project and help us achieve that aim.
“We’re delighted with the number of
people who turned up and showed an
interest in this project.”
Detailed plans for the whole scheme
will be drawn up once all the comments
about the scheme are received
and there will then be a full public
consultation before a decision is taken
on the form Cycle Enfield will take.
More info:
Find out more at www.cycleenfield.co.uk
our Facebook page or on Twitter
@Cycleenfield
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What’s ON
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APRIL
EnfieldThinks, London’s first pop-up learning shop, is
coming to Enfield from 7th April — 27th June.
From art to animals, building to business and French to floristry,
EnfieldThinks has something for everyone (aged 14+).
•
FreeWorkshops,Masterclasses&seMinars
•
Freelectures
•
FreeGcse&alevelrevisionWorkshops
•
Freecareers&universityadvice
•
FreeBusinessadvice
tobookyourfreetickets,visit
www.enfieldthinks.co.uk
Our Landscape Heritage
North London Artist Network
Tuesday 1 - Sunday 28 April,
12noon-5pm, Free admission
Forty Hall, Long Gallery, Enfield
EN2 9HA
An exhibition of paintings by
Helen Robinson, Raina Goran
and Margaret Crutchley.
www.nlan.info
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Monday 13 and Tuesday 14
April, 7.45pm
Dugdale Centre, 39 London
Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS
Tickets £15, Concs £13. Online:
£14, Concs £12.
European Arts Company
returns with a thrilling
adaptation of Wilde’s only
novel The Picture of Dorian
Gray. Set in the decadent world
of Victorian London, a young
man becomes infatuated by an
exquisite portrait.
020 8807 6680
www.dugdalecentre.co.uk
The Battle of Barnet: a special
anniversary guided walk
Tuesday 14 April, 11am
£9, under 12s £4
Meet at junction of Great North
Rd and Hadley Green Rd
A guided walk across the
famous Wars of the Roses
battlefield of April 1471.
020 8440 6805
www.barnetwalks.talktalk.net
Talkies Community Cinema
- Lilting
Thursday 16 April, 7.45pm, £5
Dugdale Centre, 39 London
Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS
Ben Whishaw and local actor
Andrew Leung star in an
affecting low-budget British
film that addresses romance
and the language barrier.
Andrew will introduce the film
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and there will be a post-show
Q&A. Dir. Hong Khaou (2014)
Cert 15.
020 8807 6680
www.dugdalecentre.co.uk
Join a thriving family tennis club
in the heart of Winchmore Hill
for all standards of players. FREE
adult, junior and munchkins (2+)
taster tennis clinics all afternoon
for all ages and abilities.
www.vicarsmoorltc.co.uk
www.bhpclub.org.uk
Mary 020 8360 8357 or Steve
020 8364 2508
Now That’s What I Call Musicals
Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29 April,
Friday 1, Saturday 2 May,
7.45pm, £13
Trent Park Walks The Beauty Dugdale Centre, 39 London
of Nature Revealed
Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS
Sunday 19 April
The cast will perform original
Trent Country Park, Cockfosters West End/Broadway musical
Road, EN4 0PS. Meet 10am
hit songs, including hit songs
at the main car park near the
from Chicago, Chess, Guys &
Cockfosters Road entrance
Dolls, Wicked, We Will Rock You,
(approx. 12 noon finish). Free
Moulin Rouge, 5 Guys Named
eevent - no need to book.
Moe, Rent, and classic pop hits.
Distance: No more than 3 miles. 020 8807 6680
Children must be accompanied www.dugdalecentre.co.uk
by an adult.
Join nature expert Andy
Hawksworth on a journey
that explores the wide range
Whitney: Queen of the Night of wildlife, plants and trees
Friday 17 April, 7.45pm
within Trent Country Park.
Tickets £20, Online £19
Learn how to identify our
Millfield Theatre, Silver Street,
native tree species, and find
Edmonton, N18 1PJ
out more about the lives of the
Celebrate the music and life
creatures that live in the park
of Whitney Houston, with
A stunning accompanying
rising West End star Rebecca
booklet can be downloaded
Freckleton delivering a
free of charge from
powerhouse performance as
www.enfield.gov.uk/
Whitney. Showcasing favourite trentparkhistory
songs including -I Wanna
Dance With Somebody, One
Bush Hill Park Bowls Club
Moment In Time, I’m Every
Sing-a-long Hits From the Blitz
Saturday 18 April to Saturday
Woman, My Love is Your Love, 25 April – Open Week
Wednesday 6 May, 2.30pm
Run To You, So Emotional
Tickets £14, Online £13
Sat and Sun – 10.30am to 3pm
Baby, Saving All My Love, I Will Mon to Fri – 4 to 7pm
Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road,
Always Love You and more.
Enfield, EN2 6DS
Abbey Road, Enfield EN1 2QP
020 8807 6680
We are a very friendly club and As seen at London’s Leicester
www.millfieldartscentre.co.uk offer 3 free coaching sessions
Square Theatre, this unique
‘feel-good’ show features the
to help you decide whether
greatest hits of the 40’s. SingTennis Club Community
it is the sport for you. As well
Open Day
as bowls we have an excellent a-long to famous war-time
tunes as you take a trip down
Saturday 18 April, 12noon social side. Membership for
memory lane with the singers
4.30pm, BBQ from 1pm
anybody that decides to join
and musicians of the Five Star
Vicars Moor Lawn Tennis Club,
us during our Open Week will
Swing band.
Sherbrook Gardens, Winchmore be at a reduced rate for the
Hill, N21 2NU. Free family event, first year. Why not come along 020 8807 6680
no need to book.
and have a try, you may love it! www.dugdalecentre.co.uk
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ONGOING events and activities
Gardening Friends
Meet on the first Thursday of the
month. 2pm for two hours
Village Hall, Florey Square in
Sainsbury’s supermarket site just
off World’s End Lane, N21
Gardening or related matters,
demonstrations, hands on
practical tasks.
Audrey West 020 8360 5509
Rod Woodward
Thursday 7 May, 7.45pm
Tickets £18.50, Online £19.50
Millfield Theatre, Silver Street,
Edmonton, London N18 1PJ
Award-winning Welsh
comedian, Rod Woodward,
who brought the house down
at the 2014 Royal Variety
Performance, takes to the
stage with his eagerly awaited
debut tour. Rod has been
tipped for stardom by such
luminaries as Peter Kay and
the late Bob Monkhouse after
winning the Best Newcomer to
Variety Award.
020 8807 6680
www.millfieldartscentre.co.uk
The Trials of Galileo
Thursday 14 May , 7.45pm
Tickets £15, Concs £13. Online:
£14, Concs £12
Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road,
Enfield, EN2 6DS
When physicist and astronomer
Galileo found proof the planets
revolve around the sun, his
findings were crushed by a 17th
century church so outraged
they ordered him to stand
trial for heresy. This one man
show, performed by Tim Hardy
(RSC), written by Emmy Award
winner Nic Young, highlights
the events of Galileo’s trial, how
he misjudged the politics and
thinking of the time.
020 8807 6680
www.dugdalecentre.co.uk
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Come a Maying
Sunday 17 May, 12noon – 5pm. Free Event (workshops wristband £3.50)
Forty Hall and Estate, Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 9HA
Relax and unwind at Forty Hall Estate this spring at this fun, family event full of folk and festivities.
Enjoy live folk music in the park from Enfield Music and Bowes Park Folk Club. With Turkish,
Ukrainian and Irish dancing plus Forty Hall favourites, the Etcetera Morris Men return to bring you
traditional English Folk Dance. Watch out for the ever entertaining Green Man. Immerse yourself
in creative activity whilst making Green Man masks, nature mobiles, leaf fossils and Green Man/
May Queen yarn dolls at one of the workshops. Come along to try meditation. Visit the advice stalls,
including MIND, and join the Friends of Forty Hall Park at their planting workshop.
020 8363 8196
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
Trent Park Walks - Bird
Watching for Everyone
Sunday 17 May
Trent Country Park, Cockfosters
Road, EN4 0PS. Meet 10am
at the main car park near the
Cockfosters Road entrance
(approx. 12 noon finish). Free
event - no need to book.
Distance: No more than 3 miles.
Children must be accompanied
by an adult.
Join expert Andy Hawksworth
on a bird watching session for
beginners and the experienced
alike! A wonderful variety of
birds have made Trent Park
their home, and this is an ideal
opportunity to see how many
of them you can spot!. Basic
charts, hand-outs and a small
supply of binoculars will be
available for use at the event (if
you own a pair of binoculars,
please bring them along).
A stunning accompanying
booklet can be downloaded
free of charge from:
www.enfield.gov.uk/
trentparkhistory
Sing in the Spring
Sunday 17 May
Doors open at 6.30pm, concert
starts at 7pm
£12 in advance, £15 on the door
Forty Hall and Estate, Forty Hill,
Enfield, EN2 9HA
Sit on hay bales under the stars
and enjoy listening to fantastic
music from a line-up of talented
folk performers.
020 8363 8196
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
Songs of the Earth
Friday 22 May
How the Koala Learnt to Hug
6.30pm bar opens, concert
Tuesday 26 May, 2.30pm
starts at 7.30pm. £12
Tickets £8, Online £7
Forty Hall and Estate, Forty Hill,
Running times 60 - 70 minutes,
Enfield, EN2 9HA
no interval. Age Range 3+
Highly recommended by the
Millfield Theatre, Silver Street,
Royal College of Music, awardEdmonton, London N18 1PJ
winning instrumentalists
Koalas are the cuddliest creatures, Ruairi Glasheen (percussion)
but how did they learn to hug? A and Laura Snowden (guitar)
charming tale about the magic
present an exciting programme
of family and the importance of a of early and contemporary
nice warm hug. A host of puppet music drawing on folk
characters, great stories, sing
traditions from across the
along songs, superb games and
world, including their own
first class hugging all you’ll need arrangements, compositions
are your ears.
and improvisations.
020 8807 6680
020 8363 8196
www.millfieldartscentre.co.uk www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
Enfield Writers Workshop
Meet on Fridays, 8 -10pm
Salisbury House, Bury Street
West, N9
Creative Writing - Members
read their work or listen to
others’ contributions - No age
restrictions. Annual fee £5
Eric 020 8367 3169 or Bernard
020 8364 5464
Field Dames Women’s Institute
Our very first New Wave
Women’s Institute Group are
meeting every second Monday
of the month from Monday
9 March at 8pm
The Queens Head, 41-43 Station
Road, London, N21 3NB
Easter Half Term sessions: Self
Confidence & Being Positive
Monday - Thursday
The North London Morning
Community Toilet Scheme
Orchestra Rehearsals
The Community Toilet Scheme 8.30am - 5.30pm
St Peter’s Church, Bounces Road,
Wednesdays10am -12noon
is a borough wide scheme
London, N9 8JP
The Scout Hut in the track
to provide clean, safe and
£17:50 early bird rate, which
opposite the Jolly Farmers in
accessbile public toilets in
includes yummy meals &
Slades Hill, Enfield EN2.
more convenient locations for
snacks! From ages 5 – 11
No auditions, no concerts,
residents and visitors in the
we have age-appropriate,
minimal fees. No age
borough.
engaging & fun activities for
restrictions. We play all kinds of www.enfield.gov.uk/
children, so that they’ll be
music for enjoyment!
communitytoilets
enjoying themselves and
Eric 020 8367 3169
developing strong characters
The Bonsai Group
Dream Big Kidz
Meet on the second Tuesday of through play. Activities include
cooking, fun crafts, games,
Term Time sessions: Self Esteem - most months, 7.30pm
Aiming Higher!
Capel Manor College, Bullsmoor drama, trips and music.
Winnie 07588 547 739 or
Monday – Friday
Lane, Enfield EN1 4RQ
Candice 07908 199 573
3.15pm - 5.30pm
Joy 020 8367 3169
[email protected]
£9 with hot meals included.
Winchmore Hill Writers:
Creative Writing Workshops
Sundays 1.30pm – 5.30pm
Church Hill, Winchmore Hill N21
£25/£20 per workshop
Come and meet other writers
develop your writing skills and
be inspired a writing workshops.
0790 5209 459
Enfield Decorative and Fine
Arts Society
Last Thursday of the month
10am -12noon
St Paul’s Community Centre,
Church Street, Enfield EN2 6AR
A varied programme of lectures
given by excellent speakers.
020 8367 3171
www.enfield-dfas.org.uk
Sign up to our free What’s
On e-newsletter by visiting
www.enfieldcouncil
newsletter.co.uk/whatson
or scan the QR code on p21.
150 years of Enfield Weddings
2 April 2015 –
10 January 2016
Enfield Museum
presents a FREE
exhibition celebrating
the wedding traditions
of the people
of Enfield.
Enfield Museum
The Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House
39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS
FREE admission, exhibition open from:
Thursday 2 April 2015 to Sunday 10 January 2016
Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm; Sunday 10am-1pm
www.enfield.gov.uk/museum
www.enfield.gov.uk
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Exciting new
fitness facilities...
New refurbished gyms and cycle studios at Edmonton Leisure Centre
and Southbury Leisure Centre provide the very latest fitness equipment:
. Fully refurbished and enlarged gyms . Refurbished cycle studios
. New state of the art fitness equipment . New exciting class programmes
Register now at:
www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/Edmonton_Leisure_Centre Tel: 020 8375 3750
www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/Southbury_Leisure_Centre Tel: 020 8245 3201
www.enfield-leisure.com