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A MAGAZINE FOR THE PEOPLE OF ENFIELD
SEPT/OCT2014
SCHOOLS
SUCCESS
Enfield Council
@EnfieldCouncil
www.enfield.gov.uk
OUR
ENFIELD
£10 Cycle Loan Scheme
Give cycling a try before you buy
One month quality bike loan (with accessories) for just £10. Electric bikes and Cargo Trike
are also available.
How?
ƒ Visit: www.cycleenfield.co.uk
ƒ Choose your bike and pay £10
ƒ Collect the bike on the agreed date
ƒ Take some ID & cycle away
Free cycle skills session comes with the bike loan.
Liam Horne, 35, Ponders End:
I heard about the scheme on twitter and I wanted to try the scheme because
my old bike broke and I couldn’t afford the full cost of a new one. My loaned
bike has saved me around £15/£20 on my travel costs. I bought the bike
today because the scheme enables me to pay for it - not only at a reduced
cost but in instalments. I’ve been really impressed by the scheme.
CycleEnfield
@cycleenfield
To apply for a cycle loan visit
www.cycleenfield.co.uk
National Playday saw hundreds
of children and their families flock
to Enfield Town Park to celebrate
children’s right to play with arts
and crafts, face painting and much
more – see p6.
p4-7
News
p8-9
This year commemorates the
centenary of the First World War.
There is a free exhibition, ‘Enfield
at War 1914-1918’ at the Enfield
Museum within the Dugdale
Centre, see p9 for full details.
World War I
commemorations
p10
Enfield Citizen’s
Advice Bureau
p11
Building a
Better Enfield
A view from Leader
of the Council,
Cllr Doug Taylor
p12
Enfield Schools
Exam results success
p14
Meridian Water
Festival
p15
Smart Homes
Grants on offer
October is Black History Month and
there are lots of events taking place
in Enfield throughout the month.
Do have a look at our What’s On
section to find out more.
p16
Children’s
International Voices
of Enfield
For information on Council services
visit www.enfield.gov.uk or call
020 8379 1000.
p17
Volunteering
Get involved
p18
Murals Tell a Story
Summer Arts project
p20
Register to Vote &
Council Meetings
p21
What’s On
Events and activities
including Black
History Month
Make your views count, try our online budget simulator which allows
you to decide where you think less
money should be spent to help the
Council save £30m, see p11.
Enfield schools have exceeded the
national average for A level results.
This is great news and shows how
good Enfield schools are. Good
luck to all our young residents that
have recently returned to school
or college. If are applying for a
secondary school this year, please
read p13 for details of the website
link for applications and deadlines.
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CONTENTS
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HEALTH TEAM NAMED
FOR ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE
A group of GP practices across North Central London,
otherwise known as Haverstock Healthcare Ltd, have
won the contract from NHS England (London) to manage
the GP service at Enfield Council’s new Ordnance Unity
Centre in Enfield Lock, when it opens this autumn.
Cllr Don McGowan, Enfield
Council’s Cabinet member for
Health and Adult Social Care,
said: “The Ordnance Unity Centre
is bringing much needed services
Haverstock staff are planning to
to the local community who have
take over existing services at 171
helped us to develop the centre.
Ordnance Road from 1 October
I am pleased and proud that the
2014 before moving into the
council has successfully worked
new building.
with young and older people to
A spokesperson for NHS England provide medical, cultural and
(London) said: “We believe that
community services in a
the new surgery will offer a high
modern central building that
standard of much-needed GP
will be accessible for everyone who
services to a part of Enfield where uses it.”
registration is very low.”
This medical team will be part
of a quartet of services that offer
a library, community hall and
dental practice in one building.
SCHOOL EXPANDS
TO ACCEPT MORE
PUPILS
TRANSFORMING
PALMERS GREEN LIBRARY
Enfield councillors, library staff and ‘Friends of
the Library’ gathered at Palmers Green library
to welcome contractors, Borras Construction
Ltd who will be refurbishing the premises.
Handing over the keys, Cllr Ayfer Orhan, Enfield Council’s
Cabinet Member for Education, Children’s Services and
Protection and Libraries, said: “Next autumn, Palmers Green
Library will be a fantastic facility for students, children, and
adults. Equipped with the latest computers, a broad selection
of books, music and films to borrow; and places for people
to study and job search it will be a lively centre for learning,
training and children’s fun.”
A tour of the premises revealed two huge spaces that will
be transformed into attractive light and airy modern areas
for people to enjoy.
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Children, parents and local residents
celebrated as a new Early Years building
expanding George Spicer primary
school opened on the site of the former
Teachers’ Centre in Kimberley Gardens, off
Southbury Road, Enfield.
Twelve classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, kitchen
facilities and a space for staff and administrative
support provide additional space as the school
moves from three to four streams of entry over the
next few years.
From September reception, year one and year two
children will be accommodated in the new school
building, providing spaces for a total of 360 children
when it reaches capacity.
Improved parking at Craddock Road as well as
better access via Ladysmith Road to King George V
playing fields and allotments and the existing
pedestrian route to the school are also part of the
expansion scheme.
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ENFIELD GETS
PLAYFUL
FOR ‘PLAYDAY’
Children with their families and friends flocked to
Enfield Town Park to celebrate National Playday last
month.
Bouncy castles, arts and crafts; face painting, giant orbs, games,
dance workshops and a balloon release set the scene for an
afternoon devoted to play.
An under-fives play area was provided by Asquith Day Nurseries
and the school catering service handed out tasty healthy fruit
snacks and information about free school meals.
Play development manager, Ricky Williams, said: “It is our
favourite day of the year as we get to see hundreds of happy faces
playing, creating and enjoying.”
Cllr Ayfer Orhan, Cabinet Member for Education, Children’s
Services, Protection; and Libraries said: “This was a special
day celebrating our children’s right to play, but I also hope that
Enfield’s children take full advantage of the free activities at centres
throughout the borough and the adventure places in our parks.”
CHANGES TO ENFIELD
RESIDENTS’ PRIORITY FUND
Enfield Council’s popular ERPF has returned for
2014/15, but all applicants need to be aware
that the rules for funding have changed.
The fund, worth £700,000, aims to improve the quality of
life in Enfield by funding projects devised by voluntary
and community groups for the benefit of the community,
and the following criteria have to be met for a successful
application:
• No single application may exceed £5,000
• Applications covering more than one ward will be
considered provided that the amount from each ward
does not exceed £5,000
• Organisations may only submit one application in a ward
during the year
• Proposals that provide volunteering or training
opportunities are encouraged
• Proposals must not duplicate existing Council / Voluntary
and Community Sector provision
Since it began in 2011/12 the Enfield Residents’ Priority
Fund (ERPF) has delivered nearly 600 projects which have
been developed by local residents working with their ward
councillors that have contributed to reducing deprivation
and improving local neighbourhoods.
TURNING UP THE HEAT
An ambitious project to provide low carbon heating
in the form of hot water to homes across the Lee
Valley in north London has been launched by Enfield
Council and the Mayor of London at City Hall.
The ‘Lee Valley Heat Network’ aims to create an energy solution
for the Lee Valley through a system of pipes that moves heat
in the form of hot water from where it is created, to where it is
needed, in a similar way to an electricity network.
North London Waste Authority’s Energy-from-Waste facility at the
nearby Edmonton EcoPark has the capacity to supply low carbon
heat to 5,000 new homes at Meridian Water and businesses in the
Lee Valley. A further 1,800 homes on the Ladderswood, Alma and
New Avenue estates could also benefit.
Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Development,
Cllr Alan Sitkin, said: “This is a hugely ambitious scheme which
could provide heating to over 6,000 homes and businesses across
the Lee Valley in its first phase.
“For the first time, we will be providing our communities with low
carbon energy from local heat sources, while creating hundreds
of jobs in the process. This will revolutionise the way we heat our
homes and provide energy to business.”
Visit www.enfield.gov.uk/erpf for full details.
CHANGES IN
BLUE BADGE
AND FREEDOM
PASS RENEWAL
Enfield Council has made some changes to how
Blue Badges (Disabled parking badges) are
requested and renewed. Since December, in line
with wider council policy, it has only been possible
to request these online.
Currently Older Persons and Disabled Persons Freedom Passes
(bus passes) are processed at the Post Office, in December
2014 this process will also go online, through the London
Council’s website. If you currently have a Freedom pass you will
receive a letter around this time giving you details of what you
have to do and when you need to renew.
To find out more about the scheme, and to request your
badge go here, visit www.enfield.gov.uk/bluebadge
Remember, as with Blue Badges if you need help going online
please go to any of our libraries or access centres who will be
able to help you process your application.
We do recognise that some of our customers may not be fully
confident in using the online service so there are provisions
in place to assist you. You can either come into any one of
our Access Centres or libraries where staff will help you to
complete a form, or call 020 8379 2228 where the operator
will complete an application over the phone.
The Freedom Passes Section of the London Council’s website
can be found here: www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/
freedompass/
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A
DAY
TO REMEMBER IN
BROOMFIELD PARK
Over 200 people crowded into the ‘Garden of
Remembrance’ at Broomfield Park at Palmers Green on
Monday 4 August, to commemorate the anniversary
of the start of the First World War 100 years ago – a war
where thousands of young men died and many were
injured on the battlefields of Europe.
Council Leader, Cllr Taylor, said: “I personally find it hard to imagine that
one hundred years ago Britain went to war. It is only right and proper that we
remember the start of this awful conflict which brought industrial warfare to
the world for the first time and resulted in the slaughter of millions of people
around the globe.
It is important to remember the terrible events which were sparked on 4
August 1914 so we can learn from the mistakes of history and try to prevent
them from ever happening again. This is an opportunity to remember the
people who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in the service to
their country during the four years of conflict.”
Welcoming guests from Enfield’s twinned towns of Gladbeck in Germany
and Courbevoie near Paris, he introduced a thoughtful programme of
poetry, songs, music and speeches.
Enfield Museum’s FREE ‘Enfield at War 1914–1918’
exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the start of
the First World War.
This exhibition looks at how the war affected the
residents of Enfield – both in the trenches and
on the home front. It will also delve into the
important roles and contributions to the war
effort of those living within the borough.
THE EXHIBITION RUNS UNTIL
11 JANUARY 2015
at Enfield Museum
The Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House
39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS
OPENING TIMES
9am-5pm Mon-Sat / 10am-1pm Sun
A book accompanying the exhibition is available from the Local
Studies and Archives (£15.00) where you can also purchase a
commemorative WW1 2015 calendar and tea towel.
Please check availability – from 27 Sept 2014.
www.enfield.gov.uk/museum
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CITIZENS ADVICE
IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
BUILDING
A
BETTER
ENFIELD
Enfield’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) can now see even more people in
need thanks to a generous donation from local breadmaker Warburtons.
The company, based in Enfield, helped open four new interview rooms
which will allow the service to see an additional 5,000 clients a year.
By 2017/18 Enfield’s funding from central government will
have been reduced by an additional 25% meaning that like
most local authorities Enfield Council is facing its toughest
financial challenge to date.
Despite having already made £75million of cuts over the last four years while still
protecting services, continued funding cuts and increasing cost pressures mean
that Enfield Council now needs to find at least a further £60million savings.
...Enfield
Council now
needs to find at
least a further
£60million
savings.
“It is wonderful
news to hear that
a private company
has made a
donation sufficient
to see four new
consulting rooms
acquired which will
ensure 5,000 more
people in need can
be helped every
year.”
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The partnership with Enfield CAB is part of Warburtons ‘National
Families Matter’ programme, which focuses on supporting
families in local communities across Britain.
The national Citizens Advice Bureau has also praised Enfield
Council’s Welfare Reform Taskforce for best practice. The Taskforce
worked together to directly target families who were most
affected by the benefit cap and ensured that they were referred
to the most appropriate service for help and advice.
Cllr Yasemin Brett, Cabinet Member for Community Organisations
said: “More people than ever are coming to Enfield CAB concerned
about debt, access to benefits and housing issues. It is wonderful news
to hear that a private company has made a donation sufficient to see
four new consulting rooms acquired which will ensure 5,000 more
people in need can be helped every year.
“I was also delighted to hear that the national Citizens Advice Bureau
have praised Enfield Council’s Welfare Reform Taskforce for best
practice for our hands on approach and joined up working which
sees those most affected by the changes in the benefit system seen
quickly and receiving the right intervention.”
A good way to
get involved is
to try out our
on-line budget
simulator...
This allows you
to decide where
you think less
money should
be spent to save
£30million –
and the
consequences
of your choices.
The Council continues to make savings by doing things in new and innovative
ways to ensure smarter use of budgets, buildings and staff. However, the scale of
the funding reductions we now face, mean that efficiency savings alone will not
be enough.
As a result we will have to make some very difficult decisions about the services
we deliver. As part of this process we want you to tell us your priorities and which
services are most important to you, your family and your community.
A good way to get involved is to try out our on-line budget simulator which gives
you the opportunity to see the services the Council currently spends its money
on, including those that must be provided to protect vulnerable children and care
for the elderly. This simulator provides you with budget information that allows
you to decide where you think less money should be spent to save £30million –
and the consequences of your choices. By completing this exercise, you will be
having a say on the future of your Council – so make your views count!
Visit https://yourenfieldyoursay.budgetsimulator.com
Other consultation activities will be taking place over the next few months
including a more detailed budget consultation over the autumn. Please do take
every opportunity you can to get involved so that we can take into account your
priorities when making decisions.
Despite the scale of these financial challenges we are still hugely ambitious for
the future of Enfield. We will continue to invest in the areas which will ensure the
future prosperity of the borough including schools, housing and transport links.
We will also try and protect the areas you care about - striking the right balance
between what we are legally obliged to do, what local people want us to do and
what we can afford to do for a better Enfield.
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YOUNG PEOPLE
RAISETHEIR
GAME
Joy, excitement and a great deal of pride were the order of the day as secondary
schools across Enfield handed out examination results to their students.
This year, with 98.2% of A level passes, students in
Enfield schools have not only beaten the national
average of a 98% pass rate but also raised the
Enfield pass rate from last year which was 97.9%.
Nationally there has been a small decline in the A* C pass rate, but in Enfield’s schools 76% of subjects
were graded A* - C, which is 2% up on last year’s
result.
Enfield Council Leader, Doug Taylor, said “These
are excellent results which reflect the hard work
and determination of our young people and
their teachers. They build on the continuous
improvements we are seeing in our schools.”
The most significant improvement in results,
compared to last year, were made by Oasis
Academy Enfield, Bishop Stopford’s, Broomfield,
Highlands, Oasis Academy Hadley and Winchmore
Schools.
And this year’s GCSE results also demonstrate that
young people in Enfield schools are achieving good
results and improving on last year’s performance.
With the results provided to the Council so far,
approximately 64% of Enfield pupils secured the
benchmark 5+ GCSEs at A*-C grades including
English and maths, above the 2013 national average
of 60%.
Cllr Ayfer Orhan, Cabinet Member for Education,
Children’s Services and Protection and Libraries,
said: “This is particularly pleasing given the ‘volatility’
of this year’s results, as described by the Standards
and Testing Agency, and a national decline in English
results.
“All Enfield school teachers and their students are to be
congratulated for their hard work and determination.”
With A Level and GCSE results improving,
Enfield’s young people can be proud of their
achievements and their schools, and can look
forward to a bright future.
Many of you will be considering applying for a
Secondary School place at Enfield’s successful
schools.
Full details and application deadlines can be
found on: www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions
Photographs taken at Lea Valley High School, St.Anne’s Catholic
School for Girls, Edmonton County School and Nightingale Academy.
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MERIDIAN WATER
IS HAPPENING!
Earlier this month over a thousand local people attended the
Meridian Water Festival. The festival, which was organised
in partnership with IKEA, gave local people a chance to
find out more about our exciting plans for the area and the
opportunity to take a boat trip along a stretch of the Lee
Navigation that will go through Meridian Water.
As well as the boat trips there were also community stalls, craft sessions
provided by Art Start, live music and street performers, an eco-energy
hub, a Cycle Enfield stand, a horizontal climbing wall, kid’s games and rides
and fun for all the family. The boat trips were so popular that an extra one
was put on and it is hoped there will be more in the future (working in
conjunction with Lee & Stort Boats).
In addition to IKEA other organisations based in the Meridian Water area
such as Tesco, Premier Inn, London Waste, Lee Valley Regional Park and
Costco all got involved in the event.
Meridian Water is Enfield’s key regeneration project. Over 5,000 new homes
will be built and 3,000 jobs created. The first homes are expected to be
ready in 2018/19.
For more information on Meridian Water and forthcoming events please
visit www.enfield.gov.uk/meridianwater
GRANTS ON OFFER FOR
ENERGY UPGRADES IN
NATIONAL FIRST
A unique £6.5million scheme that creates a onestop-shop for home energy improvements and
gives homeowners and private landlords funding
to carry them out has been launched in Enfield.
The Smart Homes project offers residents across six north
London boroughs access to grants of up to £6,000 for major
green upgrades to their home – such as solid wall insulation
– as well as subsidised energy assessments.
Funded by the Government through the Department
of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Green Deal
Communities Fund, the scheme is the first of its kind in the
country and aims to make it simpler and more affordable for
homeowners to make the vital upgrades that could cut their
energy bills in half.
In contrast to previous schemes, residents will be able to
get all the assessments, finance and work done by one
firm, reducing the hassle of dealing with scores of different
suppliers and installation companies. For a subsidised fee
of £50, residents can get an energy assessment of their
property and benefit from free support from a Smart
Advisor to guide them through the process.
Enfield Council is backing the Haringey Council led scheme,
which has commissioned energy experts Instagroup, in
partnership with local installers and energy supplier E.ON, to
offer a service to at least 1,600 residents in Enfield, Haringey,
Camden, Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest. The
project supports the Enfield 2020 sustainability programme,
helping residents to save energy and reduce their bills,
whilst supporting local businesses.
Cllr Alan Sitkin, Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for
Economic Development, said: “This scheme will help residents
cut the cost of living, make their homes sustainable for the
future, and help to support local businesses in a sector that will
continue to grow.
GRANTS
OF UP TO
£6,000
cut
energy
bills
by up to
HALF
LOCAL
jobs
people
SUSTAINABLE
homes for the future
”I’d urge residents to apply for a grant to make their homes
more energy efficient as soon as they can.”
Grants are available to homeowners and private landlords
up to 31 March 2015 on a first-come first-served basis. If
you are a tenant you will need to contact your landlord for
consent.
For more information and to apply for an assessment, visit
www.smarthomes.house or call the Smart Homes advice
line 020 7527 4736 (Mon to Fri, 9am-7pm).
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CHILDREN’S
INTERNATIONAL
VOICES OF ENFIELD
The Children’s International
Voices of Enfield Choirs have
over 100 children and young
people who live in the Borough
of Enfield. Each choir has a
different age range: Choristers
aged 4-6, 6-8, 8-12+ and Choral
Scholars 13–24+.
in concerts, performing to friends,
family the wider community and
abroad.
The choir has made 11 DVD’s, toured
in the Czech Republic, Sweden,
Finland, Iceland, Wales, Switzerland,
Italy and Munich since it was
founded in 1992. The choir have also
performed at many special Council
events and have received funding
from the Council’s Enfield Residents’
Priority Fund in 2013-14.
term. Children and young people with
a love of singing are most welcome.
There is no audition. In December
they will be making a very special CD
recording with Dr. John Rutter which
will follow their Christmas Concerts,
to be held at the Dugdale Centre on
London Road, Enfield. This will be their
Rutter Fest!!!
Each choir rehearses on Alternate
Sundays please see their website
for further information
www.childrensinternationalvoices.co.uk
In January 2014 the choir were invited
or call the Choir Office on
to sing at the Education World Forum
020 8882 7404.
held at Westminster Central Hall
where they performed the World
Dr Keyte says:
Premiere of Give Me Wings composed
The couple’s main aspiration is to give by their Patron Dr. John Rutter CBE
We are a fantastic team with
(see picture).
young people the ‘Gift of Music’, to
super qualified young dynamic
enhance their musical knowledge and Children’s International Voices of
conductors and accompanists, who
help them enjoy a lifetime of singing, Enfield are now beginning a new
continually inspire our choristers
and Choral Scholars. Not forgetting
the young people themselves - who
are a credit to our community with
their enthusiasm and genuine
enjoyment of wonderful music. We
are particularly thrilled to have over
43 nationalities represented in our
choirs. You would be most welcome
to join us with new music this term.
It was founded 22 years ago by
Dr. June Keyte MBE ARAM and Dr.
Christopher Keyte Hon RAM. The
choir began with just 10 singers aged
8-10 who loved music and many of
the original members have since
graduated in Music from Universities
and Conservatoires.
“”
VOLUNTEERING
IN ENFIELD
People who choose to volunteer do it for a variety of reasons. This could be a
chance to give something back to the community, to make a difference to the lives
of people that need help in some way or a great way to develop skills, experience
and knowledge.
Volunteer Centre Enfield can help you find the best volunteering opportunity with any of the
hundreds of local voluntary and community sector organisations in the borough. Call 020 8373 6348
for more information.
Currently we have a few volunteering opportunities within the Council or with our
partners that you may be interested in:
• YOS (Youth Offending Service): This service works with young people aged 10-18 who have
offended and been given statutory orders by the courts. Education welfare officers are volunteers
that aim to engage with young people who are not in education, training or employment. For
more information email [email protected] or call 020 8379 5836.
• 4YP: In general volunteers for this service will help young people by building up their sense of
responsibility and help them to make positive decisions about their education, health and future.
For more information email: [email protected] or call 020 8379 4611.
Rick Jewel has been a volunteer at the Youth Offending Service for
over 10 years and believes that helping young people make better
choices is a role to be taken passionately: “I volunteer to make a
difference in my community. I have seen how young people are affected
by decisions they make and giving them the opportunity to talk to people
that will motivate them can help prevent them from reoffending.
“Many people ask me why I do something that I don’t get paid for and I
always tell them that the rewards are more than monetary, to play a role
in changing people’s attitudes in itself is a reward and the benefits to the
community that we all live in are far greater than any sacrifice of time. I
would always recommend volunteering as a way for people to contribute
to making our communities safer and less fearful of crime.”
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Enfield Council recognises the value volunteering opportunities
bring to both the projects and the volunteers that get involved.
We work in partnership with voluntary sector organisations to
recognise their good work and reward our volunteers for the
invaluable time they give freely to helping others.
All voluntary organisations, clubs and community groups in the
borough are invited to get involved in the 100 Hours Scheme
which was launched to encourage Enfield residents to engage
in voluntary work for the community. The dedication of more
than 1,500 volunteers has already been celebrated by this
scheme.
To find out more visit www.enfield.gov.uk/100hours
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‘THE LIFE
SMALL BUSINESSES
OF A REE’
ENFIELD COUNCIL WANTS TO SUPPORT YOU!
Are you a small or medium sized enterprise or a sole trader in Enfield?
Do you employ less than 10 people?
IS TOLD IN MURALS
During a four week summer arts project
organised by Enfield Council at Enfield
Town Library four magnificent murals on
the theme ‘The Life of a Tree’ have just
been completed by 40 children aged
from eight to eleven.
Funded through the Arts Council’s ‘grant for arts’
libraries scheme, the project was led by celebrated
children’s illustrator and author Jane Ray.
Groups of ten children worked on a season in
the ‘life of a tree’ using the library’s resources
to research the changes for spring, summer,
autumn and winter murals. Each mural measures
over three feet by five and a half feet and will be
unveiled this autumn in the children’s library.
Jane, said: “The children found out about birds,
insects and squirrels that inhabit trees; learned
about the leaves and blossom, looked at the shapes
and network of branches as the seasons change.”
To create their murals the children drew and
painted animals, using materials such as coloured
papers, foils, pages torn from magazines and
used wrapping papers.
Cllr Ayfer Orhan, Enfield Council’s Cabinet
Member for Education, Children’s Services,
Protection and Libraries, said: “What a brilliant
project. The four murals will be a constant reminder
that Enfield is a borough with hundreds of beautiful
trees and the children have learnt so much from the
research they have done.
“We shall have an unveiling in October when the
murals have been positioned in the children’s library.
They will add interest to the library and show how
much can be achieved through imagination and
creativity.”
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The Council is keen to support small local
businesses and aspiring micro businesses,
particularly those representative of our
wide and diverse community, but don’t
feel that they are in a position to win
contracts and business from the Council.
If you meet the criteria and are interested
in hearing about business opportunities
and how the Council can support you,
join us on:
Monday 20 October 2014
Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy
House, London Road,
,UÄLSK,5+:
9:30am to 3:30pm
Please register your interest by email: [email protected]
An agenda and programme will then be emailed to you.
www.enfield.gov.uk
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TO VOTE
HAS
CHANGED
THE WAY YOU REGISTER TO VOTE
HAS CHANGED ACROSS THE UK
We have written to local residents to tell them about the
change. Most people who are already registered have been
transferred automatically to the new register. However,
around 26,000 Enfield residents need to take positive
action.
If you received a letter inviting you register, it’s important
you respond so that you can have your say in future
elections and referendums.
There are also people in the area who are not registered
to vote at all and so need to register to have their say in
elections. If you weren’t registered previously, you can
register under the new system at:
www.gov.uk/yourvotematters
ABOUT THE CHANGE
This is the biggest change to the voter registration system
in 100 years.
The new system is called ‘Individual Electoral Registration’.
Previously, the ‘head of household’ was responsible
for registering everyone who lived at an address, but
now every individual is responsible for their own voter
registration.
The new system means that for the first time people are
now able to register online. To register, you will need
to provide a few more details, including your National
Insurance Number and date of birth. This helps make the
electoral register more secure.
To find out more, visit:
www.gov.uk/yourvotematters
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ENFIELD COUNCIL MEETINGS
Dates for your diary...
There are many meetings that take place in Enfield Council
that you are encouraged to attend, some are listed below.
All meetings take place at the Civic Centre, Silver Street,
Enfield EN1 3YX.
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
• COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday 8th October 2014 – 7.00pm
Wednesday 19th November 2014 – 7.00pm
• CABINET
Wednesday 22nd October 2014 – 8.15pm
Wednesday 12th November 2014 – 8.15pm
• AUDIT COMMITTEE
Thursday 6th November 2014 – 7.30pm
• HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD
Thursday 16th October 2014 – 6.30pm
Thursday 13th November 2014 – 6.30pm
• PLANNING COMMITTEE
Tuesday 21st October 2014 – 7.30pm
Tuesday 18th November 2014 – 7.30pm
• OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Wednesday 5th November 2014 – 7.30pm
• WARD FORUMS
The opportunity for residents to engage with their
local Councillor is being strengthened at ward level.
The previous system of Area Forum meetings has been
replaced by individual ward forums arranged by ward
Councillors providing a platform for residents to talk
about the issues affecting their local area. To find our
when your next ward forum is please visit
www.enfield.gov.uk/councilmeetings
Enfield Black History Month
A programme of events to
celebrate Black History Month
take place during October
Visit www.enfield.gov.uk/
blackhistorymonth or your
local library www.enfield.gov.
uk/library for updates and
event information.
Friday 10 October
Brother Outsider
3pm Tickets: £4
This award-winning film tells
the story of Bayard Rustin
who was an African American,
Communist, gay pacifist and a
phenomenal organiser. He was
one of the main men behind
the Civil Rights Movement.
Half of a Yellow Sun
7.30pm Tickets: £5
Olanna and Kainene are
glamorous twins from a
wealthy Nigerian family.
Returning to a privileged city
life in newly independent
1960s Nigeria after their
expensive English education,
they make very different
choices. They become
caught up in the events of
the Nigerian civil war, which
shocked the entire country and
the world.
Labo
7.30pm Tickets: £5
The first ever cultural cinema
story that dwells on interplay/
transnational cultural values
through the trajectory of
the Caribbean, Nigerian, and
English customs across the
globe. LABO was nominated
and won an award at the 15th
Annual Gathering of African
Best Award for Excellence, for
contributing in promoting
positive image of Africans
around the world. Features
a question and answer with
Director Roseline Sanni.
Rainton’s Black History
Banquet Display
Wednesday 1- Friday 31 October
- 11am - 4pm
Weekdays (except Monday)
12noon - 4pm weekends
Discover who is dining at
Niburu Black History Month
Sir Nicholas Rainton’s Black
Film Season
Babylon
History Banquet, delivered as
Dugdale Centre, 39 London
7.30pm Tickets: £5
part of Black History Month.
Road, Enfield Town, EN2 6DS
This classic film depicts the
Create conversations at the
Contact: Omar Lawrence
struggles of a Black British
table using historical facts and
07814 802836, email omar.
working-class musician and
stories. Role play a dinner as
[email protected]
stars Brinsley Forde of the
John Blanke, an accomplished
Afternoon matinees are perfect reggae band Aswad. Featuring musician who performed at
for schools or organisations
a question and answer with
wishing to access programmes actors from the movie Victor
designed for young people.
Romero Evans and Brian Bovell.
Contact Niburu Media for more
detail.
Saturday 11 October
A Charmed Life: The Eddie Noble
Thursday 9 October
Story
Big City Stories
3pm Tickets: £4
3pm Tickets: £4
Eddie Noble was a Jamaican
Black London’s Film Heritage
World War 2 veteran who
presents a collection of film
served in the RAF, he wrote
extracts depicting Black
several books and was heavily
OCTOBER 2014
London in the twentieth
involved in the fight for racial
century. Footage reveals the
equality. After an attack by
shifting and often contrasting National Front members he
perceptions of the African and was so severely injured he
Caribbean citizens of London could no longer control his
at various historical periods
tear ducts and appeared to be
across the century.
constantly crying.
Elsyng Palace in the 1500s and
other accomplished figures
from Black History.
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
Tudor Trumpet performance
Saturday 25 October
Performance at 6pm in Great
Hall (full event runs from 12noon
– 8pm see website for details)
Dedicated to John Blanke at
the Rainton Pageant Event.
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
Celebrating Black History Month
in Enfield
www.enfield.gov.uk/blackhistorymonth
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OCTOBER
ONGOING
Barnet Ghosts: a special
Halloween guided walk
Oct 28 - 31, Nov 1 at 7.30pm
£8, under 12s £4
Meet at High Barnet tube
station
A ghoulish guided walk
through High Barnet and
Monken Hadley. Prize for
spookiest costume.
020 8440 6805
www.barnetwalks.talktalk.
net
Stephen K Amos
Millfield Theatre, Millfield Arts
Centre, Silver St, London N18 1PJ
Saturday 4 October 7.45pm
Age limit: 16+ Tickets: £18
Fresh from sell-out tours of
Australia and New Zealand, as
heard on BBC Radio 4 Life: An
Idiot’s Guide and What Does
the K Stand For?
020 8807 6680
www.millfieldartscentre.co.uk
Lunch time Concerts
Grange Park Methodist Church,
Park Drive, N21 2LS
Coffee before 10.30am – Concert
11.30am
Saturday 4 October - Julian
Jacobson Piano Professor Royal
College of Music plays: Mozart
Sonata in A Minor, Brahms
Intermezzo in B flat, Prokofiev
Sonata no.6 in A
Saturday 18 October - Keith
Nichols, Jazz Pianist
Saturday 15 November Michael Cwizewicz, violinist
No charge – donations welcome
NOVEMBER
Magical Storytelling
Wednesday 5 November 10am – 10.45am
£3 per child/ Free: under 1s
Enjoyable and intimate fairytale sessions with a different
theme and activity each
month!
For 5 year olds and under
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
CONCERT
Devotion, Delight and
Deception in the Golden Age
Saturday 22 November 6.30pm bar open, concert
starts at 7.30pm
The Battle of Barnet: A Guided £10
Walk
Enjoy an evening of music
Sunday 19 October - 11am
that reflects upon love,
£8, under 12s £4
loss, loyalty and devotion
Meet at Junction of Great North from C18th Elizabethan and
Road and Hadley Green Road
Jacobean England and Spain,
A guided walk across Wars of
along with instrumental
the Roses battlefield
fantasias. Performing will
020 8440 6805
be Patricia Hammond (alto),
www.barnetwalks.talktalk.net
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William Summers (recorder/
flute) and Jamie Akers
(vihuela/lute).
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
ENJO Jazz Orchestra Big
Band is Back
Thursday 13 Nov – 8pm
Tickets £15
Concessions £14
There will be a £1.50
Transaction Booking Fee.
ENJO English Jazz Orchestra,
17 piece professional swing
band, return to Millfield
Theatre with a show packed
with old and new hits from
excellent local vocalists,
including Enfield’s own Elisa
and Edmund Jeffery.
Box Office: 020 8807 6680
www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk
Sleeping Beauty - Millfield’s
Winter Pantomime
27 Nov 2014 – 4 Jan 2015
Preview Tickets £12.50
Off Peak Tickets £14
Peak Tickets £17
Concessions £14
For the first time ever
Millfield Theatre presents
the Pantomime of your
dreams, Sleeping Beauty!
Book your tickets early to see
the legendary romance of a
kiss that wakes Aurora from
100 years sleep, in North
London’s most spectacular
Christmas Pantomime.
Box Office: 020 8807 6680
www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk
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 N2
The first hour is for a speaker on
IT learning sessions for
gardening or related matters,
visually impaired
demonstrations, hands on
Enfield Vision’s office,
practical tasks. Our second
Enfield Camera Club
263 High Street, Ponders End,
hour is for plant exchange
Meetings every Thursday until 25 Enfield EN3 4DW
and is spent discussing the
June 2015, 8-10pm
plants members have brought
Enfield Vision is offering IT
Large Hall, Trinity Church,
in which are surplus to their
learning sessions for Enfield
Gentleman’s Row, Enfield, EN2 6AN residents that have a visual
requirements. Informal group,
We welcome visitors and
mostly of mature years, with
impairment. The IT learning
new members of all abilities.
varying degrees of horticultural
project is funded by Enfield
We have an interesting
Council, no cost to the learner. know-how.
programme of talks and
For information call Audrey
www.enfieldvision.org.uk
competitions.
West on 020 8360 5509
email information@
For more information go to
enfieldvision.org.uk
www.enfieldcameraclub.co.uk 020 8351 7259
or call 020 8372 8087
Enfield over 50s Forum
Every Monday, 10am – 12noon.
The Dugdale Centre, Thomas
Hardy House, London Road,
Enfield, EN2 6DS
Help and advice includes the
services of a solicitor, income
tax and Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
020 8807 2076
Fireworks Displays
Enfield District Scouts
Saturday 1 November
Display commences at 7.30pm
Enfield Town Park, Cecil Road,
EN2 6LE
2014 is the 40th Year of
organising fireworks in
Enfield. Gates open 6pm.
Fairground rides and
refreshments available
throughout evening. Music
and entertainers prior to the
display starting. On-site First
Aid throughout display. No
fireworks are allowed to be
brought into the park by the
general public, this includes
sparklers.
For ticket prices and bookings
www.enfieldfireworks.com
Walker Cricket Ground
Saturday 8 November
The Walker Cricket Ground
Waterfall Road, Southgate,
London, N14 7JZ
For further information
about the event or to
book a stall please contact
Vickie Prow vickie.prow@
thewalkerground.co.uk or
07501 945 316
Carterhatch Junior School
Saturday 8 November
Carterhatch Lane, Enfield EN1 4JY
Gates Open 6.30pm – Display
7.30pm
For further details please look
out for ad in local press.
Chess Club
Tuesdays 7pm. St. Stephens
Church Hall Park Ave, Enfield
Beginners and experienced
players welcome.
Call Joe on 020 8360 8051
Community Toilet Scheme
The Community Toilet Scheme is a borough wide scheme
to provide clean, safe and accessbile public toilets in
more convenient locations for residents and visitors in the
borough. Under the scheme businesses let members of
the public use their toilet facilities free of charge during
normal opening hours. Several of the premises offer
wheelchair access and baby changing facilities. There are
also some libararies that are part of the scheme. Participating
businesses will display stickers in their window depending on
the facilities offered.
For a list of all participating businesses, please visit
www.enfield.gov.uk/communitytoilets
Oakwood Park Family
Wildlife Club
Saturdays 12noon-2pm
Oakwood Rd, London N14 6QB
Oct 25 – Autumn is Awesome
Dec 6 – Wild Winter Crafts
Discover wild goings on.
Explore, learn, play and create.
Suitable for children aged
5-12 and their accompanying
adults. Club sessions free!
Places limited, booking
required.
[email protected]
07716 372668
Meet the Curator, Enfield
Museum
22 Oc, 19 Nov, 17 Dec. 2- 4.30pm
Enfield Museum, Dugdale
Centre, Thomas Hardy House,
London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS
www.enfield.gov.uk/museum
28 March 2014 – 11 January 2015
Enfield Museum presents a FREE exhibition
marking the centenary of the First World War.
Enfield Museum
The Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House
39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS
FREE admission, exhibition open from:
Friday 28 March 2014 to Sunday 11 January 2015
Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm; Sunday 10am-1pm
www.enfield.gov.uk/museum
www.enfield.gov.uk
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Check out our website for sport, health and dance activities
www.enfield.gov.uk/sport
Pop into your local library if you require support
using our website.
Everybody Active in Enfield
www.enfield.gov.uk/sport