The Broomfield Pond Swim Society are crowdfunding to raise money to clean the lakes at Broomfield Park and reopen them as a freshwater swimming pond. Recent donation of £40k from Sadiq Khan has brought about national media interest. Today this story appeared in The Sun newspaper. Continue reading
Press release issued by the London Green Belt Council on 1st July 2019: Local authorities in London and the Home Counties which have declared a ‘Climate Emergency’ in their districts, and which propose to adopt strategies and action plans to tackle climate change, are being urged to include policies of… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilburt was published by The Enfield Society in newsletter 214, Summer 2019. Introduction In 1871 a branch of the Great Northern Railway from Kings Cross was constructed to Enfield with intermediate stations at Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill. When the line was extended to Cuffley in… Continue reading
This article by Stephen Gilbert was published by The Enfield Society in Newsletter 192, Winter 2013. The Grade II listed Enfield Court was built in 1690 as a two-storey brick building with two windows on each side of the entrance, a basement and curved dormer windows in a green slate… Continue reading
We are pleased to have the opportunity to comment on this review. The Enfield Society is a charity with around 1,700 members which has as its object the conservation and enhancement of the civic and natural environments of the London Borough of Enfield and its immediate surrounding area. We are… Continue reading
