According to a number is sources, the latest being Golf Business News, Enfield Council is looking to lease-out the park and golf course. Golf Business News says “the 241 acres on offer present considerable opportunities for diversifying and expanding recreational and leisure activities on site”.
Our Hon. Secretary attended a meeting recently with a number of organisations involved with trying to save this historic building. Included were Historic England, the Diocese of London and the Vicar of All Saints Edmonton. The meeting agreed to try and resolve the most pressing problem of the ownership of… Continue reading
Janet McQueen, who head-up the Society’s Heritage at Risk Group, has been interviewed by The Enfield Independent concerning the loss of the Grade II listed house in Whitewebbs Road. You can read the full article here.
The Enfield Society is dismayed to learn of the damage / partial demolition of North Lodge, a Grade II listed cottage in Whitewebbs Road. The building has been in a worryingly derelict condition for some time and we are in touch with Enfield Council about its future. Serious recent damage… Continue reading
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.
We’ve learned that the event advertised on page 5 of the latest newsletter has had to be postponed owing to the organ not being ready. We will post the new date for the celebrations when it has been announced.
We have published our latest newsletter, 214 Summer 2019. Members will be receiving their copies in the post within the next few days. You may download a copy from the newsletters page.
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
The Council, working in partnership with the Broomfield House Partnership Board, aims to resolve the future of Broomfield House which is currently unsafe and a blight on the Park. In March 2019 the Executive Director of Place, Sarah Cary in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Property & Assets, Cllr… Continue reading
The Campaign for Rural England (CPRE), the Enfield Society and Enfield RoadWatch have issued a joint report called Space to Build, 2019 which identifies unused space within the Borough for up to 37,000 additional homes. One of the key findings of the report is that Enfield should not, and does… Continue reading
