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This essay appears in our latest newsletter (Spring 2025). Find the essay in our Enfield’s Heritage section.

The operators of the Stephens House and Gardens (Finchley N3) will attempt to recreate this VE day picture taken on 8th May 1945. They are asking for people to come to the House and Gardens on Sunday 4th May 2025 for an 80th anniversary picture to be taken at 18:00. The Finchley Society will also be ...

The Enfield Community Art Exhibition is a not-for-profit-event with the mission to support the creative community. This years exhibition runs from 9th — 28th June and will showcase artwork selected from an open call by local hobbyists and professional artists and hosts a series of workshops that are free, inclusive and accessible. Additionally, the public ...

Today CPRE London organised a lunchtime webinar at which Carol Fisk (Enfield RoadWatch) and Andrew Lack (Enfield Society) gave some details about how the two Groups, while working with others, have been campaigning to save Enfield’s Green Belt over the past six-plus years. You can watch the webinar via the CPRE’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=5ZMZm6hk4Ag

Our latest newsletter is now available to download from our website. Members will be receiving their printed copies in the next few days.

Today the Programme Officer sent us a copy of the Inspector’s letter following the Stage 1 Hearings. You can read more about this from our local plan page.

The Enfield Dispatch has a report on the Planning Committee meeting which was held on the 11th February at which the Planning Application for the Women’s Training facility at the Park was considered. Perhaps unsurprisingly the Committee voted in favour, splitting along party lines. The Dispatch reports that a last-minute “concession” was made by Spurs when ...

The second week of Hearings have dealt with employment land, the Green Belt and the Spatial Strategy which underpins the remainder of the Plan. The Council should consider reasonable alternatives when deciding on sites for housing and employment land. Whilst this seems to have happened for housing, there was discussion as to whether this was also ...

This week the Local Plan Examination began on the 22nd. Matters discussed this week were Legal and Procedural and the housing need and supply. These are very “high level” and at this stage the Inspector, Steven Lee, appears to be ensuring that the Plan has followed the legal requirements for its various stages of preparation. The ...

The Council and the Friends of Enfield Chase have announced a series of dates for tree planting this year at New Cottage Farm, The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN6 5QT. The dates will be: January: Tue 28th & Wed 29th February: Sat 1st, Tue 4th, Tue 11th, Fri 14th, Tue 18th, Sat 22nd & Mon 24th. Twenty places ...