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Laiki’s UK customers escape levy

The BBC and national newspapers are reporting this afternoon that 15,000 UK customers who have accounts in credit at the UK arm of the Laiki Bank will escape the bank levy being imposed in Cyprus.

Laiki has four branches in the UK, including the flagship branch at 246 Green Lanes, which saw long queues in mid March. Laiki had sought to reassure UK customers that their deposits were safe and this now appears to be confirmed. Customers who are concerned or wish to discuss their personal circumstances to should contact their branch for further  information.

Under the EU bail-out, Laiki and other bank’s customers in Cyprus stand to lose 60% of any deposits greater than 100,000 Euros. However, reports say that UK customer’s deposits have been moved from the Laiki bank to the Bank of Cyprus which, because it is fully registered as a UK subsidiary, is covered by the UK compensation scheme.

For more information visit

Marfin Laiki Bank http://www.laiki.com/web/w3uk.nsf/WebContentDocsByID/ID-D38D9DAE3DABFFA980257B30004837C9

 

 

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Anarchist cell discovered in Grange Park

First Cliff Richard in N21, and now this. I blame n21.net.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doP_RDzVj6w[/youtube]

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The Empire on the ‘ill, was a rough old gaff – still

….it meant a lot to the locals of Edmonton Green. A little Chas and Dave to take us into Easter weekend.

Chas Hodges was born in Edmonton in December 1943 and Rockney partner in crime Dave Peacock in Enfield in 1945, growing up in Ponders End and Freezywater.

In Edmonton Green, Hodges pays tribute to the old shopkeepers and characters long gone – Tubby Isaacs’ takeaway, ‘the old boy sellin’ taters in old newspapers…for a penny’. It finishes with a rather risqué and non pc bit at the end about picking up old bags, which I regret to inform you are not references to Keep Britain Tidy.

Still, its Chas & Dave innit.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAeGjPHGJR8[/youtube]

Thanks to the Enfield Society for sharing this link.

 

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And another thing – new local debating forum launches

enfield debatersA new debating group holds its inaugural meeting next month.

Organised by Winchmore Hill’s Sharon Nayyar, Enfield Debaters aims to provide a friendly and sociable environment  in which local people can meet up to share their thoughts and ideas. The aim  is to provide a forum for challenge, debate and collaboration.

The plan is to hold monthly meetings – topics can be political, social, environmental, fashion, historical, or even comical. There will be guest speakers and the emphasis is on creating a social atmosphere with drinks and food.

The topics for the first debate are

  • Are men now the fairer, weaker sex? Discuss
  • The Housing Benefit Cap is for the greater good. It will encourage people to return to work and should be welcomed by Enfield. Discuss

Nothing controversial there then!

Enfield Debaters’ first meeting is at the White Hart in Southgate on Sunday 14 April – proceedings kick off at 1.30.. For further information visit http://www.meetup.com/The-Enfield-Debaters/

 

 

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Artist auctions work for Southgate’s Space gallery

bo2Do you want to own something special and unique?

Acclaimed Danish artist, poet and librettist Bo Gorzelak Pedersen is auctioning artwork on eBay this week to help support the work of the Space Art Gallery in Southgate. Space is a not-for-profit collaboration between Fionn Wilson (artist) and Gosia Stasiewicz (photographer) in premises formerly occupied by a bank on Southgate High Street– temporary because the landlords have made the space available while they are looking for a long-term tenant.

If you havent been to Space, you just have time to catch the wonderful exhibition by Ross Ashmore, the artist currently on a mission to paint all of London Underground’s stations before the 150 anniversary celebrations later this year.

Pedersen was one of the first artists to be featured at the gallery following its opening in January and has been a staunch supporter of Space. The gallery is entirely run by volunteers and has an impressive programme running into 2014 which would put many top central London galleries to shame.

To view the artworks up for auction, visit http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/gorzelak/m.html. But hurry, its excellent stuff and bidding is ending soon on some items.

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Broomfield House options under review

IMG_2863The rejection in January of the Heritage Lottery Fund bid for Broomfield House was a temporary setback, not game over, say the groups behind the proposals.

Further discussions with HLF have revealed that the application may in fact have been a near miss – it was supported by London HLF officers in Round 1 of the process, and only rejected at the national stage due to the number of other applications and availability of funds.

The bid is understood to have scored highly on heritage and community and the close relationship with Enfield Council but, in the form submitted in October, was a higher risk than HLF was willing to accept. Friends of Broomfield Park and the Broomfield House Trust are now looking at options for a way forward. At update will be given at the next Open Meeting of the Friends of Broomfield Park on 8 May -(7.30 at the Ruth Winston Centre).

‘Seen against the long history of attempts to at regeneration [the setback is] not a fatal one,’ said Roger Blows of the Trust and Laki Marangos of the Friends in a joint letter to the Enfield Advertiser last week. “The latest proposal is the most encouraging to date.” The Broomfield House working group has called on Enfield Council  to remain steadfast in its commitment to the future of the house.

One thing is for certain, if there is to be hope for Broomfield, a huge fund raising effort will be needed, and that means support from the Palmers Green community.

For the latest information, visit http://www.broomfieldhouse.org/index.html