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Permalink Reply by Richard McKeever on September 29, 2011 at 18:25

The Bowes Park Environment Fair is taking Place in a couple of weeks time - there are a few ways you can help.

• Could you volunteer to help on the day - there are a number of jobs where an extra pair of hands could help things run smoothly
• Can you help with spreading the word - there is an online flyer and printed copies are available are there any networks or contacts where you could help distribute information
• Cake! - There is always cake at community events, could you contribute a home made speciality?

Please leave a comment below or e-mail if you are able to help - or need any further information.

Thank You!

 

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Permalink Reply by Richard McKeever on October 19, 2011 at 17:40

Last weekend's Environment Fair was a lot of fun - there was information and activities to help explain what we could each do to live a greener life.

As well as the serious information there was live local Music - Thanks to Richard Lobb, Baxter Stone and co... and  not forgetting Cake! ... and lots of other home baked goodies.

The event was supported by the Enfield Council Residents Priority Fund and attended by two of our Bowes Ward Councillors - who have included a short write up on their blog It will also feature in the next issue of Enfield People Magazine

Have a look at the photographs below  - and put a date in your diary for the Spring Environment fair - to be held at the TAB Centre at Trinity-at-Bowes Methodist Church on Saturday, 24th March 2012.

Find more photos like this on Bowes and Bounds Connected

 

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Permalink Reply by Richard McKeever on November 11, 2011 at 15:04

Further update on the Bowes Park Environment Fair - it features in the latest edition of the Enfield Council Magazine _ Our Enfield (click on this link and scroll to page 8)

Thanks again to all who attended and helped out at the event - and thanks to all the local businesses that supported it through donations of Raffle prizes.

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A press release from Enfield Council this week underlines the importance of understanding re-cycling. In it's  rather jokey message the Council identify some of the more unsavory items which people have incorrectly attempted to re-cycle - but do any of us really know exactly which bit of plastic packaging can be recyled and which goes into the black sack? At the core of the message is the desire to move from a level of 34%  recycling to 47% . A significant shift but the national average is at 41%. locally Barnet is recycling 33%  and Haringey is a far poorer performer only reaching 25% of its total refuse  being recycled.The top recycling borough in England - Rochford in South Essex has an impressive 66% recycling rate.

A comparative chart of North London Boroughs recycling was prepared by a member of the Pinkham Way Alliance and is available for download - not only does it show low recyling rates across north London - but it also points out the huge differences in what each borough actually collects from the roadside - and even from different types of accommodation - there are different rules if you live in a flat - different again if that flat happens to be above a shop. Whilst there are likely to be operational reasons for these rules I can't help thinking that they exist as barriers preventing people from doing what we all know we should.

If a fraction of the time, effort and money that is being ploughed into the Pinkham Way development was spent on co-coordinating recycling between the seven boroughs we might find we don't need Europe's biggest recycling plant at all!

 

 

 

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