Here's a little challenge over the summer months - tell us about the odd and quirky things on the street where you live - Find three interesting things about your street, block or business and share them here.

As a starter here is something based on my own street:

Three things about ... Melbourne Avenue

No1. …

Dear All,

As requested and to keep you informed, as of today and following officers advice Mc Donald's have withdrawn their planning application and advert applications at 188 Bowes Road.

I have received circa 100 objections, so would appreciate it if the word can be distributed. The applicant may or may not choose to re-submit.  

Kind Regards

Ray Reilly

Senior Planning Officer (South Team)

0208 379…

Items include

- Enfield Residents Priority Fund 

- Discussion on permitted development allowances

- Notting Hill Housing Plans

- Arboricultural items, if received

- Ward-based public session breakouts

Plus update on McDonalds application?

Write to Development.Control@enfield.gov.uk

Here is something we just put on the website 

http://boweslabour.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tree-planting-marlborough.html

Walking around Wood Green it looks like a few of our landmark buildings are beginning to re-emerge from rebuilding or refurbishment.

At the corner of High Road and Bounds Green Road, after several months the scaffolding is coming down from St Michaels Church; revealing a clean and bright looking spire.

It was fascinating to see the weather cock close-up at the children's Carol Service last Christmas Eve - it has now been restored to its original position and…

We had a letter from Thames Water the other day saying they were sending round someone to inspect the drains as they investigate pollution in the area. 

The bloke came round to us in Lascotts yesterday. Apparently, so far, they've found 300 properties in the immediate area not plumbed in correctly, and they're causing sewage seepage into the New River. 

Our landlord got ours right, happily. But apparently some landlords are just refusing to let the inspectors…

Is anyone interested in communal herb-growing on the Bowes Park station platform?  Herbs would be grown in large pots, weeded and watered by commuters and harvested as needed by them on their weary way home..

This is being done successfully by the 'Incredible Edible Todmorden' project in Yorkshire - see photo at (…

Last weekend a couple of local events attracted lots of people to come together and have fun in public spaces - in the process meeting neighbours and friends. This set me thinking about the way we use our streets and public spaces for community events.

On Sunday the hugely successful …

This Blog Post has been submitted by Zander Sabbagh - of Everyone's Climbing Tree - Zander explains the Amazing Writing Machine which will make its debut at the AP & Beyond festival next weekend…

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Number 123 Myddleton Road is one of the finest remaining frontages in this once proud Edwardian shopping street.

If you imagine hard you might just see beyond the grimy cracked glass and flaking grey paint to relive its former grandeur.

But it’s unlikely that you would conceive of this to be one of the premier fetish boot and shoe workshops in…

George Dunnion and Serge Charles received an Award of Merit in the Gardening Against the Odds awards last week for their transformation of a duff plot on Haringey’s Golf Course Allotments, Winton Avenue, N11 into a spectacular rose garden. 

I wrote about the…

In recent times we have heard much discussion about questionable journalism. Sensationalist stories in poor taste however, are nothing new - one of the earliest British tabloids was the Illustrated Police News.

Published weekly  from 1842 it gained notoriety though the coverage of the…

I was doing some research on London borough coats of arms and found this nice image of Wood Green's:

Isn't it striking how green it is! The "official blazon" or explanation for the image is:

"The bands of blue and silver…

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In case any of you haven't seen it, I love this post about the Goatman of Harringay on Harringay Online 

Just off Muswell Hill Broadway a few paces down Hillfield Park, outside number 1, is one of our rare local Blue Plaques.

This  marks the former home of performer, painter, poet, writer raconteur and musician Vivian Stanshall a true British…

Alexandra Park Cricket Club is always on the look out for new players. In particular we are trying to expand our junior section and youngsters from 5 to 15 are very welcome to join in our sessions. Currently these run on Tuesday evenings at 6.00 in the Sports Hall at Heartlands School on Station Road, Wood Green.

We also have practise for senior players on Tuesday…

If you  like sacred music, there is a performance of Elgar's "The Kingdom" with small orchestra and professional soloists plus Barnet Choral augmented (that includes me!) choir on this Saturday 16th March 2013 starting 7.30pm at Queen Elizabeth's School, Queens Road, Barnet, EN5 4DQ.  it is £12 to get in and there will be an interval.  It will be the most fabulous sound.