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| margaret baker
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21-11-2009 08:43 GMT
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yes Ian Edmonton and surrounds, from the Enfield Independent which we get free through the door, on Edmonton Green, quote 'Street Performers Dazzle at Switch On, festive lights switched on,christmas tree lights switched on by mayor Eleftherios Savva, Trinity at Bowes Gospel choir, youth Irish band, and a primary school choir belted out all the festive favourites while free hot drinks and mince pies kept the cold at bay, a array of street performers including stilt walkers and a snow queen' Enfield Council leader Mike Rye said 'Edmonton Green is teeming with life and activity the traditional switch on was a wonderful community event with great performers, music and christmas magic' end quote and at Enfield Town 'Stavros Flatley spread some Xmas Cheer' a bigger article on this one so edited quotes, '1,000 swamped Enfield town centre to see dancing duo Stavros Flatley(runners up in TV comp Britains got talent) bounce into Pearsons accompanied by 48 pupils from Suella School of performing arts who entertained the crowd with festive songs. Dimitri and son Lagi then signed autographs, speaking of his love of Enfield Dimitri said 'this event shows how good the community are at coming together and supporting local buisness' Lagi 13 said 'I'm looking forward to a great christmas with my family. Dad taught us its not about presents but about the thought'. In the run up to xmas various schools and usually the salvation army sing carols at Edmonton Green too. No mention of a Nativity Scene, but outside of church I dont ever remember one set up at Edmonton Green, Incidently this time last year I was cruising the Carribbean Islands and they were setting up their xmas shop windows decor, stunning, baby jesus and nativity scenes everywhere.
In our house during my childhood, fairy atop the tree, making paper chains, christmas eve at St Martins Church, home made mince pies, sausage rolls, xmas puddings with silver sixpences (i wonder whatever happened to them) Grandad(chef) carving the turkey, Queens speech, all 6 piling into dads ford prefect and walk on hampstead heath.
In my house during my adult years, Chritingle service at St Peters, 24/25/26/27 visiting and being visited by family, fairy atop the tree, paper chains, mum still making mincepies,sausage roll, xmas puddings,Dad carving the turkey, Queens speech
This year, son and grandson for the week so off out, Winter wonderland at 02, Thames clipper back to view the 'laser lighted buildings show', Christmas Carols at Trafalga Square, Ice skating at Somerset House,(I will be the camera woman) London's Xmas Lights and a chinese at Won Kei. 2 fiber optic trees with fairy atop, no decorations, traditional xmas dinner, queens speech, visiting family, all bought in food no home made stuff.
Weather still grey and wet here in Edmonton this morning but wind has dropped.
When I go to Somerset/Wales/IOW with all there narrow lanes its a bugger when you get stuck behind a tractor
Steve just had a look to see what I've got in the cupboard and guess what 2 bottles of white chardonnay Andrew Peace South Eastern Australia and 1 bottle of Eisberg alcohol free riesling, bottled in Germany. Left over from summer get-togethers, I am due to re-stock and usually buy a middle price selection from around the world, Why should we be boycotting French products Steve? I had Belgian lager for the first time this year 'Leffy' think it was called, very strong, malty flavour.
Of out to Royal Albert Hall again today for a maitinee performance of Classical Spectacular, a first for me, 1812 overture, cannons, fireworks, bring it on, followed of course by dinner and wine | | |
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| Steve.
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21-11-2009 05:07 GMT
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Not Edmonton but I do hope everyone’s boycotting French products and as for Wine you should be buying Australian Wine it’s far far better?
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20-11-2009 21:59 GMT
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Margaret, thanks for the terrible reminder of the north circ and A10, I think I'll stay here; 5 cars in a row are deemed a traffic jam in Dumfries!
As for the weather - the hatches are battened down for the weekend and beyond.
Christmas decorations are being erected in the town - very secular - no angels or any hint of nativity, how about Edmonton?
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| margaret Baker
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20-11-2009 21:35 GMT
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not tonight you would'nt have Ian, a spate of road accidents and road works have cause mayhem here tonight, started at 15.30 and just cleared at 2200, Victoria Road/Park Lane at a standstill both ways, motoring friends tell me whatever way around they tried to avoid the A10/A406 they came up against grid lock.....Weather here wet/grey am but sunny in the afternoon and not to cold just yet
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| IanParker
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20-11-2009 19:12 GMT
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Colin and everyone
Sorry, I distracted Colin from the town hall clock thread - however, regarding weather extremes, it works - Colin had 43C yesterday, Dumfries ( where I now reside) and Cumbria had over a foot of rain in one day. Wish I was in Edmonton.
Ian
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| Colin Cumner
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20-11-2009 03:01 GMT
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IAN - thanks for your concern but yes, we are OK at present. We live by the coast, so the risk of a bushfire reaching us is remote (though not impossible I guess). We have had record Spring temperatures lately - 43C yesterday, the highest ever since records began. Bloody horrible. However, much cooler today (around 25C) with rain forecast. Much, much better. Did have two earth tremors yesterday morning, though. It seems whenever there is extreme weather in the northern hemisphere (i.e. in UK and Europe) we get similar extremes here. Thus when it is blowing a gale over there with either snow or heavy rain, we get heat. Similarly, when it gets cold here, you get an Indian Summer over there. Odd, isn't it?
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| IanParker
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19-11-2009 20:22 GMT
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Colin,
I see the bushfire season is in full swing again - are you OK there?
Ian
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| Colin Cumner
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19-11-2009 20:05 GMT
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RON - I think perhaps they should building a small tower to put the clock on and maybe locate it near the original Town Hall site. Yes, the Green was a hotch potch of stalls and open shop fronts but at least it had character. What atmosphere is there in a sterile concrete concourse? Nevertheless, I do not pan all aspects of the new 'Green'- at least it presents a visual 'tidying up' if nothing else.
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| R.W. Roe
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19-11-2009 18:10 GMT
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> EDMONTON TOWN HALL CLOCK
Thanks Graham for that infomation. Like everyone else, I had a great affinity for the clock and was horrified when someone put a snowball through the glass. I did ask this Board many years ago for the name of the perpetrator!!
It is so long since I have been in Edmonton that I couldn't conceive where the refurbished clock could be placed. Better to rebuild the town hall! And whilst they are about it rebuild The Green as I remember it before and during the war. Only kidding.
Ron Roe
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(1933 - 1951)
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| margaret baker
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19-11-2009 13:01 GMT
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although not Edmonton close by Walthamstow on the local lunchtime news on BBC1, A multicultral bunch of school kids being interviewed in Stonydown Park, to do with William Morris and a trust called Speakers Corner Trust, giving not just schoolchildren but adults who live in the area a say on what happens in there area......all good.
Hi Jackie, isnt it odd how this on-line Enfield Independent newspaper doesent write up clearly whats going on but sensationalises there own version, it certainly isnt a copy of the free Enfield Independent paper we get through the door.
The facts are the ongoing fight to stop gang culture and the associated stabbings are being carried out on the main by schoolchildren is having a lot of success but there is always going to be incidents like the one that happened last Monday at Edmonton Green Bus Station at 4.30pm school chucking out time, we dont yet have the full facts on this one so it might be gang related or not.
Turkey Street/Turkish, I was not aware of this until Mick posted the link, reading between the lines like you have to with the on-line Enfield Independent this was not a new incident but a series of related incidents from last August, I suspect these incidents are Adult and drug related with Turkish connections hence the confusion....mind you drugs have been a problem since the 60's I remember purple hearts being banded about at Eldon in 62, and no I did not partake.
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| margaret baker
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19-11-2009 12:41 GMT
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Edited by author 19-11-2009 12:42
Hi Colin....affinity with a clock!(poky tongue out smilley) maybe it was thoughts of the slippering you was gonna get from your parents if late home for tea, as you glanced up at the clock on the mad dash home after playing in the brookie catching tiddlers.......or......as you run and missed the bus then glanced up at clock.....cussing because now late for work and in trouble again with the boss........or arriving late for a date and as you approach the look of displeasure on dates face....glancing up at clock to realise you are 20 mins late and in trouble gain.....
I wonder how many other Edmontonians have memories of the Town Hall Clock lets have them
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| Mark Bailey
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19-11-2009 11:01 GMT
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Good to hear that the Town Hall clock has survived. Pity the Town Hall building is not still attached to it though!
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| Jackie
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19-11-2009 07:02 GMT
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Hi Mick - just to be pedantic at this hour of the morning (!) - it's Enfield in the news again, not Edmonton, the Hertford Road stabbing was at the corner of Turkey St (prob where they got Turkish St from) - so not Edmonton for a change! (From what a friend said it actually happened in St Stephen's Rd, which is more or less opp Turkey St)
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| Colin Cumner
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18-11-2009 20:34 GMT
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GRAHAM - thanks for the info re the Town Hall clock. Good to hear that it has been 'rescued' from the demolishers and is now awaiting restoration. Nice if it did get back to Edmonton eventually, although where to put it would be the next problem I guess. Anyway, good news. I really had an affinity with that clock (don't ask me why). I suppose it was linked with my schooldays as whenever I passed the Town Hall on my way to school on the bus, I would look up at it and check my own watch. I still mourn the loss of the Town Hall itself though - look what they put in its place!!!
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| Graham Johnson
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18-11-2009 19:59 GMT
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EDMONTON TOWN HALL CLOCK
Courtesy of Jan Metcalfe of the Enfield Museum Service I can now enlighten the readers of this board about the whereabouts of the Town Hall clock.
It was put into store when the Town Hall was demolished and the Museum Service took responsibility for it a few years back. They applied for and received a grant to conserve and restore the clock and it is presently with a specialist conservator in Cumbria being restored to a usable condition. The hope is to eventually reinstate the clock somewhere in Edmonton but that would of course involved a suitable site being found and funding being available so don't hold your breath.
Nice to have a little bit of good news for a change :-)
Graham
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| eddymonton
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18-11-2009 19:21 GMT
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Multiculturalism seems to be working very well.The Twirps{politics again}who run this country have imported enough trouble to keep us all busy for many years to come,enjoy it.
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