Edmonton - The Green
Help us shape the future of The Green, a natural asset at the heart of Edmonton Green!
The Green is located between Edmonton Green Shopping Centre and the railway arches, adjacent to Edmonton Green Station. It has the potential to be a precious resource for the local community and Enfield Council is keen to engage with residents and local stakeholders to develop a future vision for this space to:
- Enhance the Green-Blue infrastructure of the area with the creation of a riparian habitat
- Provide Community and Cultural spaces via the co-design of a temporary Pavilion to support community engagement and host events linked to Enfield cultural programmes
- Explore the restoration of the railway arches as a heritage asset and their potential use in the long-term.
Launch Phase - Summer 2023
The Launch Phase of the project hopes to establish a community-led Statement of Intent for The Green which will be explored across a series of participatory engagement events over Summer 2023.
The outcomes from the Launch Phase will form a brief for the next stage of the project, the Pavilion in The Green to be delivered in summer ’24, and will represent the first step towards achieving the wider project objectives to:
- Work with local people to animate and make better use of The Green, in its prominent location within one of Enfield’s priority Town Centres.
- Build up to the creation of an immersive natural environment and expand Enfield’s blue-green infrastructure into a densely developed area.
- Develop long-term stewardship within the community through engagement and co-design activities in The Green.
- Layer up with ‘Untold Edmonton’, create opportunities for local heritage, culture and nature to be discussed, celebrated and displayed.
- Inform the long-term vision for the railway arches via engagement-based activities and interventions.
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Discover the latest Pavilion design
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Join us at Edmonton Green Shopping Centre on Saturday 2nd December between 11am - 2pm, where we'll be sharing the latest design updates for the Pavilion on The Green. The team will be outside the Library in the South Mall to take you through the design.
Address:
Edmonton Green Library, Edmonton Green Shopping Centre, N9 0TN
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Celebrate The Green!
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Thank you to all those who attended the Celebrate The Green event on Saturday 9th September. We had a wonderful turnout of over 450 people across the day who enjoyed a wide range of activities that showcase what The Green has to offer as an outdoor community space.
The day begun with an outdoor Tai Chi and Chi Gong class led by Energ'Chi, followed by poetry recitals from Enfield Poets, scenes from Bread and Roses by Enfield People's Theatre, a solo dance performance by renowned krump artist Joshua Vendetta Nash, and closed out with live Congolese Rumba with Central African Youth in Enfield. Also on The Green were DJ & MC Academy spinning the decks, Doodle Designs running a colourful den building workshop, Performing Pets with an adorable petting zoo, storytelling puppet show with Rufus and a display of pinhole photographs taken from Tales from the Towpath by Ben Nathan.
The team were also on site to run through the latest designs for a new Pavilion on The Green, developed across the summer's engagement activities.
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Join us for a final celebration of the summer's engagement events!
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Celebrate The Green closes out a summer of events aimed at shaping its future together. We're kicking off with a free Tai Chi class at 12pm, alongside creative workshops, a petting zoo, finger puppets, DJ & MC Academy and live performances from Enfield People's Theatre, Enfield Poets, Josh Vendetta Nash and Central African Youth in Enfield.
The team will also be on site to share the latest on the future Pavilion on The Green.
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Your Feedback - Interaction Boards
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We have spoken with over 400 people across our engagement events so far. Below you'll find some of the latest interaction boards to see how you've helped shape The Green to date.
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Join us for an exciting day of Den-building to help shape The Green!
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Come and take part in a series of unique activities to help shape The Green!
Join us for a creative den building workshop using fabrics, ropes and clips! Come and meet Edmonton's own Eddie the Elephant who will be dropping by at 11:30am and 1pm.
The team will be on site between 10am - 4pm, where we'll be presenting the feedback so far and listening to your input on the brief for a forthcoming temporary pavilion on The Green.
Based on previous feedback, we are looking for future members to be part of a Friends of The Green. If you are a local resident, group or organisation that would be interested, please drop us an email at JourneysandPlaces@enfield.gov.uk with the subject 'Friends of The Green'.
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Your Feedback - Design The Green
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Thank you to everyone who took part and provided feedback at the Design The Green event on Saturday 5th August. We welcomed over 100 people, sharing the initial design ideas for the forthcoming Pavilion on The Green, which will be installed in Summer 2024. Due to inclement weather, the event was moved into Edmonton Green Library.
The event was curated with young people from Exodus Youthworx, as part of a co-design workshop held at Croylands Youth Centre on 26th July. Doodle Designs and Exodus Youthworx delivered 'The Green Scene' - picnic, games and music while gathering aspirations for the future of The Green, while artist Amaechi Anolue provided entertaining caricatures for local residents.
Here you can find photos from the co-design workshop as well as on the day, and see which emerging pavilion design was most supported.
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Join us for the next in our series of engagement events on The Green!
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Join us for the next engagement events on The Green where our team will be presenting the latest design developments for the forthcoming Pavilion on The Green and listen to your feedback.
The next events are:
Design The Green, Saturday 5th August 10am - 4pm
Take part in creative activities designed by teenagers of Edmonton Green!
Make The Green, Saturday 19th August 10am - 4pm
Engage with a playful den-building workshop for the young and young-at-heart!
Celebrate The Green, Saturday 9th September 12pm - 6pm
A host of activities including workshops and performances on The Green!
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Your Feedback - Envision The Green
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Thank you to everyone who took part and provided feedback at the Envision The Green engagement event on Saturday 8th July. Together we created a shared vision for The Green for all ages, across a collaborative mixed-media collage led by Doodle Designs to a collective statement of intent based on your past feedback.
Here you can find photos from the day and the presented early propositions for intervention locations.
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Join us for a day of creative activities and Tai Chi and help us envision The Green!
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Come and take part in a series of unique activities to help shape The Green!
11-3pm - Experiment with creative Collage, Origami and Plant Pressing workshops hosted by Doodle Designs.
Starting 12pm and 1pm - Introduce yourself to the energising movements of Tai Chi and Chi Gong outdoors to get your weekend going with a fully certified instructor from Energ'Chi.
The team will be on site between 10am - 4pm, where we'll be presenting the feedback so far and listening to your input on the brief for a forthcoming temporary pavilion on The Green.
Based on previous feedback, we are looking for future members to be part of a Friends of The Green. If you are a local resident, group or organisation that would be interested, please drop us an email at JourneysandPlaces@enfield.gov.uk with the subject 'Friends of The Green'.
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Your Feedback - Get to know The Green
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Thank you to everyone who took part and provided feedback at the Get to know The Green event on Saturday 24th June. We welcomed over 100 people, hearing your thoughts on a range of ideas for Small Interventions, a Community Pavilion, and an Urban Watercourse for the short, mid and long-term vision of The Green.
To get to know The Green, we held nature trails with Rockstone Gardener, which asked you to look again at a range of native species to find a new appreciation of their natural properties such as cow parsley, buttercups, cleavers, nettles and daisies in The Green. These foraged plants formed the basis of the natural paintbrush creative workshops with Doodle Designs, where you could paint your vision of Salmon's Brook onto a map of The Green. A play with clay pavilion workshop encouraged imaginative handmade designs for a place to gather and socialise.
Here you can find photos from the day, and see what ideas were most supported.
Who's Listening
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Enfield Council
