Workshop at St Andrew's Primary in Southgate

The Journeys and Places team at Enfield Council has partnered with Open City, an educational charity empowering young people to have a role in shaping places where they live, to run a series of workshops in primary schools in Southgate. The workshops are part of an ongoing community engagement programme to inform the development of a new masterplan vision for Southgate, a cohesive strategy of place and transport interventions to re-imagine the everyday experience of the Town Centre.

The first workshop took place across 7,8 and 9 October at St. Andrew’s Primary School where 30 Year 6 pupils were guided on a walkabout through the Town Centre and then invited to share their concerns and ideas for future improvements.

Their proposals covered a wide range of topics, including greenery, play spaces, accessibility, colour and lighting and were presented to Enfield Council officers using drawings and physical models.

We will soon be engaging the community on the future of Southgate. We will be sharing more information with residents and on this project page in the coming weeks.