The Broomfield Home-Owners' & Residents' Association (BHORA) was established in 1929 and is the longest standing residents association in the London Borough of Enfield. It was set up to serve the interests of the local community organising social events, as well as tackling aspects of local life such as health, transport, and so on. The Association is non-political and non-commercial.
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Dealing with the Council: Difficult When it's a One-Way Process
Posted December 3rd, 2021 Stephen Dalziel, Chairman, BHORA
Many BHORA Members will have been puzzled that they have not heard from the Association for many months. As Chairman, I apologise for this. The situation has been caused principally, of course, by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdowns and other issues which we are all well aware of. This prevented us from holding an AGM in 2020 or 2021. On top of this, it has become increasingly clear that it is currently very difficult to conduct a meaningful conversation with Enfield Council.
The biggest local issue in the past two years has been the imposition by the Council of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bowes (and Fox Lane). >> Read the full article Enfield Non Legislated Street Lighting put in the Shade by Haringey's
Posted December 3rd, 2021 Roland Hewes
I know I wasn’t the only one to notice the dramatic change in street lighting levels in our area when Enfield switched from Sodium to LED lamp heads last year. This was done to save energy as they are so much more efficient to run; no argument there. However, as can be seen from the accompanying photos, it appeared to have been executed very poorly. >> Read more
Local Birdwatch
Posted December 3rd, 2021 
Now Autumn is merging to winter and only a few migrants are still passing south on our coasts. However, some visitors have been seen on the coasts and in the north which will winter in Britain. Of these we may see Fieldfares, Redwings in our gardens or the parks and even a Great Grey Shrike within striking distance if we are lucky. Geese will be arriving, too, along with many ducks and gulls. Locally our Tufted Ducks and Shovelers have already moved off the local lakes, but gull numbers are increasing. As it becomes colder more gulls and ducks will turn up with visitors in the Lee valley including Teal, Wigeon, Goosanders, Mergansers, Goldeneye and even the elusive Smew.
In our gardens food still lingers, but we need to be filling the feeders now the days are colder. This will encourage our garden birds to stay: Tits (Great, Blue, Coal or even flocks of Long-Tailed): Also, Finches, Sparrows, Thrushes, Starlings. Wood Pigeons and Wrens.
DSH Arnos Park, Groundforce Day
Posted May 28th, 2021 
Gas Holder, Pinkham Way - Development of Tower Blocks: Have Your Say
Posted March 29th, 2021
Bowes LTN: Have Your Say Before Deadline Ends on 26 March 2021
Posted March 16th, 2021
Arnos Grove Station Car Park Development - REJECTED
Posted January 28th, 2021 
The application by Transport for London and Grainger plc to develop housing on the two car parks at Arnos Grove Underground station was rejected by the LBE Planning Committee on 5th January. However there may be an Appeal.
>> read a report in the Enfield Independent Ian Barnes Share of Vote Re: BHORA Petition
Posted October 25th, 2020 Councillor Ian Barnes stated in the Wednesday Scrutiny Committee that the Bowes Primary and surrounding Quieter Neighbourhood LTN had a population of 7,200 residents. Our petition totalled 1,611. (Let's now take off 25 from those who completed the petition who are from outside the area. This 25 includes 21 from people living on Roads such as Palmerston that straddle Enfield and Haringey. That leaves 4 respondents outside of Bowes, we've had it confirmed that at least one is a carer and one works in a local business. The other 2 live in wider Enfield so could legitimately be included and could work here.
This leaves 1,586 from within the bowes LTN of a population of 7,200 this represents just over 22%. Ian Barnes said that this was unrepresentative. Ian Barnes was elected as a Councillor for Winchmore Hill in 2018. He received 1963 votes, 14.4% of the vote. >> view Winchmore Hill election results
Finally, worth noting that the person responsible for verifying this petition in council commented that they had never received a petition where so few had to be rejected. This is a testament to our close community.
Bowes Primary & Surrounding Street LTN Scrutiny Committee, Wed 21st Oct
Posted October 20th, 2020 
Bowes Primary & Surrounding Street LTN Scrutiny Committee this Wednesday - How to Watch!
The petition to halt the Bowes Primary Surrounding Street Quieter Neighbourhood LTN back in July will finally be debated by the Council Scrutiny Committee this Wednesday 21st October at 6pm. The Council is obliged to respond to our petition by organising a scrutiny committee debate because we received an overwhelming amount of signatories. I can only apologise for the delay, but we had no influence over timing for this. The format will be as follows: Roland Hewes from BHORA will have 5 minutes to deliver a statement to the Council Scrutiny Committee. The members of the committee will then debate it. This will include the following people answering questions from the Scrutiny Committee on the scheme: - Ian Barnes (Councillor for Winchmore Hill) - Richard Eason (Healthy Streets Programme Director Enfield) - Doug Wilkinson (Director of Environment and Operational Services) You can watch the scrutiny committee, online, in the following way: Click below to watch the meeting live, at 6pm, Wednesday 21 October: https://bit.ly/30ZFhms Link For Scrutiny Committee Agenda: https://governance.enfield.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=115&MId=13628&Ver=4 OWL - Neighbourhood Watch
Posted October 20th, 2020 
OWL - Neighbourhood Watch
A scheme for residents to receive alerts and appeals regarding local incidents, plus crime prevention advice, directly from their local police, council and watch coordinator. It's very similar to neighbourhood watches around the borough except this one includes the police giving the public regular updates according to wards and even streets. Police can also post about ongoing crimes that they need assistance with down to the street that it happened so that a message is only sent to the relevant people. It also gives the public an opportunity to share their CCTV cameras with the police by using the website to tell us they have private CCTV that can be used to help in detecting crime. It’s a very useful tool that the Police hope will be used well by the public and the police. . >> see the full poster Telling the Council What you Think about LTN
Posted September 26th, 2020 We have to exercise our democratic right to have our views heard by the Council on the LTN. So, we need a high volume of people to tell the Council what they think, and the feedback must explain very clearly what problems are arising and their impact on your lives.
This note sets out some guidance to help you make your feedback count. We urge you to talk to your neighbours as well to ask them to feedback to the Council, as well, and help them print the necessary form which, once completed, can then be posted. We have been told that there will be a pop-up walk-in facility in the Bowes area staffed by officers who will take feedback. When we know more about when and how this will operate, we will get back to you. There are two ways of responding to the Council. Both are very important. The one that is more familiar to people is via https://letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/bowesQN where we have already sent out some guidance. The other is via a formal objection process as set out in the Traffic Order where it says: ‘Any such objection or any representation must be made in writing and must state the grounds on which any objection is made and be sent to the Head of Traffic and Transportation, the Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3XD, or by e-mail to traffic@enfield.gov.uk quoting the reference TG52/1454.’ We urge you to send your objections to the scheme via both routes please. In relation to the formal objection, it will be helpful to link your points to relevant legislation. Use of section 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984 is relevant, paraphrased and condensed here for ease of reading: It shall be the duty of “to secure the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic (including pedestrians) … (2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) above as being specified in this subsection are-- (a) the desirability of securing and maintaining reasonable access to premises; (b) the strategy prepared under section 80 of the Environment Act 1995 (national air quality strategy); (c) the importance of facilitating the passage of public service vehicles and of securing the safety and convenience of persons using or desiring to use such vehicles; This section, therefore, provides a basis for pointing out issues regarding:
I refer people to Enfield’s 2015 Air Quality Action Plan 5.4.1.2 where it states: ‘Traffic queuing can result in elevated concentrations of air pollution and create localised hot spots’ which it can modify through changing traffic light timings. That’s an interesting one for our area! The next piece of relevant legislation is The Equality Act 2010 where local authorities have a Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) to:
Please, please use these two routes for objecting. Link to mail >> https://mailchi.mp/1470b471b8fa/telling-the-council-what-you-think-about-the-ltn What Impact is the LTN Having on You?
Posted September 26th, 2020 
As the Bowes LTN has now been imposed upon us by means of a 'live trial' it is most important that residents feedback their experiences of the scheme on their lives.
Bowes & Bounds Voice (BBV) which is a local group of residents, have already started collecting this information and in order not to duplicate we would urge all those who filled in our petition to use this channel in relaying and copying feedback given to the council. Please find their email below, which you may have received via other channels. On another note, we would like to update you on the petition we presented to the Council back in early August calling for the immediate suspension of the scheme. We have finally had it confirmed that we had enough signatures for it to go to the Council Scrutiny Committee where we will be able to question lead officers and Councillor Ian Barnes. We will keep you posted! Link to the email >> https://mailchi.mp/.../what-impact-is-the-ltn-having-on-you Kind Regards, Chair of BHORA Low Traffic Neighbourhood - Demonstration on Sat 12th September..
Posted September 9th, 2020 
Join us at 2pm, on the corner of York Road and Brownlow Road, and have your voice heard.
In August, the Council began closing roads in our area in accordance with a 'Low Traffic Neighbourhood' Scheme (LTN) >> more details. Enfield council ignored:
Many Councils in London will be protesting on the same day and time against the manner in which LTNs have been imposed on local residents without consultation. This is a peaceful protest – All welcome! Please bring your bikes, your family, banners, voices, and remember social distancing. Tony Newton - Former BHORA Treasurer, Sadly Passed Away
Posted May 29th, 2020 
Members of BHORA past and present will read with great regret of the death late last year of Tony Newton, for many years a stalwart of our Association. A message from his partner can be found below. Tony was officially Treasurer but was really BHORA‘s principal organising force, a resourceful and articulate activist, snapping at the Council’s heels over issues affecting our district and presiding over BHORA’s 80th anniversary celebrations. He was greatly missed when he left London in 2012 and is greatly missed now.
My partner Tony Newton and I lived at 134 Brownlow Road from 1991 until we moved out of London in 2012. Some of you may remember that Tony was Treasurer of BHORA for many years. Very sadly, I am writing to let you know that Tony passed away on 9th November 2019. I am sorry not to have let you know before now. He had been suffering from cancer but thankfully his decline was quite rapid- less than six months between diagnosis and his passing. I have many fond memories of our time spent in Brownlow Road, and Tony’s strong sense of community involvement certainly enhanced that. Wishing you all the very best, and sending kind regards to you, Richard Kinder Arnos Grove Station Car Parks Development
Posted November 17th, 2019 
The proposal by Transport for London and Grainger plc to develop housing on the two car parks at Arnos Grove Underground station was the subject of a second “consultation” event 6/7 November 2019. (Similar schemes are afoot at a score of London tube stations - including Cockfosters where 350 housing units are in prospect with consequential dispersal of vehicles from the carparks).
The Arnos Grove scheme envisages apartment blocks comprising some 150 units, all to be rental, with 40% being classed as “affordable”. The development would be essentially “car-free” with tenants ineligible for access to the surrounding CPZ. A public square would be part of the scheme and the setting-down/bus stops area in front of the station would be reorganised. Surpluses arising from the project would go towards public transport improvement. >>Read more If you want to STOP this development sign the petition on change.org http://chng.it/HqH7bkhs Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group
Posted November 5th, 2019
Public Consultation for Arnos Grove Car Park on November 6th & 7th
Updated October 31st, 2019 
Connected Living London, the partnership between Grainger and Transport for London that is proposing a Build-to-Rent development of around 150 new homes at the Arnos Grove Car Park site, are holding a public exhibition on:
Wednesday 6th November & Thursday 7th November at 15:30 – 19:30, Garfield Primary School, Upper Park Road, N11 1BH. The exhibitions will provide you with the opportunity to meet with the project team, learn more about the plans for the site and understand the role of Build-to-Rent in the context of this scheme. Read the official flyer which they say has been distributed to residents living in the local area. If you want to STOP this development sign the petition on change.org http://chng.it/HqH7bkhs BHORA Annual General Meeting on Friday 28th, June 2019
Posted April 30th, 2019 
Come to our AGM, on Friday 28th June at 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Bounds Green Bowls and Tennis Club, The Clubhouse, Brownlow Rd, London N11 2BS.
*Pedestrian Entrance from Brownlow Road; Vehicle Entrance from Goring Road. Free parking available. Bar will be open before and after the Meeting. (If joining or renewing membership, please arrive a little earlier) COME AND MEET OUR MP, BAMBOS CHARALAMBOUS, AND HAVE YOUR SAY ON ISSUES YOU RAISED IN OUR SURVEY, INCLUDING: • Local Environment • Crime and Policing • Community Facilities • Litter • Local Shops • Green Spaces and Waterways BHORA is the voice of YOUR community. We’ve been holding our Local Councillors to account since 1929. >> Read our newsletter Below are the results of our survey to BHORA members regarding local priorities.
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