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On Monday 4th February, NHS England launched a new campaign to raise awareness that community pharmacists are qualified healthcare professionals, who can offer clinical advice and over the counter medicines to effectively and safely manage a range of minor health concerns, such as coughs, colds, sore throats, tummy troubles, aches and pains and many more.

As part of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ initiative, the campaign will highlight that local pharmacy teams offer a fast and convenient…

Cold weather can be seriously bad for our health. There are several things you can do, however, to keep you and your family well this winter.

Get your flu jab

It’s not too late to get your flu jab! The flu jab is free if you’re aged 65 or over, or if you have a long-term health condition. If you have young children or are the main carer of an older or disabled person you may also be eligible. It’s safe and the best way to stay protected from the flu…

A LIFE ALPHABET RHYME

A is for apple, shiny and bright

B is for bat, who flies in the night.

C is for cow, munching on hay

D is for dragonfly, hunting its prey.

E is for eggs, snug in the nest

F is for flea, an unwelcome guest

G is for grasshopper, buzzing its call

H is for hedgehog, who rolls in a ball.

I is for iris, a flag in the breeze

J is for jellyfish, floating in seas.

K is for kingfisher, skimming the stream

L is…

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It's now online and you can read it here..! 

Good morning everyone - we're very excited about our Great Get Together Community picnic on Saturday 23rd June from 12.00 - 3.00pm. The weather forecast looks good so please come along bring a blanket and a picnic and come and meet your friends and neighbours and enjoy our lovely Green Space. There will be activities for the children and there will also be an entertainer on hand from 1.00 to add to the enjoyment. We look forward to seeing you all there Here is the link to the sign up…

The latest newsletter is now online here! It has all the latest goings on from your favourite local high street...!

It's now online at the Myddleton Road website... Enjoy!

Haringey's last nursing home for frail elederly people is being closed by the Haringey Cabinet decision of last December, yet the Scrutiny Panel of the Council, relatives of residents, and those who took part in a long consultation exercise have all said this should be paused at very least until the options of future functions for this very well designed and located site are considered. This will now not be until after the May elections, when a different decision is anticipated - to keep the…

The February newsletter from the community campaign group We Love Myddleton is now online here. 

It has all the latest news from Bowes Park's Myddleton Road! 

I currently run my private counselling practice from rooms close to Bounds Green tube and Bowes Park underground, a location which works well for many clients. I need to find new premises by the end of March - please contact me if you know of a quiet private room for rent where I could see clients on two days (probably Tuesday and Friday) and one evening (Wednesday) a week.

Many thanks,

Susie Ward

Some transparencies of Spring

Some of my hopes have air in them -

Polluting and renewing;

They are inhabited by light breezes and hurricanes

Erratically, like prayer flags

On a Himalayan hillside;

A photon spectrum like daggers and gifts, like galaxies.

My hopes grow quietly after winter chills;

So many bulbs gently budding through cold earth

Trigger my cynical self, as I hold down the…

People are usually more prone to illness during the winter season. Colder weather associated with the winter can cause serious health complications. Here are some useful tips to help you stay well over the winter, including information about services you can use.



NHS Choices

NHS Choices has lots of advice that you can use to keep you and your family well this winter. Find out more:…

We now have a Facebook page which concentrates in our plans to restore sections of the Lanscroon Murals. Its at

https://www.facebook.com/BroomfieldHouseTrust/

We are currently trying to develop links with local schools and the latest posting on Facebook covers ideas on arts based projects focusing on the Murals

We expect that final decisions on the future of the House will be put to the Council…

Samaritans national awareness campaign Talk to Us encourages people from all over the UK to take a few minutes to improve their listening skills by following the charity’s simple SHUSH! listening tips. 

Samaritans volunteers will be at Bowes Park Station and Hornsey Station on Monday July 24th handing out SHUSH listening tips and highlighting the support they provide for the community.  

Every six seconds, someone in the UK and Ireland contacts Samaritans, and every 90 minutes…

North London Samaritans will have a stall at the Myddleton Road street festival on Sunday July 2nd. Come and ask us how we are getting on fundraising to rebuild Shaftesbury Hall on Herbert Road. We now have a tentative start date as we are doing well versus our local fundraising target. …