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Bridie Dyllon died on Sunday 2nd

Started this discussion. Last reply by Caroline Simpson Jun 19. 1 Reply 1 Like

The swifts are back again!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lucia May 28. 1 Reply 1 Like

Hurrah! The swifts are back again! Four days earlier than last year.At about 7.15 this evening three were swooping high over my garden in Whittington Rd and then headed off to Myddleton. They nested…Continue

Help buy a new ping pong table for the Community Gym in Myddleton Road

Started this discussion. Last reply by Caroline Simpson Apr 24. 1 Reply 0 Likes

New River Path

Started this discussion. Last reply by Caroline Simpson May 3. 6 Replies 1 Like

Hurrah!The New River Path is Open again. You can now walk along the river on the new non-muddy path. It will look much better when the grass starts to grow on the banks. Thames Water will be back…Continue

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Caroline Simpson replied to Daniel Cowan's discussion £80,000 to improve Bowes Park station

"It would be helpful for children and small adults if there was a handrail at a lower level on each side of the stairs. It would be simple and relatively cheap to install. Keep the existing one and just put a lower one in below."

Jun 19

Caroline Simpson replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion Bridie Dyllon died on Sunday 2nd

"Bridie's funeral will be held at St Paul's Catholic Church, Wood Green, on Monday July 1st at 9.30."

Jun 19

Kate Franzmann liked Caroline Simpson's discussion Bridie Dyllon died on Sunday 2nd

Jun 15

Caroline Simpson posted a discussion

Bridie Dyllon died on Sunday 2nd

Those of you who have listened to the interviews on My Bowes Park will remember hearing Bridie Dyllon, the elderly Irish lady well known in Myddleton Road. She died after some years in a care home. Bridie came from a small farm in Ireland. As a child she used to feed the farm animals, then go to school – barefoot as she did not have shoes except for going to church on Sundays – and then feed the animals again after school. She came to the UK and worked as a nursing assistant in the early…See More

Jun 7

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Lucia replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion The swifts are back again!

"Lovely news. Thanks Caroline. That coupled with the first strawberries on my allotment plot really means Summer is here!"

May 28

Lucia liked Caroline Simpson's discussion The swifts are back again!

May 28

Caroline Simpson posted a discussion

The swifts are back again!

May 24

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Caroline Simpson replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

"The land is owned by TW, but their priority is delivering water to north London - not picking up cans dropped by local boozers, and loads of other stuff. When the Path was created it was agreed that TW would not have to pick up the rubbish,…"

May 3

Haydn Reid replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

"Who takes care of the river path? Is it Thames water ?"

May 3

Caroline Simpson replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

"I am sorry there is bad behaviour again down on the Path. Re the cans in the bin...better in the bin than just on the Path or thrown in the River. But it does get full. There is a Rota of amazing volunteers who clean up the path and…"

May 1

LJD replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

"I am getting seriously fed up with this. Ive just walked down the path. The bin is full of beer cans, someone was using their toy boat in the river scaring the ducks and top it all off, walked across the grass to piss in someones garden."

Apr 30

Caroline Simpson replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

"This is an update on works that have been going on this week. TW contractors have been smoothing out the very lumpy river banks. This means that they do not look green any more.... but they soon will. More grass seed will be sown, and…"

Apr 27

Caroline Simpson replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion Help buy a new ping pong table for the Community Gym in Myddleton Road

"https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/nominate-a-charity/ Joanna Burke has suggested we should try to see if we can get a donation from the Movement For Good Awards. I have checked that the BPCA fits all the criteria. The more nominations…"

Apr 24

Caroline Simpson posted a discussion

Help buy a new ping pong table for the Community Gym in Myddleton Road

You may know that, very sadly, our much used ping pong table in the Myddleton Road Gym was vandalised and had to be taken away.We are now fund raising for a new and much stronger one.We need to raise £1,927 to pay for the new table and its delivery, and maintenance of the 3 pieces of Gym equipment.Please do give what you can………See More

Apr 20

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Lucia liked Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

Mar 25

Daniel Cowan replied to Caroline Simpson's discussion New River Path

"It's great to have this open again. I don't think that the fencing looks too bad, and I am hoping that the industrial chic steel sheet piles to the edge of the river mellow with time "

Mar 4

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Gender: Female

What is your age: Over 60

What is your location?: Bowes Park

Which Road do you live in?: Whittington Road

How did you hear about Bowes and Bounds Connected?: Personal Reccomendation

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Good News Flowers

Posted on March 22, 2017 at 13:36 0 Comments 1 Like

10 years ago I wrote a short piece for some friends about daffodils and Bounds Green. I was deleting a load of old files and found it. As it is daffodil time again, and there are even more people here escaping wars 'back home' , I am 'sharing' it wider.

"Yesterday something happened that sort of woke me up a bit. So I thought I would tell you about…

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At 14:16 on May 25, 2016, Emma H said…: Hi Caroline

i was at the BPCA meeting last night and amongst other issues I was looking for some advice/support re: planning application for large redevelopment in Sidney Rd also wanted to know when the Safer Neighbourhood meeting was..can you help? I've emailed Clare Bull re: the planning issue but no reply - do you have contact with her? Emma

At 10:22 on July 26, 2011, Richard McKeever said…: Hello Caroline ... welcome back! This is the standard welcome message:

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