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Vintage Johnson Bros desert plates x 6 for sale. 22.5 cm diameter.
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All events are at the bookshop, 35 Turnpike Lane.
 
Friday 25th April - Storytelling: FAERIE TALE with Niall Moorjani
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start. £1.
Brown and queer contemporary storytelling set to stunning live music.
Fresh from a smashing run at…
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From the Palmers Green Community Newsletter:
Image: Mark Saunders, Guardians of Whitewebbs
The "surgery" carried out on the 500-year-old oak tree near the Toby Carvery at Whitewebbs (see this short film and this report in Enfield Dispatch) has…
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The Pinkham Way Alliance has a new website and it is really worth taking a look. The Gallery has some great images, and the Timeline traces the history of the Pinkham Way issue and gives an outline of the nature site's potential future.
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Julie Tang-Evans posted an event

Jul 10, 2025 from 7:45pm to 10:30pm

Alexandra Park School (entry via Rhodes Avenue)

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A new residents association is being proposed in the Alexandra Park area, for the streets within the triangle of Alexandra Park Road N22, Albert/Durnsford Road, and the railway line (see map below) - to be called the Alexandra Triangle Residents…
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Suzanne Kelly posted an event

May 17, 2025 from 10:30am to 1:30pm

Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, on the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS

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Suzanne Kelly posted an event

May 3, 2025 from 10:30am to 12:00pm

Raphi & Flo (Creative Scholars) 832 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2RT

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Suzanne Kelly posted an event

May 10, 2025 from 11:00am to 12:30pm

Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, On the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS

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What's on this week?All tickets found hereGeoff Mason Quintet Thu, Apr 24, 2025 Doors 7pm, Music starts 8pm £10 OTD, £7.50 earlybird, £5 Students  Join us for an exciting evening of Hard-Bop jazz as the Hard- Bop legacy Quintet, featuring…
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Collage Arts posted an event

May 17, 2025 from 6:30pm to 11:00pm

karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ

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Events and Activities


April - May 2025

 

Events at All Good Bookshop this month.

What’s on this week at Karamel? 4 Coburg Road.

Saturday 26 April – Muswell Hill Creatives Spring Makers Fair at St James's Square, Muswell Hill, 10.30-5pm.­

Saturday 26 April – Block Printing Workshop: Print a Tea Towel at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Winchmore Hill, On the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS, 10.30-12pm.

Saturday 26 April – New Alexandra Triangle Residents Association Info. Session at Harcourt Gardens (junction of Albert and Durnsford Roads, 11am-3pm.

Saturday 26 April – Insaan Culture Club: an intimate evening of classical Qawwali at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, 6pm.

Saturday 26 April – Muswell Hill Chorus: Fauré Requiem and more at St. James’ Church, Muswell Hill, 7.30pm.

Monday 28 April – Walk with Ease – Unlock your Natural Movement at Pavilion Cafe, OR Tambo Rec (meet outside), 12.30-1.15pm. With Tanya Shoop.

Thursday 1 May – Paul Clarvis Trio at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, 7pm.

Saturday 3 May – Embroider a Photo! Stitch crafts and classes at 832 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2RT, 10.30-12pm.

Saturday 3 May – Getnotgot at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, 7pm.

Sunday 4 May – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Wednesday 7 May – North London Organic Gardeners at Holy Trinity Church, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill N21 3RS.

Thursday 8 May – Lior Solomons-Wise Quartet, at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, 7pm.

Friday 9 May – Charming Deceptions at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22, 7pm.

Saturday 10 May – Knitting Workshop: beginners next steps at Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, On the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS, 11–12.30pm.

Saturday 17 May – NLOG Plant Sale at Carey Hall, Winchmore Hill Baptist Church, N21 3PA, 10am – 10pm.

Saturday 17 May – Sewing Machine Workshop: next steps, sew a summer skirt with Stitch! At Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, on the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS, 10.30-1.30pm.

Saturday 17 May – New Alexandra Triangle Residents Association Info. Session at Palace Gates Triangle (junction of Palace Gates and Crescent Roads), 11am-3pm.

Saturday 14 June - New Alexandra Triangle Residents Association Info. Session at Anderton Gardens (junction of Palace Gates and Alexandra Park Roads N22), 11am-3pm.

Saturday 14 June - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Sunday 29 June – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Saturday 12 July - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Sunday 3 August – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Thursday10 July – Bowes Park Community Choir: 15 Years of Harmony at Alexandra Park School (entry via Rhodes Avenue), 7.45pm.


Ongoing courses and activities

Gi Fumdamentals Course (BJJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) on Tuesday evenings in May at Alexandra Park School, 7pm.

Museum of Homelessness will be open from 17 April to 1 November, at the Manor House Lodge, inside Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road N4 2DE 12.30-4.30pm.

Illustrating Children’s books, course for adults on Wednesday mornings at The Green Shed, 1 Tetherdown N10, 10-11.30am. April 30 – July 9.

Geekstraveganza – regular boardgame meetup on these dates at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, 1-6pm.

Em Power fitness classes – Monday and Friday mornings in OR Tambo Rec, 9-9.30am (term time only). The main focus is on core and legs.

Life drawing sessions – alternate Saturdays during term time at Rhodes Avenue Primary School, 1-3pm.

Painting for Pleasure – Thursdays at CUFOS Community Centre (the old railway station), Top of The Avenue N10, 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm. Jan 9th - March 27th.

Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra rehearses Tuesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

Fortismere Community Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

After School Sewing Club on Fridays at Stitch crafts, 2 Hazelwood Lane Palmers Green, 4.30-6pm. Term time.

Bowes Park Community Choir - Thursday evenings during term time at Bounds Green School, 7.15-9.15pm.

Salsa Wednesdays – Wednesday evenings at Bounds Green School, Bounds Green Road N11 2QG, 7-8pm. 

V&J Ensemble: Vocal group for ALL Singers on Wednesdays at St. Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 (corner of Windermere Road), 6.50-8.30pm.

 

 

 

 

All Good Bookshop has many regular events - book groups of course, also music, writing, yoga - and special events .... at 35 Turunpike Lane.

Many Music and Art events are held at Karamel, including Collage Kids performance events on Saturday mornings at 11.30am. At 4 Coburg Road, 

Wood Green N22 6UJ.

 

 

 

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life drawing, new dates for summer


This session is for all abilities,  and tends to be two Saturdays per month during term time at Rhodes Ave Primary School . There are some practicing artists and designers who join purely to work from the figure (and ignore me!), others who are novices or havn't drawn since school.  Each week I run through short poses with various exercises to widen your vocabulary of skills and techniques and then move onto a longer pose.  Drawing is like a muscle... just needs regular practice.  This class…

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Walks for Each Season...New edition


2nd Edition 'Walks for Each Season: 26 great walks in the countryside near London'  Julia Smith (local Haringey resident) - just published! 
 
Seize the moment, escape the city and fully experience the beauty of each season. These 26 fabulous walks, all within easy reach of London by train, showcase each season’s highlights, leading you through bluebells in spring, among poppies and wildflower meadows in summer, into the glory of beechwoods in autumn…
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A team from Lotus descended on some garages behind Alexandra Park Road yesterday with a little modified Austin 7, which turned out to be a replica of the original Lotus Mark 1. They were celebrating 75 years since it was built by Colin Chapman in one of these same garages, owned by his girlfriend's parents. Their son and daughter are pictured, about to set off on a repeat of its…

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