This morning, I had the pleasure of visiting Tesco in Wood Green to meet Omar and Himat! I got to see their Winter Food Collection in action, supporting vulnerable communities here in Southgate and Wood Green.
FareShare are collecting donations in Tesco stores from today until Saturday, before the food is distributed to their network of over 8,000 charities!
Read more about the Winter Food Collection here: Tesco Food Collection – FareShare
Well done all!
It was wonderful to attend Mitzvah Day Tea at the Southgate Progressive Synagogue today. With 301 mitzvahs or ‘good deeds’ done, this was an amazing community effort to support others.
Well done to everyone involved! You can learn more about the day and their upcoming volunteering opportunities here.
If you are experiencing homelessness, or are concerned about someone who is, please read the below.
StreetLink London
If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London.
StreetLink – Connecting people sleeping rough to local services
Streetlink and outreach teams
You can contact Streetlink if you’re sleeping rough. Streetlink does not have accommodation.
Streetlink connects you with local outreach teams.
Outreach teams can sometimes help you get:
Outreach workers might come and see you on the streets a few times before they can find you somewhere to stay.
SWEP – Cold Weather Advice
Most councils in England have special accommodation help during very cold weather. This is known as the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol or SWEP.
SWEP accommodation can be in a hostel, night shelter or in a building owned by a community group. Advice and support into longer term accommodation may be available.
Ask your local council or Streetlink about SWEP if it feels like it is near freezing.
You do not have to meet immigration, residence or priority need conditions to get SWEP accommodation.
Today, I had the pleasure of visiting Laurel Park School and meeting some wonderful students from the Sixth Form.
As well as having a discussion on my role, we talked about their studies and I received a great tour of the building. I always enjoy hearing from young people about their experiences and views on our constituency. Well done Laurel Park!
I attended a wonderful celebration today at Arnos Grove Post Office to mark 10 years of Murtaza and Erdal Gok as postmasters.
They truly go the extra mile for our community and I was very pleased to thank them for all they do. If you’re in the area, pop in to see Murtaza and Erdal!
This morning, I visited my local post office to see Perry, the postmaster. It was great to catch up, and discuss the valuable contribution post offices make to our community and the range of services they can offer.
The Government are currently considering the important feedback from their ‘Future of the Post Office’ consultation and I look forward to reading the response. You can keep updated with this here.
On Saturday 15th November, there will be a boxing event at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
This event is likely to impact Haringey residents, so please stay up to date with the latest information provided by Haringey Council.
You can find this here.
Over the weekend, I have attended various different events to pay tribute to the bravery of those who fought for our freedom.
On Sunday, I had the honour of laying wreaths at the war memorials in both Enfield and Wood Green to commemorate those who have fallen.
In Parliament, I planted a cross in the House of Commons Gardens of Remembrance on behalf of all my constituents, before attending a Remembrance Service in Broomfield Park today. I laid a wreath in the Garden of Remembrance and heard wonderful wartime music and poetry from local schools.
It has been a privilege to honour those who have served, continue to serve, and have fallen.
Lest we forget.
Following concern from many constituents, I recently wrote to the Council and the Borough Commander about community safety in Enfield.
Last Friday, I organised for the Leader of Enfield Council, Cllr Ergin Erbil, and Cllr Doug Taylor to join me on a walkabout of Palmers Green with the police.
We spoke to local residents about their concerns and looked at what preventative measures can be put in place to deter drug-dealing, ASB, shoplifting, and fly-tipping.
If you are concerned about crime locally, please contact me at bambos.charalambous.mp@parliament.uk ✉
Watch here.
As part of UN80 celebrations, it was great to attend the unveiling of the newly restored birdbath in Broomfield Park’s Garden of Remembrance.
The Enfield and the Barnet’s United Nations Association have worked hard to restore the birdbath, first given to the park by the League of Nations!
