Untold Edmonton programme
Enfield Council has received £250,000 in grant funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver the ‘Untold Edmonton’ programme.
The programme will fund 2 festivals, a volunteering programme and up to 20 community heritage projects exploring Edmonton’s rich and diverse history. The project will be guided by a community steering committee.
The programme is running from September 2022 until November 2024.
Edmonton heritage festivals
From 17 September 2022 to 7 October 2022, this free festival includes events, walks, talks and workshops exploring Edmonton’s past, present and future. A second bigger festival will occur in the autumn of 2024 to include everything that has been learnt over the project.
Volunteering programme
From November 2022 to November 2024, we are offering a heritage skills volunteering programme with opportunities to learn archive management, exhibition creation and delivery, event management, heritage site guiding and more.
Cultural programme
Throughout the duration of the Untold Edmonton programme, we will make sure that Edmonton has a thriving cultural life through a regular events programme in local libraries including talks on recent acquisitions to the museum, poetry readings, object handling sessions and much more.
See Untold Edmonton events programme 2024.
Heritage project funding
From November 2022 to November 2024, we will be awarding funding to community organisations in Edmonton to explore elements of the area's heritage and history, from its ancient past to the present day.
For more information, see community grant programme.
Winter events programme
All events are free.
Booking is preferred but you can also just show up on the day, except for the event 'When Newbury Ruled' and 'Foraging in Pymmes Park’ where booking is required. Email dorian.knight@enfield.gov.uk to book a place for any of these events.
Animate the History of Edmonton
Wednesday 14 February - 10am to 1pm
Venue - Fore Street Library, 109 - 111 Fore Street, London, N18 2XF
This workshop will introduce stop-motion animation using paper cut out techniques. Participants will create a character from Edmonton’s history and make their own animations, add sounds and music. The final films will professionally edited for future screenings and online sharing. The workshop is open to adults and children from the age of 6 and over.
When Newbury Ruled
Saturday 9 March
Venue - Dugdale Arts Centre, 39 London Rd, London, Enfield, EN2 6DS
Join the Rudolph Walker Foundation for the premiere of this documentary that tells the story how an Edmonton youth club, in the late 70s, won over the local community through football.
Availability to attend this event is limited, email dorian.knight@enfield.gov.uk to book a space.
War in Edmonton
Thursday 14 March - 6:30pm to 8pm
Venue - Fore Street Library, 109 - 111 Fore Street, London, N18 2XF
At 11pm October 18, 1944, a German bomber air launched a V-1 flying bomb toward London. At 11:29pm it hit Edmonton. This was one of over 25 incidents that took place in Edmonton during WWII. Join local artist and historian Joe Robinson in exploring this history, including a unique interactive map, and never seen before images and stories.
The Congolese Community in Edmonton
Friday 15 March - 2pm to 6pm (drop-in event)
Venue - The Green, N9 9DX (next to Edmonton Green Train Station)
Come and celebrate Congolese culture in Edmonton with musical performances, storytelling and displays of traditional Ndombolo dancing.
Foraging in Edmonton
Sunday 24 March - 2pm to 5pm
Venue - Pymmes Park (meet outside Silver Street Station at 2pm)
Join Forage London to explore Pymmes Parks most fascinating plants and mushrooms, discussing topics ranging from the historical use of plants, herbal medicine, cookery and more.
This event involves walking in Pymmes Park so please bring appropriate footwear.
Writing in Edmonton
Thursday 28 March - 6:30pm to 8pm
Venue - Fore Street Library, 109 - 111 Fore Street, London, N18 2XF
Tice Cin is a poet, artist, and award-winning author - her novel Keeping the House was named in 2021 as one of the Guardians best books and was shortlisted for British Best Books of the Year.
Robert Kazandijan is a writer for VICEUK, Dazed, DJ Mag and more.
Lola Olufemi is a black feminist writer and organizer with the London Feminist Library.
Join all writers as they discuss how Edmonton has influenced them and their work.
Told Edmonton: Research and Stories from the Charity School
Thursday 4 April - 6:30pm to 8pm
Venue - Fore Street Library, 109 - 111 Fore Street, London, N18 2XF
Community researchers have been investigating aspects of the history of the Girls’ Charity School on Church Street and the area - looking at the history of charity schools, what the girls were taught, what they wore, tracing some in later life, and the context of Church Street and the growth of Edmonton since the 18th century.
This is part of the project to give the former school a new life. The London Historic Buildings Trust (in partnership with Learning for Life Charity), aims to give the school a new life, going back to its origins helping young people into life and work, creating a meeting and learning space with a cafe alongside.
This development work is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Architectural Heritage Fund. The research will help shape interpretation on and off site and add to assessment of the site’s significance.
In the evening, some of the researchers will tell and show what they have uncovered.
Angel Yard Makers Market
Saturday 13 April - 12 noon to 8pm
Venue - Angel Yard, 34 Snells Park, Edmonton, N18 2FD
Join us at Angel Yard’s Spring Makers Market which will celebrate the strong creative heritage and legacy of makers, musicians, and artists in Edmonton.
Spring events programme
All events are free and will be held at Fore Street Library, 109 - 111 Fore Street, London, N18 2XF.
Untold Stories - Edmonton Premiere
Thursday 18 April - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Join London Sinfonietta for the world premiere of a new piece of music and film by Ryan Morgan (composer), and Nigel Kellaway (filmmaker), inspired by stories of Edmonton gathered throughout workshops within Edmonton since November 2023.
Book Edmonton Untold Stories Premiere
If you have any questions, email Lily - getinvolved@londonsinfonietta.org.uk.
YOUR object in the Museum of Enfield
Tuesday 30 April - 5pm to 8pm
The Museum of Enfield are looking to collect material from communities in Edmonton to make the museum’s collections more representative of the borough. These objects will feature in a new museum exhibition later in the year. If you have an object that you want displayed in the exhibition, bring it to Fore Street Library.
No booking required - this is a drop in event.
Edmonton Food Stories
Thursday 9 May - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Join British food writer Jonathan Nunn and Journalist Tom Lamont as they discuss food and culture in Edmonton. The talk will be followed by a screening of a new documentary about Edmonton Green Shopping Centre created by Talkies Community Cinema and a Q&A with the Director.
Pymmes Park: The Lungs of Edmonton
Thursday 23 May - 7pm to 9pm - there will be a second screening on Friday 7 June - 7pm to 9pm.
Watch the premier of an exciting new documentary film celebrating the role that Pymmes Park plays for Edmonton’s communities. Created by João Giacchin from Exploring Cultural Lives CiC.