Forty Hall & Estate: Public Reopening!
Forty Hall will be reopening to the public on the weekend of Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July 2012 following a major restoration project funded by Enfield Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund. A publicly-accessible week of tours, talks and activities will run as part of the celebrations, kick-starting a newly-enhanced annual event programme. … Read more
Play a part in Forty’s creative residencies!
Play a part in the creation of a new artwork for Forty Hall & Estate! One of Forty Hall’s artists in residence Amelia Crouch is looking for people to help her with her project. She wants to find out how people in the local community around Enfield feel about and use their houses. Is … Read more
Forty Hall Park wins Heritage Lottery Fund support!
Forty Hall Park wins Heritage Lottery Fund support. It was confirmed today that Enfield Council has received a confirmed grant of £1.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Forty Hall Park Project. The proposals for Forty Hall Park aim to restore and enhance the main elements within the historic landscape, revealing the site … Read more
Forty Hall Visitor Book
A few weeks ago Andrew Parker Bowles, a former resident of Forty Hall, visited the Hall and was shown around to view the changes that have been made so far, as part of the Forty Hall Development Project. The Bowles family resided at Forty Hall from 1895 until 1951, when the Hall was sold … Read more
Rooted Project Evaluation Report
Cast your minds back to April; do you remember our schools project Rooted? Well, the evaluation report is back and you can see how we faired. It makes for interesting reading and paves the way for our fantastic education offer that will be rolled out to schools in 2012. You can read the full … Read more
Forty Hall Interpretation Schemes
Work is continuing in developing the interpretation to tell the story of Sir Nicholas Rainton and the other owners of Forty Hall as well as the story of Elsyng Palace and the Estate. Our interpretation company, PLB have been busy refining the details of the display and, using the years of research undertaken, have been … Read more
I Just Wanted to Tell You….Winners!
I Just Wanted to Tell You…was our new and exciting post card project inspired by Forty Hall & Estate - a creative opportunity to express and reveal what you love and enjoy about Forty Hall & Estate. Entrants were invited to submit a photograph taken of Forty Hall & Estate or share with us a memory, … Read more
Edmonton Cultural Festival & Carnival – Videos!
Enfieldians! Cast your mind way back to July this year. And more specifically to Saturday 23rd July when the team at Forty Hall & Estate went boroughwide with the Edmonton Carnival & Cultural Festival. This fun and lively procession came to town to surprise and delight residents with live music, dance, particpatory workshops and much … Read more
Extended deadline for Photography Competition
The deadline for our ‘I Love Edmonton’ Photography competition has been extended to Friday 11th November 2011 (5pm). Just send your entry to victoria.sanderson@enfield.gov.uk by this date to be in for the chance of winning some fabulous prizes! ‘I Love Edmonton’ Photography Competition The London Borough of Enfield, in partnership with St. Modwen, owners of … Read more
Calling all budding film-makers in Enfield!
The programming team at Forty Hall & Estate are part of the North London Film Partnership. NLFP FUND 2011-12 IS CURRENTLY OFFERING TWO AWARDS OF £2,000 EACH TO SHOOT A FILM IN A DAY PLUS A PACKAGE OF SUPPORT DURING THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE SHOOT AND AFTERWARDS. THE AWARDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THOSE OVER 18 … Read more
