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Enfield gift guide Some Enfield inspired ideas to help you with your festive gift shopping…

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Gifts for drinkers While Enjoy Enfield would not condone drinking to excess, it is partial to a small sherry over the Christmas period. There are three local, and very cool, options for the tipple-lover in your life. Enefeld (www.enefeld.com) is one of the Borough’s craft beer breweries and has a good range sold via Southbury Wines (and other retailers). For the gin lover, your first choice should be Old Bakery Gin in Bowes (www.oldbakerygin.com) where bottles can be purchased and also gin-making sessions can be bought. Finally, the Vineyard 2015 Vintage London Sparkling Brut is now available. Buy it now as it’s guaranteed to sell out. It’s available from the Forty Hall Farm Shop or their website (www.fortyhallvineyard.com).

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Gifts for foodies Enfield has a wide range of gifts for the food lover in your life. Holtwhites Bakery (www.holtwhitesbakery.co.uk • 020 8363 6503) will once again be selling their very popular Christmas hampers and a wide range of tasty treats. Also, visit the Forty Hall Farm Shop (www.fortyhallfarm.org.uk • 07713 488501) for other festive eatables. For panettone and other Italian goods, visit Cicero Delicatessen, (748 Hertford Road, Enfield, EN3 6PR) while those with a sweet tooth should take a trip to the Hotel Chocolat concession at Pearsons (11–14 The Town, Enfield, EN2 6LJ). And if you are looking for something a bit different, then why not buy a voucher for an afternoon tea for two at the Nice Green Café at Forty Hall? You could also try to find out if the gift recipients’ local restaurant offers meal vouchers. www.enfield.gov.uk 19

Gifts for music lovers Enfield has three major music shops selling instruments, sheet music and other music related gifts – Music Centre (www.northlondonmusiccentre.co.uk • 020 8342 0807), UK Pianos (www.ukpianos.co.uk • 020 8367 2080) and The Art Town (www.thearttown.co.uk • 020 8363 6584) are the places to visit. At Enjoy Enfield we have been very pleased to see that sales of vinyl music are booming right now. If you are buying for a lover of 12”s then head to the Record Detective Agency (492 , Palmers Green, London N13 5PA • 020 8882 6278) which is a treasure trove of music from the last few decades.

Gifts for culture lovers Enfield has a very popular theatre scene and (www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk • 020 8807 6680), (www.dugdalecentre.co.uk • 020 8807 6680) and (www.chickenshed. org.uk • 020 8292 9222) all offer gift vouchers. For those with a little talent or a passion for participating, why not think about the London School Of Arts (www.londonschoolofarts.com • 020 8363 7755) which offers a wide range of classes spanning visual art, dance and music lessons for all ages and abilities.

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QUIRK CYCLES Gifts for cyclists Halfords on the A10 Retail Park is where to go for all your cycling needs. Also check out Bike Boutique (57 Station Road, , N21 3NB • 020 8364 2580), and Mac’s Cycles (77 Ordnance Road, Enfield, EN3 6AG • 020 8292 5799). If you are looking for a new bike and have a bit of cash to splash you could get a bespoke bike made by one of the team at Edmonton’s Building BloQs. A custom bicycle is a special and enduring gift, a true reflection of its owner. Visit www.quirkcycles.com or www.buildingbloqs.com

WHITEWEBBS GOLF COURSE Gifts for sport lovers Sports aficionados have a wealth of options in Enfield. For golf fans why not get some Whitewebbs Golf Course vouchers that can be used for green fees and can be spent in the shop. Visit www.whitewebbsgolf.co.uk or call 020 8363 4454. For football fans, help them on their way to becoming the next Levy or Abramovich by buying shares in Enfield Town Football Club, the UK’s only fan-owned football team. Visit www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk and find Supporters Society page. If you are buying for a fan of Kane, Alli, Eriksen and the crew, head to the Spurs Shop (46 Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AZ) for a smorgasbord of all things Spurs related. If you are buying for a Charlotte Dujardin of the future, then consider vouchers for Gillian’s Riding School (www.gilliansridingschool.co.uk • 020 8366 5445). Finally, fitness fans that are looking for a fun way to burn off

calories would undoubtedly love vouchers for Go Jumpin ENFIELD TOWN FC trampolining park. Visit www.gojumpin.com/enfield or call 01926 356 290.

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Gifts for the super cool Got a cool kid to buy for but not sure what to get? Consider ukulele lessons with local tutor Malcolm Littler (www.uketutor.co.uk • 07479 294115); find gadgets galore and gifts for big kids at Menkind in Palace Shopping Centre in Enfield Town (www.menkind.co.uk • 020 3730 6309). Forty Hall offers a wide range of courses and workshops that would make perfect gifts for those looking to try something new. Recent events have covered bookbinding, miniature gardens, woodcraft and embroidery. For more information please visit the Learning section on www.fortyhallestate.co.uk or call 020 8807 6680. Retro toys are very big at the moment. Pay a visit to Past, Present Toys (862 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 2RS • 020 8364 1370) for all manner of old-school playthings such as Dinky cars, Airfix aircraft and Scalectrix.

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Gifts for kids Pearsons, as ever, will be the place to go for children’s toys with a wide selection to please all ages. While in Enfield Town you should also take a trip to Smiggle (www.smiggle.co.uk) in Palace Shopping for quirky gifts, Waterstones in Enfield Town or Busy Minds (www.busy-minds.co.uk) on Lancaster Road for a great gift with educational value. For budding artists why not buy vouchers for Going Pottery (156 Lancaster Road, Enfield, EN2 0JS • 020 8351 7098). If you are in Southgate then pop into Rodwin’s – which has been in business for over 50 years – an Aladdin’s cave of gifts (92 Crown Lane, London, N14 5EN • 020 8886 7273).

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Gifts for history lovers Gifts for gardeners Enfield is a borough steeped in history and there is no is the jewel in Enfield’s horticultural crown better way to discover this than through the books of the with some of the best garden centres in London. late, great David Pam and more recently by Monica Smith. If you cannot find what you are looking for here then Look out for the History of Enfield series available it probably doesn’t exist! There are several garden at Waterstones in Enfield Town, the Forty Hall shop and centres in the area, each with different specialist areas other retailers in Enfield. If you are looking for something and a great range. If you are shopping with reluctant with more of a social element then why not consider gift children then do a pitstop at Christmas Wonderland memberships to one of the borough’s preservation trusts (at Springtime Nursery). Other ideas for gardeners – The Enfield Society (www.enfieldsociety.org.uk • include a membership to ever popular Capel 020 8363 9495) and Southgate District Civic Trust Manor Gardens (www.capelmanorgardens.co.uk • (www.southgatedistrictcivictrust.org.uk • 078755 372950). 030 3003 1234). For planters and ornaments try one Enfield even has a group for lovers of history on of the many florists or interiors shops in the borough. wheels – the Enfield & District Veteran Vehicle Society (www.whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk • 020 8367 1898) which offers membership as gifts. For something fun with a bit of history then check out the shop on www.enfield50.com

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FALSE FRIENDS For the person who has everything We all have that person that we dread having to buy for, that person who has everything or leads a minimalist life. We have the answer – an experience! Enfield is home to experience maestros, Red Letter Days (www.redletterdays.co.uk • 0345 640 8000). A vast array of packages are available including theatre trips, pamper weekends, adrenaline challenges, hot air ballooning and driving sessions. There is also a section for kids so you can take the whole family on an adventure.

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For lovers of pretty things There are lots of places to buy pretty things across the borough but here are a few of our favourites at Enjoy Enfield that are truly unique. RacheyMakey (Facebook Rachey Makey Things) is a bit of a whiz with quilts and fabrics and a lot of sparkle. Zinfinity sells pieces that “echo the environment, body adornment that will amaze, all with a ‘green’ attitude” (www.zinfinity.co.uk). False Friends make and design high-end, off beat accessories that poke fun at the picture-perfect insta-lifestyles of social media (www.falsefriends.co.uk • www.buildingbloqs.com). Meanwhile shops to visit include Wild Daisy, 12 Queen This feature covers just a selection of local businesses. There are many, many others in the Annes Place, , EN1 2PT; Minsky, 45 Station borough and we encourage you to support them Road, Winchmore Hill, N21 3NB and The Only Place all. If you visit an interesting shop in the borough For Pictures, 358 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, N13 5TJ. then send a tweet with #EnjoyEnfield to let If you are looking for festive flower arrangements everyone know about it. there are many great florists around the borough.