The Haringey Fairness Commission has been set up to develop practical recommendations on how the Council - working with others - can tackle inequality and promote fairness in the borough. Join us on Friday 15th March from 11am to 12pm, when members of the Fairness Commission will be coming to Markfield. They want to hear [...]
Pupils from Alexandra Park School have taken part in a competition to raise money for a charity of their choice. We are very grateful they have chosen Markfield. Yael Gee, Tula Sarkar, Amelie Mellor and Alba Howgate-Freij visited us during our Family club and did a great job putting together a presentation about Markfield which [...]
The Nissi Life Church in Fountayne Road Tottenham has chosen Markfield as their local charity to support. The congregation members have raised £300 in donations following an event at the church where the Director of Markfield spoke about the charity’s activities. A representative of the church said “On behalf of our Pastors and the Nissi [...]
Are you keen to help Markfield promote our services, vision & purpose? Do you want to learn about charity fundraising & marketing? Hours are flexible & we will support you to develop new skills! This role is to help ensure the organisation’s Marketing & Fundraising Strategies are implemented. Responsibilities include: • To help generate content [...]
Markfield is running our 11th parenting support programme for carers of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities! Click here for SFSC flyer Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities is a 12- week course taking place at Markfield community centre from 9th January to 3rd April . The 12-week course will include: Understanding communication and how [...]
With the help of public votes we could win funding to run a week long playscheme for siblings of disabled children. We have entered the Aviva Community Fund competition and if we are successful will run a playscheme to celebrate the vital role that siblings of disabled children have within our community; providing a break [...]
Well done Bruce Yang for completing a relay Channel swim as part of a team of five! They started at midnight on the 25th September and, in spite of a rough patch halfway through, they made it to the other side in 13 hours and 21 minutes! We are delighted to be hosting Bruce's after-party. [...]
Saturday 13th October 2018 from 11.30am to 3pm A very warm welcome to come and join us to find out more about all the services Markfield offers for disabled people, their family members, and the local community. Hear about our achievements over the past year and plans for the future at our Annual General Meeting [...]
Hamish Brindley is cycling from Vancouver in Canada to South San Diego, the Mexican border. He’ll be pedalling 1,857 miles along the west coast of The United States, entirely self-supported and self-funded and covering an average of 77 miles a day. He is leaving on the 15th June and finishing on the 15 July. Hamish [...]
Many thanks for the generous donation of £585. The collection was organised by the Haringey Solidarity Group and collected from friends of Guy Petterson, a former employee of Markfield, who sadly passed away last year.
