June 3rd 2013: the unwanted tale of two bad mice

found discarded and abandoned alongside a bin in Enfield Town

thankfully, someone after my own heart had appeared to have taken it in, since the framed picture was no longer there when i passed by an hour later

Photograph taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited using Aviary, 3rd June 2013, 12.27pm

23rd April 2013: Finally...

Finally able to sit and enjoy my lunch in the park...

Photo taken by Glen Byford with a HTC Desire C and edited using Aviary, 23rd April 2013

May 3rd: Job Centre

i sit and wait to be called to a desk
i sit and wait
the room is lifeless
as souls are sucked out of their hosts
abandon hope all ye that enter here








written by Glen Byford, 3rd May 2012, 01:24am

September 18th: Happy Xmas

sadly, it is becoming more and more common to see Christmas products in shops earlier and earlier each year.  I didn't, however, expect to be wished merry christmas by an A-board outside a car park in enfield town

august 14th: Hunchbakk - Riot music EP: track 1 (unfinished)

Riot Music EP: Track 1 (unfinished) by Hunchbakk

i still can't believe that a week ago Enfield was the heart of trouble kicking off as riots took over the capital for a second night, it felt bizarre and terrifying that this could be happening in my home town and that the few clips that were circulating on the news were of places that i walk past virtually on a daily basis, so familiar, yet so different, transformed by the presence of riot police and organised chaos

thankfully things seemed to have calmed down now, but last week, amidst all that was going on, i tore myself away from the computer screen and wrote a short poem on the feelings that had been stirred inside me, this week, as situations were looking worse, i began expanding on this idea, and on others, to produce a few pieces of music to reflect the times and the tension

this piece is still slightly unfinished, it needs a little more tweaking and polishing to get it up to scratch, but i wanted to put it out before the memories fade

august 13th: keep smiling

in spite of everything our town has faced over the past week, we seem to have pulled through the worst of it with our spirits still high

shops throughout Enfield Town are now emblazoned with these signs, as we all settle back into the usual routine and hope to have put it all behind us


taken by Glen Byford using a Casio Exilim EX-Z60, August 13th 13:07pm

august 7th: Enfield and I

I am fiercely proud of my home town,
Enfield is part of who I am,
I am a part of Enfield,
And an attack on Enfield,
Is an attack on me.


As the tension mounts,
And ill feeling hangs heavy in the air,
I can't shake the involuntary feeling of excitement,
Mixing with sickness.


Tonight we make history together,
As I pray that everything historic,
Everything beautiful,
Everything and everyone I love,
Doesn't burn down to the ground.


It is all eyes on us tonight,
As we bunker down in our homes,
And make it a night to remember,
With our updates and our outrage,
Trending, reporting and cowering,
As the same four clips of footage,
Repeat over and over on Sky News.



written by Glen Byford, August 7th

May 9th: post office enquiries

i'm not quite sure how this hazard taped box that is missing it's switch is supposed to answer anyone's enquiries at Enfield Town's sorting office

taken by Glen Byford using a Sony Ericson Cybershot K770i,May 9th 10:23am

april 2nd: sky over enfield

a pinkish hue spread out across Enfield Town as the sun went down

taken by Glen Byford using a Sony Ericson Cybershot K770i, April 2nd 19:41pm

february 22nd: did someone get that wrong?

the oxfam shop in Enfield Town seems to think it is suitable to put a game called 'booze cruise' in their childrens section, what does this say about our town?

taken by Glen Byford using a Sony Ericson Cybershot K770i, February 22nd 15:25pm