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Christmas and New YearRefuse and RecyclingCollection ArrangementsRejoice, Recover, RecycleAll residents can now recycle a wide range of materials,including paper, cardboard, plastics, cans and glass.Remember to use your green box, clear sack or localrecycling bins this Christmas!

Refuse and recycling collection services will be operating as normal over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

The Reuse and Recycling Centres in Hornsey and Tottenham will be closed on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th December 2010, and also on Saturday 1st January 2011. Both Centres will be open for the rest of the holiday period, 8.30am-4pm on weekdays and 9am-4pm at weekends.

If you have any queries regarding refuse or recycling collections please contact the Haringey Enterprise Call Centre on 020 8885 7700:

Open: 8.30am – 5.30pm on weekdaysClosed: Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th December 2010, and Monday 3rd January 2011

Alternatively please visit www.haringey.gov.uk/refuseandrecycling

Remember to recycle your

Christmas tree this year, using

one of these options:

If you get a green box collection, chop your tree into 1m/3ft 1. lengths and put it out in your garden waste sack.

Take your tree to the Reuse and Recycling Centres in 2. Hornsey and Tottenham.

Drop off your tree at one of the following parks, from 3. Saturday 1st to Sunday 16th January 2011:

Woodside Park (staff yard), High Road, N22Priory Park (staff yard), Barrington Road, N8Albert Road Recreation Ground (staff yard), Bidwell Gardens, N11Down Lane Recreation Ground (staff yard), Park View Road, N17Downhills Park (staff yard), Downhills Park Road, N17Bruce Castle Park (staff yard), Lordship Lane, N17Finsbury Park (staff yard), Endymion Road, N4The Gardens Community Garden, Doncaster Gardens, N4


ContentsHot topic

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Haringey facing record spending cuts

Council leader Claire Kober looks at the impact of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review

Editorial: Sally Lowe 020 8489 4584 [email protected]

Advertising: Laura Cooper 020 8489 2993 [email protected]

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All Haringey residents should receive a copy of Haringey People, delivered to their door, six times a year. If you do not receive a copy, please call 020 8489 2997, or email us at [email protected] (including your name and address). Haringey People is published by Haringey Council. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly forbidden without the prior permission of Haringey Council. Products and services advertised in this publication do not necessarily carry the endorsement of Haringey Council.

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NEWSPage 4 Boost for Lordship Rec Much loved park scoops lottery funding

Page 5 Speaking out Haringey teenager airs her views to millions

Page 6 Olympic torch relay

Haringey children take part in biggest ever walking relay event

Page 7 Cutting carbon emissions First residents in Low Carbon Zone get in-home energy saving measures

FEATURESPage 11True gritPlans to deal with the winter weather

Page 13Young heroesCelebrating the achievements of inspirational teenagers

Page 15Stand up and be countedThe vital importance of Census 2011

Page 16Spurs’ regeneration goalAmbitious plans to redevelop the Spurs stadium and surrounding area

Page 19Keep warm and well this winterTop tips for older people

Page 20Rejoice, recycle, reuseReduce your carbon footprint this festive season

Page 23Is your home too big for you?Get money to move to a smaller property

Page 24Staying safe at ChristmasPrevent the festive season from being ruined by crime

Page 25Haringey HistoryHornsey Town Hall

1Day in the lifeBurk Gravis talks about his role helping Haringey youngsters to tap into sport

WHAT’S ONPage 27All you need to know on what to do in Haringey over the next two months: Exhibitions, theatre, walks, council services and much, much more

Front cover: Stephen Rigg

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Christmas and New YearRefuse and RecyclingCollection ArrangementsRejoice, Recover, RecycleAll residents can now recycle a wide range of materials,including paper, cardboard, plastics, cans and glass.Remember to use your green box, clear sack or localrecycling bins this Christmas!

Refuse and recycling collection services will be operating as normal over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

The Reuse and Recycling Centres in Hornsey and Tottenham will be closed on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th December 2010, and also on Saturday 1st January 2011. Both Centres will be open for the rest of the holiday period, 8.30am-4pm on weekdays and 9am-4pm at weekends.

If you have any queries regarding refuse or recycling collections please contact the Haringey Enterprise Call Centre on 020 8885 7700:

Open: 8.30am – 5.30pm on weekdaysClosed: Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th December 2010, and Monday 3rd January 2011

Alternatively please visit www.haringey.gov.uk/refuseandrecycling

Remember to recycle your

Christmas tree this year, using

one of these options:

If you get a green box collection, chop your tree into 1m/3ft 1. lengths and put it out in your garden waste sack.

Take your tree to the Reuse and Recycling Centres in 2. Hornsey and Tottenham.

Drop off your tree at one of the following parks, from 3. Saturday 1st to Sunday 16th January 2011:

Woodside Park (staff yard), High Road, N22Priory Park (staff yard), Barrington Road, N8Albert Road Recreation Ground (staff yard), Bidwell Gardens, N11Down Lane Recreation Ground (staff yard), Park View Road, N17Downhills Park (staff yard), Downhills Park Road, N17Bruce Castle Park (staff yard), Lordship Lane, N17Finsbury Park (staff yard), Endymion Road, N4The Gardens Community Garden, Doncaster Gardens, N4

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Lordship Rec gets major lottery boostA park in Tottenham is to be transformed after scooping a grant of almost £4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The money will be added to over £3m in capital and running costs from Haringey Council and £700,000 from the Mayor of London and the Environment Agency for a major revamp of Lordship Rec.

Leader of Haringey Council Claire Kober said: “This is fantastic news and a tribute to the excellent partnership between the council and the local community that has been developed over many years.”

Dave Morris, Chair of the Friends of Lordship Rec, added: “This grant will help transform Lordship Rec. It comes after many years of hard work by the local community,

the Friends Group and Haringey Council and will mean that the park will have some fantastic facilities.”

The money will mean that extensive improvement work can be carried out at the park, including landscaping, restoration of the Moselle River and other historic features and a new environment centre, bike track and information shop.

IN BRIEFBlooming marvellousHaringey was a blooming success in the annual London in Bloom competition. The front garden of Muswell Hill resident Eileen Driver was named the best in the capital and the borough’s entry was awarded Silver Gilt status. Cllr Dilek Dogus, Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services, said: “These awards confirm that we have some of the best parks and open spaces in the capital.”

Trader fined for selling stolen goodsAn illegal street trader caught selling stolen Spurs goods outside the club’s White Hart Lane Stadium has been fined. Ali Gokdogan of east London was stopped by Haringey Council enforcement officers and the police for selling without a trading licence. Further checks revealed that the hats, scarves and gloves were from a batch of stolen goods taken in a burglary. Gokdogan was found guilty of handling stolen goods, sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £300 costs.

Play time at Muswell HillA new £750,000 play area has opened in Muswell Hill with funding from Haringey Council, Playbuilder and Wimpey Homes. The active mini park for children and young people has been built at Muswell Hill Playing Fields. Facilities include swings, roundabouts, a zip wire, climbing area, floodlit multi-use sports pitch for football and basketball, and a concrete skateboard plaza.

Adopting a ‘rewarding experience’Ex X-Factor mentor Sinitta was centre stage at a special adoption event offering advice to a 100-plus audience about the ins and outs of adopting.

The singer, who adopted two children herself last year, said: “There are still many children in need of a stable and permanent family home. Adopting a child can be a very rewarding experience and many people, including myself, have enjoyed giving children a loving home.”

Anyone who would like more information about adoption in Haringey should call 020 8489 4610 or email [email protected]. There are also more details at www.haringey.gov.uk/adoption

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Cllr Kober and Dave Morris celebrate the news at Lordship Rec

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IN BRIEFNew guide for victims of domestic violenceA new updated guide for victims of domestic violence has been published by Haringey Council. ‘I Shall Survive’ is a practical guide setting out the advice and support available in the borough. The document is available in libraries, children’s centres, police stations or can be viewed online at www.haringey.gov.uk/domestic_violence

Cash splashed on poolsFour swimming pools in Haringey will be upgraded with a £250,000 grant from the Mayor of London. The money will be invested at Park Road Leisure Centre, Northumberland Park Community School, Chestnuts Primary School and South Harringay Junior School.

Know your limitsChristmas and New Year are times for office parties and family get togethers. But excessive drinking can have serious effects on your health, and may jeopardise your safety. To find out more about safe drinking limits, visit www.drinkaware.co.uk

Older people’s housing review launched Residents and local groups are being asked to have their say on Haringey Council’s new draft 10-year housing plan for older people. The proposals aim to help older people live independently and improve the quality of their housing. The consultation document can be found at www.haringey.gov.uk/older_peoples_housing_strategy Comments should be sent to [email protected] by 7 January 2011.

Haringey Council officer Leyla Laksari has been hailed for her achievements in developing the Living Under One Sun (LUOS) healthy living project in Northumberland Park.

Leyla, who works within the Neighbourhood Management Service, was one of four Londoners shortlisted for this year’s Pride in Britain awards.

Leyla said:

Teenager airs her views to millionsTottenham teenager Funmi Abari got a rare chance to air her views on education standards and funding to millions of people recently.

Funmi – who is a Haringey representative on the UK Youth Parliament – was invited to take part in a BBC Newsnight discussion on tuition fees and university funding, hosted by Jeremy Paxman and also featuring Universities Minister, David Willetts.

She said: “It was a great experience being down at the BBC studio! But even greater to know that the BBC wanted aspiring students, alongside the professionals, to appear on the show.

“It’s really encouraging when attempts are made to hear young people’s views.”

Pride of Britain contender

There are lots of recipes for good and decent community work but the ingredients must always include kindness, vision and having the big picture.


IN BRIEFPlayground revamp goes ahead – despite government cutsEight schemes to build play facilities in Haringey have been given the green light, despite the Government imposing cuts of more than £200,000. Initially the Government was going to provide £603,000 for 11 schemes but the funding has been slashed to £376,924. Haringey Council will now contribute £275,000, with outside organisations providing another £136,000. The schemes are at Down Lane Park, Sandlings Estate, Wood Green Common, Thetford Close, the Markfield Project, Ducketts Common, Carlton Lodge and Stationers Park. The three schemes put on hold are: Partridge Way Estate, Bailey Close and Stamford Close.

Leading-edge learning facility opensBrand new computer facilities – and other hi-tech equipment – are available for local students thanks to the modernisation of a leading-edge centre in the heart of the borough by Haringey Council. The new Octagon Centre in Commerce Road, formerly known as the Young People’s Centre, boasts a new food technology space, an art and design area, a new music technology area connected to a small recording studio, and design technology areas with modern equipment.

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Residents must inform on environmental crimePeople who dump rubbish and litter on our streets and let dogs foul footpaths should be reported to the council, says Haringey’s Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Cllr Nilgun Canver.

The call came midway through the Harringay Ward Safer Neighbourhoods Team week of action which saw council enforcement and police officers inspecting the Ladder roads to crackdown on environmental crime.

The operation involved officers litter picking with residents, dealing with dumped rubbish, dog fouling and fly tipping, and sweeping streets.

Cllr Nilgun Canver said: “It didn’t take us long to find rubbish and old carpet that had been left lying around. This is just not acceptable. Our officers will investigate where rubbish comes from and are asking residents for information.”

Cllr Canver with Safer Neighbourhoods Chief Inspector Sonia Davis and PCSO Yildiz Ali of Harringay ward Safer Neighbourhoods Team putting notices asking for information on dumped carpet found on the Ladder roads.

Olympic torch relay for HaringeyThe 1948 Olympic torch acted as a baton for London’s biggest ever walking relay event, which involved children from two Haringey schools.

The torch was carried through Haringey by pupils and teachers from Ferry Lane and Bounds Green Primary Schools, in aid of the Big Wow (Walk Once a Week) 2010 campaign.

Cllr Nilgun Canver, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “We encourage children to walk to school and have

introduced School Travel Plans to make the walk safer and more pleasant. This relay with the historic torch carried the message that walking just once a week will help protect the environment and help keep people healthy.”

Lighting the way: Children and staff from Bounds Green primary school with the Olympic torch


IN BRIEFHelp for older residents goes onlineA ground-breaking project has been launched which will involve older people in “cyber communities”. Harringay Online (www.harringayonline.com) and Bowes and Bounds Connected (www.boewsandbounds.org) are community-based websites for residents to connect, share information and collaborate. They will now provide a platform where older people can find out more about the support services available to them, set up their own network of friends and encourage people interested in helping older neighbours to come forward.

Court fines Tottenham landladyThe landlady of a house in St Loys Road, Tottenham, has been fined £4,750 for breaching housing regulations. Haringey Council inspectors investigated following complaints about the state of the building and discovered six people living in five bedsits, sharing a single kitchen and bathroom. Owner Zeweditu Zewe Mebrahtu from Holloway did not have a licence. Anyone with concerns about rented accommodation can contact the private sector housing team on 020 8489 1000.

Buildings fit for the futureResidents, businesses and developers are invited to have their say on planning guidance aimed at securing sustainable development. The draft sustainable design and construction supplementary planning document sets the expectation that new buildings in Haringey must adopt energy efficiency measures. Visit www.haringey.gov.uk/haveyoursay

Benefits from energy savings measuresFather and daughter Gemma and Peter Thompson were among the first residents to benefit from in-home energy saving measures as part of the Muswell Hill Low Carbon Zone (LCZ) project.

The pair, who both live in Hillfield Park, have had their homes kitted out with energy monitors, draft proofing and energy-saving light bulbs.

The LCZ is a community-wide approach to cutting carbon emissions and involves around 1,000 buildings, including homes, businesses and schools.

Peter Thompson is the founder of local sustainable energy company en10ergy, which has helped to drive forward the LCZ.

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A £14m project to create modern, new teaching and learning facilities at Park View School, Tottenham, has been completed - thanks to Haringey Council’s Building Schools for the Future programme.

Facilities at the school have been transformed through improved ICT throughout, as well as enhanced English and Maths spaces.

The school also has a refurbished Learning Resource Centre, science labs, design technology, and inclusion areas. The school’s specialism in performing arts and languages is

being supported by new drama spaces.

Cllr Lorna Reith, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: “Park View is making rapid academic progress. I am delighted that BSF is enabling the school to have the kind of exceptional facilities and environment where its students can thrive.”

Headteacher Alex Atherton said: “Everyone is delighted with the outcome of the BSF project. We look forward to using these new facilities to drive results and all other outcomes for students even higher.”

At the heart of things: the school’s inspiring new ‘heart space’ linking the dining hall, technology and performing arts areas.

School’s improving all of the time


Hot Topic

Haringey facing record spending cuts

Council leader Claire Kober looks at the impact of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review

The government’s Comprehensive Spending Review revealed that local councils will be forced to bear a significant burden of the cuts to the public sector.

The full impact on Haringey will become clearer later this month (December) when we receive details of the local government financial settlement. But what is already certain is that we are facing the biggest cuts in the borough’s history.

We were anticipating losing in the region of £60million from our budget over three years. It now seems likely that, with the government demanding cuts be front-loaded, we will have to save in the region of £50-60million next year alone, with further cuts in the following two years.

Next year’s savings represent around 20 per cent of our current annual budget for services.

The speed and depth of the cuts will impact on every department in the council, and we fear it will have far-reaching consequences right across the borough.

We have very grave concerns about the fallout from the cuts, in terms of impact on services which residents rely on, and also in terms of job losses – both of which are sadly unavoidable.

The council is the largest employer in the borough – around 50 per cent of our staff live locally – and we know that the job losses will hit local families hard.

We will do all we can to support staff as well as possible, while also trying to protect services and prioritise areas of greatest need, making sure we continue to care for the most vulnerable in our communities.

Residents can still take part in the Shaping Our Future survey, offering you the chance to say how you think we should make savings.

We’re grateful to everyone who has already taken time to engage with the survey – your opinions matter to us and we will pay close attention to what residents had to say when we set about drawing up our budget in the New Year.

Everyone at Haringey is working hard to ensure that, with the resources we have, we continue to provide services which you rely on. The council, despite all of the cuts being forced on us, must continue to work towards meeting the aspirations of Haringey’s residents.

Any questions?

I hold a Leader’s surgery on the second Wednesday of every month where residents can raise any questions or concerns about council policies. The next session is at 12 noon on Wednesday 12 January at the Civic Centre, Wood Green.

For details call 020 8489 2139 or you can email me at [email protected]

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A series of Bruce Grove shop fronts and historic buildings are being repaired thanks to a Haringey Council-led heritage programme.

Grants from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) – together with match-funding from the council and contributions from shop owners – have helped fund conservation in Bruce Grove town centre.

The Townscape Heritage Initiative, funded by HLF, has already seen the restoration of historic buildings, and repairs to shop fronts.

The first phase of works, at Windsor Parade, was runner-up in the heritage-led regeneration project category at the Regeneration and Renewal Awards in 2008.

English Heritage, HLF and the council have invested in a variety of heritage projects in Tottenham over the past five years, bringing improvements to 35 properties.

The current programme of works, due to finish this month (December), will deliver:

New shop fronts, fascias and �awnings

Reinstatement of lost architectural �features

Brickwork and masonry repair and �cleaning

Repair and reinstatement of sash �windows

Roof and chimney repair �

Buildings which have benefited

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from funding include the Ship pub, Topaz Hair Salon, the Blue School, Windsor Parade including Barminster, Shivani Superchoice, Anil Supermarket and Medina Butchers, and Peppers and Spice.

Cllr Toni Mallett, Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration, said: “The heritage projects have made

a huge difference to Bruce Grove and the improved shop fronts look really impressive.

“It really is wonderful for traders, shoppers and residents to be able to enjoy an improved town centre and we’re hopeful that the investment in these beautiful buildings will attract more shoppers to the area.”

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True grit to keep Haringey moving Roads around schools will be a high priority for Haringey gritting teams if snow falls this winter.

And after talking to residents, the council has added 32 extra roads to its priority list for gritting.

Town centre and residential care home pavements will also take precedence, as will transport hubs, hospitals and emergency service premises.

An extra 44 grit bins will be installed around the borough – bringing the total to 147.

Cllr Nilgun Canver, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “Last winter’s severe weather was the worst for 30 years, testing winter service plans to the extreme. We learned some very useful lessons which will help us be better prepared this year.

“Our priority is to keep transport and the emergency

services moving, and to keep

businesses, schools

and essential services open to support residents and assist vulnerable people.

“We can’t guarantee all roads and pathways will be free of snow and ice, so we are concentrating on heavily used roads and those that serve vulnerable people and schools.”

Hugh Flouch of the independent neighbourhood website www.harringayonline.com said: “I’m glad the council is making plans to cope with severe weather this winter. I hope that’ll be all that’s needed, but perhaps we should also think about what we as communities can do.

“Last year, a group of residents used Harringay Online to organise working together to help clear snow. In just one morning, we had the whole length of the Harringay Passage cleared – a distance of almost one and a half kilometres.

“It was hard work, but also strangely enjoyable and great for meeting neighbours.”

Haringey’s Winter Services Plan includes:

Frost patrols: night time inspections to deal with ice. These will usually take place on 20 to 30 nights, covering priority roads, steep hills, bridges and steps.

Pre-treatment: gritting of priority one roads and pavements where there is a forecast of snow and low temperatures.

Post-treatment: treating roads and pathways – highest priority first – after snow has become compacted.

The council will stick to nationally recognised grit levels to ensure a minimum is always available.

The Winter Service plan is available from Waste Management on 020 8489 5634/

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S A F E R H A R I N G E Y

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HALS Courses starting in the New Year 2011January to April – enrol now!

Learn with Haringey

Day, evening and weekendcourses:• Art Mixed Media, Drawing and

Painting with Water Colours, andAcrylic Painting Techniques

• Drawing from Observation andImagination

• Book-Keeping, Payroll andComputerised Accounts

• Intro Project Management (Prince 2)and Small Business Start Up

• Counselling Skills (CPCAB Level 2Award)

• First Step Internet and E-mail

• Computing (ECDL modules in Word,Spreadsheet, Power Point andIncreasing Productivity )

• Digital Photography,• Photoshop and Illustrator Projects• PC Maintenance and Get On-line• Equal Skills and E – Communications• Create your Own On-line Shop• French, German, Italian and Spanish• Start Singing• Portrait and Life Drawing• Pilates, Hatha Yoga and Tai Chi• Start Singing• Qi Kung

. . .and much more!

• Call 020 8489 2500020 8489 2523/2596

• Pick up a prospectus from anyHaringey Library

• Online atwww.haringey.gov.uk/halsprogramme

• 10% discount for members ofHaringey Libraries and HaringeyRegistered carers

Advice and Enrolment sessions:

Wood Green Library(2nd floor), High Road, WoodGreen N22 6XD

05 Jan · Wed 10.00-19.00

06 Jan · Thu 10.00-19.00

08 Jan · Sat 10.00-15.00

10 Jan · Mon 10.00-19.00

11 Jan · Tue 10.00-19.00

12 Jan · Wed 10.00-19.00

13 Jan · Thu 10.00-19.00

15 Jan · Sat 10.00-15.00

For more information:

Achievement awards

Inspirational teenagers scoop awardsAround 150 inspirational teenagers from Haringey have received awards for achievements at school or contributions to their local community.

All are 12-16 year-olds who have been in the care of Haringey Council – and have seized opportunities to further their education or learn new skills to benefit themselves and others.

More than 70 young people received their Educational Achievement Awards from Spurs’ Croatian international, Niko Kranjcar, at a ceremony at White Hart Lane. Certificates were sent to the remaining nominees.

The seventh annual awards were part of a joint ‘To Care is To Do’ initiative between Haringey Council and the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, funded by the Premier League Professional Football Association Community Fund, Haringey Council and Haringey NHS.

Awards were given in four categories:

Being an asset to school and �the local community

Academic achievement �

GCSE achievement �

Engagement with culture and �leisure activities

Also presented was the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation award for ‘Outstanding Commitment’, for continued involvement in Foundation projects where children have shown commitment, dedication and motivation to achieve their goals and help others.

Haringey’s Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Cllr Lorna Reith, said: “Here we have examples of scores of young people who are an inspiration to others – and we are very proud of what they have all achieved. Congratulations to all concerned.”

Joe Lyons, Operations and Education Manager at Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, said: “It was an honour to host such a significant event and share the achievements of these young people. As we are now in the proposed final year of this programme, our main priority is to ensure its sustainability and continued delivery.”

Niko Kranjcar said it was “an honour” to be involved. He added: “The fact that many who were rewarded have had to overcome difficult experiences in their lives makes their achievements even more impressive, and it’s great that the club hosts such an event and works with the local authority to make sure these children and young people have the best possible opportunities.”

Award winners Sebastian, Rafael and Charlene (l-to-r) get their certificates from Spurs star Niko Kranjcar and

Haringey Cabinet Member Cllr Lorna Reith

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With Census 2011 just a few months away, Haringey People explains the importance of being counted.

By completing your Census form, you could generate more than £600 funding for key services such as education, housing and health in Haringey.

Census data is used to measure local and national population and directly affects funding for local services, helping the government to decide how to target resources over a 10-year period.

Every person listed on the March 27 Census means an estimated £650 in government

grants for the borough, so getting the figures right

is vital - particularly at a time of deep

government cuts to public sector funding.

With a population of more than 226,000 people, the value of the Census to Haringey could top £140million.

Haringey Council Leader Cllr Claire Kober said: “The message is simple: every single resident who is counted in the Census will boost the funding that is available to Haringey.

“That funding has a direct impact on how well placed the council and other agencies are to deliver those services which residents have come to rely on.

“We are facing record cuts, so it is more important than ever that the Census paints the most accurate possible picture of the local population, and that we do all we can to encourage every single household in the borough to take part.”

CensusStand up and be counted – Census 2011

About the CensusCensus statistics are used to:

Calculate grants allocated �to each local authority and health authority

Plan new housing �

Plan jobs and training �policies

Inform how roads and �transport could be improved

Plan funding for �programmes to meet the needs of minority groups

Help research organisations �decide how to capture representative samples

Help businesses decide �where to locate or expand premises

Completing the Census is a legal requirement, but information about individuals is only used to measure population. It will NOT be passed on to the police, government departments, council or any other public bodies.

The first Census took place in 1801, revealing a British population of 9million.

A Census has been held every 10 years since 1801, apart from 1941 when it was cancelled because of the Second World War.

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F U T U R E H A R I N G E Y

Hundreds of millions of pounds could be ploughed into regenerating Tottenham after ambitious plans to redevelop the Spurs stadium and surrounding area were approved.

Haringey Council’s planning committee has welcomed designs which will pave the way for an overhaul of north Tottenham.

At the heart of the £400 million+ Northumberland Development Project is a new 56,000+ capacity stadium for Tottenham Hotspur. But the refurbishment won’t stop with the football ground – also on the cards are new homes, a hotel, shops and restaurants, two public squares, a podium surrounding the stadium and a “heritage square” to frame refurbished listed buildings on Tottenham High Road.

Council approval of the plans also marks the dawn of the Northumberland Park Development Regeneration Programme and the Northumberland Park Improvement Plan – which would see the council, Spurs and local partners team up to improve Tottenham.

Construction of the stadium is expected to bring more than 200 jobs to the area, while the completed development should create more than 300 positions at the stadium itself and in the megastore, supermarket and hotel.

Haringey Council’s planning committee approved the plans with a number of conditions which will ensure measures are in place to deal with matters such

as waste collection, transport, security, and access during building work.

Leader of the Council, Cllr Claire Kober, said: “The Spurs development has the potential to make a huge impact, not just on the success of the football club, but also on the whole of Tottenham – delivering job opportunities, regenerating the area, and boosting the local economy.

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“We’re proud of Spurs’ rich history in Haringey and excited that the club can now commit its future to the area.

“We very much hope to see the development unfold and are confident that it would deliver fantastic improvements

to this part of the borough.

“The council has worked closely with Spurs to bring

these plans together. Although Spurs have also expressed an

interest in the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, we remain committed to

doing all we can to deliver this exciting development and keep the club in Tottenham.”

Building work on the new stadium will begin while games continue at White Hart Lane.

The new ground, which could be open as early as 2015, is in the running to be a host stadium if England’s 2018 World Cup bid is successful.

The plans have now been referred to the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for final approval.

What’s in the plans? 56,250 capacity stadium adjacent �to Spurs’ existing White Hart Lane stadium

Games will continue at White Hart �Lane while building work begins on the new stadium. Spurs will then transfer to the new ground while the final stand is being completed.

The new stadium will boast a single �tier home end designed to create a “wall of sound” when fans are in full voice

200 new homes – including 56 �one-bed flats, 56 two-bed flats, 49 three-bed properties and 39 four-bed houses, with 50 per cent affordable housing

A 150-bedroom hotel �

A 24-hour supermarket �

A new public square and raised �piazza

Restaurants, cafes and bars �

We very much hope to see the development unfold and are confident that it would deliver fantastic improvements to this part of the borough.


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Day Time Meeting place Walking to/enquiriesMon 9.20am Meet at gates to Lordship Rec and Downhills

Park in middle of Downhills Park Road, by the pelican crossing, N17 6NY

Lordship Rec

Mon 11.00am Meet at entrance of Albert Road Recreation Ground – Albert Road/Durnsford Road, N22

Walking around the park

Tue 9.15am Meet at gates of Boundary Road, N22 Belmont Recreation Ground

Tue 10.00am Meet at outside gym area at Whymark Avenue, N22 6DJ

Downhills Park

Wed 11.00am Meet outside Lawrence House Surgery,107 Philip Lane, N15 4JR

Downhills Park

Wed 9.15am Meet outside the Café in Markfield Park, N15 Markfield Park and along the River LeaEnquires Tel: 020 8348 6005

Wed 11.00am Meet in Café, Queenswood Surgery, Hornsey Medical Practice, 151 Park Road, N8 8JD

Walking to Priory Park

Thu 11.00am Meet outside Salvation Army on Lymington Ave, N22 6JA

Walking to various parksEnquires Tel: 020 8348 6005

Fri 10.30am Meet at Stonebridge Lock café by the River Lea 30-40 mins walk Tottenham MarshesTel: 07595 315520 Email: [email protected]

Fri 11.00am Meet in reception of Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA

Downhills Park

Fri 11.00am Meet at entrance of Albert Recreation Ground, Albert Road/Durnsford Rd, N22

Walking around the park

Fri 11.45am Meet outside Morris House Surgery, Lordship Lane Health Centre, 238 Lordship Lane, N17 7EB

Lordship Rec, finishing at the Community Café

30 minute health walks Walks led by trained volunteer Walk Leaders Opportunity to make new friends Improve your health and fitness Discover your local neighbourhood

Bring this advert along to one of the walks in January and receive a free gift (while stocks last)Everyone welcome – all fitness levels catered for

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer walk leader, or for further details about the health walks, please call 020 8489 5320

Please turn up 10 mins early at the starting point when joining the walk for the first time. Over the Christmas period, please call to confirm if the walk is taking place.

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Winter warmth

Keep warm and well this winterWinter can be a worrying time for older people. Haringey People reports on some simple tips to keep warm and well.

The cold weather and long, dark nights can dampen the spirits, but keeping active will help tackle those winter blues.

Keep moving both indoors and outside as much as possible. Staying active helps you keep warm and improves your general fitness and well-being.

Remember to eat at least one cooked meal a day and have plenty of hot drinks.

It can also get lonely during the winter months – bad weather can mean you and your friends and relatives can’t see each other as often as usual. If you can’t see them, phone regularly for a chat – it’ll keep your spirits up.

And remember, make sure:

your heating system is �working and get it serviced once a year

you apply for all the benefits �you’re entitled to

you keep a well-stocked �medicine cabinet – this will help you be prepared for treating coughs, colds and flu

you get the flu jab from your �doctor

you’ve got enough food in �case you can’t get to the shops

you look after your �neighbours – if you have an elderly neighbour or relative, look out for them and set up a network of flu friends

close curtains when it’s �dark and keep doors shut whenever possible to keep rooms warm

Benefits and grants are available to help with heating:Warm Front Grants Up to £3,500 available for those on benefits or disabled to help with heating and encourage energy efficiency: www.warmfront.co.uk Tel: 0800 316 2805

Cold weather payments If you are on certain benefits, £25 is paid for each seven consecutive days the temperature is below zero.

Winter fuel payments Between £125 and £400 is available for those who qualify. For information contact the Government’s winter fuel payments helpline 0845 915 1515 (low-rate call)

Insulation Your energy supplier can help with loft and cavity wall insulation.

Contact the Energy Saving Trust for further advice: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

If you are having difficulty paying your bills, contact your energy supplier as soon as possible.

Haringey Council’s fuel poverty action officer John Mathers is on 020 8489 1468.

Email [email protected] or you can visit www.haringey.gov.uk and search for ‘fuel’

If you’re worried about an older relative in Haringey, ring 020 8489 1400.

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Recycling Dreaming of a green Christmas

How much could you reduce your carbon footprint this Christmas?

Give the earth a Christmas present and think about how you can recycle and reduce waste over the festive season.

First, do you need to buy a present with lots of packaging?

How about buying Christmas presents that come without packaging, such as concert tickets, gym membership, a day out or gift vouchers?

You could even buy someone membership of Haringey’s Car Club, so they can have a car when they need it but don’t have to run one themselves.

Alternatively, you could sponsor a project or activity such as kitting out a school in Africa, or providing a special day out for a disabled child.

A number of charities offer these schemes, and you will receive a gift card for your friend explaining the gift.

Sustainable Haringey’s Wendy Keenan invites residents to make their own presents at one of the monthly craft making and re-use Skill Share events.

She said: “Christmas is the time we set aside for relationships and we hope our gifts to one another convey their importance.

“There is no better time than now to reflect deeply on the chain of events we gift and share with one another, the world around us, ideas and practices for our collective future.”

Don’t just throw away Christmas cards, wrapping paper and packaging, make sure you put them in your recycling box – and save good wrapping paper to reuse next year.

The same goes for your food. Every year, UK families throw away over £10 billion of food. The energy used to produce, transport, package, sell and store and then dispose of this wasted food is massive.

Try not to over shop and try to compost uncooked vegetable peelings in your garden, or

use the council’s food waste service.

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Where possible buy items with minimal packaging to reduce waste, such as loose fruit and vegetables. If you need to buy packaged goods, select those with packaging that can be recycled.

Think about using a “bag for life” or a cotton bag, rather than accepting lots of plastic bags each time you shop.

Cllr Nilgun Canver, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “Recycling makes sense. It reduces the amount of regular rubbish that has to be incinerated or put into landfill and at Christmas it stops your wheelie bin from overflowing.

“If you also buy goods made from recycled materials you create a market for the recycling, making sure it goes to good use.

“Lastly, remember to recycle your Christmas tree. It can be collected with your green waste if it is cut into smaller pieces, or you can take it to the recycling points”

Further information about Haringey’s tree recycling service and Christmas collections can be found on page 2.

Sustainable Haringey’s Skill Share website: http://haringeyskillshare.wikispaces.com or visit www.haringey.gov.uk/refuseandrecycling

Wise up to Christmas lights

Extravagant Christmas lights can �produce 400kg of carbon dioxide

A large outdoor light display can add �£75 to your electricity bill and outdoor lights are less energy efficient

Conventional Christmas tree lights �left on for 10 hours a day over the 12 days of Christmas can produce enough CO2 to inflate 12 balloons

For one month, a set of 200 traditional �lights will cost £2.40 for eight hours a day and will generate 10.32kg of CO2

Try switching to environmentally �friendly lights. Offset the CO2 of Christmas tree lights by installing an energy-saving bulb, which could save you more than £80 per year

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Housing

Moving On…. Moving OutAugust 27 is a special day for former Tottenham residents Leslie and Cicely King.

It’s the day they got married 51 years ago. It’s the date that they moved into their council home in Yarmouth Crescent, Tottenham, 33 years ago.

And it was the day this summer that they moved from Haringey to Essex thanks to Haringey Council’s Money to Move scheme – which helps council tenants living in large properties move to homes of a more suitable size.

This in turn helps the council to house families who need bigger homes.

Mr King worked for British Rail, while Mrs King was the welfare officer and administration assistant at Ferry Lane Primary School. They made the move to Essex to be closer

to their sons and because they needed a smaller house because of declining health.

Mr King said: “We spoke to Rom Williams, the housing adviser at Haringey Council. He came round the following day to explain everything. That was February and we moved in August.

“We just looked at the one property. It was love at first sight. It is a two-bedroom bungalow in a small cul-de-sac, with just nine other houses.

“It has a garden as well – three times as big as the one we had. But we don’t need to worry about looking after it as the housing trust supplies a gardener as part of the contract. And the rent is cheaper too!”

Mr and Mrs King miss their friends and neighbours in Tottenham, but they have one piece of advice for anyone thinking of taking part in the scheme: Go for it!

It pays to move!Haringey Council offers three Money to Move options:

Decorations, removals and any other related 1. moving costs up to the value of £2,000

£300 for each bedroom being given up and money 2. towards either removals or decorations up to the value of £2,000 (less the cash payment for each bedroom being given up)

£650 for each bedroom being given up3.

If you’re interested in the scheme ring 020 8489 4771 from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday or go to: www.haringey.gov.uk/money_to_move_leaftlet.pdf


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If you’re going away Make sure you lock all your �doors and windows, set timers for lights and ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your house and push post right through the letter box.

If you’re staying at home

Keep presents away from �windows and out of sight.

Whether you’re shopping or at a party

Don’t carry too much cash and �never leave bags unattended, out of sight or over the back of a chair where pickpockets can get to them.

Safety tips for festive period

Christmas and New Year are times for celebration, but some simple measures can help prevent the festive period from being ruined by crime.

Some useful websites:

Cabwise www.tfl.gov.uk/cabwise

Consumer Direct www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

Get Safe Online www.getsafeonline.org

Metropolitan Police Service Fraud Alert web site www.met.police.uk/fraudalert

Personal safety www.suzylamplugh.org

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S A F E R H A R I N G E Y

Getting home from Christmas parties

Always use a licensed �minicab, taxi, night bus, train or the Tube to get home. Transport for London runs the Cabwise scheme. Text CAB to 60835 to get the numbers of one taxi and two licensed minicab firms in the area you are texting from. Texts are charged at 35p each plus standard text message rate.

Women are advised to carry �an attack alarm and not to take shortcuts through parks at night.

Travelling by carPark in a well-lit area. �

Lock all doors and windows. �

Do not leave valuables in view. �

Preferably remove valuables �from your vehicle.

Try not to leave purchases in �the boot before continuing with your shopping trip as thieves have been known to watch car parks for just such a chance.

Don’t drink and drive. �

At homeKeep presents out of sight. �

Once presents have been �opened, break up any packaging before you put it out with the recycling, so that thieves can’t see what you’ve got.

Register any gadgets you �receive this year (ie mobile phones, computers, electrical items, bicycles) on Immobilise.com. In the event of theft this helps police catch criminals and return your property to you.

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History

Looking back at Hornsey Town Hall As Hornsey Town Hall celebrates its 75th anniversary, Haringey People looks back at the history of the iconic landmark.

In 1920, soon after the end of the First World War, Hornsey Borough Council bought the land in the centre of Crouch End which would become the Town Hall site.

It was more than a decade later, in 1933, that the council turned its attentions to building municipal offices on the site and launched a competition to design a Town Hall for the borough – attracting 218 entries.

Entrants were asked to submit designs for a council chamber, committee rooms, admin offices and a multi-purpose hall and upper gallery with seating for up to 1,000 people. Elaborate decoration and detail was a no-no – and it had to be possible to deliver the lot for no more than £100,000.

Architect Reginald Uren won the bid with his ground-breaking modernist design for the Town Hall, which saw him awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Construction began apace, and the Grade II* listed building opened its doors on November 4, 1935.

Hornsey Council business continued at the Town Hall for almost 30 years until the Local Government Act 1963 called for the merger of the boroughs of Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green – leading to the formation of Haringey Council in 1965.

Once Hornsey Council had departed, some Town Hall rooms remained as council offices while the assembly hall was put to use for public events and theatre, staging classic shows such as Fiddler on the Roof.

The final curtain came down on performances in the 1980s, although the Town Hall has continued to enjoy the dramatic limelight with appearances in movies including In the Loop and television shows such as EastEnders.

Ambitious plans to restore Hornsey Town Hall should see it brought back into use as a cultural hub for Crouch End.

Hornsey Town Hall’s 75th anniversary in November was marked with an exhibition by photographer Roelof Bakker, whose STILL series explores the hidden gems of the building’s vacant interior spaces. For information, and to view some of the photographs, visit www.rbakker.com/still


The Piano, from ‘Still’The Council Chamber, from ‘Still’

Councillors’ surgeries

ALEXANDRAAll surgeries held at Alexandra Park Library, Alexandra Park Road, N22

Cllr Dave Beacham (L/D)3rd Saturday of month10am-11am Mobile: 07528 443838

Cllr Nigel Scott (L/D)1st Saturday of month10am-11am Mobile: 07794 218556

Cllr Juliet Solomon (L/D)3rd Thursday of month10am-11.30am Mobile: 07854 002204

BOUNDS GREENCllr Joanna Christophides (L)1st Saturday of month10.30am-12 noonCivic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, N22 Mobile: 07854 544697

Cllr Matt Cooke (L)2nd Wednesday of month6.30pm-8pm‘128 Community Room’, 128 Myddleton Road, N22 Mobile: 07814 238115

Cllr Ali Demirci (L)1st Wednesday of month6.30pm-7.45pm Ground Floor, Newbury House, Partridge Way, N221st Thursday of month6.30pm-7.30pmGround Floor, John Keats House, Commerce Road, N22 Mobile: 07540 854293

BRUCE GROVECllr Dilek Dogus (L)4th Friday of month 5.30pm-6.30pmMarcus Garvey Library, Ground Floor, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, N15 Mobile: 07852 146446

Cllr Joseph Ejiofor (L)Last Saturday of month (excluding bank holiday weekends) 11am-12 noonBruce Grove Youth Centre, Bruce Grove, N173rd Saturday of month10am-11.15amMarcus Garvey Library, Ground Floor, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, N153rd Saturday of month11.30am-12.30pmRoom 1, 639 High Road, Tottenham, N17 Mobile: 07940 005507

Cllr Stuart McNamara (L)1st Saturday of month 10.30am-12 noonMarcus Garvey Library, Ground Floor, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, N15 Mobile: 07854 544696

CROUCH ENDSurgeries will be rotated between Councillors Strang and Weber on the 2nd and 3rd Saturday of each month. If you wish to see a particular councillor, contact them directly to book an appointment, otherwise just come along.

Cllr Paul Strang (L/D)2nd Saturday of month11am-12 noon Highgate Library, 1 Shepherd’s Hill, Highgate, N6 Home: 020 8826 9914

Cllr Lyn Weber (L/D)3rd Saturday of month11am-12 noonThe Collection, 73 Crouch Hall Road London N8 8HD Home: 020 8348 9796 Mobile: 07814 238100

Cllr David Winskill (L/D)1st Saturday of month11am-12 noon Hornsey Central Library, Haringey Park, Crouch End, N8 Home: 020 8374 5650 Mobile: 07870 157724

FORTIS GREENAll surgeries are held at the United Reformed Church Hall, Tetherdown, N10. Please call at least 24-hours before to make an appointment.

Cllr Matt Davies (L/D)1st Wednesday of month7pm-8pm Mobile: 07976 457453

Cllr Sophie Erskine (L/D)2nd Saturday of month10am-11am Mobile: 07854 002437

Cllr Martin Newton (L/D)Last Saturday of month10am-11am Home: 020 8489 4005

HARRINGAYAll surgeries held at Turnpike Lane Citizens Advice Bureau, 14a Willoughby Road, N8.

Cllr Gina Adamou (L) 2nd and 4th Saturday of month11am-1pm

Cllr Karen Alexander (L/D)1st and 3rd Saturday of month11am-12pm Home: 020 8348 3892 Mobile: 07875 490055Email: [email protected]

Cllr David Schmitz (L/D)1st and 3rd Saturday of month11am-12 noon Mobile: 07854 002742

HIGHGATESurgeries will be rotated between councillors.1st and 3rd Saturday of month11am-12noonJacksons Lane, 296A Archway Road, N6 (corner of Jacksons Lane)2nd and 4th Saturday of month11am-12pmHighgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Pond Square, Highgate N6

Cllr Rachel Allison (L/D) Home: 020 8372 0812 Mobile: 07794 218591

Cllr Bob Hare (L/D) Home: 020 8348 2710 Mobile: 07870 157703

Cllr Neil Williams (L/D) Home: 020 8351 7756

HORNSEYSurgeries will be rotated between councillors.1st Saturday of month10am-11amHornsey YMCA (Boardroom), Tottenham Lane, N83rd Saturday of month10am-11amCampsbourne Community Room (Camspace), 1 Eastfield Road, Hornsey, N84th Wednesday of month7pm-8pmSt Mary’s C of E Junior School, Rectory Gardens, N8

Cllr Robert Gorrie (L/D) Home: 020 8348 2119

Cllr Errol Reid (L/D) Mobile: 07866 775731

Cllr Monica Whyte (L/D) Home: 020 8888 3433

MUSWELL HILLSurgeries will be rotated between councillors.1st Saturday of month11am-11.30amMoravian Church Hall, Priory Road, N8 3rd Wednesday of month6.15pm-7pmHornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre, 151 Park Road, N8 Last Saturday of month10am-11amMuswell Hill Library, Queen’s Avenue, N10

Cllr Jonathan Bloch (L/D) Mobile: 07785 550043

Cllr Gail Engert (L/D) Home: 020 8489 4005

Cllr Jim Jenks (L/D) Home: 020 8347 7083

NOEL PARKCllr Pauline Gibson (L)2nd Tuesday of month5.30pm-6.30pmShropshire Hall, Corner of Gladstone Avenue and Darwin Road, N223rd Saturday of month12 noon-1pmWood Green Central Library, High Road, Wood Green, N22 Mobile: 07854 002794

Cllr James Stewart (L)1st and 4th Saturday of month10.30am-11.30amWood Green Central Library, High Road, Wood Green, N22 Mobile: 07854 002410

Cllr Alan Strickland (L)2nd Saturday of month10.30 – 11.30amWood Green Central Library, High Road, Wood Green, N224th Tuesday of month6pm-7pmShropshire Hall, Corner of Gladstone Avenue and Darwin Road, N22 Mobile: 07854 481050

NORTHUMBERLAND PARKCllr Kaushika Amin (L)1st and 4th Saturday of month10am-11amThe Old Housing Office, 782 High Road, N17 Mobile: 07977 562105

Cllr John Bevan (L)1st and 2nd Monday of month5pm-6pmNeighbourhood Resource Centre177 Park Lane, N17 0HJ Mobile: 07967 336448

Cllr Sheila Peacock (L)2nd and 3rd Saturday of month 10am-11amThe Old Housing Office782 High Road, N17 Home: 020 8808 9160In addition, the Northumberland Park ward councillors hold monthly coffee mornings at venues within the ward. For further details contact Cllr Sheila Peacock.

ST ANN’SSurgeries will be rotated between councillors.Every Saturday of month11am-12 noonAll surgeries held at St Ann’s Library, Cissbury Road, N15.

Cllr Zena Brabazon (L) Mobile: 07854 002318

Cllr David Browne (L) Mobile: 07854 481295

Cllr Nilgun Canver (L) Home: 020 8352 2426

SEVEN SISTERSCllr Dhiren Basu (L) 2nd and 4th Wednesday of month6pm-7pmTriangle Play Centre, 91-93 St Ann’s Road, South Tottenham, N15 Mobile: 07971 804722

Cllr Joe Goldberg (L)1st Wednesday of month6.30pm-7.30pmHenry Abrahams Hall, South Tottenham Synagogue, gateway between 111 and 113 Crowland Road, N154th Tuesday of month6.30pm-7.30pmLifelong Learning Centre, Association House, Hermitage Road, 380 Green Lanes, N4 Mobile: 07794 218566

Cllr Claire Kober (L)1st and 3rd Wednesday of month6.30pm-7.30pmTriangle Play Centre, 91-93 St Ann’s Road,

South Tottenham, N15 Office: 020 8489 2964

STROUD GREENSurgeries will be rotated between councillors.1st Thursday of the month6.30pm-7.30pmStroud Green Primary School, Woodstock Road, N4.3rd Thursday of the month 2pm-4pmStroud Green Baptist Church Hall, 40a Stapleton Hall Road, N4 2nd Saturday of the month10am-11.30amHornsey Vale Community Centre, 60 Mayfield Road, N8

Cllr Ed Butcher (L/D) Mobile: 07814 238150

Cllr Katherine Reece (L/D) Home: 020 8341 0722 Mobile: 07854 002554

Cllr Richard Wilson (L/D) Home: 020 8341 7052

TOTTENHAM GREENAll surgeries held at Marcus Garvey Library, Ground Floor, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, N15 apart from where specified.

Cllr Isidoros Diakides (L)3rd Saturday of month11am-12.30pm No appointment necessary4th Wednesday of month6pm-7pmTenants Room, Lomond Close, N15 By appointment onlyFor an appointment, call 020 8340 8477

Cllr Bernice Vanier (L)2nd Saturday of month10.30am-12 noon Mobile: 07817 954961

Cllr Richard Watson (L)4th Saturday of month11am-12.30pm Mobile: 07854 002873

TOTTENHAM HALEAll surgeries held at Marcus Garvey Library, Ground floor, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, N15

Cllr Lorna Reith (L)4th Saturday of month11am-12.30pm Home: 020 8376 2310

Cllr Reg Rice (L)1st Saturday of month10.30am-12 noon Mobile: 07854 002078

Cllr Alan Stanton (L)2nd Saturday of month10.30am-12pmMarcus Garvey Library, Ground Floor, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, Philip Lane, N15 Home: 020 8376 4223

WEST GREENCllr Eddie Griffith (L)1st Saturday of month12 noon-1pmHall alongside Christ Church, Waldeck Road, N153rd Wednesday of month6pm-7pmProfessional Development Centre, Downhills Park Road, N17 Mobile: 07870 157701

Cllr Gmmh Rahman Khan (L)1st Saturday of month11.30am-12.30pmBroadwater Farm Community Centre, Adams Road, N17Last Saturday of month11.30am-12.30pmWest Green Learning Centre at Parkview Academy, West Green Road entrance, N15No surgeries at WGLC during school holidays Home: 020 8374 1630 (9am–6pm) Fax: 020 8889 5160

Cllr Toni Mallett (L)2nd and 4th Saturday of month11.30am-12.30pmBroadwater Farm Community Centre, Adams Road, N17 Mobile: 07870 157883

WHITE HART LANECllr Charles Adje (L)2nd Saturday of month10am-11amBruce Castle, Lordship Lane, N174th Friday of month6pm-7pmRowland Hill Nursery School, White Hart Lane, N17 Home: 020 8800 7658

Cllr Gideon Bull (L)1st Wednesday of month6pm-7pmResidents’ Meeting Room, Larkspur Close (off Fryatt Road), N174th Wednesday of month3pm-4pmSomerset Gardens Family Health Centre, 4 Creighton Road, N17 Home: 020 8352 1261 Mobile: 07792 437268

Cllr Anne Stennett (L)1st Friday of month2pm-2.45pmAge Concern Haringey, 20e Waltheof Gardens, N173rd Friday of month1.30pm-2.30pmIntoUniversity Haringey North, (Tower Gardens Community Centre), Tower Gardens Park, Risley Avenue, N17 Mobile: 07854 002675All three councillors are happy to visit you, please call Cllr Bull on 020 8352 1261 for details.

WOODSIDECllr Pat Egan (L)3rd Wednesday of month 6.30pm-7.30pm3rd Saturday of month10.30am-11.30amHaringey Civic Centre, High Road, N22 Telephone: 020 8888 9828

Cllr George Meehan (L)2nd Saturday of month10.30am-11.30amHaringey Civic Centre, High Road, N223rd Friday of month6.30pm-7.30pmGeorge Lansbury House, Progress Way, N22 Telephone: 07967 336120

Cllr Ann Waters (L)1st Wednesday of month 6.30pm-7.30pm4th Saturday of month10.30am-11.30amHaringey Civic Centre, High Road, N22 Mobile: 07854 002470

HARINGEY CIVIC CENTRE WEEKLY SURGERIESSurgeries will be rotated between Labour councillors, every Saturday 10.30am-11.30amHaringey Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green N22

You can contact your local councillors by writing to them c/o River Park House, 225 High Road, Wood Green N22 8HQ, or email using the format [email protected] unless an alternative address is listed below. If you are not sure who your local councillors are, please use the ward search on www.haringey.gov.uk/ward-search or call 020 8489 2947.



BRUCE CASTLE MUSEUM EVENTS

EXHIBITIONPostal PeopleUntil 23 December

Ten people with connections to Royal Mail and the Post Office present their choice of object from the Morten postal history collection Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Bruce Castle Museum Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU

For more information contact [email protected] or call 020 8808 8772.FREE

EXHIBITIONThe Man Who Named The Clouds Until 19 December

Did you know that the Father of Meteorology, Luke Howard, lived in Tottenham? Find out more about this local hero and how he influenced the way we look at the clouds. Supported by the Royal Society.



EXHIBITIONHouse Slave – Field SlaveUntil 2 January 2011

A portrait of contemporary slavery by artist Nicola Green made for and in collaboration with Anti-Slavery International to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade in 2007.


For more information contact museum.

[email protected] or call 020 8808 8772.FREE

EXHIBITIONCarrying the Torch: The Past, Present and Future of our Sporting HeritageUntil 3 April 2011

Discover more about the history of sport in Haringey over the past 100 years. See objects and trophies and find out about inspiring stories from local sporting champions who have competed in Haringey, such as athletes Heather Hunte and Anthony Jarrett and footballers Walter Tull and Ledley King.



EXHIBITIONUntold Stories: Living Proof: Holocaust Survivors in and around HaringeyFrom 12 January 2011

A new series of original portraits by Austrian-born artist and Haringey resident Silvia Olipitz Gayler. Supported by the Pears Foundation

Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU



JACKSONS LANE EVENTS

SHOWJackson’s Way: The Jacksathon29 January

Chris John Jackson is an international life coach who wants to tell YOU about his sensational approach to love, life and finance. This is Jackson’s Way, a modern day parody of American motivational speakers; perhaps the most surreal hour you are likely to spend in a theatre. Part of the Jacksathon; 26 gigs in only 26 days. Created, written and performed by Will Adamsdale.

Jacksons Lane, Archway Road, N6 (opposite Highgate tube). 8pm

Call 020 8341 4421 or visit www.jacksonslane.org.uk Tickets £12.95 (£10.95)

FAMILYFantastic Mr FoxUntil 31 December

Jacksons Lane is delighted to announce that this Christmas

we will be teaming up with the internationally renowned puppet company, Little Angel Theatre, to bring family audiences a wonderful

adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story Fantastic Mr Fox. Roald Dahl’s classic tale of wit and determination is brought to life with ingenious puppets and enchanting music.


Call 020 8341 4421 or visit www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Tickets £14 adults, £10 children and Concessions, £42 family tickets (4 people), £5 all tickets December 31 2pm show

ALEXANDRA PALACE EVENTS

DARTSLadbrokes.com World Darts Championship16 December – 3 January

The world’s greatest players, from over 20 countries battle for a £1million prize fund in the sport’s biggest event.

West Hall, Alexandra Palace, N22

Tickets available through www.seetickets.com/darts or via 0871 220 0260

LibrariesThere are events of all kinds in Haringey libraries, from under-fives’ messy mornings to poetry readings, author events, concerts and health and wellbeing sessions. Check your local library for details.

Alexandra ParkAlexandra Park Road Wood Green, N22 4UJ 020 8489 8770

Coombes Croft

Tottenham High Road, N17 8AG 020 8489 8771

HighgateShepherd’s Hill Highgate, N6 5QT 020 8489 8772

HornseyHaringey Park, N8 9JA 020 8489 1118

Marcus GarveyTottenham Green Leisure Centre 1 Philip Lane Tottenham, N15 4JA 020 8489 5309

Muswell Hill Queen’s Avenue N10 3PE 020 8489 8773

St Ann’s Cissbury Road Tottenham, N15 5PU 020 8489 8775

Stroud Green Quernmore Road N4 4QR 020 8489 8776

Wood Green Central High Road Wood Green, N22 6XD 020 8489 2780

H21-22 January

Supported by Jacksons Lane and Deutsche Bank, Long Spoon presents their first full-length show H. This is an explosive new performance from a fresh, young circus company with four individuals colliding on

stage exploring ideas of necessary evil and mass manipulation.


Call 020 8341 4421 or visit www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Tickets £8


EXHIBITIONLondon Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition21-23 January

This exhibition brings together modellers of all interests with specialist suppliers, over a thousand models and lots of live action in the Model Active Zone.

Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, N22

Tickets £9.50 adults, £8.50 senior, £5.50 children.

For more information and details of advance ticket prices email [email protected] or visit www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk

TRADE SHOWInternational Make-Up Artist Trade Show29-30 January

This show includes thousands of make-up artists, vendors, manufacturers and enthusiasts who discuss, discover and collect the best the industry has to offer. Visitors can learn techniques or experiment with products or participate in education courses and demonstrations.

West Hall, Panorama Room, Alexandra Palace, N22

Ticket details www.imatsshow.com

DecemberScrutiny Review – 20mph speed limit Monday 13, 10.45am

Planning Committee Monday 13, 7pm

Cabinet Tuesday 14, 7.30pm


Holocaust Memorial Day 201123 January

A remembrance service will be held on Holocaust Memorial Day in the garden of remembrance at Bruce Castle Museum. The event is one of a number being planned to mark Holocaust Memorial Day – in honour of the six million Jews and countless others who lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis, as well as those who have been killed in more recent genocides across the world.

Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU

For more information call 020 8489 2585 or email [email protected]

Holocaust Memorial Day 2010

COUNCIL MEETINGSCouncil meetings are normally held in the Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, N22, and are open to the public. Meeting times and dates can change. Check www.haringey.gov.uk/meetings for the latest information.

Have Your Say HaringeyCURRENT CONSULTATIONHaringey’s Voluntary Sector Strategy 2011-2014 The consultation aims to work with the voluntary and community sectors in the borough to confirm priorities and develop a commissioning and funding framework for 2011 onwards.

Closing date: 7 February 2011

See www.haringey.gov.uk/haveyoursay for more information on this and other current and forthcoming consultations.

Family Information Service DirectoryThe ‘one stop shop’ for parents to find up to date information about services for children and young people ages 0-20. Click on www.haringey.gov.uk/fisd or call 020 8489 1000.

JanuaryPlanning Committee Tuesday 11, 7pm

St Ann’s and Harringay Area Assembly Thursday 13, 7.30pm South Harringay School, Mattison Road, N4 1BD

Crouch End, Hornsey and Stroud Green Area Assembly Thursday 13, 7.30pm Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, N89JA

Full Council Monday 17, 7.30pm

Tottenham and Seven Sisters Area Assembly Tuesday 18, 6.30pm Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, The Gold Room, Philip Lane, N15 4JA


West Green and Bruce Grove Area Assembly Tuesday 25, 7.30pm Bruce Grove Youth Centre, 10 Bruce Grove, N17 6RA


With small groups, fully qualified instructors and competitive prices, Haringey Council’s swimming lessons help your child become more water confident in a fun and safe environment.

Book now by visiting Tottenham Green or Park Road Leisure Centres or call 020 8489 5315 quoting HP4.*New term starts 10 January 2011 –14 week term

Book now for

next term!

Prices from just

£4.70 a week*

Day in the Life

When government cuts in 1991 cost Burk Gravis his job as a Haringey Council sports development officer, he feared it was the end of the road.

But not one to give up easily, Burk battled on to launch the Haringey Sports Development Trust in 1994, operating from his living room with little more than a telephone line and a start-up budget of just £13,000.

Today, that budget is around £350,000 per year and sees

Burk and his dedicated team of coaches and volunteers help thousands of Haringey youngsters to tap into sport from the Trust’s base at White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre.

The Trust runs Whizz Kids sports camps during school holidays, organises Haringey teams for the London Youth Games and Mini Marathon, and supports every school in the borough to run sports days and sports clubs.

“Sport is all about giving you a memory that you will never forget,” explains Burk. “We’re all about giving kids that first unforgettable experience.”

The Trust also supports young people to gain coaching qualifications, first aid training, volunteering experience and

other skills which can pave the way to a career in sport.

For many of the young people the Trust has worked with over the years, sport has been a lifeline.

“If you take one or two kids who are doing badly and you put them amongst 30-40 kids who want to do well, you can change them,”

explains Burk.

“Sport can have a huge

impact. It teaches

kids

teamwork, discipline and respect.”

The Trust has three full-time staff, 12 part-time coaches, around 85 volunteers and 65 young volunteers signed up to the Step Into Sport project, which helps out at events such as the London Marathon.

On the field, the success has been phenomenal, with Haringey teams in the top 10 in 15 London Youth Games events, including basketball, badminton, tennis, football, volleyball and angling.

The Trust has built up international relationships – organising exchange trips and sports scholarships with the USA and working on setting up an exchange programme with schools in Germany, where Burk was born.

He says: “When I came over from Germany as a child, my first port of call was Bounds Green.

“All my best memories are of this borough and I’m giving back to Haringey because of what I was given.

“I founded the Trust from the gutter and look where it is now. We’ve put Haringey on the map.”

For information on the Haringey Sports Development Trust, contact 020

8365 7470 or email [email protected]

Haringey Sports Development Trust chief executive - Burk Gravis

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A C T I V E H A R I N G E Y


www.haringey.gov.uk

Do you need a

Primary School place for 2011?

Don’t delay – apply online for your child’s school place at

www.haringey.gov.uk/schooladmissions

www.haringey.gov.uk/schooladmissions

All of Haringey’s libraries provide FREE public access to the internet.

Or call 020 8489 1000 for more information.

Was your child born between

1 September 2006

and 31 August 2007?

If so, apply now!

Deadline for primary school admissions is

15 January 2011

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