Tottenham's August Troubles - Information and Helping out

We've done our best to draw together key links on where to get information and offer help after this week's events in Tottenham. If you spot an error or if have any further links you think should be shared, please email us at totttroubles@harringayonline.com

1. Information from Harringay Online

• Thread for general information updates related to the troubles here (excluding donation info)
• Harringay neighbourhood police have a regularly updated thread incl. Met Central updates here
• All discussions on the troubles are here
• Harringay Online's Twitter stream is here with lots
• For donation related info, see next section.

2. Donating items

What to take

To find out what's currently needed, call the centre or check our discussion thread here regularly updated by people visiting the Centre.

*UPDATE* The Council have just added a page with some information.

Address

Community Assistance Centre

Tottenham Green Leisure Centre

1 Philip Lane, Tottenham, London, N15 4JA

Phone number

020 8489 5308 (currently frequently engaged)

Map

Hours

The centre is open for donations between 09:00 and 20:00

Transport

Buses serving Tottenham High Road, within a five-minute walk: 41 / 76 / 123 / 149 / 230 / 243 / 259 / 279 / 318 / 341 / 349 / 476 / W4.

Train: Tottenham Hale

Tube: Seven Sisters Tube station is about five minutes walk away

By Post

Items can be sent to the above address.

3. Donating Money

Donations can be made to the Tottenham Fund:

Cheques

Payable to: Mayor’s Charity – Tottenham Fund

Send to: London Borough of Haringey, PO Box 55235. London. N22 9DF

Direct to the bank (either in a branch or by e-banking)

Payee: Mayor’s Charity – Tottenham Fund  

Sort Code: 60-24-23

Account number: 90724828

By Paypal

Link via Haringey Council's web page

4. Volunteering

On Tuesday there was an initiative started to help clean up in Tottenham, Haringey's waste and street cleaning contractor, Veolia, have confirmed (Weds PM) that they have this in hand or completed and no immediate clear up suport is needed.

The community Assistance Centre has been overwhelmed with offers of support and is currently asking people to leave their name and contact details.

*UPDATE* To find out what volunteering is needed or to leave your contact details, all Haringey's Council's Emergency Line on 020 8489 3000

In the meantime, two Haringey volunteering bodies to contact are:

Haringey Timebank: Website | Twitter

HAVCO: Website

Last updated: 13 August, 2011 at 00:45