Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Event in Finsbury Park today?
Anyone know what the event was in the North West corner of Finsbury Park today? We went past on the W5 and it looked like a lot of people were having fun.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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I understand your frustration and I'm not intending to imply that the organisation was faultless, that all the attendees were the perfect neighbourhood guests, or that I wouldn't be a little discombobulated in your position. (You'll notice that I did acknowledge in my post above that I didn't have to suffer this discombobulation.) I'm was just aiming to give some context for your frustration.
Most roads in Harringay, and probably in London, have issues to deal with. For some its traffic and parking. For others it's littering or neighbours from hell. Like you, Ben, I don't like litter on my street, and if what your photos show is litter at higher levels than normal, I'm sure I'd have noticed it too if I lived on your street. When I see occasional litter outside my house at the level in the photos you've added, I tend to pick it up. Usually, it's occasional and the result of some neighbours kids stopping outside the house to consume a takeaway (and for me, understanding that context helps). Luckily like you, it seems, I don't have to deal with it regularly.
The event on Sunday started a few years back to commemorate the life of a Finsbury Park dad who was killed on his motorbike on Seven Sisters Road on the other side of the park. It's now grown into a broader community focussed event. Its aim has also extended to encompass building community strength and fighting the intra-neighbourhood misunderstandings that underpin youth violence.
As I understand it, the event is very grass roots and has a serious community building function. My intention in explaining all this is not to dismiss your concerns, but I'd hoped that if you understood a little about it, it might lessen your sense of frustration.
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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My point being, and going back to my initial posts, is that if it's about 'community' then why didn't they notify anyone in our streets? Failing that why not invite us? Anyway when are you coming down to clean up? :)
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See this post.
Happy to help clear your street if I can call on you to do the same for mine.:o)
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Permalink Reply by cheryl on
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I recently wrote to Haringey council about weekend park users parking in lothair road south, coningsby, tancred & lothair road north and making it difficult for residents (who pay for their parking). I was told that my complaint had no foundation because the council always managed events and events would be the only times that parking was considered a protential problem for residents.
There are cars all the way up oakfield road, wightman road, in the park entrance itself, along endymion road etc etc. there were cars parked on double yellow lines, pavements, the zig zags approaching zebra crossing on Endymion road etc and none of it is being policed.
I was lucky to get parked anywhere near my home tonight and thankfully I did but I know my neighbours have really struggled and are not at all happy
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Permalink Reply by Nigel Lupton (luptonn) on
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Perhaps the good weather brought out more people than the event organisers were expecting and the event is now big enough to need council management. Lets hope it doesn't kill it off - it would be shame for a community event to be dragged under by Haringey bureaucracy.
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Permalink Reply by HarringayBirder on
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If it's an event for locals, those attending don't need to drive - it's as simple as that.
I always find the number of people who drive to the park staggering..
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Permalink Reply by Gill on
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And here's the next festival in the park
http://www.ceremonyfestival.com/
Quite big names and 6 arenas
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And another on the following day
http://www.unitedfestival.co.uk/#about
A rave event which finishes at 9pm !!!!!!!!!!?????
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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Ye gods - from what I can understand it looks like there are 6 or 7 acts playing all at once on different stages for the whole of the weekend. Sounds like a cacophony...
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I'm not against the park being used for festivals - in fact I worked at the Wireless one - but I can't find anything about it on Haringey website. Capacity, parking restrictions, license application....
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Permalink Reply by Ben Adam Sohawon on
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Yes, it seemed like a really fun event. Wish I could've gone, but I was working over the weekend and was absolutely exhausted when I got back. Shame, because it looked lively, lots of people about, great smell of barbecue and a fun atmosphere.
However, I did have two problems with it: firstly, I saw people breaking off fence spars to make holes to climb through, and secondly, there were several cars parked on the grass. Not cool.
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