Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A Bucket list for Harringay
Just off the top...
Park Police to keep Finsbury Park, Duckets Common and Fairland Park safe for All
Promote cycling police, to be more reactive, with more police visibility, targeting hot spots for crime quickly and effectively.
Better roads for bikes means better roads all round
Promote the key benefits of the StArt initiative for truly affordable Housing and improved health care provision, as well as employment opportunities within the St Ann's sight.
Safer crossings for pedestrians on Green Lanes , Endymion Rd, Turnpike Lane and Wightman Rd and Tokyo Crossing at Frobisher Rd Junction with Green Lanes. a safe crossing from Duckets common to Green Gate Common for bus users and pedestrians.
Electric vehicle charging points for the Ladder, especially on new developments.
Community Infrastructure Levy money to be locked into the ward from Development, some five million pounds.
An equitable solution to reduce impact on our communities health from congestion and traffic
Realise the objectives of Living Wightman
Return of Children's centres to the Ladder, promoting parent training and caring, employment opportunities.
Establish a forum to senior citizens,mot encourage greater visibility in the community and meet their needs
Cultural forums to understand emerging needs within our community, and encourage social activity
A community zone like the Gardens residents have, an old Labour idea.
Community festivals for Finsbury park
Street parties for greater social bonding and communication
Translations fit for purpose, with extra carriages for commuters in peak times.
Accessible train stations for Hornsey Harringay.
Improve safer access on our pedestrian rail Bridges at Hornsey and Harringay
Improve pedestrian linkages or routes to our train stations parks and ledgeability of area for walking
Make the route to Manor House and Turnpike lane less pedestrian hostile with improvements coordinating with Hackney council urban design team.
Safer crossings for the passage for pedestrians
A new pedestrian crossing on Harringay passage to cross Turnpike Lane, encouraging pedestrian movement on to to Wood Green exiting at the little Green Bookshop.
LED lighting for Harringay Passage.
Improved footpaths across the Ladder
Pollution studies by Haringey Council.
Enforcement of speed restrictions at night to make green Lanes safer.
Encourage diversity on the high street, look at high street rates, to establish if Haringey are pricing out dynamic business in empty shops, encouraging local employment, and offerings on the High Street.
A W bus for wightman rd from Sainsbury's to Shopping City.
A greater diversity of activities and sports in Finsbury Park.
Promote and support community involvement of sites of environmental importance within Harringay
Identify opportunities for a school site for secondary or matriculation, ie years 10 -12, possibly Jewsons with good rail links to facilities at Heartlands only 3-4 minutes by train.
Promote and open up our Community centres to promote cultural cohesion and experience
Reduction of car reliance, energy poverty and promote technology to realise a carbon neutral ward
Provide a guideline for loft extensions with case studies to promote thoughtful development and visual impact
Encourage gardening in front yards to improve the feel of Harringay's private realm
Promote vistas with careful consideration of tree planting on the Ladder Roads, greening our ward.
Bring back a Harringay Market to promote food and start ups, with a pathway to longer term enterprise.
Encourage Harringay to be creative with our area, and get behind local initiatives.
Encourage sporting activity for all, through cooperation with schools.
More to follow, any party can adopt these ideas and they should enguage all of them within their political career. it's a wish list so you can be as creative and dynamic as you like.
Park Police to keep Finsbury Park, Duckets Common and Fairland Park safe for All
Promote cycling police, to be more reactive, with more police visibility, targeting hot spots for crime quickly and effectively.
Better roads for bikes means better roads all round
Promote the key benefits of the StArt initiative for truly affordable Housing and improved health care provision, as well as employment opportunities within the St Ann's sight.
Safer crossings for pedestrians on Green Lanes , Endymion Rd, Turnpike Lane and Wightman Rd and Tokyo Crossing at Frobisher Rd Junction with Green Lanes. a safe crossing from Duckets common to Green Gate Common for bus users and pedestrians.
Electric vehicle charging points for the Ladder, especially on new developments.
Community Infrastructure Levy money to be locked into the ward from Development, some five million pounds.
An equitable solution to reduce impact on our communities health from congestion and traffic
Realise the objectives of Living Wightman
Return of Children's centres to the Ladder, promoting parent training and caring, employment opportunities.
Establish a forum to senior citizens,mot encourage greater visibility in the community and meet their needs
Cultural forums to understand emerging needs within our community, and encourage social activity
A community zone like the Gardens residents have, an old Labour idea.
Community festivals for Finsbury park
Street parties for greater social bonding and communication
Translations fit for purpose, with extra carriages for commuters in peak times.
Accessible train stations for Hornsey Harringay.
Improve safer access on our pedestrian rail Bridges at Hornsey and Harringay
Improve pedestrian linkages or routes to our train stations parks and ledgeability of area for walking
Make the route to Manor House and Turnpike lane less pedestrian hostile with improvements coordinating with Hackney council urban design team.
Safer crossings for the passage for pedestrians
A new pedestrian crossing on Harringay passage to cross Turnpike Lane, encouraging pedestrian movement on to to Wood Green exiting at the little Green Bookshop.
LED lighting for Harringay Passage.
Improved footpaths across the Ladder
Pollution studies by Haringey Council.
Enforcement of speed restrictions at night to make green Lanes safer.
Encourage diversity on the high street, look at high street rates, to establish if Haringey are pricing out dynamic business in empty shops, encouraging local employment, and offerings on the High Street.
A W bus for wightman rd from Sainsbury's to Shopping City.
A greater diversity of activities and sports in Finsbury Park.
Promote and support community involvement of sites of environmental importance within Harringay
Identify opportunities for a school site for secondary or matriculation, ie years 10 -12, possibly Jewsons with good rail links to facilities at Heartlands only 3-4 minutes by train.
Promote and open up our Community centres to promote cultural cohesion and experience
Reduction of car reliance, energy poverty and promote technology to realise a carbon neutral ward
Provide a guideline for loft extensions with case studies to promote thoughtful development and visual impact
Encourage gardening in front yards to improve the feel of Harringay's private realm
Promote vistas with careful consideration of tree planting on the Ladder Roads, greening our ward.
Bring back a Harringay Market to promote food and start ups, with a pathway to longer term enterprise.
Encourage Harringay to be creative with our area, and get behind local initiatives.
Encourage sporting activity for all, through cooperation with schools.
More to follow, any party can adopt these ideas and they should enguage all of them within their political career. it's a wish list so you can be as creative and dynamic as you like.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by andy h on
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Just thought of something.( pie in sky - but hey ho it's a bucket list) What about the McDonald's site including car park.
The arena's going to be redeveloped, and the station would only have to drop the 'lanes' part.
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Permalink Reply by JoeW on
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I used to go to the Harringay Market but not sure it would be viable any more, since places like Harringay Local Store have opened on Green Lanes?
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Permalink Reply by Sandi on
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Yes, agree with Joe. There just isn't an appetite for a regular food-only market here; and especially now with shops like HLS, B&B and restaurants offering wonderful, affordable food. For me the problem isn't location; it's what the market offers. A great market will always attract visitors but here it needs a wider remit than just food.
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Permalink Reply by Lauren on
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I think it's a shame the market shut down, it was a nice event and somewhere to go but I rarely bought anything or spent much as I couldn't personally justify the expense on food when we have very good cheap grocery stores locally. I used to buy from the second hand book lady but wasn't really interested in the other non food stalls as they weren't that interesting or the calibre that I would buy from (not all, there were a couple that I liked). There are loads of craftspeople / designer-makers around Harringay who would bring diversity and interest to such a market, I would recommend appealing to them if you were going to do it again. Would it be feasible to do it again as a one-off and see how it goes? I suppose the location is key with this though and it seems difficult to find anywhere. I thought SHJS was the best location.
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I found the prices outrageous. I bought some speciality cheeses there. The next day I happened to be in Knightsbridge and discovered I could bought them cheaper in Harrods Food Hall.
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Agree about the special vibe a market creates. But on the occasions I went, it wasn't there. For me, a neighbourhood market needs to attract enough punters to make it worth the traders time and pockets. And offer more than food to have a wider reach. Lauren's post below is where I'm at; a market that also champions the existing wealth of creative businesses on our doorstep. Maybe more of a seasonal event, 3/4xs a year rather than every week. Location is not the problem; we are served well by buses, trains and tube and two great community schools to host. What the market offers, and a wider reach using creative marketing could mean we have the makings of a market that reflects the vibrant, diverse, creative community we live in rather than one that engages the few.
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Well you took a risk in business, sadly for you it didn't pay off, despite the support, mine included, you received. Can Harringay sustain a market? Who knows. But the thread is 'a bucket list for Harringay'. A vibrant, thriving market-event type thing for Harringay would be my wish.
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Jessica,
I would just like to say that I think you put your heart and soul into the market and I truly admire the efforts you put into it. But ultimately market forces prevailed. Whilst you may be prepared to pay more for local produce, many families who have to make choices to make ends meet aren't prepared to do so, and you can't knock people for that. My cheeses were all imported so whilst I appreciate that Harrods may be able to buy it at a better rate, they also have huge overheads that a stall holder does not. The stall concerned could have purchased a table or gazebo from my purchase alone. I certainly don't blame you or your management of the market for that. But I think some of the stall-holders took the michael. Charging £4 for a cup cake that probably cost 40p to make, for example. -
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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The market on Tottenham Green now has a permanent licence. For those on the 41 or 230 or 341 or W4 or 259/279 bus routes, it's ten minutes from Green Lanes. Seems very similar to me to the old Harringay markets. Lots of street food plus some food stuffs bread cheese etc. Today, Tottenham Marsh honey.
Sundays 11am - 4pm
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To balance things out from what I see to be an obsession with all things outdoorsy ...when I was at school, the GLC gave us free tickets to the opera and the ballet... I would like to see much more emphasis on the difference art and culture can make to lives...there's more to life than cycling
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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on
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Having spent five years at art college studying fine art, visual communication and interactive design, I don't need much convincing. It is a shame we have lost Hornsey College of Art and Mount View Academy of Performing arts to Peckham.
My focus has been on the built environment, which can still promote the cultural importance of the Arts to our community, and the local economy.
I have been enjoying cycling more, switching from a Schwinn to a Racer, I always thought the best way to plan a city is to cycle through it, racers feel every pot hole, so I understand the importance of good road surfacing, which can sadly cause fatalities, (as I have read about and weary of myself.)
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