Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Biffy Clyro at Finsbury Park tonight
I really feel for the residents living around Finsbury Park. We're miles away on Sydney Road near Turnpike Lane and we can hear the band's set really clearly – it sounds much louder than gigs normally are.
How loud is it if you live closer?!
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
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THE residents who—as always—suffer most from Haringey Council's Major Events conduct are those in Brownswood Ward, Hackney.
At 6 PM last evening, a resident in Seven Sisters Road wrote (below) to the promoter Festival Republic and to Hackney Licensing and also copied in many others, including Hackney Councillors, David Lammy MP and The Friends of Finsbury Park.
Hackney Council are of course not responsible for Haringey Council's selfish Event promotion. Haringey do not care and have never cared. Haringey Council and their Events Team feel little enough responsibility to residents in this Borough and still less to residents in Hackney Borough.
Since Haringey's Major Events Policy in Finsbury Park there have been independent reports of building shaking along Seven Sisters Road over many years.
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Hi,
I’m a resident of [number supplied] Seven Sisters Road. You obviously don’t care but my building is swaying again - I have video proof. I’m scared. It’s dangerous.
I will see you at tomorrow’s meeting. Please be prepared to give me the contacts of people who were in charge of licensing instead of the generic email I use here.
I’d love to see Festival Republic go bankrupt as soon as possible.
Kind Regards,
[name supplied]
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Permalink Reply by Jules
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I live on Seymour and quite enjoyed listening to the music in my garden. Live music brings joy. I've spoken to friends on Seven Sisters Road, opposite the park and they say it is extremely loud in their flat, but they acknowledge that it is only for a weekend here and there over the summer so they are happy to put up with it as the festival goes are having a great time. The only thing they object to is people using their entrance as a toilet
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Permalink Reply by KP
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The problem is most years it's not just for one weekend. If it was just one or even 2 weekends I wouldn't mind. My biggest problems isn't actually the music its the fact the park has those awful barriers everywhere. It stops so many of us enjoying the park in the summer, when we most want to be there. The barriers go up way in advance. A lot of us don't have gardens so the park is the only place we get to enjoy outdoor space.
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