Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
It's bye bye bridge banners as Harringay wins £1.8 million for Green Lanes in new fund bid
Hard on the heels of the successful bid for Round 1 of the Outer London Fund, it has just been announced that Harringay has won £1.77million from the Round 2 bid submitted last year.
The bid was submitted by the Green Lanes Strategy Group with the drive and vision coming in particular from Rob Chau of the Harringay Traders' Association.
The Harringay project was also singled out for particular mention this morning by Boris Johnson when he announced the bid.
The £1.77m will be augmented to almost £2.1m with matched funding coming from local traders. The project focuses on three key elements, most of which echo many sentiments expressed here on HoL
1. Create a new gateway for Harringay - a total revamp of the bridge. Gone will be the banners and the tat and in it's place a stylish entrance to our hood. LED panels and a showcase for local artists will be part of the approach.
2. Improve the public realm at street level - this will focus on a 'mini town square' approach - improving all the junctions that lead on to Green Lanes with better trees, building up the side road headers to pavement level and adding benches. Power points will also be added to allow the development of a street market culture.
3. Improving shop fronts - a limited number of shop fronts will be replaced with quality wooden ones, echoing a more traditional feel. Initial funding will limit the number to 35, but it is hoped that these will pioneer improvements elsewhere. Individual traders will add 20% of the cost themselves
More details on the bid soon. In the meantime some pictures for you to conjour up your imaginations:
Rob summarised his exhilaration with a measured statement of purpose, "The festival has shown just how vibrant our high street can be. We want to help guarantee our competitiveness against other high streets. We just haven't had the funds to do it till now. This is the biggest amount of funding we've seen for thirty years"
Once the dust has settled, a series of consultation events will be held to provide local people with an opportunity for direct input into exactly how the funds will be spent.
You can catch a little on the Mayor's announcement on the BBC news this evening. They're supposed to be coming to Harringay for a few shots and quick interviews.
More soon, I'm sure. In the meantime, well done to Rob and the bid team! Great news for the hood.
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Permalink Reply by Julie - WPRNW on
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this is brilliant news.
many thanks to all that made this happen, much appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by paddyk on
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good news but as always with these announcements - no timetable.
item 2. could be started by the council now, trees and good benches are a no brainer should have been completed years ago
I see no mention of ducketts common, another no brainer
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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There was mention of Duckett's a week or so long ago. The Friends group have just got £250k funding. Bountiful times for Harringay. We need more recessions!
The timetable will come when the plans are fully fleshed out.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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No Hugh, we need more split voting...
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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on
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Great for Harringay to get some deserved attention, well done to the Green Lanes Strategy Group.
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Permalink Reply by Alice Mezzo on
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Hurray! Well done to all who put in the hard work!
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Permalink Reply by Nemone Mercer on
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Many thanks to all those involved in getting that money. Will look forward to the consultation process and the ideas local folk come up with. I would love to see more green!
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Permalink Reply by L F T Snowflake on
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Tell you would would be really nice - spend some of the money on clearing away all the clutter. There is not a shop that does not have a post, a sign, bin or a metal box outside it. I wanted to take some shots of Disney's the other day, but there is so much grunge in front of it that I would have to spend hours on photoshop clearing it all away.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Setz on
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Must get a bigger delete key
Returning from abroad helped me see the UK as a highly regulated country - maybe that's why we've had so few revolutions. More CCTV per head than anyone. More of us (over 9%) on the DNA database (USA 3%) etc.
Some countries only have double yellow lines where you can park, so there are fewer signs...
I hope people will grow towards giving the planners more of a hand - there seems to be more chance to influence what happens locally than there has ever been so let's see some more Photoshopping...
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Permalink Reply by William Booth on
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That's a real sculpture near Canary Wharf isn't it?
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It was in London - gone now.
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Ah right. Think I drove past it once in a confused state.
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