Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Street lighting in Finsbury Park
I was delighted when they put the street lights in Finsbury Park so in the winter I could still cycle home through the park when it was dark. There were so many more cyclists and walkers and it felt safe.
Now when I cycle through from the South Gate up towards Endymion Rd exit there are lights up to the tennis courts then they go off and they don’t come on again until the cafe - leaving a fairly long stretch of pitch black. I asked on the council website for them to fix the lights. They said they had but the lights are still off. Does anybody know if this is a cost cutting exercise?
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Zena Brabazon
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Hi Jane
I just saw your post and wanted to reply right away. I will follow this up in the morning to find out what has happened and to ensure the lights are fixed. My email is zena.brabazon@haringey.gov.uk if you want to email with any further details, and of course, it will enable me to contact you!
Best wishes
ZenaZena Brabazon
Cllr, Harringay ward
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Permalink Reply by Jamie Harper
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The council is undoubtedly a poor custodian of the park, but their job is not made easier by the often harebrained approach of the Friends of Finsbury Park.
Having only relatively recently campaigned for lighting and CCTV in the park, their stance now is to have the park locked at night (or when dark). They cite the example of Clissold Park which has its gates shut at 4.30pm at this time of year. Which whim should the council attend to? There are arguments for and against both, but a little consistency would probably help.
"We have recently campaigned for the park gates to be locked overnight from like many other London parks such as Clissold, Victoria, Battersea and Southwark. Other councils do this precisely to cut down on criminal uses of the park at night which leads to a lot of littering and degradation of the park. We estimate this will cost the council approximately £30k a year but will dramatically reduce littering, etc." Friends of Finsbury Park website.
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