Hugh's Comments

Yes I know I've put another really long URL on my latest posting. I haven't had time to do my IT training yet.
Can we offer a (virtual) prize for the best suggestion for the name of the new school?!

I am returning your comment Hugh: the Hornsey magazine is a free magazine (ie advertising financed) a rather stylish production. One place you can get it is in a display stand outside Budgens in Crouch End, I was doing a google search for it because I thought it would have a web site, and this is how I ended uo here. the Hornsey magazine, it would seem, does not have a web presence. I have no idea whether leaving a comment on your wall like this is a good way of responding to your comment...

If you are able to post my message about reincarnated Zig Zag for all to see that would be great....I still cant find orginal message...feel a training course coming on!! Many thanks Carole

God, sorry! Him, not you. We're married, so I'm the one who was doing the ear bending.

Fantastic site though, it is so wonderful knowing that you are not the only person who cares about the area you live in (and pondering the insanity of things like the Arena shopping centre!).
Alison

Hi Hugh

The 'Send a Message' link only appears under the avatars of people who are my 'friends' (& perhaps because you have asked everyone who's joined the site to be your friend, it may seem as if everyone has that 'Send a Message' link by default?). I tried out this theory by looking at members who were my 'friends' and those who weren't, and it holds. So I think PedroK has to accept my invitation before the 'Send a Message' link becomes visible.

I don't mind - I think it's probably quite a sensible feature of Ning to prevent unwanted messaging and spam.

Empyrean

I cant even find the message I posted, let alone allow other people to see it!!! HELP! Thanks Carole

That was actually my intention!! I use computers all day, however this medium is a whole new ball game!!

Will give it a go!
Thanks
Carole

Hi Hugh
Well done for setting up this site. Great for finding out what's going locally. I have already been chatting to my neighbours via this site. So 21st century!
I have 2 young kids and as a result, a flailing career as an art director in kids' tv. I have set up my own business as a mural painter/ kids bedroom designer and have put together a very basic web site. Would it be possible to have a link to my website? I noticed that there were other artists on there. The address is www.nancyjackdesign.co.uk
Let me know.
Cheers
Nancy

Attachment received. thanks

Hey Hugh. Well done on the site. It looks great and shows good positive community network already. I found you while searching for common voices on state of congestion at Arena shopping (girlfriend stuck for an hour today trying to get out). Many other issues to tackle things to enjoy together. Keep it up. Mac

Hello Hugh - yes, that's right! I've never used Ning before so I'm just trying to get the hang of it now. I can already see you seem to have quite a community here!

Still trying to get recruits! Have gone into traffic discussions now because that seems to get people more worked up than anything! Actually i go to sainsbury on Monday morning -dead. Bit insufferable to say that in the forum though!

No that's it and as I said in the discussion I started on the forum, one good measure of how strong a community is can be how happy people are to bring up families here and use LOCAL schools/ services and not take fright as soon as kids get to secondary school for example by sending kids out of borough or moving two yards from a popular school (Muswell Hill fro example). I'm probably a teacher who has experienced this twice talking now, not a parent, but lack of support for local schools by the whole community can cause terrible damage and start long decline in an area.

No I do want to understand the thinking. I want to know why a Starbucks in Hampstead can have the residents turning out in force to campaign but something undesirable like a plethora of bookies here in Green lanes doesn't galvanise the community in the same way even when it is clear from the on line buzz on places like fb and others that people don't want it. As I said to my hubby 'a damn great bookies opposite the clock in Crouch end would have caused uproar'. I think this community will change slowly but some kind of group, with sub groups for things like crime,children, etc. could hurry it along

Hi Hugh....

....am glad to join such an interesting group...
I am a member of the Wightman Road N4 Residents Group, so am involved to some extent with the local community... Have lived in Harringay for over 8 years... so am keen to improve things and get involved...

Thanks for the welcome..

Regards Dan.

I have been working as a volunteer in Africa on and off for 12 years and when I come back I am always appalled at the state of the borough. I want to get to some meetings where I can find out what is happening and what residents are doing about it. Salisbury Road is limbo land I find. It used to be a nice place to live.

Hi Hugh, and thanks. I'm in Mount Pleasant Villas, off Mountview Road. I joined as I was looking for recommendations for tradesmen - I was after someone to fix our washing machine (sorted now!) and thought a local forum might be a good place to look. I don't know if the site features such local tips, but it might make a good section?

Cheers, Matt

Sorry, got cut off.
It will be helpful if you could up load Green Lanes Strategy Group newsletters. They are helpful to observe the progress made in the last 5 years. Dasos Maliotis, GL neigh. manager can e-mail you all e-copies of the newsletters.
I'll try to get to the Committee by 7.45pm tomorrow.
Best wishes
Nilgun

Hello Hugh,
I don't actually live in Coningsby road anymore. I live in Italy now, moved out very many years ago. But I'm so glad I can get a feel of my old neighborhood thanks to "Harringay comunity". Hope you don't mind I'm not actually a resident NOW. Bye