Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Traders fear parking charge rise from £2.80 to £6 will kill off shops
Traders in Harringay have hit out at parking charge hikes which they warn could spell the death of their high street by “driving away” potential customers. Shoppers will now have to shell out £6 to park for up to two hours on the stretch of Green Lanes next to the Harringay Ladder, and business-owners say the increase from £2.80 imposed by Haringey Council is already costing them dearly.
Clive Disney, 49, of Disney’s furniture shop, a family business which has been based in Grand Parade since 1913, told the Advertiser: “People are going to pull up to the meter, see the charge of £6 and drive off.
“This is going to have a really big impact, especially in the current trading situation. If times were good, it is something we would fight anyway but so many businesses are really struggling at the moment.
“Already we get so many people ringing up for a quote because they say they passed by and couldn’t find a parking meter or it was too expensive to stop.
“The trading estate is just up the road and it is free to park up there. We are supposed to compete on an even basis with those shops but it’s impossible.
“Once we have got the customers in the shop we can hopefully impress them with our service and the more personal experience of shopping at an independent, family-run shop like ours, but if we can’t get them in in the first place we don’t stand a chance.”
Shefik Mehmet, chairman of the Harringay Traders’ Association, called an emergency meeting of traders on Tuesday afternoon to address the issue.
He said: “I get calls every day from traders reporting back from their customers about parking problems. We are being classed the same as the Wood Green shopping centre area which is ridiculous. “This is going to make things very difficult for business-owners and we are going to see more shops closing.”
Councillor Nilgun Canver, cabinet member for neighbourhoods at the council, said that the rise in parking charges was the first since 2008.
“Careful consideration was given to the impact of the increased costs, and the changes were introduced in April following a consultation period, including a survey of visitors to the area,” she said.
“The popularity of Green Lanes as a shopping area means that demand for parking is very high. We hope that the new charges will encourage a turnover of use – discouraging drivers from taking spaces for too long and allowing more shoppers to visit the area, which will be of benefit to traders.”
Story from Haringey Advertiser
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Permalink Reply by ElleCarumba on
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If there was a shop on Green Lanes that sold quorn, tofu, puy lentils and decent fish/seafood that would be a start.
Oh and good quality fresh pizza (to be cooked at home- not takeaway). Sometimes I'm too lazy to cook.
Proper cheese - not just feta and halloumi. I want brie, camembert, goats cheese, proper parmesan, fresh mozzarella....not into blue cheese myself but I'm sure some people are. I know Baldwins has some cheese but its not a full selection.
And somewhere that sells good quality tights.
And fresh flowers and birthday cards/small gifts.
Crumpets.
Proper off licence with quality booze.
And the moment I go to Harringay Sainsburys, Waitrose near my office or Upper Street for all of the above. And while I'm in there I buy a whole load of things I could get on Green Lanes but may as well get at the same time. So my shopping on Green Lanes tends to be restricted to picking up ad hoc bits and pieces (and buying bread and cakes).
Definitely in favour of permanent bus lanes. Also parking restrictions/yellow lines etc should be the same on Sunday as Saturday.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Turnpike Lane has some of this but even vast swathes of Islington are not well served by a bon fromagerie.
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Permalink Reply by Mr Growbag on
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Anthos florist, just north of the Salisbury on the left does fresh flowers
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Permalink Reply by Pip on
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If you like to pick up everything in one go because it's easier, it's likely you'll always gravitate towards a supermarket, that being the reason they picked up so many customers in the first place!
But to help with your shopping list more generally (and I realise I'm not giving a list of artisan options) - but if it helps you pick up the odd thing when you don't want to walk to Sainsbury's...
Veggie substitutes - I'm not veggie myself but pretty sure Iceland/Tesco do both Quorn and Tofu. Also, the International supermarket on Turnpike Lane (depending where you live - only a few minutes walk away) does loads of great veggie substitute things which I've used from time to time.
Puy lentils - now, these might be difficult, you can pick up pretty much every other type of lentil but if if puy are the ones. M and S in Wood Green and Sainsburys would cover it
Fish - there's a really good fish stall just on the way into Wood Green, seems to be there every day and they are very nice - again, not sure how far away you live from this end of Green Lanes but it's probably a 5 minute walk from the top of the ladder
Pizza - I think Bianca does takeout if you ask nicely. Otherwise the Turkish pizzas in Yasars are nice (especially if you get them straight out of the oven and Gokyuzu (think that's spelt wrong!) also does lovely pizzas - you can ask for them with or without an egg!!
Proper cheese - now, I hear you on this as a fellow cheese mad person but given that most of London doesn't have decent cheese shops, we're pretty lucky to have La Fromagerie just by Finsbury Park. Yes, it's a bus ride but cheese keeps and it's a much better shop than most halfhearted delis - staff really know their stuff! (Oh, and I'm pretty sure there's been talk on here of a deli opening near La Vina soon? that's really close!)
Tights - I think the 'too cool for school' clothes shop mid way up does tights ( I can't confirm as I'm not cool enough and I go to M and S!)
Fresh flowers: there's one by Turnpike Lane station, the one with the mad teddies (I realise, the teddies do not suggest flowers but they are very beautiful, and the one next to Muna's.
Gifts - I tend to go to Wood Green or the West End
Crumpets: Tesco/Iceland
Off licence: Well, I'm not sure on quality booze but there's enough general purpose booze and anything more swish than that - I tend to order online to save my shoulders!
I realise this has now become the longest list in the world, and it may not all be available on the same road name - but it's definitely a better range in a smaller area than the choice I've found in other parts of London where I've lived in the past - including Wandsworth and Maida Vale.
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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Baldwins does a good selection cheese, cold meats, sundried toatoes, artichoke hearts, chutneys, pasta, panatone, potted friuts, organic eggs, testicles, brain......
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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We need loads more shops selling those special cases for mobile phones.
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Permalink Reply by JeremyS on
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A start on Green Lanes might be an English grocery store, a traditional bakery, more variety of restaurants and a deli.
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We have three bakeries on Green Lanes - all do really lovely bread but also Paprika Store does excellent cake and rye and potato breads, Yasar's cover off the cream cake/savory hot things market and La Ruche is good for croissants and french bread. they are probably about 4 minutes walk from each other. Probably wouldn't get that in many places.
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.. and several delis too, last time I looked. Other than Baldwin's fridge, which often has nice hams, salamis and pork pies, most of the Turkish supermarkets have a selection of prepacked sliced meats in their fridges (sliced pastirma makes awesome sandwiches), and we have 2 Polish delis between HGL and the Salisbury. Polish charcuterie is great.
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Pip, can you tell me where these bakeries are please?
I live towards the top end of the ladder (ie, the least well provided in terms of food shops)
ps, sorry if this ends up a duplicate post
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Not Pip, but hopefully these reviews/maps might be helpful. Happy baked-goods-eating!
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/96137-Yasar-Halim-London (Yasar Halim)
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/222708-Danube-Bakery-London (Paprika Store - used to be called Danube Bakery)
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/223834-La-Ruche-London (La Ruche)
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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Following-on from these links to Qype I'd like to propose a small practical step HoL members could take to help local shops survive and thrive. Perhaps Pip, Mr Growbag and ElleCarumba could lead the way and others may join in.
Here's my suggestion. Local shops, and other businesses offering quality goods and services could be photographed and commented on. And not just on Qype and HoL but on other websites.
I've done this from time to time on my Flickr pages. (This is the San Marco Restaurant Bruce Grove.) At other times I've posted photos and given information about Yaşar Halim, the Big Green Bookshop, and Marmalade Café in Lordship Lane.
Link to HoL's Flickr Group for example. Or on Facebook.
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