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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Catalyst Awards Success

So, li'l ole Harringay chalks one up for the underdog.

Out of over 100 entrants, Harringay Online was one of ten sites recognised at this morning's awards. Of those ten three were selected for presentation to Gordon Brown, Phil Hope (Minister for the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office) & John Hutton (first Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) who spent 20 minutes with the three.

Harringay Online was one of two sites singled out for a Special Judges' Commendation. (The main award for our category went to a very worthy site which fit the bill better than Harringay Online. But apparently the judges were so positive about what we're doing that they particularly wanted to recognise and profile the initiative we are engaged in and so made this special commendation).

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Permalink Reply by Anette on July 24, 2008 at 22:24
Congratulations! Well deserved.
I assume we'll see this in the next Haringey People? And such a shame Brian Haley never called you back when you called to invite him along, Hugh!
Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on July 25, 2008 at 0:55
A marvellous and well deserved result! Congratulations, Hugh and everyone else. I suspect we've only begun to grasp the creative potential of a neighbourhood online network - especially its power to gather and share information and make change in the offline world. I especially value the candour, open-mindedness, enjoyment and pride in locality, and mutual respect of site members.
Permalink Reply by Flower on July 25, 2008 at 3:14

Congratulations Hugh and all .... now, did someone mention captions? Hmm ... maybe not!
Permalink Reply by Alison on July 25, 2008 at 9:28
I always thought it was a fantastic model of community engagement/empowerment - Good to see it has been recognised. Well done.
Permalink Reply by Martha on July 25, 2008 at 9:41
Excellent - very well deserved, onwards and upwards! Good to know that the hard work put in by many has been recognised. Well done to all.
IngridPermalink Reply by Ingrid on July 25, 2008 at 11:22
congrats hugh! :)
Permalink Reply by empyrean_aisles on July 25, 2008 at 13:29
This is fabulous news and it's so good that all this hard work has been recognised - at a level *above* the local authority! Well done to Hugh & Liz & Adam & everyone else who has put in time and effort for this.

The Haringey People centrefold needs not only to feature this photo, but the comments in this thread (especially Takaokajiegin's, Eddie's & Liz's)!
Permalink Reply by sophie hautefeuille on July 25, 2008 at 14:47
Congratulations to you and to everybody who contributes to this website!
robertmacPermalink Reply by robertmac on July 25, 2008 at 16:04
Fantastic! Well done Hugh and everyone involved in setting up HarringayOnline.
Permalink Reply by Hugh on July 25, 2008 at 16:31
A couple more pics of the event:


With Phil Hope, Minister for Third Sector


With John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform


With John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform


And look at that, he'd rather take the phot op than listen to me. Tch!
Eddie FinneganPermalink Reply by Eddie Finnegan on July 25, 2008 at 17:41
Gordon: "These Cataclysmic Awards should Phil us with Hope, 24/7, in the run-up to Glasgow East."

Mrs E.: "Oh Mr Hutton, you Enterprising hunk, you're a punk I could do Business with. Are you looking for a Litterary Tsarina?"

Hugh: "Listen up Gordon! Finsbury Park's a place you could spend more time with the family."
Permalink Reply by Cat on July 26, 2008 at 0:00
Cracking result - well done.

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