Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Finsbury Park Music Events

The Friends of Finsbury Park have their AGM this evening at 7pm in the Finsbury Park Trust Offices on Seven Sisters Road. "Everyone is welcome"

They've been given leave to appeal the outcome of their failed legal action to ban large scale events in London's parks. Sadly it seems they are still pressing ahead with their campaign to remove Finsbury Park's main source of income, send the park into decline and put a stop to events enjoyed by thousands of Londoners.

In their little post-truth echo chamber they continue to repeat concerns about damage to the park and security issues, neither of which were significant problems during last summer's events. They say the park will be just fine without the major events income, a belief which is backed by neither evidence nor common sense at a time when council services are being severely cut.

Here's Martin in a news clip on the subject. The FoFP was set up to promote the interests of the park and all of its users, but still appears to be prioritising the concerns of a handful of local residents:

http://www.londonlive.co.uk/news/2017-01-17/campaigners-win-the-rig...

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on February 8, 2017 at 16:23

I wouldn't hold your breath for those minutes, Tris....the last lot took a good few months (my recollection is 6 months)

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Permalink Reply by andy h on February 11, 2017 at 12:36

Don't know how many of you read/scan the Torygraph but the article below is interesting and maybe links into the Finsbury Park Forum idea re planning etc
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/11/britishparks-returning-p...

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on February 11, 2017 at 17:01

The author of the report, Clive Betts, chairman of the committee said: "Every local authority should have a strategic plan, recognising that parks are much more than just grass and tulips and bringing in resources from outside the traditional budgets.
Isn't that exactly what Haringey Council have done; brought in resources from outside the traditional budgets to fully fund maintenance and investment in Finsbury Park.