Welcome to the community website of Alexandra Park neighbourhood in London. Our aim is to encourage interaction, both online and in person, between local people in Alexandra Park and surrounding neighbourhoods, as well as providing a channel for local information. Use it to discuss local issues, find out about local events and post your own events, create a group, recycle items...

            

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Latest Activity on the site

Parish of Alexandra Park posted a
Full details available here: Events - St Andrew's Alexandra Park - A Church Near You
21 hours ago
Haringey Circle posted a
Hi all,We are happy to announce our latest walk happening this Sunday 23rd of March at Alexandra Palace. Join us for a relaxing walk, whether you're a seasoned walker or just looking to enjoy a leisurely stroll.Register HERE!Meeting Point:We will…
22 hours ago
Anne Hutchings posted an event

Apr 26, 2025 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

St James, Muswell Hill N10 3DB

23 hours ago
Susie Holden posted a
From Palmers Green Community Newsletter:
On Sunday there's an opportunity to travel on vintage buses (with fares going to Red Nose Day) running on four routes centred around Wood Green. Two of the routes - the 29 and 144 - are still going strong,…
yesterday
Jane Keitch posted an event

Mar 29, 2025 from 11:30am to 1:30pm

Corner of Terrick Road and Bridge Road

yesterday
Suzanne Kelly posted an event

Apr 26, 2025 from 10:30am to 12:00pm

Holy Trinity Church Hall, Winchmore Hill, On the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS

yesterday
Sureka Fernando posted an event

Mar 19, 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Bounds Green School

Tuesday
Tanya Shoop posted an event

Mar 26, 2025 from 11:00am to 11:55am

CUFOS, Alexandra Palace, Top of the Avenue, Muswell Hill, N10 2QE

Tuesday
Tanya Shoop posted an event

Mar 19, 2025 from 11:00am to 11:55am

CUFOS, Alexandra Palace, Top of the Avenue, Muswell Hill, N10 2QE

Tuesday
Julie Tang-Evans replied to Nick Read's forum post Playground at Oliver Tambo recreation ground
"I believe the initial estimated completion was before Christmas (but they didn't say which Christmas!).  There have been periods - especially in January - when the play area was just a sea of mud and water which would have stopped work for a while. …"
Tuesday
Collage Arts posted an event

Mar 29, 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ

Tuesday
Collage Arts posted an event

Mar 28, 2025 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm

karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ

Tuesday
Collage Arts posted an event

Mar 23, 2025 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm

karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ

Tuesday
Vicki Leonard replied to Nick Read's forum post Playground at Oliver Tambo recreation ground
"I think they are very behind their schedule. The work of the landscapers was supposed to be finished at the end of January and yet they are only just back working after a long break. They told me it would be 'weeks' till they finish. Then the land…"
Mar 16
Cllr Alessandra Rossetti replied to Nick Read's forum post Playground at Oliver Tambo recreation ground
"Hi Nick, I am aware the site seemed abandoned, have asked for confirmation during the week and it seems that contractors have been able to resume work this week after a period where the ground was too wet for any work, especially the southern end. I…"
Mar 16
Sue Davies posted an event

Apr 2, 2025 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Holy Trinity Church, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill N21 3RS

Mar 15
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Events and Activities


March- April 2025


Events at the All Good Bookshop this month (35 Turnpike Lane).

Sunday 2 – 30 March – Muswell Hill Creatives TOGETHER Exhibition, upstairs at Crouch End Picturehouse, 10am-10pm each day.

Sunday 16 March – Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra Concert at St Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DD.

Tuesday 18 March – Energy Transition: talk and Q&A with author Jean-Baptiste Fressoz at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, 28 Pages Lane N10, 7.30-8.30pm.

Wednesday 19 March – Talk: A Place to call Home: the origin and growth of Hornsey Housing Trust, at Hornsey Parish Church Hall, Cranley Gardens N20, 1.30-3pm.

Thursday 20 March – Women in Jazz Media presents: Devon Gates at Karamel, 7pm.

Friday 21 March – Jyotsna Srikanth presents Bangalore Dreams at Karamel, 7pm.

Saturday 22 March – Muswell Hill Creatives Make and Mend Festival at St. Andrew’s Centre, Alexandra Park Road N10, 2-5.30pm.

Saturday 22 March – Concerts don’t cost the earth, at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22, 7.30pm.

Thursday 27 March – Tomorrow’s Warriors present Kezia Abuoma Trio at Karamel, 7pm.

Friday 28 March – Vegan Vixens: Kickass Feminists at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22, 6.30-9.30pm.

Saturday 29 March – Knitting workshops for beginners and refreshers at Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, on the Broadway of Green Lanes, N21 3RS, 11-12.30pm.

Wednesday 2 April – North London Organic Gardeners with Chris Collins at Holy Trinity Church, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill N21, 8pm.

Saturday 5 April – Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Saturday 5 April – Invitation to all Pianists and Piano Lovers! At Alexandra Park Library, 3-4pm. Supporters of Alexandra Park Library.

Sunday 6 April – Sunday roast and board games! Greekstraveganza @ Karamel, 1-7pm.

Saturday 14 June - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Saturday 12 July - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.


Ongoing courses and activities

Geekstraveganza – regular boardgame meetup on these dates at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, 1-6pm.

Movement and Ease: Alexander Technique with Tanya every Wednesday morning at CUFOS, Top of the Avenue N10, 11-11.55am.

Em Power fitness classes – Monday and Friday mornings in OR Tambo Rec, 9-9.30am (term time only). The main focus is on core and legs.

Life drawing sessions – alternate Saturdays during term time at Rhodes Avenue Primary School, 1-3pm.

Free Martial Arts and Self-defence for Women and girls for the month of March on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Alexandra Park School.

Painting for Pleasure – Thursdays at CUFOS Community Centre (the old railway station), Top of The Avenue N10, 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm. Jan 9th - March 27th.

Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra rehearses Tuesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

Fortismere Community Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

After School Sewing Club on Fridays at Stitch crafts, 2 Hazelwood Lane Palmers Green, 4.30-6pm. Term time.

Bowes Park Community Choir - Thursday evenings during term time at Bounds Green School, 7.15-9.15pm.

Salsa Wednesdays – Wednesday evenings at Bounds Green School, Bounds Green Road N11 2QG, 7-8pm. 

V&J Ensemble: Vocal group for ALL Singers on Wednesdays at St. Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 (corner of Windermere Road), 6.50-8.30pm.

 

 

 

All Good Bookshop has many regular events - book groups of course, also music, writing, yoga - and special events .... at 35 Turunpike Lane.

Many Music and Art events are held at Karamel, including Collage Kids performance events on Saturday mornings at 11.30am. At 4 Coburg Road, 

Wood Green N22 6UJ.

 

 

 

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Walks for Each Season...New edition


2nd Edition 'Walks for Each Season: 26 great walks in the countryside near London'  Julia Smith (local Haringey resident) - just published! 
 
Seize the moment, escape the city and fully experience the beauty of each season. These 26 fabulous walks, all within easy reach of London by train, showcase each season’s highlights, leading you through bluebells in spring, among poppies and wildflower meadows in summer, into the glory of beechwoods in autumn…
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A team from Lotus descended on some garages behind Alexandra Park Road yesterday with a little modified Austin 7, which turned out to be a replica of the original Lotus Mark 1. They were celebrating 75 years since it was built by Colin Chapman in one of these same garages, owned by his girlfriend's parents. Their son and daughter are pictured, about to set off on a repeat of its…

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Yesterday afternoon I went to the Estorick Collection in Canonbury Square, just a few minutes walk from Highbury and Islington station. It is a lovely place to visit and has six galleries over three floors plus a cafe with tables in a quiet garden area. The Estorick Collection is housed in a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse overlooking Canonbury Square, and it opened in 1998 with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. There…

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Wood Green Hopping Brew Day


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Hops ready to be picked for the Wood Green Hopping Brew Day at the Goodness Brewery, this afternoon, Sunday18 September.

Local growers contribute their hops, which are picked only shortly before brew day because the 'green hopped' pale ale is brewed while the hops are still fresh. Dried hops are used for most other ales, lagers and beers. The hop plant is…

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