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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Debra Thompson posted a
Hi allcould anyone please recommend someone who could paint our garden fence. It's 3 long runs and would need both sides doing. We want someone reliable who would do a thorough job and not to expensive! Thanks!  Debra
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Tanya Shoop posted an event

Oct 24, 2025 from 12:30pm to 1:15pm

pavilion Cafe (outside), OR Tambo Park, Albert Road, N22 7XLon

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Tanya Shoop posted an event

Oct 9, 2025 from 12:30pm to 1:15pm

pavilion Cafe (outside), OR Tambo Park, Albert Road, N22 7XLon

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Collage Arts posted an event

Oct 16, 2025 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm

karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ

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Collage Arts posted an event

Oct 12, 2025 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm

karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ

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Collage Arts posted an event

Oct 10, 2025 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm

karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ

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Ado posted an event

Nov 10, 2025 at 2:00pm to Nov 15, 2025 at 9:00pm

Greenwich Theatre (Studio

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Collage Arts posted a
THIS WEEK!Wed, Oct 1, 2025 | 5:30 PM | H.A.T.E Club - Hobby and Tabletop EnthusiastsWe're a friendly, adult-only gaming club based in North London. Founded in 2010, H.A.T.E. is all about good-natured fun and creative play across all forms of…
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Collage Arts posted a
To celebrate the first year, Running Jump Print Workshop is proud to present 1st Impression - an exhibition of members’ work at Karamel. The exhibition opened on 11 September and will run until the end of October. 1st Impression showcases a range of…
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Rachael Booth posted an event

Oct 18, 2025 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm

Hornsey Parish Church Hall, 140 Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill, London N10 3AH

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Rachael Booth commented on Rachael Booth's event Muswell Hill Creatives Make and Mend Festival
"Workshop spaces are filling up, so pre-booking is advisable via Make and Mend Festival - MUSWELL HILL CREATIVES"
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Susie Holden liked Janey Hagger's forum post Alexandra Park and Muswell Hill Open Studios
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Haringey Circle posted a
Looking ahead to this Sunday 28th September, we have our usual weekend activities to enjoy: Join us for a peaceful Wellness Walk at Walthamstow Wetlands, where you can soak in the lakeside views and spot some local wildlife, or drop by the Monthly…
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Sep 26
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Sep 26
Janey Hagger posted a
Sessions  run from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm and include exercises to support your drawing technique and broaden your skills and awareness while working from the model. We have quick poses, and finish with a longer one.Some participants are novices, others…
Sep 26
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Events and Activities


 

What’s on at Karamel in September ?

 

Sunday 7 September – Golf Course Allotments Annual Show and NGS Open Day, 47 Winton Avenue N11 2AR, 1-4.30pm.

Sunday 7 September – London Metropolitan Brass in the Grove in Alexandra Park, 2-4pm.

Tuesday 9 September – Alexander Technique with Tanya, 5-week course.

Thursday 11 September – Singers’ night/open mic at Bowes Park Folk Club at Mum’s Bistro, 143 Myddleton Road N22, 7.45pm.

Wednesday 17 September – Open discussion for older people: Have your say in Haringey at Hornsey Parish Church Hall, Cranley Gardens, 1.30-3pm.

Saturday 27 September – Muswell Hill Creatives Autumn Makers Fair at St James Square, Muswell Hill, 10.30-5pm.

Saturday 18 October – Muswell Hill Creatives Make and Mend Festival at Hornsey Parish Church Hall, 140 Cranley Gardens N10, 1-5.30pm.

Our announcement of the Alexandra Triangle Residents Association launch was a bit previous – date tba!


Ongoing courses and activities

Illustrating children’s books, course for adults – Wednesday mornings at the Green Shed, Muswell Hill, 10- 11.30am. 19 August – 24 September.

Painting for Adults – Thursdays at CUFOS Community Centre (the old railway station), Top of The Avenue N10, 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm. Term-time.

Free Martial Arts for Teenagers on Saturdays from 2 August to 4 September Alexandra Park School, 5-8pm.

Haringey Circle: late morning Creative Coffee Drop-In on Thursday mornings at Oita Cafe, the Green Rooms, Station road N22, 11-1.30pm.

Haringey Circle: Paws and Walk dog walk on the last Thursday of every month in Ally Pally, 10-11.30am. Meet outside Ally Pally station.

Colourwheel Art Classes for adults on Thursday mornings or afternoons at St. Andrews Church Hall, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DD. Starting 18 September.

5 and 6-a-side Football League on Wednesday evenings from 14 May to 17 December at Christ’s College, East End Road (where it meets the North Circular), East Finchley N2 0SE, 8-10pm. Leisure Leagues.

The 22nd Southgate Beavers have some free spaces for years 2 and 3 children from September.

The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution in Pond Square is offering an exciting array of autumn courses.

Museum of Homelessness will be open from 17 April to 1 November, at the Manor House Lodge, inside Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road N4 2DE 12.30-4.30pm.

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

Em Power fitness classes – 9am on Mondays & Thursdays (term time only), focusing on strength. All abilities welcome!

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

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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A must-see exhibition on gardening


This week, I was lucky enough to attend the Unearthed Exhibition at the British Library. It was brilliant. The exhibition’s final day is Sunday, 10 August. Anyone interested in the history of gardening and how we garden today should try to go. It’s a wonderful mixture of beautiful botanical illustrations, ancient texts on herbs and flowers, displays of gardening equipment, and video…

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Vigils and events for Gaza in London – Summer 2025


Given the desperate plight of the people in Gaza, members of the Alexandra Palace Neighbours website may be interested in attending vigils and events for Gaza in London this summer.

“The scale of the violence and harm to civilians is unprecedented and unlike anything in living memory.” (…

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life drawing, new dates for summer


This session is for all abilities,  and tends to be two Saturdays per month during term time at Rhodes Ave Primary School . There are some practicing artists and designers who join purely to work from the figure (and ignore me!), others who are novices or havn't drawn since school.  Each week I run through short poses with various exercises to widen your vocabulary of skills and techniques and then move onto a longer pose.  Drawing is like a muscle... just needs regular practice.  This class…

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