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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caroline young replied to Christopher Owen's forum post Event Day Parking Controls in Alexandra Palace area proposals:
"Since the restrictions will be from 5.8/8.30 monday to Friday increasing from 12.oo on Sat,Sun and Bank holidays it will greatly impact on residents have visitors at those times.  Since everything is going digital how this is likely to be…"
13 hours ago
Annabel Gregory replied to Christopher Owen's forum post Event Day Parking Controls in Alexandra Palace area proposals:
"Are you talking about daily visitors - as in carers? I don't live in a CPZ and haven't checked this out, but I assume there must be some arrangement for these within CPZs which would also apply here.
The point of having shuttle buses from Ally Pally…"
16 hours ago
Annabel Gregory replied to Lucy Nabijou's forum post Community as a Superpower! Refugee Week event Wednesday 18 June
"Sounds good!"
17 hours ago
Lucy Nabijou posted a
Haringey Welcome is co-hosting a Refugee Week event together with Haringey’s Resettlement Team on Wednesday 18 June at Muswell Hill Methodist Church. Please come along and join us for food, workshops, stalls, music and fun activities!Please RSVP…
yesterday
Collage Arts posted a
Don’t miss this powerful and groundbreaking photography exhibition celebrating the inspirational women shaping jazz – both in front of and behind the camera.Presented by the award-winning Women in Jazz Media in partnership with Karamel Club, Her…
yesterday
Collage Arts posted a
Looking for the perfect Sunday roast — 100% vegan and full of flavour? Karamel in Wood Green has you covered! Join us every Sunday from 1–7pm (kitchen closes at 6pm) for our famous Vegan Sunday Roast, complete with a mouth-watering selection of…
yesterday
Collage Arts posted a
This week at Karamel!  Celebration ion Bebop - "52nd Street comes to N22” Collaboration by...Thu, Jun 12, 2025Doors open 7pm, music starts at 8pm.£7.50 Early Bird £10 General Admission £5 Student Ruben has worked with Wynton Marsalis (and others)…
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caroline young replied to Christopher Owen's forum post Event Day Parking Controls in Alexandra Palace area proposals:
"The proposal does not seem to give details of how visitors can park  Assuming ANPR cameras will  be everywhere,they surely can't expect residents to give advance numberplate details of any visitors parking on every occasion.  The times being every…"
yesterday
Lucy Nabijou posted a
We’re really excited about our forthcoming Haringey Welcome Makers Market which will be held at Blue House Yard, Wood Green, on Saturday 26 July. Our brilliant volunteer Katarina, a bookbinder and conservator who has a studio in BHY,  has been…
yesterday
Collage Arts posted an event

Jun 28, 2025 at 7:00pm to Jun 29, 2025 at 12:00am

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

yesterday
Collage Arts posted an event

Jun 15, 2025 from 1:00pm to 7:00pm

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

yesterday
Sandra Menzies is now a member of Alexandra Park Neighbours
yesterday
Alison Miller replied to Annabel Gregory's forum post Map of current planning applications
"Did you know you can sign on the Haringey website to receive details of planning applications within 1km of your address?  I signed up for this a couple of years ago.  For the first 6 months I only seemed to be sent details of tree works for some…"
Sunday
Christopher Owen replied to Cllr Alessandra Rossetti's forum post New traffic text message alert service
"What about those who do not text or receive texts? "
Sunday
Admin replied to Annabel Gregory's forum post Map of current planning applications
"Ah, it still shows current applications for building works when I click on it. If the work you refer to is 'now underway', maybe the planning application(s) has been accepted, so is no longer current?
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Sunday
Annabel Gregory posted an event

Jun 9, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025

Various locations in Haringey

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Events and Activities


Thursday 12 to Wednesday 18 June - Crouch End Festival  at various locations in Crouch End.

What's on in June at Karamel? 4 Coburg Road N22.

Some of the Events at All Good Bookshop this month.

Throughout June - Go Green Eco Urban Festival (Haringey) at various locations in Haringey.

Saturday 14 June - New Alexandra Triangle Residents Association Info. Session at Anderton Gardens (junction of Palace Gates and Alexandra Park Roads N22), 11.30am-2.30pm.

Saturday 14 June – Summer Fair at St. Martin of Porres school, 12-3pm.

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

Sunday 15 June – London Metropolitan Brass in the Grove, Alexandra Park, 2-4pm.

Sunday 15 June – Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 7pm.

Monday 16 June – Walk with Ease with Tanya Shoop at Pavilion Cafe, OR Tambo Rec, 12.30-1.15pm.

Thursday 19 June – Piano recital at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 7.30pm.

Saturday 21 June – Muswell Hill Creatives Summer Makers Fair at St James’ Square, Muswell Hill (outside Planet Organic), 10.30-5pm.

Sunday 22 June – Hustle Wrestling at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, 5.30-8.30pm.

Sunday 29 June – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Sunday 29 June – London Metropolitan Brass in the Grove, Alexandra Park, 2-4pm.

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

Sunday 3 August – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Thursday 10 July – Talk:Refugee Tales at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, Pages Lane N10, 7-10pm.

Thursday 10 July – Bowes Park Community Choir: 15 Years of Harmony at Alexandra Park School (entry via Rhodes Avenue), 7.45pm.


Ongoing courses and activities

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.

Gi Fumdamentals Course (BJJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) on Tuesday evenings in May at Alexandra Park School, 7pm.

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.

Illustrating Children’s books, course for adults on Wednesday mornings at The Green Shed, 1 Tetherdown N10, 10-11.30am. April 30 – July 9.

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

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.

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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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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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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