Events (older events page, being phased out)

Pavilion Cafe

Albert Road Recreation Ground

Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November 10.00-16.00

Several local crafts people have joined together to create a two-day Christmas Mini Market.  Every year Jo and Rachel have spent the last Saturday in November selling handmade gifts at the Pavilion Cafe (thanks Robbie).  We have often been asked if we will be there the next day and this year we will be!  Several friends are coming along to join us.  There will be Christmas wreaths and table decorations, either to buy then or to order, jewellery, hand knits and sews, candles, cards and more and, Sunday only, local honey will be on offer.

Come and browse the stalls, have some coffee and cake.  We look forward to seeing you and your friends.

Contact jo.kelly@blueyonder.co.uk

Friends of Alexandra Park presents:

Hedgehogs in Muswell Hill and other mammal surveys by Chris Carbone

(Booking Required)

Wednesday,16th November 7:30pm

Dr Chris Carbone of the Institute of Zoology at Regents Park is an expert on the use of camera traps in mammal surveys. He is also a local resident and will talk about

a hedgehog survey he started in Muswell Hill and Regent's Park, before moving on to talk more generally about the use of cameras for surveying the distributions of mammals, using examples from Zoological Society of London sites across the globe.

We have limited space so you will need to reserve a place by emailing allyparkn10@gmail.com. 

www.friendsofalexandrapark.org

Link to all Events coming up in the Park

Sunday November 6th at 2.30pm

PGRA will hold its annual general meeting of Thursday 3rd November (tomorrow) at 7.00pm. in Hobart's Estate Agents office, 3 Crescent Road (at the Palace Gates Road triangle).

There will be a quick round-up of the projects and business undertaken during the last year, a discussion of plans for the year ahead, and an opportunity for residents to raise any issues affecting the local area which they think the Association can help with.

Come and have a glass of wine and a chat and air your ideas.

Fundraising concert for the Haringey Migrant Support Centre

Presented by Muswell Hill Quaker Meeting and London Haydn Project

Sunday 6 November, 3pm

Muswell Hill Methodist Church, Pages Lane

Programme:
Mendelssohn - String Quartet no.13 in A Minor
Bach - Suite for solo cello in D Minor (extracts)
Haydn - String Quartet op.20 no.2 in C

Anna Kirkpatrick and Arabella Lang - violins
Rachel Solomon Williams - viola
Edward Furse - cello

Free entry - retiring collection

All welcome!

Ive added the restoration of the Alexandra Palace East Wing theatre to the projects that members of the public can vote for in our annual Aviva community award event. Its just a case of clicking on the link below and casting your 10 votes after a 2 minute registration. Anyone can vote. The more votes, the better the chances we get the cash. Its that simple folks.Once completed, we can all look forward to school invites to see and hear the little ones start their flourishing acting and singing/ dancing careers in a proper theatre environment thats actually one of the last of its kind in Europe.Opened by Queen Victoria, the theatre had been closed for decades whilst the rain, cold and damp have moved in making the chances of saving it look less and less a reality. Even from the outside, sitting as it does alongside the ice rink, it looks pretty sad and forgotten. Thats because it was. But how can you forget a theatre exists?However, some far sighted lottery funding and a new public appeal has secured enough cash to get phase 1 underway (building work has already started) but they need more. And 25K will go a long way. And its free money just needing enough votes to secure it.Do feel free to social link the heck out of this one. Voting is open for 3 weeks and then its time up and we already know it fits the criteria set by the judging panel. The Palace team are also doing their best to get the votes in as well.https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/voting/project/view/16-5

Visit the Chocolate Factory open studios the weekend of 12-13th November, 12-6pm, this year in 4 venues: Chocolate Factories 1-3 at 5 Clarendon Road, 4 Coburg Road, and 40 Cumberland Road, and also at the new Green Rooms Art Hotel at 13-27 Station Road. Free Entry.

Over 20 years we have achieved almost what was imagined in 1996, we have the performance, dance, photography and film spaces, over 100 artists’ studios, a venue for music and theatre, and a restaurant. We have Chocolate Factory 1, Chocolate Factory 2, Karamel and now Chocolate Factory 3.

Further details at n22openstudios.com

Pavilion Christmas Handmade Fair

Albert Road Recreation Ground

Saturday, 3rd December, 10.00-16.00

Tables are available now for local residents who wish to sell their handmade crafts. Whether you produce special gifts, commissions or stocking fillers we'd love you to join us.

We look forward to welcoming everyone from the local community to visit the cafe, pick-up some beautiful unique gifts with mulled wine and mince pies on sale to complete the festive spirit! Further notices to promote the event will be sent out nearer the time.

Tables cost £15, for further enquiries and to book your table please contact Llorett at; pavilioncrafts@gmail.com

Please join us on Friday 28th at 5:00 pm at Alexandra Park Library, for an evening of Singing for fun led by Anne Heagney.

This event is open to everyone who likes singing whether you have experience or not.

Words will be provided, just bring yourselves along and join in the fun.

For more information, please see poster attached.

Your participation is greatly appreciated.

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Supporters of Alexandra Park Library have organised a Meet the Author Event for Saturday 12th November at 2:30 pm.

Please come and meet Daniel O'Leary, the author of Loss of a Mother, Loss of a Father, Loss of a Son and The Estate.

The trilogy of Losses are based on Daniel O'Leary's own true story and is retold with humour and intelligence.

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Just to let everyone know that for the 3rd year running, Alexandra will have its own Remembrance Sunday Service. Revd Tony Pybus, Vicar of St Andrew's Church in Alexandra Park Road will be conducting the service.

Details are as follows:

Date: Sunday 13th November

Time: 3pm

Venue: St Saviours Court, Alexandra Park Road N22

Wednesday November 2 - to mark the 80th anniversary of the first high definition television service broadcast from Alexandra Palace, there is a special one-off event to celebrate this defining moment in broadcast history. Performances, talks, canapes and special 1930s cocktails from 6pm. For tickets and further details see here.

'Growing in Haringey' invite you to come and swap seeds (bring some if you have them)/plants/surplus produce on Saturday 29th October from 1-5pm at The Wellside, corner of Philip Lane and Tottenham High Road.  There will be hot vegetarian food, tea and cake.

As well as the usual 'Edible' and 'Ornamentals' seeds to share, we'll have a wildflower seeds section, with Lordship Rec Wildlife Group info on gardening for nature, and a permaculture focus on multi-use plants. Plus Friends of Tottenham Green on the gardens they've created there.