At a green fair in Finsbury Park I came across this organisation which will install swift nest boxes in suitable sites. They were going to come last weekend and put nest boxes in one or two houses in this area but the weather was too bad for them to
Read more…Have you been holding onto a great picture of Alexandra Park? Please send it to the Friends of Alexandra Park for consideration.
Despite its various curses, the Palace clearly has the good spirits shine on it at times - and never more surprisingly than on Saturday's great fete, sandwiched as the sunny day was between two dull and dire ones. Despite its various curses, the Pala
Read more…Due to the Alexandra Palace Great Fête taking place this Saturday there is no Ally Pally parkrun. There are plenty of other parkruns to try including Finsbury Park, Pymmes Park, Oak Hill, and Grovelands - all of which can be reached by public transpo
Read more…I was wondering if anybody knows what is happening at Wood Green Common? I went past today on the bus and there's a big area fenced off, dug out with shipping containers (or similar) in it.
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We have a small and important number of hedgehogs in our local area N22 and N11.
We need to preserve them as we are one of the last strongholds in north london just about clinging on.
However we need to be aware to encourage and preserve th
Read more…“It isn't so much like stepping back in time as walking into a novel”
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Remarkable photograph of Alexandra Palace main hall during World War 1. Commemorating #Armistice100, Alexandra Palace partnered with @googlearts to share the stories of the refugees and internees at Alexandra Palace. You can discover more about the
Have you a striking picture of our local big park? We are looking for pictures for our 2019 Calendar.
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Hedgehogs may not be plentiful in local gardens (see the discussion of the wildlife survey findings earlier this year), but they are breeding in the Grove in Alexandra Park, as reported in the June newsletter of the Friends of Alexandra Park. The Par
Alexandra Palace has just announced the opening season of shows in their restored theatre. Opened in 1875, the theatre entertained up to 3,000 guests with spectacle and magical stage machinery. It has been closed to the public for 80 years until now.
Read more…The Friends of Albert Road Recreation Ground (FARRG) want to tell you about an exciting new venture.
We are applying to the Mayor of London’s Greener City Fund for a community tree-planting grant. The Mayor has committed £3m to help Londoners plant t
Read more…On Saturday 21st July, Alexandra Palace will host Kaleidoscope Festival… an eclectic mix of live music, comedy, theatre, circus, spoken word and much more.
Headline music artist is The Flaming Lips, and just a few of the names joining them will be Be
Read more…Conservation work planned for Alexandra Park today has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
Read more…Would you like to know about the animals that pass through your garden? Rachel Cates, a Masters student currently working with Chris Carbone at the Zoological Society of London, is studying animals in gardens in the vicinity of Alexandra Park.
Over
Read more…Celeb dinner hosted by Sandi Toksvig to raise funds for the East Wing Restoration Project and charitable activities.
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The events team at Ally Pally have told City and Country Farmers Markets that they're proposing to hold their street food events twice a month. This means that they want the market at Alexandra Palace to stick to fresh produce only and have limited t
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