There will be a meeting for everyone interested in the start-up of this Association on Saturday 15th November, at CUFOS at 4-5.30pm (behind the Palace, near the entrance to the Lab Spa, Top of the Avenue, N10 2QE).
Everyone who lives within the trangle of Crescent Road/Rise/Dagmar, Alexandra Park Road N22, and Albert/Durnsford Road to the Crescent Rise junction is welcome, whether they have already registered their interest or not.
The meeting is being held to set up the association formally, and to talk about the sorts of events it should hold and issues it can usefully deal with.
If you would like to be kept in touch with further developments and have not already signed up to the ATRA mailing list, you can register your interest and join the list by emailing alexandratriangleresidents@gmail.com.
You might like to indicate interest in any of the following things:
- General ATRA activities
- Local representation (to Haringey Council & Alexandra Palace)
- Social events (e.g. summer fete, Xmas, talks & events etc)
- Gardening
- Improving our shared spaces & amenities
- Other specific topics (e.g. parking, planning, other)
Former members of the PGRA please note - ATRA is not currently able to use the PGRA mailing list to communicate. Please email ATRA as above if you would like to be added to the ATRA mailing list. Any further details of the meeting will be sent by email to those on the ATRA list.
CUFOS (Community Use for the Old Station)
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We alredy have Alexandra Park Road Resistents association.No need for this new one.
Hello Christopher. Thanks very much for your comment. That is interesting, and possibly news to many people. Would you be able to share some links to information about Alexandra Park Road Residents Assocation please? It sounds quite specific if covering one road only, but it would be useful to know about in any case. Are there events coming up, consultation responses, things you could post about in here to help residents of that road engage? Anything similar to the Summer Fete and Carols which PGRA organised for so many years, positions on the committees at the Palace and with the council? All would be very helpful. Many thanks indeed.
To help contextualise, were you previously involved in the PGRA? As described, the purpose of ATRA is to pick up the baton from the work PGRA did for a great many years, covering that area as described. Unless another RA has quietly been established to take up those reins, the research we have done to prepare this suggests that it would be welcome with the many people living in the full range of roads covered.
All information gratefully received - thanks.
I refer to Alexandra Park Neighbours. You must know that. If not I suggest you join. Your group is mentioned in their latest email: To view the new comment, visit: https://alexandraparkneighbours.org.uk/forum/new-alexandra-triangle... PGRA was a downright nuisance with their crazy one way traffic systems, raising bolards, God know what, Fortunately with much effort their schemes were got rid of, the Council often, with local residents input, seeing their were unworkable.
Aha. Thanks, Christopher. It sounds like a few things would benefit from clarity.
- Useful to know that there isn't an RA just for Alexandra Park Road, though of course many roads have WhatsApp groups, which are great for sharing mutual aid and local info - thanks.
- This is the APN website, from which come APN emails. They are the same thing. APN is a wonderful community website, but definitely not the same as a Residents Association. Those who run APN were very much part of the PGRA, and they are very much part of helping us all to have a Residents Assocation for the area once more.
- It sounds as if you perhaps weren't a member of the PGRA. The PGRA was a constituted Residents' Assocation. As such, it enables the whole area to have a voice both as regonised representative body for the Council, and as a statutory consultee and committee member on Alexandra Palace committees, both hugely valuable things for us all. Since the PGRA ceased due to people retiring and the great upheaval after 2020, there has been no such representation for the area. Both the Council and the Palace are very keen for the area to be represented. That's a fairly fundamental reason to have our RA 'back'. Does that make sense?
- Speaking personally, my main involvement with the PGRA as a resident was through the absolutely wonderful Summer Fete and the Christmas Carols. Really special events over many years which brough the community together, and we'll hope to revive at least something like that, even if we don't manage the magic of David Rennie's water game! We were so lucky to have that for so many years. Extraordinary dedication to the community.
- It's interesting that you mention one way systems and rising bollards. Haringey Council has it as a strategic priority to make the whole borough safer, healthier and better for people, particularly in the east of the borough where population density is far greater than here, and a large proportion don't use cars. It sounds like you might be referring to the fact that the PGRA helped convene a group discussion to look at Haringey's plans some years ago? That would be fairly normal for a representative RA. All who get involved in the revived RA would be heartily encouraged to convene subgroups on things like public realm, traffic, safety, housing, absolutely whatever people like. It's just about bringing people together positively and offering a voice.
I hope that helps clarify somewhat? All best wishes.