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Milkmen making a return as people turn to glass bottles instead of plastic
Spotted in the Evening Standard, an article on how Londoners are increasingly turning to milkmen in order to reduce the amount of plastic they are buying.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/milkmen-are-returning-to-london-as-millennials-order-gla
Read more…Story Time and Songs at the All Good Bookshop
From Tim:
While the weather holds Tim will be doing Stories in the Yard from 10am on Monday AND Friday. Staring this Friday the 20th of September. Remember to bring a child (and cushions ...).
Blue House Yard, Station Road nr. Wood Green station
Read more…New 'Lost and Found' category on APN
Tessa has pointed out that we do not have a 'Lost and Found' category on the APN Forum page - so this has been corrected! Curious omission - there have been so many 'lost and found' posts on the site ...
If you see any other omissions or etc, please
Read more…Good Response to our Neighbourhood Street Survey
Many thanks to everyone who filled in the questionnaire. Pleased to report that nearly 80 people have done so already (as of Friday morning), and there are LOTS of comments. No consensus, mind you – the range of opinions is very wide. In addition, fu
Alexandra Park Neighbours has a thousand members !
Hi, Lindsay - you are our thousandth member! Welcome to Alexandra Park Neighbours.
Best wishes, Annabel
Read more…The Great Fete in Alexandra Park
Huge turnout for yesterday's sunny event, in spite of the bad forecast! Does anyone have any pictures, or comments about it?
I think I glimpsed CEO Louise Stewart presiding over the Park re-design section...
Read more…Liveable Neighbourhood Conference at Ally Pally
from Haringey Living Streets:
Haringey Council recently hosted a London wide event at Alexandra Palace on Liveable Neighbourhood Schemes with TFL. More information on the event, which we attended is available here. We were delighted to hear commitmen
Read more…Car Free Day - Sunday 22nd September
from Haringey Living Streets:
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced major plans to help Londoners ‘reclaim’ the streets and get out and about enjoying hundreds of free events for London’s biggest Car Free Day celebrations on Sunday 22 Septem
Read more…Martial Arts Course (Free for women)
Saturdays 12-1pm for 4 weeks, starting 20 July. Alexandra Park School, Rhodes Avenue entrance. Alexandra Park BJJ will be running a 4-week introductory martial arts course in July 2019. It will cover all the basic skills and movements of Brazilian Ji
Read more…No Water in the Jungle
A play to get children thinking about climate change.
5 - 11th August 2.30pm (running time 45 minutes). Archway Methodist Church, Archway Close, London N19 3TD. It is aimed at kids aged 1 – 7 years.
North London-based children’s theatre company, Sna
Read more…Animatograph! How cinema was born in Muswell Hill - last few days
Exhibition is at Bruce Castle Museum.
Read more…Haringey Council's consultation on their Air Quality Action plan - only another week
Here is a link to their 5-min questionnaire:
Deadline 30 July.
Read more…Fees for café tables on the pavement, ward boundary changes and Bowes and Bounds Connected
Lovely to see that our neighbouring community website, the lively and conversational Bowes and Bounds Connected, has restarted its weekly newsletter. Highlighted this week are two items that also affect us in Alexandra Park:
First, Haringey Council's
Read more…Neighbourhood Street Survey - one day left!
Reminder - if you would like to join with your neighbours in seeking improvements to the pavements, roads, and reduce traffic in our neighbourhood, fill in our 5-min questionnaire! There's lots of space to make comments. Survey finishes tomorrow even
Read more…Proposed Abolition of Alexandra Ward - Public Meeting this Weds 10 July at 7.30pm
NB Please note CHANGE OF VENUE: the meeting will be held at
ST. ANDREW'S CENTRE, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DD (corner of Windermere Road).
The First Muswell Hill Music Festival — July 8-13
A programme of mostly classical music concerts is being performed in a church near you in Alexandra Park, Highgate, East Finchley ...
The first concert is of music by J.S. Bach in St. Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 - including a Partita for
Read more…Govia Thameslink seeks help in spending its £15 million fine on passenger benefits
Following the disruption faced by passengers by the introduction of the new timetable in Summer 2018, the Secretary of State for Transport has announced that Govia Thameslink will contribute £15m towards a passenger benefit fund to be used to provide
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