A couple more whole-neighbourhood (or rather whole-ward!) meetings are planned for mid-September, developing out of the very lively meeting that was held in July in Albert Road Rec on the topic Our Community beyond Covid: where do we go from here? Ou
Read more…Anyone living in the northern part of Alexandra ward (as well as part of Bounds Green ward) is invited to take part in a new, very brief traffic survey created by local residents. That is to say, residents of the roads bounded by Bounds Green and Dur
Read more…A project to revamp a ‘secret garden’ within the North Mid hospital is the first official fundraising appeal for the new North Mid Charity, which will create a safe haven for children, young people and their parents and carers during their stay at No
Minister of State for Transport, Chris Heaton-Harris MP has given Transport for London (TfL) the green light to continue developing proposals to take over running the Moorgate line, which is currently run by Govia-Thameslink. There are hopes that the
Read more…The The Palace is currently being used by charities Edible London and Compassion London to make thousands of meals a day for people most in need in the community. And many thanks go to Kaotic UK bike group for delivering the meals.
Photo: Compassion
Two useful articles on this found by Hugh of Harringay Online:
https://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/should-you-wear-a-mask?xg_source=activity
Read more…The Council have launched an interactive Commonplace Map for residents and business owners to identify cycle routes and low traffic neighbourhoods (info. on these here) that will assist social distancing in the borough. You can enter your own suggest
Read more…The Palace announce that they have agreed with Haringey Council, the Police and TfL, to close Alexandra Palace Way between 8pm and 5am every night, and the W3 bus will be diverted during these hours. The parking bays on this road will be closed at al
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From the Ham&High:
"Police are taking 'extremely seriously' the 'Wild West' scene of 'boy racers' around Alexandra Palace which has condemned some drivers’ actions as 'selfish beyond words'. Revving engines, aggressive driving, pavement parking, q
Read more…David Chu of Crescent Hardware is currently in hospital with COVID-19. His friends and family have asked that details of his illness remain private, and we send him every good wish at this time.
Read more…Tributes are pouring in for George Georgiou, who died of COVID-19 on Monday 20 April. The owner of Toff's fish and chip restaurant since 1999, he was a much-loved local character and will be hugely missed by all.
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/george
Read more…Haringey Council’s food distribution hubs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Alexandra Palace are running low on supplies and are looking for businesses and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to donate the following:
A new online tool My Virtual Neighbourhood, created by North London company The Local Buyers Club, provides information about local independent businesses that are still functioning and will deliver to your door during the coronavirus lockdown, thus
HARINGEY GIVING - donations urgently needed to support the vulnerable
Individuals can make a monetary donation to Haringey Giving (a fund managed by people in the Haringey community and endorsed by Haringey Council) which is aiming to raise £50,00
Another school supporting its community is Woodside High School in N22. As local food banks are running low, the school decided to set up its own food bank to help local families in hardship. Please donate here: https://woodsidehighschool.co.uk/dona
Read more…Coffee & Computers is a charitable trust that has been providing free drop in computer/smartphone advice sessions around Haringey for the last five years, including a monthy session in the Palace.
They are now offering a free* online advice service
Please email Alexandra Ward Mutual Aid or your local ward councillor Nick da Costa if you, or someone you know locally, would like help getting shopping, dog walking, other errands or friendly phone-calls, and they will put you in touch with the con
Read more…Various people have been talking about sharing tools and other things that you cannot now get from a shop in this covid19 era, which reminded me that we do have a tool-sharing category on this website. Here are some previous posts in it:
Read more…The team at Alexandra Palace is keen to shine a light on the amazing work people are doing in our local communities. This could be something you or a neighbour is doing, or perhaps something in our wider north London area that might benefit from some
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