Quick link to Covid-19 posts

You can access all posts relating to Covid-19 by clicking on the new category Covid-19 from the link below:

https://alexandraparkneighbours.org.uk/forum/Covid-19

or alternatively, choose the Covid-19 category from the list down the left sidebar of th

Life on Lockdown - record a message for a quick-turnaround Radio 4 documentary

Local travel restrictions due to covid19

BOUNDS GREEN TUBE STATION is among the 40 that TfL say they are likely to close from today, as part of the mayor's rationing of the London transport services. Wood Green station should still be open. Night-time tube services will be axed from the wee

Local support during the Coronavirus outbreak - UPDATE

There has been an explosion of activity at grassroots level to help our communities cope with the day-to-day practicalities of the coronavirus crisis. The Alexandra Ward COVID-19 WhatsApp group has grown exponentially and yesterday evening there was

A Covid-19 group for Alexandra ward?

Various wards in Haringey are setting up covid-19 support groups, under the umbrella of Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK - we should have one in Alexandra. Here is their press release:

For Immediate Release

14th March 2020

Dozens of ‘mutual aid’ groups sprin

Covid 19 - helping vulnerable neighbours

Found on Facebook, a note you can use to stick through the door of neighbours who might need some help with shopping etc.

Creativity Pavilion opens at Alexandra Palace

On Tuesday 25 February Alexandra Palace opened a brand new Creativity Pavilion in the recently developed East Wing of the building. This imaginative new space will provide a home for the palace's Creative Learning programme, which uses the arts and h

Only just started receiving the APN newsletter?

For anyone who has been a member of APN for a little while but has only just started receiving the newsletter, its authors confess to an administrative error which meant that a number of people were not receiving it!

Also, a reminder that the newsle

Shoutout for photographers - APN needs you!

We are always looking for nice photos to feature in the fortnightly Alexandra Park Neighbours newsletter.  So if you've taken any recent pictures you are pleased with, please post them on the website. It could be a picture of a local event, stuff hap

Men's Circle at CUFOS - fortnightly from 27 January at 8.15pm

From Owen Cox

From Monday 27th January I will be running a fortnightly Men's Circle from 8:15pm - 10pm in the Cufos centre by Alexandra Palace. The Circle will be a place for men to connect, support one another on our paths and explore what it means

Cut down on plastic! Refills offered at Crescent Supermarket, Crescent Road

If you want to cut back on plastic waste, you can now get refills on a range of cleaning products and toiletries at Crescent Supermarket. This is such a welcome development and very much in tune with what many local residents want.

Household thermal imaging - could you be a heat loss detective?

This winter our Thermal Imaging Group (TIG) volunteers will survey local homes using a thermal imaging camera to detect heat loss.  Images like the one above show heat loss and suggest where insulation or draughtproofing could cut fuel bills and carb

Wood Green's Places, Spaces, Streets - drop-in exhibition 22-25 Jan

How do I find posts on a particular topic on this website?

You can of course always use the search box at the top of each page to search for a particular word or phrase. But this will not necessarily retrieve posts on broad topics, such as 'traffic'. Instead, you can click on the category 'traffic, roads, pu

Chopin recital by Stephen Baron celebrating a new piano for Alexandra Park Library

The audience filled AP Library on Friday afternoon for a wonderful Chopin recital by local musician Stephen Baron. The music - starting with a composition by a 7-year old Chopin - was interspersed with a vivid account of Chopin's life, narrated by Ma

Council building on Station Road to be turned into micro-flats - article from the Guardian

A London office block is to be turned into apartments, and some could be just 4 metres by 4 metres. This former council building is on Station Road opposite the Green Rooms and adjacent to Wood Green tube station.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2

Tackling HGVs with vehicle weight restriction cameras in this neighbourhood

Some people have received letters about the installation of these cameras to estimate a vehicle's weight, which 'cross-reference details with the DVLA to issue penalty charge notices to overweight HGVs. Drivers will be made aware of the weight restri

Alexandra Palace Car Park Charging Consultation

From Alexandra Palace:

In February this year Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust announced that it was considering introducing charges for car parking. Since then we have been working with independent specialist advisors and have developed a p

Closure of Alexandra Park etc during the Fireworks Festival - 31 October-3 November

The 'Build period' will start on Monday 28 October - Louise Stewart says that "we will ensure that there is minimal disuption to the park during this time".

All of Alexandra Park except the Grove, but including Alexandra Palace Way, will be closed fr

Please donate to help save Pinkham Way

From the Pinkham Way Alliance

A reminder that the Pinkham Way Alliance (PWA) is urgently seeking donations to help pay for professional representation at the Examination in Public of the draft North London Waste Plan.

The long drawn out process of fi