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Photography Feature Feature Sport Finally, fun photographs of The Thinking Space pilot Jim Ottewill gets the lowdown A new independent documentary uncovers the stories behind the Tottenham. Stewart Hardie that worked. Two locals on Tottenham Grime and the iconic landmark White Hart Lane due to be demolished next year. snaps the local area. want to share why. next generation of talent Memory Lane (2016) explores the legacy of the stadium. Page 5 & 6 Page 7 Page 10 Page 12

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November 2016 No. 1, Free Demolition talks in Northumberland Park Residents want a vote to decide on the future of their homes

the campaigners. She says “I have lived here for 29 years, I have three We think children here, I know everyone, and “ feel very safe and secure living here. there should Now I feel very concerned about where I will live. I won’t get a new be a vote mortgage because of my age.” Her husband Sirajul adds, “With the before any money, we would have to go 100 miles from London to buy another sales or any place. But all of our family are here in Tottenham”. demolition, The plans would mean the demolition of most of the estate, but and a specific the council has not given residents any information, causing confu- sion for many people about their clear offer to future. There is very little appetite amongst residents for demolition, people about instead they feel the estate needs better management, investment in what’s going the housing, and support for the existing community. There would to happen ” be no guaranteed right to return for tenants, or for leaseholders, and the wider benefits for the com- to the estates after the new homes munity in Northumberland Park. are built. Council tenants would Haringey will retain control over be re-housed off the estate never the timing and quality of how any to return. 84-year-old retired cler- new housing is designed and built gyman Rev. Paul Nicolson lives loc- on council land. Once the Haringey Local residents Moriam Islam and Bob Lindsay-Smith at a recent meeting for Northumberland Park Decides ally and strongly supports the res- Development Vehicle is established idents campaign. He says, “We will in 2017 we will work closely with be taking the petition to Council- residents to deliver new homes, new By Paul Burnham & Adjoa Wiredu A recent council report states plans fore any sales or any demolitions, lors, MPs and Ministers, until they community facilities and new public to demolish and rebuild new homes and a specific clear offer to people listen to our concerns”. spaces in Northumberland Park.” esidents in North Totten- in Northumberland Park with a com- about what’s going to happen”, says A spokesperson for Haringey Coun- ham are questioning re- mitment to a minimum of 24% af- Paul Burnham from Haringey Def- cil said: “We have been working with Contact Northumberland Park R generation plans which fordable housing. Northumberland end Council Housing. local residents over the past two Decides for more information: could see the demolition of 1,800 Park Decides are concerned that the The recent ruling by the govern- and a half years to understand their homes over a ten to fifteen year Council may not build enough af- ment to block plans to force out views about the area, what they E [email protected] T 07847 714 158 period. The community group, Nor- fordable housing to rehouse all ten- residents at Aylesbury Estate is would like to see improved and thumberland Park Decides, an ini- ants. They want a proper yes/no encouraging for residents living in changed and how they want to work Next meeting: tiative of Haringey Defend Council vote to decide on any demolition Northumberland Park. They hope with us. These changes include po- Monday 21st November, 6:30pm Housing, is a group campaigning plans. They are signing petitions this could set a precedent to save tentially redeveloping parts of the Northumberland Park to defend council housing in Nor- and holding monthly meetings. “We their homes. Moriam Islam, a lease- local housing estates and deliver Neighbourhood Resource Centre thumberland Park from demolition. think there should be a vote be- holder in Alnwick House, is one of the new homes Tottenham needs 177 Park Lane, London N17 0HJ 2 No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS MEET THE TEAM

up to date on what is happening in Tottenham. It’s really important for STEADFAST IN people to know what is happening in their local community and for there DIFFICULTIES to be a resource like the Tottenham Community Press to give people that knowledge and raise awareness of local issues. We should invest our- NOV/DEC 2016 – No. 1 selves in the place that we live and Tottenham Community Press is an get to know our neighbours rather independent community newspaper. than them being strangers. I think We publish bi-monthly and distribute that there is such a rich, vibrant mix 10,000 free copies of each issue of backgrounds and so many inter- to libraries, cafes, pubs, and other esting stories to be heard so would places around Tottenham. love to be a part of sharing them with everyone. Publisher David Floyd Louise Davidson, Editor Social Media Volunteer Adjoa Wiredu

Art Direction uring fours years of men- Jonathan Duncan tal health difficulties, I -ac Broadwater Farm defence campaign event, Tottenham High Road, 1988 cumulated a form of com- Project Manager Credit Bruce Castle Museum, Haringey Archive Museum Service D munity. Composed of people, outside Anna Merryfield of friends and family, I had met in o care about an issue and to ’m David and I’m the publisher Andrews University to study social NHS services, people I’d never met Contributors Jim Ottewill do something about it are of the paper as part of my job anthropology. After graduating I in person but communicated with Neri Gun T two very different things. I as Managing Director of Social moved to London and became tot- via social media, as well as a com- Paul Nicolson To be a campaigner is a heavy weight Spider CIC, a not-for-profit social ally enamoured with its diversity, bination of articles and literature Paul Burnham to bare but I believe someone has to enterprise based in Walthamstow. the excitement of the city and the that – although the authors were M.S. do it. They work hard, day in and Two years ago we got together with dynamism of its characters. These unaware – became a community for Tom Vine day out for little or mostly no money, a group of charities and social en- attributes of London are, in my me. Through this unknowing com- Wendy Charlton fighting for better homes, services terprises to launch Waltham Forest opinion, wonderfully demonstrat- munity, I met Mark Brown – the De- Alan Fisher and our basic human rights. At a Echo, a community newspaper for ed here in Tottenham, and I hope velopment Director of Social Spider Stewart Hardie time of change and immense pres- Waltham Forest. that Tottenham Community Press – initially through Twitter but later Shakira Dyer sure, they gather local troops and The Echo launched as a quarter- can go some way towards captur- in person at a moment when return- stand up for us at meetings, demon- ly publication. It is now published ing that. I also hope that our paper ing to any meaningful sense of work strations and even on social media. every month with an average of 15 can give a voice to all the people felt unobtainable, or unsustain- In some cases, local campaign- local people contributing to each throughout Tottenham doing in- able. With the support of Mark and ers walk around door knocking to issue, writing about the issues that credible work to strengthen their David (see left) and through a Time educate us, giving us the opportu- matter to them and telling the stor- community. I mainly manage the to Change funded project Making nity to petition and helping to make ies that the private sector media logistics of the paper, such as distri- Waltham Forest Mentally Health our voices count. The work they do often ignores. The paper is funded bution and advertising, essentially Friendly, I was able to re-engage barely gets a thank you or a pat on via advertising from local business- trying to make sure the paper gets and become a member of a tangible the back. It’s a tough road they walk, es, charities and public bodies and to as many people as possible! So community again. Whilst at Social at times lonely, albeit an import- distributed in community venues far, reaching out into the commu- Spider we spoke of – amongst many ant one. That’s why this first issue across the borough. nity and finding out what people other things – the time prior to my of Tottenham Community Press is We’re launching Tottenham Com- are doing has been hugely reward- mental health difficulties when I was dedicated to our local campaigners. munity Press because we want local ing and I hope we can continue to studying at the University of the Arts Wendy Charlton tells us how her people and community organisa- develop those relationships as we London (L.C.C.), which later led to art does the talking, the Northum- tions in Tottenham to have the same progress with the paper. my involvement in redesigning the berland Park Decides group make opportunities. The paper’s success Waltham Forest Echo and now de- the front page with their campaign depends on you – we need you to Anna Merryfield, signing the Tottenham Community to save local homes and Paul Nichol- write articles, take photographs, Project Manager Press. Upon the occasion of the inau- son tells us why he will not be paying help with distribution and buy ad- gural edition of the Tottenham Com- that large council tax bill. This is vertising. We’d love to hear what munity Press this gives evidence, your paper to get exposure and rant think of our first issue and I hope we have been living in Tottenham that community is able to supply as much as you like about injustice, can work together to create a great for the past year and whilst I support, collectivity and means by the ground work, what’s great, en- newspaper for Tottenham. I am not originally from Totten- which one of its members can enable tertaining and why you care about ham, I am a north London native. I themselves. This both strengthens what you care about. The issues we David, Publisher am currently studying modern lan- its members as well as the relations each face can be a tough but hopeful- guages out of an interest in having the between them. It is our hope that Tottenham Community Press ly we can make it a lighter journey by ability to communicate across lan- this newspaper can serve to provide The Mill, 7 – 11 Coppermill Lane, learning what we’re all up to, sharing came to the Tottenham Com- guages and cultures. I will be taking such means for others too. Walthamstow, London E17 7HA the load and changing the story. munity Press through a slight- care of the paper’s social media pages E [email protected] ly bizarre route. I’m Scottish, as an extension of the physical news- Jonathan Duncan, T 0208 521 7956 I Adjoa Wiredu, Editor born and bred, and grew up in the paper with the aim of following up Designer countryside before moving to St on stories so that people can keep TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 3 Photography Finally, fun photographs of Tottenham. Page MEET THE TEAM COMMENT Stewart Hardie snaps the local area. 5&6

Local MP fights The true cost boundary changes Rev. Paul Nicolson is withholding his council tax payment to fight for a minimum standard of living By David Floyd

ottenham MP, David Lam- my, could find himself T out of a job if Labour Party proposals for changes to constituency boundaries are implemented at the next general election in 2020. The Boundary Commission, the or- ganisation responsible for review- ing parliamentary constituencies, recently published draft proposals to implement the government’s decision to reduce the number of MPs in parliament from 650 to 600. While the Commission proposed splitting up the Islington North seat held by Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, the Evening Standard re- ported in October that the Party had submitted its own proposals which would split the Tottenham constituency into three parts, leaving Mr Lammy to compete for selection with Edmonton MP, Kate Osamor and Hackney North MP, Diane Abbott. Mr Lammy is not supporting the proposals put forward by Party bos- ses. He told Tottenham Communi- ty Press: “Tottenham has existed as an independent community, sepa- rate from Edmonton to the north and Hackney to the south since the Domesday Book.” He added: “I will continue to fight for Tottenham to maintain its inde- Paul Nicholson with supporters at court over unpaid taxes pendent seat and voice in our Parlia- ment. Any proposals to split Totten- By Paul Nicolson pay my council tax. Council a liability order. Har- challenged before. ham in two or three ways would be a We know from other research done ingey Council was taxing the There are major issues remain- disaster for this diverse and proud founded Taxpayers Against by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation benefit incomes of its poorest ing as unfinished business. The community which is still recovering Poverty in 2012 to be a focus that the weekly cost of a healthy residents in some of the UK’s independent roles of the auditor, from the 2011 riots and which has I for those taxpayers who res- diet is around £40. Before April most deprived wards. I asked the the magistrates and the council long been overlooked by the Gov- ent being used by politicians as a 2013, £73.10 a week Job Seekers’ magistrates how they arrived at have become fused into one in the ernment. I will continue to fight any justification for cutting social sec- Allowance was not enough for the figure of £125 in costs; they activity of council tax enforcement. attempt to divide our community.” urity to a level which causes debt, a single woman to buy a healthy refused to tell me. Auditors treat the council as a Mr Lammy has represented Tot- hunger, ill health and homelessness. diet, the fuel to cook it and keep I appealed that refusal to the High paying customer shutting the tenham for over 16 years. He was Aged 84, I live in the Tottenham warm, clothes, transport and other Court. It was heard by Mrs Justice public interest out of its auditing parliament’s youngest MP when he Hale ward of the London Borough of necessities. After April 2013, the Andrews who told both Tottenham processes. And the council gets was elected at a by-election in 2000 Haringey, one street’s width distance stress of rent and council tax arrears, Magistrates and Haringey council away with an enforcement of the following the death of his predeces- from Northumberland Park, one of their enforcement and its costs and that their refusal was “indefensible”. tax and court costs. sor, Bernie Grant, and served as a the most deprived wards in the UK. bailiffs’ fees, and benefit sanctions She quashed my liability order. Corporate overheads are paid by government minister under both In Northumberland Park, 10.4 per hit that low income further. Three There is no doubt the 30,000 other all council tax payers including Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. cent of children born have a low days of adequate nutrition food liability orders were also unlawful late and non-payers. The purpose birth weight and life expectancy is from a food bank does not cover a but the High Court quashed only of council tax is to pay the councils 20 years shorter than in Kensington nine month pregnancy. mine. Since the decision in my case, corporate overheads and other The Boundary Commission is ward elsewhere in London. Research In April 2013 I refused to pay no council throughout England and costs. The Tottenham Magistrates accepting written submissions by the Institute for Brain Chemistry council tax. I was summoned to Wales can refuse to show how they approves these costs with no invest- as part of its review, so if you have an opinion on possible changes and Human Nutrition has shown Tottenham Magistrates Court calculate council tax court costs igation at all. There is a serious to the Tottenham constituency you that poor maternal nutrition leads on the 4th August 2013, along and, happily, the level of the court battle ahead to ensure that every can make your views known via to low birth weight and a higher with 30,000 others that year costs has now been challenged in UK citizen has an adequate in- the website: risk of lifetime mental and physical (2013/2014). I had £125 added to other boroughs. My case shook up come and an affordable home with health problems. That research con- my arrears when the Tottenham a system of council tax enforcement adjusted, or considered charges, to W bce2018.org.uk/node/add/ tributed to my decision to refuse to Magistrates awarded Haringey where it had never, until now, been prevent debt, hunger and ill health. informed-representation/6485 4 No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS OPINION Art activism A local resident using art to campaign for her community

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By Wendy Charlton groups and residents. In March 2015, paign with a plan to produce another Haringey Council released a pro- art piece by summer 2016. In August have lived and worked in the posal to regenerate the Broadwa- I staged an exhibition titled SA62- Tottenham area of Haringey ter Farm area to include Somerset Home at Lordship Hub to raise for over 20 years. I’m an Artist Close, Lido Square, Moira Close, a awareness, an installation com- ITeacher, which means I work as an section of houses on Lordship Lane prised of ‘the incident room’ in- Broadwater Farm “crime scene” for SA62-Home exhibition arts practitioner mainly in com- and Broadwater Farm estate includ- corporating a large-scale draw- munity arts and I have my own art ing the community centre. Part of ing intended as a crime scene, The cat’s out of the bag as we now research. I do also produce work for practice. Some of the local com- the original proposal also included interviews with residents and com- know that when people are moved more commercial settings intend- munity groups I have had the plea- an allocated section of the Lordship munity leaders, photographs of out of their homes for regeneration ed for selling purposes, for example sure of working with over the years Rec, to build temporary housing. the area and documents collected purposes they never return as new mural commissions or pieces for include Somerford Grove Adven- Realising that I wasn’t alone in this, from meetings in addition to a blog. higher rents are out of their reach. gallery exhibitions. However my ture Playground, Haringey Shed, I decided to stage a temporary art Another year later, residents and My personal opinion on regenera- preferred artistic practice is social Bruce Castle Museum, Art in the installation piece in September 2015 campaign groups are still fighting tion is it needs councils to work with commentary and art activism. As Park, West Green, Noel park, Broad- using estate agent signs, which I this cause and awaiting new propos- and include community members a people person I have always felt water Farm and Woodlands Park re-designed with slogans. The signs al plans, which have been delayed in the decision-making process. passionately about human rights Children’s Centres, Chestnuts, The were placed along a section of Lord- for a further 2 years. This means the The idea behind demolishing huge and social injustice issues. Being a Brook and Willow, Bruce Grove and ship Rec and served to highlight the fight still goes on with hope for the swathes of social housing to build single mother has changed me as Tiverton Primary Schools. For most red line drawn around the proposed red line to be removed altogether. so called ‘affordable’ housing, which a person over the years as I have of these clients I worked with fami- redevelopment area. This piece ser- The stories people told me for are immediately bought by over- had to fight a number of battles of lies to produce outdoor space play- ved its purpose as the council react- SA62-Home exhibition – about seas investors before they even hit my own and on my own. It takes ground murals. Other projects have ed and had the signs removed. Due living in an area which is marked the housing market is abhorrent. a community to raise a child and included bespoke art workshops to local opposition and a petition out with a red line for major regen- Something needs to change in our feeling part of the local communi- with various groups such as young created by campaign groups the red eration - humbled me. Despite the society as there will be huge conse- ty develops after living somewhere people, families and adults with line was subsequently withdrawn usual complaints about living on an quences in the future for allowing for a number of years and forming learning disabilities. For 6 years I from around Lordship Rec. estate like broken communal doors, this to continue to happen. a close attachment and even pro- was also an Art Tutor for Haringey lifts and lighting, overflowing bins My next project is a commissioned tectiveness over where you live. In Adult Learning Service. At present I Councils need to and maintenance issues, there is piece to work with and represent the words of Mother Teresa “I alone collaborate with Art2View, Bloom- work with and include a strong sense of community that a group of carers of profound and cannot change the world, but I can ing Creations (an after-school art has been nurtured over a 30-year multiple learning disabled children cast a stone across the waters to club) and Workers Education As- community members period by residents and community who live in the Tottenham area of create many ripples.” sociation in addition to facilitating in the decision- leaders. A feeling of uncertainty and Haringey. The plan is to produce a a drop-in drawing class at Bruce making process distrust is felt among those directly social commentary piece similar to Castle Museum. affected by regeneration proposals. SA62-Home. I like to work in a way As a local artist I became involved Consequently I became more in- Unanswered questions about what that involves immersing myself in with the Broadwater Farm area volved in the campaign to remove the local authority is planning is social research for public engage- campaign while walking my dog site allocation (SA62) red line com- an issue as is the common thought ment. How is this art you might say? To see more of Wendy’s work in Lordship Rec. The Broadwa- pletely from the Broadwater Farm here that the buildings have been Well it’s very practiced-based with please visit: ter Farm area campaign is made area. I attended meetings and got to left to deteriorate leaving demoli- some aspects of theory in the form W wendycharlton.weebly.com up of a range of local community know people involved in the cam- tion as the councils only alternative. of written and documentary style B wendycharlton.wordpress.com TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 5 Feature The Thinking Space pilot that worked. Page PHOTOGRAPHY Two locals want to share why. 7 Seen By Stewart Hardie

Stewart Hardie is a photographer currently studying at The Royal College of Art. His work has been featured at the following art institutions and festivals: Free Range, Old Truman Brewery, London, 2015; Swansea Collage of Art, Degree show, 2015; AiR’s Exhibition, Swansea, 2015; Paris Expo, Swansea, 2014. For more information:

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Neri Gun is pleased she went along to Tottenham Thinking Space The pilot project that changed a Tottenham thinker

Neri Gun and M.S., a Haringey Thinking Space participant and volunteer are eager to let others know about the local project

By Neri Gun & M.S. Neri Gun, a participant of Har- The regular meetings, week in and ght. An example being the request Mums Tea & Coffee Morning ingey Thinking Space shares her week out created an attachment to of the women to develop their (for mums with small children; ottenham Thinking Space story: I did not often witness a gath- the group. For weeks the question skills in hospitality. The group you can bring your child) started off as a pilot in ering, which wasn’t either political of what is a thinking space arose. was given the opportunity to do T 2013 and after a sucess- or religious in agenda. The leaflet It was difficult to break down the a food hygiene course, which in Second Wednesday of the month, ful two years, Haringey Thinking wasn’t clear, which in itself was boundaries of suspicion that had turn helped not only myself but 10.30am – 12.30pm Space launched in November 2015. thought provoking. I had to take been built over years of neglect also others to achieve employment Holy Trinity Church Hall, Philip Lane, The Thinking Space was developed a sneak peak into the unknown. and disappointment. The con- goals. There was something very London N15 4GZ following the London riots in 2011, There was never much going on stant promise of change yet the satisfying and supportive about as a means of helping the commu- in Tottenham so how interest- unrelenting cuts left a community these women working together to Fourth Wednesday of the month, nity to deal with some of the issues ing could it possibly be? Sitting hardened to any outside promise. achieve an end goal. All walks of 10.30am – 12.30pm they highlighted. It is a community down in the circle of new faces, I felt the change within myself lives, all backgrounds, all races, The Hub, Lordship Rec, wellbeing project aimed at bringing I remember feeling anxious yet with my regular attendance to the working together, supporting one Higham Road N17 6NU people living in Haringey togeth- optimistic by the warm welcome. group. I felt a bond and closeness another to get somewhere better. Looking After Women’s Health er, to talk and think about their ex- The million dollar question: what growing with those who attended. & Wellbeing Group periences, develop understanding do you think Tottenham needs? A genuine care if someone missed First and third Monday of the month, and take steps to improve them- I started blurting out the many a week. Slowly the group started to 10.30am – 12.30pm selves and the community. The thoughts and ideas I had. All I open up. Slowly we started to trust Coombes Croft Library, High Road, project encourages participants could think was, are these people one another and the facilitators. Haringey Thinking Space Meetings London N17 8AD to reflect on their own and other for real? They listened so atten- Those who chose to attend started Meetings are facilitated by staff people’s experiences and to gen- tively. Genuine interest. to talk of their dreams and ambi- and trained volunteers. They help Men’s Group erate ideas about how to address The riots had left Tottenham feel- tions. I for one felt there should be residents to think about how best Third Tuesday of the month, difficulties. The aim is to help ing depleted, cold and untrusting. a group which could allow mothers to address individual or community 5.00 – 7.00pm them make changes and build the A broken community, unsure of its to also have access to such a space. issues. Meetings are open to all Wood Green Central Library, strength and resilience needed to future. Trying to rebuild from the A place in which women could talk Haringey residents. Attendance is 187-197A High Road, Wood Green, confront adversity. This approach ashes. I remembered the elders and express their thoughts and voluntary and no pre-registration London N22 6XD is unique because it combines indi- of our community talking about opinions. A space where the topics is required. Participants decide the topics they want to discuss at For further information contact vidual wellbeing and community the Broadwater Farm riots. Never which where too often found to be each session. Janet Campbell, the Thinking S development. It has been proven did I think that I would face that taboo where no longer off limits. A pace Community Development to help strengthen interperson- reality in my lifetime. Let down by safe space to offload, share, laugh Weekly Meeting Worker at: al relationships, develop neigh- the government, backs turned and cry or simply sit and listen. A space Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 8.30pm bourliness and build community faces cold, what would become of where the voice of the collective Holy Trinity Church Hall, Philip Lane, E [email protected] support networks. our beautiful, diverse community? was acknowledged and given wei- London N15 4GZ T 07792 386 773 8 No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS COMMUNITY

insight into these different cultures and the way they mix with A Community Land Trust, doing one another, they succeed in doc- umenting an additional feature of its bit to address the housing crisis this market place: they capture its function as a social and cultural By Tom Vine centre for the traders and patrons who inhabit the space. he housing crisis in Britain the latest plans for the site. These It is this element of the film which is one of the biggest issues were attended by over 70 local resi- proves to be most fascinating. The T facing us today. Currently dents. In addition to this, in the past traders interviewed speak passion- in London, around 25,000 homes year StART have conducted a survey ately about the social value of the are built every year. It is accepted which received over 300 responses, market. They describe it as a form that double that figure is needed to and they carried out an addition- of ‘therapy’ on several occasions, meet demand. However, many of the al round of consultations in Febru- with one trader going as far as to homes being built are not affordable ary this year. refer to it as a ‘refuge for the immi- enough for most Londoners and the The number of suggestions and grant’. The market encapsulates a situation does not seem to be getting ideas put forward by local residents whole community, ranging from the better any time soon. It is at this point has been overwhelming and have all very young to the very old. It epito- that communities must take it into fed in to StART’s plans for the site. mises the kind of cosmopolitanism their own hands to tackle the crisis The StART group are currently at the that London is so famous for. As one head-on. last round of planning before final woman comments: ‘London moves The St Ann’s Redevelopment Trust recommendations are submitted for because of the migrant.’ (StART) in Tottenham is doing just the architects to draw up. Once this is that. Set up and run by a group of completed, the architects will draft Seven Sisters Market local residents and workers, StART a master plan to be used as the offi- is a site of many valuable aims to build genuinely affordable cial bid later this year. social transactions homes on the site of St Ann’s Hospi- The next challenge is to convince tal, two thirds of which is being sold the decision-makers that StART’s spanning across off by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey plans are best-suited to the local language, religion Mental Health Trust. community, and to achieve our goal and culture StART is a group of Haringey resi- of providing genuine affordable dents and workers who want to see housing in the area. As most of those reading this art- the St. Ann’s Hospital site used for the icle will know, the future of the Seven good of the community. The group To do this, StART need as much Sisters Indoor Market is currently aim to reflect the wants and needs Film poster for Seven Sisters Indoor Market Credit Claudia Sinatra support from the local community threatened by the prospect of rede- of the local community in the plans as possible. If you would like to offer velopment plans. Though never ex- to be submitted for the site. your support, visit: plicitly adopting a political agenda Recently, two consultations were in their film, Papanicolaou and Klef- held to get community opinions on W startharingey.co.uk Market movie takis make clear their support of the market as it looks towards an uncer- Anna Merryfield gets drawn into the rich tain future. They do this not by ag- diverse community at Seven Sisters gressively pushing their point, but Tottenham Community Press by making their film into a joyous t would be easy to pass the born and bred. Papanicolaou was and beautiful homage to the market Tottenham Community Press is a new independent Seven Sisters Indoor Market born in Mexico to Greek/Mexican and all of its endearing characters. Community Paper. We want to hear your views, your I without giving much thought parents and was raised in Chile and Furthermore, they demonstrate the news and to report stories relevant to the people of to what lies behind its unassuming the US, while Kleftakis is an Athe- important role it plays in giving a Tottenham. Our aim is to return to a form of local media entrance. However, step inside and nian Greek who’s worked all over sense of real autonomy to its traders you will soon realise that you are Europe. But maybe that’s appro- and patrons; acknowledging the real which addresses and reflects the opinions, concerns witnessing something very special. priate given the diversity of back- value in these cultural and social ex- and interests of local people. We are looking for local Stay a little longer and you will dis- grounds present at the Seven Sisters changes and prompting the ques- stories, opinions, news stories, events, campaigns and cover that the Seven Sisters Mar- market. The film itself is also diffi- tion: is there more than one way to photographs. If you would like to contribute a local story ket is not merely a sales floor, it is cult to pin down to a single genre measure value? And what might the or get involved please get in contact with the team, a living, breathing multi-cultural or style. Simultaneously an obser- consequences be if London’s worth email: [email protected] hub; the site of many valuable social vational documentary and a cine- continues to be measured in purely transactions spanning across lan- matic masterclass, it feels as though financial terms? guage, religion and culture. the filmmakers can’t quite decide The Seven Sisters Indoor Market Whether you are a weekly or a whether to seek out and shape their is more of an ethnographic explora- daily regular, there’s no doubt that story, or to just stand back and wat- tion than an edge of your seat doc- Become a member of Tottenham Community Press Seven Sisters Indoor Market, a film ch it unfold. More than anything, umentary. It is beautifully executed by Klearjos Eduardo Papanicolaou the film is driven by a sincere cu- and succeeds in elevating ordinary Do you think our media could be different? Could we and Marios Kleftakis, will make you riosity, a desire to understand and scenes from the market to moments create our own media together? Being a member means see the market a little differently, or document this unique space. of real aesthetic beauty. I highly rec- you get a bigger role in shaping our media. You will be prompt you to notice something you The Seven Sister’s Indoor Market ommend making the time to catch invited to discuss the Tottenham Community Press and hadn’t seen before. And if you have is an exploration of a dynamic cel- one of their screenings. your name will be printed in the paper. All money received never visited the market, then what ebration of cosmopolitan diversi- will be invested in the running of Tottenham Community better an initiation into this fasci- ty, where African, Caribbean and Press. To find out more and sign up, email: nating world than this beautifully Latin American worlds collide and Next screening Hackney shot, tentatively explorative film. assimilate. Picturehouse, 10th of November. For more details: [email protected] Neither Papanicolaou and Kleftakis What Papanicolaou and Kleftakis are what you would call Tottenham manage to portray is not just an W sevensistersmarketfilm.com TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 9 Feature Jim Ottewill gets the lowdown on Tottenham Page FEATURE Grime and the next generation of talent. 10 We are here A spotlight on Tottenham’s graffiti alley and the man who dared dream it

By Adjoa Wiredu gets a good response from others greed. Everything is designed to in the community. “Someone came pick you up and take from you.” He ff the main high road at along and said ‘I know people moan tells me the art world in Tottenham Bruce Grove, a grey non- about it but it’s so colourful, it’s like is different. It’s not about taking, O descript alley is the only looking at a plant.’” it’s more about giving and the ev- route leading to Stoneleigh Court. A local customer, Patrick Pank- idence is written all over his wall. After a short walk down, it changes anin is an artist and a fan of the dramatically and soon becomes shop. He loves the variety he can obvious that street artists frequent get here. “I have never seen so many this path. Acid yellows, fiery reds, cans in one shop!” Although the Vip Graffiti Paint shop bruised purples and every colour shop looks fairly small from the Stoneleigh Court, 1&2 Stoneleigh Road, London N17 9BQ you can imagine, sprayed directly outside, once inside, there are two onto bricks, shutters and concrete. floors with a lounge upstairs, the For those familiar with the alley, it main shop floor to sell paints at only takes a moment to recognise ground level as well as an office at tags and crew names of locals and the back. Even with the space, it famous international artists who somehow feels snug and easy to have paid a visit and left their mark. speak to anyone in the shop. “It’s At the very end of the pathway, a all about the love you have in one tiny opening to a shop appears on place, see this guy walking around your right; home to hundreds of the paint,” he asks, where have you spray cans and Billy Hussain – the been [in paint shops] where you owner of VIP Graffiti Paint. can walk around the shop and look Billy owned a sportswear shop, at like that?” Patrick jumps in, “None the same address, before 2011. It to be honest.” They both educate was looted and vandalised during me a little on the process. Appar- the riots and eventually after help, ently, the normal way to buy paints recovery and a dream one night, is from behind a cage while point- he decided to reopen the shop as ing or asking the shop keeper for a space selling spray paints. It has what you want to purchase. At VIP since become a space for local and Graffiti Paint, customers can walk international artists to buy paints, around, touch and have a closer use the walls for new artwork, tags look, even relax upstairs with a and a place to also meet and work drink before making a purchase. with other artists. “Two years ago, They then have walls just outside I knew none of these people. I knew to start their artwork. nothing of them,” says Billy. He There is a lot of graffiti on the tells me he found getting the paints walls at Stoneleigh Court but it’s Playful artwork on shutters to his shop fairly simple but it was never the same on any two visits. the relationships with customers “It’s constantly changing, every which took time: “Gradually, it took week it gets changed,” says Billy a while to make it happen because and so much so that he constant- initially they were sceptical about ly takes pictures for his Instagram me. Very hard but slowly, it’s page to show the variety of artists love.” He explains that some locals he gets in. He tells me it helps to were not sure how to receive the create a dialogue and apprecia- artwork around the shop: “When tion for the community of artists we first started, a guy asked if he who come in and out of his shop. could paint the shutter around the Billy gets regular visits from many corner, when I went around to look artists across London as well as re- there were two policeman laugh- spected international artists: “I’ve ing and they asked ‘What’s this got a guy who came from Brazil to about?’ I told them, ‘What this is do a sign, that elephant there is about is the guy who painted this from South Africa, it’s Falko… He had a crack problem for many years came and asked to paint here and and he uses this paint to keep him he’s huge. I get people coming from off and what he’s saying there is he’s New York and Chicago...Kilo came met the devil and lived to tell the here once, these are big writers, story, he’s clean now.’” After that in- you can tell these are big players,” cident, he says he saw them stop to he says, pointing at the wall of so- take pictures of the artwork. That phisticated shapes and tags. With experience and others have made all our economic issues, Billy says Billy quick to defend his customers. that art may be a better way to live. “These people that some demonise “It’s about doing something that as vandals are real people with real gives you self satisfaction. It’s not passion, real feeling, they do this always about money, this is where because they love it.” But he also we all lose it in this world. It’s all Stoneleigh Court: covered with graffiti 10 No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS FEATURE

A group of music makers for the Haringey Shed and Levi’s project with Skepta Credit Lovelife Made in the manor 2016 has been the year UK grime went overground. But where does the scene’s next generation of talent lie?

By Jim Ottewill and artists re-set, shrugged off Saquib B, Social Media Manager future, Skepta has gone to greater work is about changing young peo- their creative flip flopping and re- and A&R, at grime website GRM efforts to ensure his ends are not ple lives and giving them chances, ottenham’s post codes, turned to what made them so ex- Daily agrees, stating there is ‘some- forgotten. While his next London so when we were asked to be part of roads and estates are an citing to begin with – two turnta- thing in the water’ in Tottenham. headline show takes place at Al- the music project we were delight- T essential element in the bles and a microphone. He says: ‘The likes of Skepta, Wretch exandra Palace, he’s also behind a ed […] projects like this can be the DNA of the unruly beats and bars of It’s a decision that has reaped and Chip have laid the foundations new Haringey initiative aimed at stepping stone for future careers in UK grime. In large part it’s thanks ongoing rewards. Not only has and I guess, they’ve made the young- giving local talent a helping hand. the music industry.’ to the dedication and success of Skepta and his latest album Kon- sters from Tottenham believe any- It’s testament to Skepta that he the area’s favourite sons, broth- nichiwa, featuring the ace Shut- thing is possible, handed them the “ They’ve made the shows off such humility to water ers Skepta and JME, (to their mum, down and That’s Not Me, won the baton and they’ve just ran with it.’ youngsters from these Tottenham roots. But it’s all Joseph and Jamie Adenuga), that 2016 Mercury prize ahead of post- Saquib cites new Tottenham artists over his album – on Konnichiwa’s this British phenomena has trav- humous favourite David Bowie, but Avelino and Abra Cadabra as ones to Tottenham believe title track Skepta rhymes ‘Man elled so far. While they’ve been key he’s helped give grime a footing on look out for in the future. Like JME anything is possible ” shuts down Wireless, then I walks players since the scene’s inception, the global stage. Its aural grit has and Skepta, these two young word- home in the rain’, making no bones their latest albums – Mercury Prize even touched mega stars, Kanye smiths have both shown an innate The Levi’s brand has teamed up of his love for the place that birthed winning Konnichiwa and Integrity West and Drake. When the former ability to marry the tougher elements with Skepta to create a music space him. While he’s now rubbing shoul- respectively – and Boy Better Know chose to show off his confronta- of grime with lyrical dexterity, an at Haringey Shed. Students are ders with the likes of Pharrell and crew have landed a knock-out blow tional sound at the BRIT Awards uncompromising flow and creative spending time with Skepta and a Kanye, there’s a humanity that his on the mainstream music indus- in 2015, he called on the services craft that makes them stand out. ‘The host of music experts to learn re- US counterparts have forgotten. try without major label backing of Skepta and his grime cohorts ability to actually make a SONG is cording, lighting design, sound Thanks to him, if there’s any truck or support. to help. After this year’s BRITs Ca- the difference,’ Saquib explains. ‘A production and even how to build in the age old adage ‘you reap what Grime was born in the raves and nadian rapper Drake gave up ce- lot of people can just rap and that’s social media presence as an artist. you sow’, then the future for Tot- pirate radio of the early noughties, lebrity hobnobbing to join grime cool but if you listen to tunes like Skepta tutored participants, col- tenham’s next generation of grime but these underground roots were collective Section Boyz on stage Abra Cadabra’s Robbery and Aveli- laborating with them to create a heroes is looking rosy. muddied by major labels attempt- at Village Underground. no’s On A Roll, these guys can actu- track to be performed in November ing to mould its leaders – see Dizzee With grime enjoying such unprec- ally make songs which you want to at the Victoria & Albert Museum Skepta’s next gig 2nd December 2016, Rascal, Wiley, Skepta himself – into edented success, it seems Tott- listen to when driving or in the club during its Revolutions Weekender. Alexandra Palace chart-friendly pop stars. After a enham has played a huge role as – for me that’s the key.’ Executive director of Haringey musical identity crisis, the sound a breeding ground for its stars. While these acts are Tottenham’s Shed, Jim Shepley says: ‘All of our W helloskepta.com TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 11 Sport There’s a Tottenham Hotspur film Page LISTINGS floating about, read all about it. 12

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The group with their lively groove will Architecture students from Oxford Br- Ever wondered about the history of your warm even the coldest heart with their ooks University will join the hub in street? What it looked like before you were uplifting line-up. Catch the choir at their hosting an afternoon of talks, discuss- here and who built it brick by brick? Ever next performance, which will feature a ions, kinetic weather devices and to cele- thought about the events, communities nod to bluegrass, jazz and 80s power pop! or stories of our local streets? Find out brate the namer of clouds, Luke Howard more and reminisce over photos and a from his original home, Tottenham. cup of tea. Entry £8 Tickets on the door or in advance Free Free Email chair@ Visit tottenhamclouds.org.uk Call 020 8808 8772 tottenhamcommunitychoir.org Call 020 8885 5684 12 No 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 TOTTENHAM COMMUNITY PRESS SPORT Memory Lane

Announcing the the fans’ proud acknowledgement release of Memory as the “Yid Army”, and the fallout on the club from the Falklands War. Lane, a feature-length It tells of the many firsts achieved documentary charting by Spurs: as the first English club the rich history of to play a black outfield player in a London landmark division one, and in more recent times, as the first club to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. By Shakira Dyer With White Hart Lane soon to be replaced by a 61,000 capacity, new independent doc- £750 million structure, efforts to umentary uncovers the capture the rich history of Spurs’ A stories behind an iconic home have been surprisingly non- North London landmark due to be existent. Memory Lane hopes to demolished next year. fill that gap. Memory Lane (2016) explores the legacy of the stadium at White Memory Lane captures Hart Lane, the spiritual home of the moments that shaped Tottenham Hotspur, and explores local history the world-famous football club’s rise to fame – as seen, for the very The film was produced by Spurs The changing Hotspur stadium on the High Road first time, from the perspective of fans and Tottenham residents at the fans. Memory Lane Pictures, with input The story of Spurs’ home not only from young people at Exposure, underscores the staunch loyalty a youth communications charity. No Hotspur without Tottenham inspired by the club and the fans’ All proceeds from the film will role in initiating – and defending help fund Exposure’s work across By Alan Fisher to this day – many of its traditions. north London. It also highlights how Tottenham alk down the High ture aims to feel like a proper foot- stadium costs estimated as high as itself has evolved over the centu- For more information, images Road from White ball ground where fans are in touch £450m but unless Spurs cut some ries: from rural backwater to in- from the film or introductions Hart Lane towards with the players and generate an of the highest ticket prices in the dustrial suburb, from a hub for im- to interviewees, please contact W [email protected]. Bruce Grove, second lamppost on atmosphere. country, the game is beyond the migrants to the unsettled years of the right. Easily missed, but this This is important. Being a Spurs means of many. There’s a feeling the 1980s. You can also follow us on Twitter is where in late summer 1882 a fan is not about sitting back in a that the club are more interested Through interviews with local his- and read more about the film here: group of local schoolboys gath- padded seat, stuffing your face in generating revenue, especially in torians, die-hard supporters and W thefightingcock.co.uk/2016/05/ ered around the flickering light to in a corporate trough and polite- America and the Far East, than they ex-players, evocative archive pho- memory-lane-the-world-famous- form the Hotspur. ly applauding. It’s about intensi- are in looking after ordinary fans tographs and rare, unseen colour home-of-the-spurs-story/ Football’s very different now. Tot- ty, commitment, getting behind and investing in the community. footage, Memory Lane captures the tenham Hotspur are a billion-pound your team, being involved. Football Overall though, there’s an air of moments that shaped local history, Watch the trailer here: global business with a worldwide clubs make this hard these days. distinct optimism among Spurs such as the tearing down of the W youtube.com/ following and building a state of When the old ground was full, the fans, frankly not something that Nazi flag from the stadium in 1935, watch?v=IWq47HGdCiw the art stadium to match. But one Shelf terrace on the East Stand was could often be said of our mood thing hasn’t changed. Having never the best place on earth, raucous, during the past couple of decades. played a home match more than noisy and uplifting. Demolishing The team plays exciting, attacking 500 yards from the spot where that terrace in 1988 to make way football under a manager, Mauricio the club was founded, the Spurs for executive boxes, planned in Pochettino, who respects the club’s are here to stay. With a capacity secret and executed despite sup- heritage. It’s been a pleasure to see of around 61,000, it’s the second porter protest, began a process a relatively young squad develop. biggest club ground in England of ordinary fans feeling excluded They give everything, there are no after Old Trafford. More to the and distant. Corporates brought timewasters in it for the money, point, the chairman made sure money and indifference. Now, Tot- something that’s rare in top flight it was bigger than Arsenal. It will tenham are giving us a chance to be football these days, and they can have a hotel, food court and a different from the others and the only get better. Spurs will play skywalk, plus mixed housing and same as we’ve always been. Being next season away from Totten- community facilities. There’s a re- in Tottenham is an integral part of ham, probably at Wembley, and tractable pitch to stage American supporters’ heritage and identity White Hart Lane will be demol- football, which is a big deal given even though the vast majority no ished in May next year, which the NFL’s phenomenal financial longer live there. In 2010 the We will be tough to take. The new clout. Within the next decade, the Are N17 protest group campaigned ground, no doubt named not eyes of America will be regular- to prevent the club moving to the after tradition but by a sponsor, ly turned to N17. For supporters, Olympic site in Stratford. There’s opens for the start of the 2018-19 other things matter with stands no Hotspur without Tottenham. season. In staying in N17, Tot- rising steeply, the crowd will be However, the danger is that both tenham have respected history. close to the pitch. There’s also a fans and community will feel ex- The challenge is to make sure they 17,000 seat single tier ‘end’ behind cluded. The club need the money to keep supporters and communi- the goal. This contemporary struc- fund both a completive squad and ty involved for the next 130 years. Fans in the 1950’s Credit Anna Patton & Andy Koumi