All about your borough Haringey People AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2011 Haringey parks fly the flag p4 Sign up for school places p13 Healthier Haringey p15 Ramp up recycling p20 www.haringey.gov.uk www.haringey.gov.uk p1 Choose from over 470 University of London certificate modules and short courses taught part-time in the evening Ad “Birkbeck gave me confidence and the belief that I could study and make something of myself through university.” Tommy London’s ONLY specialist provider of part-time, evening higher education. Prestigious University of London qualifications. World-class research environment. Ranked number one by students*. *National Student Surveys 2005–2009: for overall student satisfaction in London www.bbk.ac.uk Open Evening: 020 7631 6316 8 September 2011 London’s evening university p2 Haringey People | DECEMBER 2010 - JANUARY 2011 Contents Hot topic NEWS FEATURES Pages 20-21 Choose from over 470 Page 9 Page 4 Page 11 Waste not... Keeping it clean Green Flags Friends and How the borough’s new waste contract helps neighbours University of London certificate Haringey parks continue residents play a key role to impress How sheltered housing in recycling schemes offer people a ‘community within a Page 23 modules and short courses community’ Fuel for thought Page 15 Focus on the launch of 40:20 taught part-time in the evening Your very good health Page 25 Looking at a new plan Council Leader Claire to boost the health and History Kober explains how the Page 5 wellbeing of local residents council aims to meet its The festival ambitious cleaning and Lottery windfall of Britain revisited in recycling targets Community garden wins Haringey “Birkbeck gave me confidence big with public backing and the belief that I could study Page 26 Editorial: Sally Lowe Page 17 Who’s who – and and make something of myself 020 8489 4584 what’s what? 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Products and services to online only two months: exhibitions, Open Evening: advertised in this publication do not of caring necessarily carry the endorsement of theatre, walks, council Haringey Council. for 8 September 2011 services and much 020 7631 6316 This magazine is printed on environmentally carers Published by Haringey Council’s Communications Service 706.3 • 08/11 Published by Haringey Council’s friendly paper. more London’s evening university www.haringey.gov.uk p3 Haringey parks fly the flag News Haringey’s parks continue to be among the best in the country, according to a prestigious scheme run by the Keep Britain Tidy IN BRIEF group. Sixteen council-run parks have been told they are to keep their Chief Green Flag status – an award designed to recognise top parks. Executive for The Green Flag parks are: Albert Road Rec; Belmont Rec; Ally Pally Bruce Castle Park; Chapmans Green; Chestnuts Park; Coldfall Duncan Wilson Wood; Downhills Park; Fairland Park; Finsbury Park; Markfield OBE has been Park; Paignton Park; Priory Park; Railway Fields; Russell Park; appointed the new Chief Executive Stationers Park; Wood Green Cemetery. of Alexandra Palace from this Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr Nilgun Canver, said: autumn. “It’s one thing to provide some of the best parks and gardens in Mr Wilson will be responsible for London – but it’s an even greater success to maintain these high developing a plan to bring Ally standards over a period of time so that we can retain our Green Pally’s charitable Trust (APPCT) Flags. and its Trading Company (APTL) “Our staff work very hard with local residents to make our parks closer together and lead the future so popular – and this outstanding success is testament to their regeneration of the Palace. combined efforts. Well done to all concerned.” Mr Wilson comes to Alexandra Three other parks in the borough which are not run by the Palace from the Greenwich council have also been awarded Green Flags – along with four Foundation for the Old Royal Naval local community gardens which have received Green Pennants. College, where he has been chief executive for the past nine years. The three parks are Tottenham Marshes, Highgate Wood and Alexandra Palace – while the six community gardens are: the Cllr Matt Cooke, Chair of the Gardens’ Community Garden, Lordship Community Woodland, Board of Trustees, said: “With Living Under One Sun and Hornsey Church Yard. Duncan’s proven leadership and strong background in both the heritage and leisure sectors, he is ideally placed to ensure that the right balance is found between preserving its history and integrity, whilst attracting the vital commercial investment we need.” Solar bollards New solar powered bollards are brightening the borough’s streets in locations where electricity operated ones are frequently damaged by traffic. The solar powered, self righting bollards are more likely to still work after a collision and are lit for free at night. Following a successful trial, 35 bollards have now been installed across Haringey. p4 Haringey People | AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2011 Pinkham Way plans on hold IN BRIEF The submission of a plan to build a waste processing plant Hail HALS in Pinkham Way has been put on hold following intervention by Haringey Council. Local young people are being offered the chance to become an apprentice The council has lobbied the North London Waste Authority through the Haringey Adult Learning about the lack of detail in its proposals. It has also argued for Service (HALS). consultation on the plan to happen after an independent planning inspector has tested the detail of the wide-ranging waste plan for Assessments are held at 10am every north London. Friday at Wood Green Central Library for anyone aged 16-18 interested The NLWA will submit a detailed planning application for in apprenticeships in Business and consultation with residents and consideration by the council’s Administration, Customer Services, planning committee after the inspector reports in April 2012. Team Leading and diplomas in Cllr Alan Strickland, Cabinet Member for Economic Management and ICT at levels 2 Development and Social Inclusion, has promised to hold a and 3. The service can also match thorough consultation once the planning application is lodged. employers with apprenticeships. For more information, email Community garden wins big [email protected] or call A communal garden in Living Under One Sun 020 8489 2596. Tottenham has scooped member Leyla Laksari, said: £58,000 from the national “We’re really buzzing with the lottery after winning huge public news, and worked very hard to New playground support. secure this funding. A big ‘thank A new playground has been you’ to everyone that voted The Living Under One Sun opened in Thetford Close, N13. for us, along with the council, Project hit the jackpot in the Big Lee Valley Park Authority and The playground boasts a high Lottery Fund after it featured St Francis De Sales school, for double slide rock spinner, nest on ITV’s London Tonight their support. swing, log walks, trim tram, programme and viewers voted and specially adapted trees for to back the scheme. “This funding is a great climbing. The existing ball court big helping hand toward our The money will help Living was also refurbished. community outreach and Under One Sun reach out leadership programme to inspire The £45,000 refurbishment is part to local schools, community Haringey residents, schools and of the Haringey Council Playbuilder groups and residents, including community groups”. project. running a series of workshops through its Blooming Beds and A free training and support Local young resident Trey Ashby Bees programme. programme for Blooming Beds said: “It’s very cool. There was and Bees Champions will nothing before and now there is a It will also help the Living begin in September. If you’d lot to do. We have something to Under One Sun group to stage like to be involved, call Lyn celebrate.” its very own alternative to the on 07722 051414, Leyla on Chelsea Flower Show – the 07414 545640 email: admin@ Blooming Beds and Bees livingunderonesun.co.uk or visit Festival – at Tottenham Marshes Top marks for blog www.livingunderonesun.co.uk next summer. Ferry Lane Primary school in Tottenham was awarded third place in the national Educational Blog Awards. The school’s blogsite - written by pupils from year 3 upwards - was entered in the “Whole School Blogsite of the Year” category and was one of more than 300 blogs and blogsites nominated across four awards categories.