A Tour of the Historic Park at Kenwood with Peter Barber OBE, FSA Peter Barber OBE, FSA, FRHistS, formerly Head of Maps and Topography at the British Museum and President of the Hornsey Historical Society, on Sunday 12th June took us on a walk around Kenwood’s estate and through its four-hundred-year history. This is a…
Street Lighting and Crime Our Association is conducting a spirited campaign to persuade Haringey Council to ensure that our streets, in particular Queen’s Avenue, are clearly lit when it is dark. At the same time our local Safer Neighbourhood Team has warned residents of the increasing threat from burglars as the evenings get darker and…
Dustbin Discrimination: Veolia’s Recycling System Leaves Members Without Bins Our Association sprang into action upon hearing that some of its Vallance Road members has been left without any recycling bins whatsoever following Veolia’s shake-up of its recycling collections. While most residents in this road have been given large green-lidded recycling bins, six adjacent addresses ‘approved for…
Terrorism – Vigilance is Needed Muswell Hill is at risk from terrorist attack as much as anywhere else in London – the message received by our members at our February meeting. Sgt. Underwood and Constable Kavaliares were keen to give us confidence to trust our instincts and report anything that might seem out of place….
Crossover Controversy A deluge of heartfelt correspondence by members on the undesirability of converting front gardens into private car parks has been received in response to an item on crossovers in November’s newsletter. The committee asked whether we should object, on principle, to local planning applications for vehicle crossovers . The response was a resounding…