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MEMBERS MEETINGS, NEWS AND LOCAL EVENTS IN MUSWELL HILL, FORTIS GREEN AND ALEXANDRA WARDS

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MEMBERS' MEETINGS 2010

All are welcome

WEDNESDAY 17TH MARCH 8-9.30PM

Venue: North Bank, Pages Lane, N10 1PP

SUBJECT: THE HISTORY OF THE PHOENIX CINEMA with SLIDES

Film historian Gerry Turvey will illustrate his talk with a slideshow and discuss the Cinema's current development plans and the renovation fund.

WEDNESDAY 26TH MAY AT 8-9.30PM

Venue: North Bank, Pages Lane, N10 1PP

ORGANIC MEDITERRANEAN FOOD TASTING

A talk on ethically sourced, organic Mediterranean food will be followed by the opportunity to taste samples. The speaker will be Marios Phillou, supplier to some of our local shops.

AFTER THIS EVENT WE WILL BE HOLDING OUR AGM

We will also be launching our book on the History of our Association, the cost of which will merely cover our printing costs. We hope our members will find this an interesting addition to their book collection.

SATURDAY 12TH JUNE 3PM

LOCAL GARDEN VISIT

On12th JUNE at 3pm there will be an organised afternoon members' visit to 1 St. Regis Close - a well known private garden in in our local area - which is featured in the National Open Gardens scheme.

An entrance fee of £3 will be charged with the proceeds going to charity. Teas will also be available.

ALEXANDRA PALACE

- FUTURE GOVERNANCE ROADSHOW AND OPEN DAY -

WEEK OF 15TH MARCH

ROADSHOW

A Road Show exhibiting plans for the Future Governance of Alexandra Palace is to be held in libraries across the Borough of Haringey and in Wood Green Shopping Centre.

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SATURDAY 22ND MAY

OPEN DAY AT ALEXANDRA PALACE

This event is to bring people up to date with the range of facilities and events that are offered at Alexandra Palace. There will also be an opportunity for residents to tour the BBC Studio and take a look at the Theatre.

The Future Governance exhibition will also be on display during this Open Day.

Local Community Groups will be hosting stalls.

Newsletters are being sent to residents informing them of the details.

THE FORTIS GREEN COMMUNITY ALLOTMENTS TRUST

The allotments stand on land owned by Thames Water and this land was due for re-development.

The allotments users got together and formed a Trust and have now persuaded Thames Water to sell them the land that the allotments stand on for £30,000.

The fight now goes on to raise these funds.

PHOENIX CINEMA, EAST FINCHLEY: 2010 UPDATE

The Phoenix Cinema Trust (Reg. Charity No. 296135) is to to restore this famous landmark art deco cinema.

This Association has already made a donation and as a result has been awarded a 'Timeline' place for the year 1948. The film we have chosen to be shown is called 'The Fallen Idol'.

The cinema celebrates its centenary in 2010.

January 2010 update:

£995,000 has been raised towards the £1.1m target. This has been supported by 16 Charitable trusts, almost 400 individual donations and 14 fundraising events.

March 2010 update:

The first phase of the building work is due to begin soon. The Phoenix will be open for evening and weekend performances for the first three months of the work. A number of fundraising events are coming up this spring.

Events listings: www.phoenixcinema.co.uk

or call Paul Homer for more details on 020 8442 0442

Address: Phoenix Cinema, 52 High Road East Finchley, London N2 9PJ

MUSWELL HILL LIBRARY REPAIRS AND RE-DEVELOPMENT

Main Lending Library on Queen 's Avenue N10

MARCH 2010: The children's library o the 1st floor is newly painted and new toilets and basins have been fitted. The 70 year old mural in the children's library has been cleaned and restored. New lights are soon to be installed and this section should re-open on 15th March.

SEPTEMBER 2009: Roof repairs are complete and work has started on the first floor and toilets. Plans for development of the land at the rear of the building have been shelved.

JULY 2009: At last repairs are being carried out to the roof.

MAY 2009: The Muswell Hill Assembly on 19th May reported on current plans to repair the roof and plaster and re-paint the inside walls. This work should commence within the next few months.

JANUARY 2009: Information received at the December Area Assembly was that repairs to the roof, parapets and rooflights will go ahead in January, subject to listed building consent. Internal works will follow, including plastering and decoration. The first floor and lavatories will be closed for a while.

OCTOBER 18th 2008: There has been a promise from Haringey Council to repair the roof in the next four weeks.

AUGUST 2008: Haringey's Cabinet Committee have deferred the promised refurbishment of the library until 2009/2010. The roof is in very urgent need of repair and the building is deteriorating.

JUNE 2008: Architects have been commissioned by Haringey to devise development options for the site behind the library and apply for planning permission. It is hoped that the site with planning permission for houses will attract more interest from investors. All proceeds from this development site will be used to refurbish and modernise the library.

OCTOBER 2007: Plans for a restaurant have been shelved but the rear car park will be sold to a developer and planning will be sought to build houses on it. The building is in urgent need of repair.

BT CABINETS - BROADBAND NEWS

Muswell Hill's brief role as BT's trial area for superfast broadband has encountered a hitch with Haringey Council's refusal to grant permission for nearly all of the new cabinets they installed in the conservation area. This follows a number of objections from individuals as well as this Association. Although we welcome the faster broadband trial it was important to point out the downsides and we have now received a letter from BT stating that although the matter is being dealt with by the Council, it is open to requests to relocate cabinets.

The main areas covered In our objection included the size of the cabinets, which are taller and wider than normal and have attracted graffiti already. Some have been positioned in a way that causes pavement obstruction, blocking the use of car doors and resulted in lines of cabinets without any attempt to rationalise them. BT legitimately installed them and sought retrospective planning permission.

ARCHIVE SEARCH

Send us an email if you have any information about our Association's activities and committee prior to 1965.

We are updating our archives and have some gaps in our files. Clicking this link will bring up your email box automatically.

These dates have missing information:

1951 - 1965 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 to1964 - 1966 to 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986

GENERAL IN FORMATION

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AFFILIATIONS

WE ARE AFFILIATED TO

THE HARINGEY FEDERATION OF RESIDENT'S ASSOCIATIONS

WE NOW HAVE 6 AFFILIATE MEMBERS WHO ARE

THE MUSWELL HILL AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

BUS WATCH WEST HARINGEY

THE LONDON CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY (Formerly the HORNSEY TRUST)

THE ODEON MUSWELL HILL

THE MUSWELL HILL BOWLING CLUB

THE PHOENIX CINEMA EAST FINCHLEY

Notices from our affiliate members:

The Muswell Hill Bowling Club are seeking new playing members or you can choose to be a social member. For more details please call 8883 1178, 8445 2568 or the secretary, Toni Morgan on 8883 0433. The club is sited between Kings/Queens Avenues and Tetherdown.

The Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley is the oldest purpose-built cinema in constant use in Britain. Run by the Phoenix Cinema Trust since 1985, it is committed to the best in independent and world cinema, running an educational programme and maintaining and enhancing its Grade II listed Art Deco auditorium and the Edwardian building. Contact Paul Homer on 8444 6789 or email him on: management@phoenixcinema.co.uk.

LANGTON CLOCK IN MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY 2008

Langtons Clock mid picture OUR DIAMOND JUBILEE PROJECT

This handsome and decorative clock has been part of the Broadway street furniture and a famous landmark since the beginning of the 20th Century. It was put up in 1899 by E.W. Langton's the jewellers shortly after they established a branch of their watch and clock-making shop at 3, Princes Parade, which itself was laid out and built in 1898 by the well known Edmondson family. It was considered to be the most attractive and accurate time piece in the area as well as an essential service to shoppers.

Initially, the mechanism was wound regularly by hand, but in the 1950's the clock mechanism was changed to electric operation. When Langton's left the premises more than ten years ago, the clock stopped working and has not been working since. We believe that the original mechanical movement was sold when the premises changed hands.

In order to repair and restore the clock to its pristine condition, it was taken down and transported to a local clock maker. September 2008: Clock expert John Kendall of Fortis Green began restoring the clock. The upstand and both dials were treated with gold leaf, a very intensive and laborious process. The Langton insert was handpainted gold and blue and the fittings and fixings on the drum for the dials were completed. November 2008: The clock was waterproofed but still needed another coat of paint. It will be connected up to a master controller, which will pick up GPS time signals and it went through a test run. EDF visited to assess the procedure needed for mounting the clock in its brackets. Plenty of interest in the clock came from members and passers-by calling into the shop to admire it. We give him all our thanks and appreciation for his wonderful workmanship.

9th May 2009: Langton Clock re-instated

The Muswell Hill and Fortis Green Association is proud to announce that our Jubilee project, the restoration of the Langton clock, has been completed and the clock has been returned to its original position.

This jewel of the Broadway is telling the time again after many years.

MUSWELL HILL POLICE STATION
115 Fortis Green, Muswell Hill, N2 9HW

Tel: 0208 345 2148
Out of hours call : 0208 340 1212

Opening times:

Monday	14:30 - 19:30
Tuesday	09:30 - 14:30
Wednesday	14:30 - 17.00
Thursday	09:30 - 12:00
Friday	09:30 - 14:30

Additional telephone numbers:

To contact your locl anti-social behaviour team: 0845 671 1177

To report anti-social behaviour or crime when it is not an emergency: 0300 123 1212 (Met Police)

MUSWELL HILL SUSTAINABILITY GROUP

The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group, founded two years ago as a result of one of our Association meetings on green issues, has helped Haringey Council to win funding of up to four hundred thousand pounds so that Muswell Hill may become a Low Carbon Zone (LCZ). The bid was developed in conjunction with the group's partners including Marks and Spencer, British Gas, Groundwork and the London Sustainability Exchange. Muswell Hill is one of only 10 neighbourhoods in London to be given this funding by Mayor Boris Johnson.

The plan is to use a wide range of measures to help people cut carbon and reduce emissions of some of London's oldest buildings. Haringey's bid is innovative in that it takes a 'whole community' approach to carbon reduction and looks at new ways to finance renewable energy technologies in local areas. The Council's environment team will aim to install photovoltaic panels on large roof spaces such as schools and businesses, which can then be used to produce power for local buildings. Community infrastructure such as the local library, will be made examples of low carbon energy use. The Muswell Hill project will involve more than 1,000 buildings, including private houses, Homes for Haringey blocks, about 30 businesses and three schools. Additional measures will include advice for residents in Conservation Areas, promotion of home energy assessments and energy efficiency measures and Sustainability Advisors to door-knock LCZ residents to raise awareness.

The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group is keen to recruit any local residents who want to improve their green credentials. Contact Alan Morton on homes@twyave.demon.co.uk or drop a note into 76 Twyford Avenue, N2 9NN.

SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS SCHEME

On April 3rd 2006, the Metropolitan Police rolled out Safer Neighbourhoods across 32 boroughs and our wards now have dedicated teams working on issues that affect the local community. Fortis Green and Muswell Hill wards have two separate teams but both are currently working from Muswell Hill Police Station.

Contacts:

Fortis Green Safer Neighbourhood Team telephone: 0208 721 2506 or email: fortisgreen.snt@met.police.uk

Muswell Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team telephone 07760 170 127 or email: muswellhill.snt@met.police.uk

Alexandra Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team telephone: 07920 233788
0208 721 2676 or email: haringeyalexandra.snt@met.police.uk

FRONT GARDENS - SCRUTINY

April 2007: As a result of a scrunity , Haringey Council are now trying to clamp down on crossovers to paved over front gardens and have new powers to refuse applications for them in all areas including Controlled Parking Zones. Residents will also have to prove there is a parking strip of at least 4.8m long in their forecourts.

FRONT GARDEN DESIGN FROM THE RHS

If you would like some free advice about designing your front garden for optimum effect, to save wildlife and the environment and at the same time provide the amenities you need, why not visit the Royal Horticultural Society's website at www.rhs.org.uk - and select learning and research. This section deals with how to design your front garden for cars as well as plants.

HAVE YOUR SAY ON YOUR LOCAL PARKS

AND JOIN A FRIENDS OF PARKS GROUP

You can make comments on recent visits to any of your local parks in Haringey by going to Haringey Council's website at

www.haringey.gov.uk/yourvisit

If you have any issues about vandalism, litter or ideas for improvements - or if you would like to congratulate the council on their good work - here is the opportunity.

If you are particularly keen to join a local group monitoring your park then why not join one of the many Friends of Parks groups. To see a list go to www.haringey.gov.uk/friendsgroups.

ALEXANDRA PALACE TELEVISION GROUP

Would you like to be involved in helping this group who maintain and protect the original but disused television studios housed in Alexandra Palace? Working parties meet on the third Thursday of each month and they are looking for volunteers and members.

The membership fee is only £5 to join and then reduces to £3 per annum.

Please contact the Treasurer, Tony Wilding, on 8524 0827 if you are interested.

TREE TRUST FOR HARINGEY

The Tree Trust seeks to promote the planting of trees,

to protect established trees from developers and to prevent excess pruning.

For more information visit their website at http://www.TTFH.org.uk/events

RELOCATION OF HEALTH SERVICES SINCE THE CLOSURE OF FORTIS GREEN CLINIC IN MARCH 2007

Foot Health - Rutland House Surgery, 40 Colney Hatch Lane and the Dukes Avenue Practice at 1 Dukes Avenue.
Children's Service - North Bank, Pages Lane. Drop-in weighing sessions, health visitor contact appointments and health promotion support groups by arrangement.

Phlebotomy - An open access service which will be available at Rutland House Surgery: Monday 12.30pm-2.30pm, Wednesday 9am-12 noon and Friday 9am-11am.

NEW VALLANCE ROAD CONSERVATION AREA CREATED

Long standing member, Andrew Walker of Vallance Road, is delighted that a new conservation area was designated by Haringey's Planning Committee on November 10th 2008. It was through his efforts that this process has lead to a lot of Arts and Crafts style houses being included in our conservation areas.

The new designated roads in the Vallance Road CA (no.29) are:

Vallance, Elgin, Talbot and Grosvenor Roads. Parts of The Avenue, Grove Avenue and Lansdowne Road, which were previously excluded from the present conservation area. Also Alexandra Park Road, Thirlmere, Grasmere and Windermere roads.

We hope that this action will protect these roads from inappropriate development in the future. Many fine Edwardian and Arts and Crafts style houses are to be seen in these areas.Our Association has supported this designation with backing from the Alexandra Residents' Association and the Alexandra Park and Palace Conservation Area Advisory Committee.

GREEN GROUP NEEDED FOR PARKLAND WALK

Volunteers are needed to join a green group for the Parkland Walk in conjunction with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. It should only involve general cleaning and light pruning, perhaps only twice a year. BCTV will provide tools. Please ring Dawn Miles on 8444 6552 for more information.

LOCAL EVENTS

BBC ELSTREE CONCERT BAND

'That's Entertainment!'Music for Maytime'

WELL KNOWN TUNES FROM BROADWAY, THE SILVER SCREEN AND JAZZ GREATS

SATURDAY 22ND MAY

ST JAMES CHURCH MUSWELL HILL

THIS CONCERT WILL RAISE MONEY FOR THE NORTH LONDON HOSPICE

MORE DETAILS SOON

CUFOS (Community Use of the Old Station)

CUFOS is a renovated railway station building that used to belong to Alexandra Palace when the railway was running but is now used as a community centre. Situated at the top of The Avenue, Muswell Hill, N10, it is a registered charity and has been run successfully over the past 20 years by its trustees.

The lease for this building expires in March 2011 and the old trustees are stepping down and the search is on for new ones. At the moment CUFOS has many volunteers involved in play groups and toddler groups who are keen to build up a large team of interested people to ensure that CUFOS remains open as a local community centre.

If you are interested to become involved, learn more about the station and talk to some of the volunteers, they hold monthly meetings. PLEASE DROP BY.

CUFOS MEETINGS

1st Monday of every month

8.30pm in CUFOS Station building

For further information please email:enquiries@cufos.org.uk or call Ann Waters on 8883 9224 or Val Osmotherly on 8883 3724.

MET POLICE FORTIS GREEN AND MUSWELL HILL WARDS DROP-IN SURGERIES

BY THE SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS TEAMS

ALEXANDRA WARD

Call 8721 2675 or 07920 233 788 for more information
ALEXANDRA PARK LIBRARY

WEDNESDAY 31ST MARCH

TUESDAY 20TH APRIL

6-7pm

FORTIS GREEN WARD

Call 8721 2506 or 07876 038 059 for more information
MUSWELL HILL LIBRARY

THURSDAY 11TH MARCH
6-7pm

MEETING

THE EMPORIUM TEA ROOM AT 4-5 CHEAPSIDE, FORTIS GREEN

FRIDAY 19TH MARCH
2-3pm

MUSWELL HILL & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

2010 EVENTS

SPRING SHOW	SATURDAY 27TH MARCH	3PM at NORTHBANK IN PAGES LANE, N10
GRAND PLANT SALE	SATURDAY 15TH MAY	3PM at ST ANDREWS CHURCH HALL, ALEXANDRA PARK ROAD, N10
SUMMER SHOW	SATURDAY 3RD JULY	3PM at NORTHBANK IN PAGES LANE, N10
AUTUMN SHOW	SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER	3PM at NORTHBANK IN PAGES LANE, N10

NGS OPEN GARDENS, NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME - LOCAL GARDENS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAYS:
28TH MARCH	7 THE GROVE, N6	2-5.30PM
25TH APRIL	5 RUSSELL ROAD, N13	2-5PM
2ND MAY	5 ST REGIS CLOSE, N10	2-7PM
2ND MAY	SOUTHWOOD LODGE, KINGLSEY PLACE, N6	2-5.30PM
9TH MAY (for KSDP)	5 ST REGIS CLOSE	2-6PM
9TH MAY	2 MILLFIELD CLOSE, N6	2-6PM
16TH MAY	66 ABBOTS GARDENS, N2	2-6.30PM
16TH MAY	15 and 28 PRINCES AVENUE, N10	2-6PM
23RD MAY	3 THE PARK, N6	2.30PM-6PM

Plant Heritage, London Group will be holding their

SPRING PLANT FAIR

on Saturday 8th May 2010

Time: 10am - 4.30pm
Venue: St Michael's Primary School, North Road, Highgate, London N6 4BG

Entry cost: £2.50 ( free to all Plant Heritage members and children)

At least 15 specialist nurseries from around south east England will be selling a fabulous array of plants.

(Autumn Plant Fair to be held on 4th September)

www.nccpg.com
020 8521 2842

NORTHBANK EVENTS 2010

Address: Pages Lane, Muswell Hill, London N10

Keep fit, meet people, have lunch and get some advice

For more information call 8365 2466 or visit their website at http://www.mhmc.org.uk

Fridays
Weekly exercise classes in the Garden Room. Donations of £1.50 per class are welcome.

A light lunch will be available from 12.30pm to 1.30pm at £2.

Help with accessible transport can be provided.
10.30am - 11.15pm (intermediate)

11.45am - 12.30pm (beginners)

last Thursday of every month
Age Concern help and advice sessions.

More details about these sessions from the Northbank telephone number above. 10.30am - 12.30pm

MUSWELL HILL AND HIGHGATE PENSIONERS ACTION GROUP

GENERAL MEETINGS

Venue: Hilldene Court, 11 Alexandra Park Road in the lounge on the first floor.

A lift is available.

Email Janet Shapiro at janet.rmshapiro@btopenworld.com for details of all events

or call 8883 9571

MUSWELL HILL & HORNSEY FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

Dates TBA

Rainforest Room at the Friends Meeting House, in Church Crescent N10

Ring the top bell.
7.30pm

ALEXANDRA PALACE EVENTS 2010

For more details contact the Park Manager Mark Evison
Telephone: 020 8365 2121
Email: park@appct.org

or visit the website at www.alexandrapalace.com - visitors - for events listings

Alexandra Palace Way
Wood Green
LONDON N22 7AY

The Pitch and Putt course is open. Telephone Golfwise on 01245 257 682

Boating Lake:
Bluebird Boats: 020 7262 1330

Their are 3 fishing platforms on the lake - a rod licence is required.

The Grove Cafe in the Grove and the Lakeside Cafe by the Boating lake are open .

The Deer enclosure was designed originally by Alexander Mackenzie in 1875 and fallow deer were introduced by the GLC. The deer you see today are their direct descendants. Please do not feed - they are well managed.

BCTV CONSERVATION TASKS

Contact the Park Manager for more details

FARMERS MARKET AT ALEXANDRA PALACE

HORNSEY ENTRANCE

SUNDAYS: 14TH MARCH, 21ST MARCH

10AM - 3PM

For more information call 8365 2121

www.cityandcountryfarmersmarkets.com

FRIENDS OF QUEENS WOOD - EVENTS 2010

The Friends manage this ancient wood and carry out conservation work, maintain an organic garden and organise events such as talks, walks and activities for children. They also support the work of theatre groups and arts bodies who use the wood for their events.

Working Parties will run on the last Sunday of each month - to clear unwanted trees, litter picking, reinforcing dead hedges and coppicing. Tools are provided but please bring gloves.

For more information please call 8883 8875 or visit www.fqw.org.uk/events

The Muswell Hill & Fortis Green Association is now a Friend of Queens Wood.

AGM

WEDNESDAY 24TH MARCH
Joe Riley, ecology consultant, will talk about the new management plans for the wood.
7.30pm at The Friends Meeting House

PLANT SALE

18TH APRIL
Details tba please contact them

SUNDAY 28TH MARCH

SUNDAY 25TH APRIL(+ BIRD WALKS AND PLANTING DAY FOR THE NEW FROGPOOL)
Working Parties
10.30am - 12 noon

Meet at The Lodge

MUSWELL HILL TOY LIBRARY (Reg charity 1033753)

Open to all under eights and their carers
Based on the first floor at The Library Building, Queens Avenue, Muswell Hill N10 3PE
Tel: 8444 0244

Mondays 2.00pm to 3.30pm
Thursdays 9.30am to 12 noon
Fridays 9.30am to 12 noon
Storytime and music sessions Mondays 2.30pm and Thursdays 11.00am

All children must have a carer attending with them. There is a small charge for membership but those on benefits (other than Child Benefit which all parents receive) have the subscription paid by the Community Investment Development Agency. Besides toys the Toy Library loans videos, DVDs, audio tapes and CDs (largely music) and has a large selection of CD Roms all suitable for under 6s. For more information ring Liz Luxmore on 8444 0244 or call in when they are open.

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