GRA Meetings are held 7.30pm to 9pm at the
Kurdish Community Centre in Portland Gardens.
Our next meeting dates are set out below. We
hope you can come along and contribute, to help
improve where we all live, or just to find out more.
Thursday 19th April
Thurs 10th May – AGM (Annual General Meeting)
Monday 11th June
Tuesday 10th July
No meeting in August
Wednesday 5th September
Thursday 4th October
Tuesday 6th November
Thursday 6th December
Gardens Residents Association (GRA), London N4
The GRA was formed in 1999. It is a multi award winning residents association run by the residents of the Gardens neighbourhood in Haringey London N4.
We are interested in residential and quality-of-life issues and welcome all local residents who live in the Gardens area.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
GRA Email Group and Twitter
The Gardens Residents Association email group is
currently being audited and updated alongside the
GRA membership list. Following the last GRA
meeting, it has been decided to make the email
group available to current residents of the Gardens
area only (along with our ward councillors and the
Safer Neighbourhood Team). This will enable us to
consult more effectively with local residents on
matters that directly relate to the Gardens area.
Gardens Residents can join the group at:
gardensresidents.blogspot.com
or via the email group website:
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/gardensresidents
Anyone who is interested in events and activities in
the Community Garden can now follow us on twitter
twitter.com/gardensN4
currently being audited and updated alongside the
GRA membership list. Following the last GRA
meeting, it has been decided to make the email
group available to current residents of the Gardens
area only (along with our ward councillors and the
Safer Neighbourhood Team). This will enable us to
consult more effectively with local residents on
matters that directly relate to the Gardens area.
Gardens Residents can join the group at:
gardensresidents.blogspot.com
or via the email group website:
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/gardensresidents
Anyone who is interested in events and activities in
the Community Garden can now follow us on twitter
twitter.com/gardensN4
Green Lanes Wins £3 Million For Improvements
The Green Lanes Strategy Group (GLSG) - an umbrella
organisation with representatives from the Gardens
Residents Assoc (GRA), the Ladder Community Safety
Partnership (LCSP), Woodlands Park Residents Assoc
(WPRA), the Green Lanes N4 Traders Assoc, and our
local councilors - won a bid in Dec 2011 for £1.78
million from the Mayoral Outer London Fund (OLF) for
improvements to the high street. This comes on top of
the £1.2 million that the Transport for London (TFL)
plans to spend on pedestrian improvements on Green
Lanes between Endymion Rd and Ducketts Common.
The TFL funding will focus on new pedestrian crossings,
street paving and revisiting the efficiency of the bus lanes,
whereas the OLF will be targeted towards regeneration
work on some shop fronts and the creation of micro
squares to improve the entrances to the Gardens and
Ladder roads. The GLSG also has funding towards some
work on the railway bridge.
Once designers have been commissioned and sketch
designs produced, a public consultation and exhibition will
take place locally. This is the first time in 30 years that
Green Lanes has received such large scale funding - many
thanks to everyone in the strategy group who has worked
so hard on this and other projects over the last 10 years.
The Green Lanes Strategy Group also brought you the
Green Lanes Food Festival in Sept 2011, a fantastic
community event attended by some 20,000 people; we
also organised the Xmas Fair in December and the light
projection onto the Salisbury Pub (picture left).
Everyone is very excited about this work - improvements
should become evident from September onwards, after the
Olympics build embargo has been lifted. So now the real
hard work begins!
organisation with representatives from the Gardens
Residents Assoc (GRA), the Ladder Community Safety
Partnership (LCSP), Woodlands Park Residents Assoc
(WPRA), the Green Lanes N4 Traders Assoc, and our
local councilors - won a bid in Dec 2011 for £1.78
million from the Mayoral Outer London Fund (OLF) for
improvements to the high street. This comes on top of
the £1.2 million that the Transport for London (TFL)
plans to spend on pedestrian improvements on Green
Lanes between Endymion Rd and Ducketts Common.
The TFL funding will focus on new pedestrian crossings,
street paving and revisiting the efficiency of the bus lanes,
whereas the OLF will be targeted towards regeneration
work on some shop fronts and the creation of micro
squares to improve the entrances to the Gardens and
Ladder roads. The GLSG also has funding towards some
work on the railway bridge.
Once designers have been commissioned and sketch
designs produced, a public consultation and exhibition will
take place locally. This is the first time in 30 years that
Green Lanes has received such large scale funding - many
thanks to everyone in the strategy group who has worked
so hard on this and other projects over the last 10 years.
The Green Lanes Strategy Group also brought you the
Green Lanes Food Festival in Sept 2011, a fantastic
community event attended by some 20,000 people; we
also organised the Xmas Fair in December and the light
projection onto the Salisbury Pub (picture left).
Everyone is very excited about this work - improvements
should become evident from September onwards, after the
Olympics build embargo has been lifted. So now the real
hard work begins!
Three Great Wins for the Gardens Community Garden
Our Community Garden in Doncaster Gardens off
Stanhope Gardens won three awards in 2011: (i) “The
Green Flag Community Award”, (ii) London in Bloom’s
“It’s Your Neighbourhood Award”, and (iii) “Gardening
Against the Odds Award”, organised by the
Conservation Foundation, for which GRA reps will be
attending a prestigious awards ceremony in March.
The garden was voted in the Daily & Sunday Telegraph
as one of the top three well organised and presented
voluntary run green spaces and gardens in the UK.
Anyone can join in and help keep the garden in tip top
condition by helping out on our maintenance mornings,
held on the first Saturday of every month from 11am to
1pm. The next maintenance morning will be Sat 7th April -
come along and help us win again for 2012.
Some of you will have come to the fantastic opening day of
the Community Garden on 14th Sept 2002. We are now
starting to plan the 10th anniversary party for this occasion.
Why not attend our next general meeting or the next
maintenance morning to find out more.
Stanhope Gardens won three awards in 2011: (i) “The
Green Flag Community Award”, (ii) London in Bloom’s
“It’s Your Neighbourhood Award”, and (iii) “Gardening
Against the Odds Award”, organised by the
Conservation Foundation, for which GRA reps will be
attending a prestigious awards ceremony in March.
The garden was voted in the Daily & Sunday Telegraph
as one of the top three well organised and presented
voluntary run green spaces and gardens in the UK.
Anyone can join in and help keep the garden in tip top
condition by helping out on our maintenance mornings,
held on the first Saturday of every month from 11am to
1pm. The next maintenance morning will be Sat 7th April -
come along and help us win again for 2012.
Some of you will have come to the fantastic opening day of
the Community Garden on 14th Sept 2002. We are now
starting to plan the 10th anniversary party for this occasion.
Why not attend our next general meeting or the next
maintenance morning to find out more.
Worried About Noise?
As the Spring approaches, some residents are reporting
higher levels of noise due to loud parties in the area. If the
noise is a problem for you, you can call the Haringey
Council Noise team at these numbers:
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm, Tel 020 8489 1000
OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS
Weekdays, Monday - Friday: 5pm - 9am,
Tel 020 8348 3148
Weekends, Friday 5pm to Monday 9am,
Tel 020 8348 3148
higher levels of noise due to loud parties in the area. If the
noise is a problem for you, you can call the Haringey
Council Noise team at these numbers:
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm, Tel 020 8489 1000
OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS
Weekdays, Monday - Friday: 5pm - 9am,
Tel 020 8348 3148
Weekends, Friday 5pm to Monday 9am,
Tel 020 8348 3148
Resisting Business Encroachment on Residential Streets
The current surge in planning and licensing applications by
businesses on residential roads near or at the rear of Green
Lanes must be stopped in its tracks, as the inconveniences
associated with a shop or a café are far greater in the
middle of a residential area than on a high street. The GRA
and many residents have already objected to such
applications and will continue to campaign for the strict
enforcement of planning and licensing laws.
businesses on residential roads near or at the rear of Green
Lanes must be stopped in its tracks, as the inconveniences
associated with a shop or a café are far greater in the
middle of a residential area than on a high street. The GRA
and many residents have already objected to such
applications and will continue to campaign for the strict
enforcement of planning and licensing laws.
St Anns Hospital
The GRA has been participating in the recent Community
Reference Group discussions regarding redevelopment
of the St Anns Hospital site. The group is working with
the trust for the new St Anns by bringing in the views
of the wider community to inform decision-making.
The majority of the current buildings are outdated, and
despite investment in recent years, they do not meet
modern standards of primary and community healthcare
services. In order to develop new healthcare facilities, a
mixture of private and affordable housing is proposed,
which will fund the new facilities. The trust is in talks with
new and existing health providers, and from this a
masterplan of the site will be developed and made available
for further public consultation in spring 2012.
St Anns is on our doorstep and so it is very important that
the GRA keeps up to date with all new developments. The
GRA wants to see the existing healthcare services retained
on the site and wishes to see a high quality and sympathetic
design of any new build, including respecting and retaining
existing listed buildings.
Reference Group discussions regarding redevelopment
of the St Anns Hospital site. The group is working with
the trust for the new St Anns by bringing in the views
of the wider community to inform decision-making.
The majority of the current buildings are outdated, and
despite investment in recent years, they do not meet
modern standards of primary and community healthcare
services. In order to develop new healthcare facilities, a
mixture of private and affordable housing is proposed,
which will fund the new facilities. The trust is in talks with
new and existing health providers, and from this a
masterplan of the site will be developed and made available
for further public consultation in spring 2012.
St Anns is on our doorstep and so it is very important that
the GRA keeps up to date with all new developments. The
GRA wants to see the existing healthcare services retained
on the site and wishes to see a high quality and sympathetic
design of any new build, including respecting and retaining
existing listed buildings.
Gardens Tree Planting
The GRA has been successful in winning £1000 from
the LBH ‘Making a Difference’ Grant to plant four new
trees in our streets. The trees, a variety of flowering
cherry, will be planted in the next few weeks and give
summer long blossom.
This Autumn/Winter planting season has also seen the
council plant an additional 16 Trees, so bringing a total of
20 new trees, which will contribute to making our streets
look attractive and green for residents to enjoy.
This Spring will also see the council tree team prune and
generally check on the wellbeing of all the trees in the
Gardens’ streets.
the LBH ‘Making a Difference’ Grant to plant four new
trees in our streets. The trees, a variety of flowering
cherry, will be planted in the next few weeks and give
summer long blossom.
This Autumn/Winter planting season has also seen the
council plant an additional 16 Trees, so bringing a total of
20 new trees, which will contribute to making our streets
look attractive and green for residents to enjoy.
This Spring will also see the council tree team prune and
generally check on the wellbeing of all the trees in the
Gardens’ streets.
Free Collection Of Your Bulky Items
The GRA have been campaigning for many
years for the re-introduction of the "Free Bulky
Items Scheme".
Haringey Councils Waste contractor Veolia have
reintroduced the scheme again to provide a free
household bulky waste collection for items that are
reusable or recyclable. This includes the collection
of mattresses, sofa's, wardrobes, TV's and all white
goods too. Further details and a list of the items
that can be collected are on the Haringey Council
website. You will need to contact the council and
arrange the collection from your house or flat.
You can arrange a collection by contacting the
Veolia Contact Centre on 020 8885 7700
or email: enquiries.haringey@veolia.co.uk.
With this free service we hope it will stop
unnecessary fly tipping in front gardens and the
"Gardens" streets.
years for the re-introduction of the "Free Bulky
Items Scheme".
Haringey Councils Waste contractor Veolia have
reintroduced the scheme again to provide a free
household bulky waste collection for items that are
reusable or recyclable. This includes the collection
of mattresses, sofa's, wardrobes, TV's and all white
goods too. Further details and a list of the items
that can be collected are on the Haringey Council
website. You will need to contact the council and
arrange the collection from your house or flat.
You can arrange a collection by contacting the
Veolia Contact Centre on 020 8885 7700
or email: enquiries.haringey@veolia.co.uk.
With this free service we hope it will stop
unnecessary fly tipping in front gardens and the
"Gardens" streets.