Stroud Green November 2015 Update

RajSahota · November 2015

At a meeting with the WI on Monday night some WI members commented on how they were pleased to see a councillor posting here. So from time to time I and my colleagues will try and update you with developments in the area. I will say in advance that I may not be able to respond to every comment but if you have any urgent queries you can contact me at <a href="mailto:raj.sahota@haringey.gov.uk">raj.sahota@haringey.gov.uk</a>. Wells Terrace <o:p></o:p> The last news I had from TFL was that no set date has been confirmed for the closure of the Wells Terrace station entrance. City North development has found a new investment and delivery partner and TfL are working with them on plans to deliver a new western entrance. So nothing concrete to report aside from that at present. Shopfronts <o:p></o:p> Several businesses on Stroud Green Road will be benefitting from the Finsbury Park shop front improvement project soon. Further details to follow. <o:p></o:p> Stationers Park <o:p></o:p> I attended the Friends of Stationers Park AGM last week at the Hornsey Vale Community Centre. The Friends are working hard to raise money to renovate the children’s play area in the park, which is a much loved local institution. The council has said that it will put £30,000 towards the cost of this and the Friends are looking at ways to raise additional funding. If you’d like to join the friends email <a href="mailto:stationersparkplay@gmail.com">stationersparkplay@gmail.com</a>. They will be holding their annual Christmas Carols on the 13th December at Hornsey Vale Centre on the 13th December from 5-6pm. Finsbury Park <o:p></o:p> Last Thursday some very impressive new basketball courts were opened in Finsbury Park – for more details visit <a href="http://thefriendsoffinsburypark.org.uk/author/friendsoffinsburypark/">http://thefriendsoffinsburypark.org.uk/author/friendsoffinsburypark/</a>.<o:p></o:p> Also the Park Sports partnership has obtained funding of £500,000 from the LM Charitable Trust in addition to a similar sum from the Council, Sport England and the Mayors fund. This will pay for the worn athletics track to be replaced with a new state of the art, competition standard track. <u5:p></u5:p>Access to Sport are next targeting the re-development of the building/pavilion next to the Athletics track and also improvements to the tennis courts facilities in the park. <o:p></o:p> <u5:p> Some residents have complained that adults (including some personal trainers and their clients) are using the children’s play area to work out in the mornings.This is particularly idiotic behaviour as the adult gym area is only a few yards away. I have raised this with park staff and we are looking at what we can do. Voter Registration <o:p></o:p> As you may know, government changes to voter registration mean that anyone who has not registered through the new Individual Electoral Registration (IER) system by December 1st will be removed from register. Registering is not only important for next year’s mayoral election, but also for the government’s planned Parliamentary boundary review. The number of voters on the register in December will be used to help guide the review, which will recommend possible changes to existing constituencies.19th November 2015 <o:p></o:p> </u5:p>

Arkady · November 2015

Many thanks for this Raj. Very keen to hear more about the shop-front improvements.

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