Re the Colombian usage: in my visits to the gents facilities at the White Lion, I have noticed a hugely disproportionate number of men ignoring the urinals and going straight to the cubicles and shutting themselves in. Either there are a lot of gu…
I am so proud of these two lovely women, all the way from war-torn Ukraine with no heating and air raid sirens every night, children in tow, learned English and integrating, Stroud Green has looked after them and now making a new life in the area. …
They were giving away free pints and food on Wednesday night for two hours in a trial run.... I happened to be going past. It's been given a smart new paint job and a good clean (and presumably some structural repairs) but apart from that looks pre…
Corporate and cringey, the cult of Tough Mudder is the perfect product of our time
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/corporate-cringey-cult-tough-mudder-2290323
THE TIMES TODAY:
NEWS
Tough Mudder races leave Finsbury Park ‘looking like the Somme’
Locals say cherished green space is unusable after the weekend-long event
Tough Mudder races are marketed as “the world’s best obstacle course and mud run” but…
I've given up on the park, parks department and Haringey. I just get the bus to Ally Pally or down to the river for the rest of the summer. Disgraceful
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I've met him, haven't we all, he's a nice man, but some people need to understand when they're being divisive, and when to step down for the greater good as opposed to personal self-regard.
https://twitter.com/Stroudgreenguy/status/1638579909093203991
Here we go. "An intriguing roller-coaster ride through life, for some, in 18th century Stroud Green where real life really seems to have been stranger than fiction. Wouldn't we all like…
I'm really looking forward to this, I'll be first in the door. The closure of the Brave Sr Robin is calamitous and the Stapleton is now just wanky. We need a decent new pub at the top end of the street so I have high hopes of this one.
In the immortal words, I can't be arsed. Life is too short to keep pushing at a closed door. I have put a fair amount of effort into trying to organise something but, in contrast to 2017 and 2011, support has been lukewarm, to say the least. Civil…
Dear all,
Can you help two Ukrainian mothers and their 7 year old sons find a two bedroom flat to rent? It needs to be within reasonable reach of their sons' school at Rokesly . There is a real risk of homelessness for them at the end of September …
Looked in at Parle today for an eggs benedict and was reasonably impressed. Mrs K has also been separately and really liked it. No sign of the dreadful Mexicali vibe. I'll go again.
This is plainly an 'improvement' which is the opposite - a failure. I spoke with one of the enforcement officers who agreed 100 per cent and told me that scratch cards (in a redesigned format) have come back and you can buy them online - though I …
@rikki Tell the cops using that email address. Otherwise they may not be aware. I don't think they read this discussion board. I really do think they are paying some attention at last. This household has been contacted by the police three ti…
Ooh yes please @Grenners. It turns out the lad is seven and a half, not yet eight - his chess is promising but not at really advanced yet - and he certainly would enjoy a kick about. I'll be in touch!
Interesting that it doesn't show the full extent of Stroud Green (including althe Stapleton Hall house or tavern) since the hamlet was split between Islington and Hornsey - it only shows Hornsey.
Thanks Eliz. I've drawn a complete blank everywhere else. Islington N4 Library has a chess club on Wednesday evenings but won't allow an eight year old in (even if he were a chess prodigy it seems) *sad face*. I'm told there is a club in Wood Gr…
I think I have worked it out. There is a loose connection between the attic aerial & the wall socket. Probably disturbed when we had new windows put in. I'll get it rewired. I had no idea a smart TV still needed an aerial. So many other things …
I agree about Il Piccolo Diavolo. Not remotely Italian - seems family run, very hard working and nice, but Bulgarian. If I want Bulgarian food I'll go to a Bulgarian restaurant. If I want Italian food I'll go to an Italian restaurant. I wish the…
PlanB, old station house, bottom of Crouch Hill.
Good addition to the area. Pretty nice coffee I thought served in modernist heatproof tableware, decent sunny (when lit....) outside tables if a little close to the road, though a nice view of wall…
I tried The Roasting Shed (next to Big Jo, Hornsey Road) this morning. Yes excellent coffee, and not far from Wray Crescent Open Space.
So: double espresso nine out of ten, service eight, ambience six (on street, noisy, sparse interior), comfort …