A breath of fresh air in the High Street? – and a possible Policy Approach
We published on this site not long since a blog setting out a rate of shop closures in Crouch End greatly increased when compared to recent years. Despite the short time that has passed we have since then seen Heirloom
Continue ReadingCrouch End retail in the Doldrums? – January to May 2019
Retail Survey For the past few years, the Forum has conducted a retail survey looking at openings, closures and the balance of types of business in our well sized district centre. The most recent was in December 2018 with the
Continue ReadingLiveable Crouch End – Stakeholder Forum / Timetable / Guidelines
A brief report on the recent Liveable Crouch End Stakeholder meeting but with a wealth of attachments. Minutes of the Stakeholder meeting This note is prompted by the Liveable Crouch End team’s distribution of the minutes of the first
Continue ReadingLibrary books? CDs, DVDs, USBs – or is the future health checks and community choirs
The future of the library, both as a physical institution and as a concept, is now increasingly subject to challenge. Some of those challenges come from the rapid changes in the way we can store and distribute information. Books were
Continue ReadingCENF Transported at the Christmas Fair
The Forum had a stall at the Crouch End Festival Christmas Fair recently, and had a fine day, meeting and engaging with very many visitors, from Crouch End and around. Our theme for the day was Transport, inspired in part
Continue ReadingMiddle Lane Planters to be retained – New New Road planter to be introduced
Toby Bowden has sent through updated drawings (23rd November) for the new proposals. (Zoom in on your phone, or right click on a computer and open image in a new tab, to see more detail) New Road proposal Middle Lane
Continue ReadingWe’re gonna get lit up when Haringey fixes the problem
This is a nostalgic blog about recycling and problems. Problems It is surprising how much pious claptrap you can find about problems on the internet, just take a look at these images. Let’s hope I don’t make the same mistake.
Continue ReadingHave you always wanted to be in a group? – join the Crouch End Police WhatsApp
The local police force is setting up a series of WhatsApp groups. WhatsApp is a messaging system which supports communications between individuals and across groups. Operating Systems permitting the App is available on smartphone, laptop, desktop and tablet computers. Some
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall and Civic Square under the Stewardship of FEC
A letter to the Assistant Director of Planning , Haringey The chair of the Neighbourhood Forum has written to Assistant Director of Planning at the London Borough of Haringey about the plans revealed so far for Hornsey Town Hall. This
Continue ReadingEnvironment – Which of Crouch End’s Parks/ recycling bins do you use? Should there be more trees?
The Evidence Base As a representative body the Forum must base its actions, and eventually the Neighbourhood Plan, on evidence. Mainly this evidence comes from statistical sources. The Office for National Statistics provides a wealth of data, much of it based
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