Crouch 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 ReadingCrouch End reaches peak bean – Town centre retail survey December 2018
Back to one of our ongoing assessments, an annual retail survey of Crouch End town centre (see 2017 here, and 2016 here). Topical too, as few weeks go by without a newspaper article proclaiming the death of the High Street.
Continue ReadingCrouch End, North London’s premier nightspot
In the current panic over the future of the High Street, one theme often emerges – retail is on the way out (particularly the comparison shopping variety) and should they want to survive and prosper High Streets must become centres for
Continue ReadingPizzas, pooches and pedicures – a Crouch End retail survey part 2, December 2017
A year ago the Forum conducted a retail survey of Crouch End town centre (click here). Concerned about potential headwinds and future viability, we thought setting a baseline would be useful. So, a year on, how do things look? Well,
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall – das Kultur Rathaus?
We enjoyed last week’s presentations by the newly appointed Town Hall operator, Piers Read of Time+Space Co. A vision for a wide reaching place of creative enterprise is emerging, though the detail has (mostly) to be determined. He has a
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall Yard, part 3 – supporting appraisal
With the grand projet of Hornsey Town Hall now just months away, and the planning application due in July, the Far East Consortium have revealed their latest plans – and asked for feedback. The local community are no doubt mulling
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall Yard, part 2 – workspaces in Crouch End
With the grand projet of Hornsey Town Hall now just months away, and the planning application due in July, the Far East Consortium have revealed their latest plans – and asked for feedback. The local community are no doubt mulling
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall Yard, part 1 – a proposal for workshops and studios
With the grand projet of Hornsey Town Hall now just months away, and the planning application due in July, the Far East Consortium have revealed their latest plans – and asked for feedback. The local community are no doubt mulling
Continue Reading“How many coffee shops!?”* – a Crouch End retail survey
The continued economic vitality of the town centre is a key objective of the Forum, particularly as we face changes (and some headwinds) in the immediate future. So to help us understand the sector we set out to provide a
Continue ReadingOn Crouch End Broadway – Questions for the Local Economy
Crouch End’s sense of place and local identity are highly associated with the town centre. It is the perception of its vitality and retail composition, its relationship with new forms of economic activity and employment, its cultural and creative capacity,
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