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Tottenham Hotspur Foundation hosts family fun day at stadium
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Tottenham Hotspur Foundation hosts family fun day at stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Foundation has rounded off a unique summer by running a sports day for local families at our stadium. Held on Park Lane Square, with the backdrop of the stadium’s 17,500-capacity South Stand, the event saw kids, parents and guardians team up and compete against other families in a bid to be crowned champions....

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Tall Stories’ the Gruffalo’s Child Live on Stage

Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. She follows snowy tracks and encounters...

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BHH365 Black History Month Programme

2020 marks two significant anniversaries in the history of the Anti-Apartheid Movement – sixty years since the exile of Oliver Tambo, later ANC leader, and thirty years since the release of Nelson Mandela. Join Nico Blackstock, who grew up in Tottenham, for this talk as he focuses on how these two events link to the...

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Windrush Day 2020

Today is National Windrush Day – an annual celebration when we mark the arrival of the Empire Windrush to Britain on 22 June 1948 and pay tribute to the monumental contribution that the Windrush Generation and their descendants have made to the political, economic and cultural fabric of Britain. On 22nd June we celebrate the...

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Haringey residents start chant for key workers

Every Thursday at 8pm the nation cheers for our key workers. It started last week, led by the campaign Clap For Our Carers, who brought people of all ages out onto their balconies, their verandas and porches, some bringing pots and pans, to cheer for those fighting hard to remedy the crisis. This evening in...

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How to help your community during the coronavirus lock down

With a disaster like coronavirus, some would expect rioting and chaos to ensue. But instead we’ve seen an outbreak of community spirit with a myriad of support groups and apps starting across the country to support those in isolation. As journalist George Monbiot noted in the Guardian yesterday, “the horror films got it wrong. The...

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Local children’s hospice faces fight for its future

With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is facing a fight for its future. The charity, which supports seriously unwell children and their families in North and Central London and Hertsmere, is facing an income shortfall of more than £2m this year – over half of its projected income. Noah’s Ark...

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Council warns residents about coronavirus scams

Members of the community throughout Haringey are being asked to look out for signs of their neighbours being targeted by doorstep criminals, according to Haringey council. There are genuine groups of volunteers providing help for those in self-isolation or who need essential supplies such as food or medicine. However, there are reports of criminals preying...

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Police disperse gathering in Chestnuts Park

A group of about ten were holding a barbecue in Chestnuts Park, St Ann’s ward, before being dispersed by the police this Tuesday. Those present flouted government coronavirus regulations which forbid public gatherings of more than three people. A local named Mel saw the group while on a walk with the dog in the park....

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Video: protesters demand coronavirus protections for Downhills Park construction workers

Residents of Keston Road, who live within sight of a development in progress next to Downhills Park, were unimpressed by the manager’s apparent lack of concern for the workers’ health.  They noticed that the workers seemed to be operating closer than two metres apart from one another, despite government regulations. In response, the residents staged...