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Haringey residents and workers march to defend local public services under threat

On Tuesday February 28th 150 residents and workers from a wide range of local concerned organisations marched to the Civic Centre to defend vital local services and jobs under threat. The demonstration, co-ordinated by the Haringey Alliance for Public Services, demanded Councillors reject proposals for another £21m of savage Government-driven cuts. Press release, 28.2.2012 After [...]

Written on February 28, 2012 | Posted in Benefits & Welfare Services,Burial Services,Education & Children's Services,Haringey Public Service news,Haringey Residents' Associations,Health services,Housing,Older people's services,Parks Services,Public transport,Voluntary services,Youth Services | Comments Off

ACCOUNTABLE HARINGEY

ACCOUNTABLE HARINGEY Holding to account public bodies funded with our money We are just a group of residents in Haringey who pay taxes and vote for representation. We are not representing any political party, but are clear that this Tory led coalition is playing a huge part in the social destruction of our borough. We [...]

Written on February 15, 2012 | Posted in Benefits & Welfare Services,Burial Services,Education & Children's Services,Haringey Public Service news,Housing,Older people's services,Parks Services,Public transport,Voluntary services,Youth Services | Comments Off

Welbourne Centre Campaign: Fight goes on to stay at community centre

[Haringey Advertiser] CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the Welbourne Centre, in Tottenham, from closure met last week to discuss its fate. The Caribbean Senior Citizens’ Association hires the premises from Haringey Council and is being forced to leave after failing to pay rent for a year. The association owes more than £20,000 in arrears and court [...]

Written on December 4, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Older people's services,Youth Services | Comments Off

Save the Welbourne Centre, Tottenham

The Welbourne Centre in Tottenham has been given notice that bailiffs will be coming to the Centre on Wednesday 26th October. This will spell the end of one of the few community Centres in the Tottenham area which is home to teenagers as well as pensioners. The locals who use the Centre have sworn to [...]

Written on October 24, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Older people's services,Youth Services | Leave a comment

Haringey Council U-turn on day centre closures

Congratulations to the Haringey Forum for Older People, the families and the many campaigners who’ve worked so hard to defend day centres and force concessions out of the Council. David Lammy backs Haringey Council U-turn on day centre closures Haringey Independent – Thursday 6th October 2011 A TOTTENHAM MP has said he is “delighted” after [...]

Written on October 18, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Older people's services | Leave a comment

£19m of budget cuts put forward by Haringey Council

Haringey Independent – Thursday 6th October 2011 A RAFT of cuts totaling £19m from Haringey Council‘s budget have been proposed. The next stage of cuts to all areas of the authority’s work were provisionally approved by senior councillors on Tuesday night, to take effect within the next two years. However, finance boss Councillor Joe Goldberg [...]

Written on October 18, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Haringey Residents' Associations,Housing,Older people's services,Parks Services,Youth Services | Leave a comment

Defend Haringey mental health services!

See enclosed a letter to the local MP by concerned resident, Sue Penny, about the outrageous cuts to already inadequate local mental health services… The campaign to defend the NHS and local public services generally continues. We don’t have to accept it! Defend Haringey’s Health Services http://defendharingeyhealthservices.org.uk/ To be added to their updates list contact [...]

Written on October 15, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Health services,Older people's services | Leave a comment

Pensioners march against closure of Tottenham community centre

[Hornsey Journal, 27th Sept 2011] Pensioners took to the streets in a mass demonstration against plans to evict them from their community centre. Members of the Caribbean Senior Citizens’ Association (CSCA) marched from Wood Green tube station to the Haringey Civic Centre, in High Road, Wood Green, on Wednesday, September 21. Brandishing placards that read [...]

Written on September 27, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Haringey Residents' Associations,Older people's services,Voluntary services | Leave a comment

Senior Citizens March against Cuts – Wood Green 21/09/11

Caribbean Senior Citizens Association (CSCA) March Against Closure Of Community Facilities For Senior Citizens The CSCA are calling on all Senior Citizens to join us on Wednesday 21st September at 3:30pm at Wood Green Tube Station We are marching to both the Administrative Headquarters ( Station Road ) and the Civic Centre We Demand: 1.Open, [...]

Written on September 19, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Haringey Residents' Associations,Older people's services,Voluntary services | Leave a comment

Update: Closure of Haringey Older People’s drop-in services

Councillors have called for reverse of plans to close Whitehall Street residential and respite home, a care home for people with learning difficulties. Public meeting to be held to scrutinise the cabinet decision for closure. The date for the public meeting is Monday 15 August from 10.30am at Haringey Civic Centre when Haringey councillors – [...]

Written on August 4, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Health services,Older people's services | Leave a comment

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