Haringey Alliance for Public Services

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

Haringey Cllrs denied chance to vote on residents’ petition re parks crisis

HARINGEY FRIENDS OF PARKS FORUM – the umbrella network for the 40 local Friends Groups for Haringey’s local public green spaces. www.haringeyfriendsofparks.org.uk Haringey Cllrs denied chance to vote on residents’ petition re parks crisis – In the first ever resident-led debate, Haringey Council hears powerful call for adequate resources for a parks’ service ‘in crisis’, [...]

Written on November 22, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Haringey Residents' Associations,Parks Services | Comments Off

PARKS ‘CRISIS’ PETITION LEADS TO FIRST EVER RESIDENT-LED COUNCIL DEBATE [21.11]

- Residents to call on Councillors to reverse ‘savage and disastrous’ parks cuts and ensure adequate staff and maintenance for Haringey’s green spaces – New Council official documents reveal that, due to cuts, 43 out of Haringey’s 46 parks have a zero maintenance budget, and only ’3 and a half’ trained gardeners to manage them [...]

Written on November 14, 2011 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Haringey Residents' Associations,Parks Services | Comments Off

£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

Outdoor play centre in Finsbury Park to close within days

[Hornsey Journal 27th Sept 2011] Funding cuts has dealt a killer blow to a cherished play centre leaving hundreds of parents and carers without an “invaluable” service. The Jamboree Playhut in Finsbury Park will close on Friday (September 30) despite almost 200 people signing a petition calling on Haringey Council to keep it open. The [...]

Written on September 27, 2011 | Posted in Education & Children's Services,Haringey Public Service news,Parks Services | Leave a comment

Haringey residents and workers march through the borough to defend vital local services

Report, 27.6.2011 Haringey Alliance for Public Services held a lively and powerful demonstration on Saturday June 25th to oppose public service cuts. Over 250 local residents and workers marched from the Haringey Civic Centre in Wood Green, via Turnpike Lane and Seven Sisters, to Tottenham Town Hall. A wide range of community and trade union [...]

Written on July 2, 2011 | Posted in Benefits & Welfare Services,Education & Children's Services,Haringey Residents' Associations,Housing,News,Older people's services,Parks Services,Voluntary services,Youth Services | Leave a comment

Save Jamboree Play Huts!

Haringey Council is threatening to close Jamboree Play Hut and the connected, extended ‘tree tops breakfast/afterschool/holiday provision for young children. This will also impact on the Capital Growth Project organised by Transition Finsbury Park as the site will no longer be accessible so families will no longer use the site. We need as much support [...]

Written on June 9, 2011 | Posted in News,Parks Services | Leave a comment

Parks petitioning and protest is making a real difference

To all Haringey residents and workers Well done to everyone who has been speaking out for our green spaces, for sending in complaints about increased litter and lack of maintenance in your local park, and for encouraging people to sign the ‘No To Cuts In Parks’ petition (over 700 so far – 300 on the [...]

Written on June 5, 2011 | Posted in News,Parks Services | Leave a comment

Friends of Parks ‘Litter Mountain’ protest Sunday 22nd May, 4pm at the Civic Centre

NO to mountains of litter in our green spaces – YES to adequate on-site staffing! YES to volunteering – NO to doing the jobs of properly trained full time workers! To all Friends Groups Please collect and bring bags of litter to the Civic Centre steps on Sunday for a photoshoot to show what happens [...]

Written on May 22, 2011 | Posted in News,Parks Services | Leave a comment

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