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

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

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

Closure of Abyssinia Court Day Centre for Elderly – exclusive report

It was by chance that, a couple of weeks ago, a friend asked me if I could help by attending a “consultation” meeting at Abyssinia Court where a severely disabled man she supports had been told by Haringey Council – two days before Christmas – that his Day Centre would be closed. When I arrived I was shocked that not one local councillor was there to reassure [...]

Written on January 21, 2011 | Posted in Benefits & Welfare Services,Haringey Public Service news,News,Voluntary services | Leave a comment

PETITION: STOP THE LONDON COUNCILS FUNDING CUTS

STOP THE LONDON COUNCILS FUNDING CUTS www.ipetitions.com Following the recent spending review, local authorities are to cut expenditure by a quarter. For voluntary organisations who are funded by local councils to provide vital services this is extremely bad news. Local authorities in London will be the first to make cuts. On November 25 representatives from [...]

Written on November 20, 2010 | Posted in Haringey Public Service news,Voluntary services | Leave a comment