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April 27, 2024 from 7:30am to 9am – Railway Fields
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"Nobody could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little"
Posted on January 12, 2024 at 13:44 8 Comments 5 Likes
UPDATE 2024 : Most of the links were dead or outdated so I've removed them. I think the sentiments still stand though
Time to update and revisit this blog for 2014 because although web links may stop working and ideas about how to go about making the neighbourhood better might change, the basic suggestions are as good as ever.
In 2011, on a thread about New Year's resolutions, HOL member Rachel linked to an article that she knew I'd like.
It advocates 7…
Back to Harringay OnlinePosted on May 21, 2013 at 20:00 1 Comment 0 Likes
In 1851, London finally banned burials in churchyards as parish burial grounds in cities became squalid and unsanitary, due the rapid growth of the population. Burying the dead became the responsibility of out-of-town municipal burial grounds and a burial in the parish churchyard needed special permission. It was the age of the great Victorian necropolis, the sleepy parish churchyard became a symbol of a…
Back to Harringay OnlinePosted on November 30, 2012 at 19:30 1 Comment 2 Likes
It's never a bad time to visit Railway Fields but just before sunset on a cold November day is absolutely magical.
I had the place to myself but the bushes and trees were alive with birds and the odd squirrel. Robins, blackbirds, a thrush and a magpie were the birds that I could identify as they flitted frantically. At this time of year, the…
Back to Harringay OnlinePosted on June 27, 2012 at 15:00 10 Comments 6 Likes
Bees in my compost bin! Good heavens, I think I’ve overdone the bee friendly gardening.
Last Sunday, my husband returned with the scraps caddy from the garden and announced we had a ‘wasps nest’ in the bin. Google being everybody’s friend we spent some time comparing pictures of wasps' and bees' nests. "You know", said hubby, "it’s not wasps, it’s honey bees." …
Back to Harringay OnlineThanks Liz for your advice!
Hi Hugh/Liz,
Love the site & always read it carefully. I'm writing some memoirs, for grand children. was living in Stanhope Gardens, Harringay, 1941-1960, and was at Woodlands Park Primary School. Could you send you some material? Best wishes, John Spiers.
Aha. I just found it on the front page!!
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