WebWatch N8

street party pics - July 2011

Reported incidents on the Watch - this weekend

CAVEAT

Two reported incidents on our street serve as another warning and neighbours are asked to report in any other incidents.  The Watch committee will, I am sure, be considering early warning system to keep neighbours on their guard.

Incident One:

"Chico

Yesterday (Saturday April 10) we had friends over for the afternoon. At some point during this time two jackets were stolen from their car (a graphite coloured Mini Cooper) which was parked across our drive.  One of the jackets contained a wallet and some keys.  The incident has been reported to the police.   I think it also worth mentioning that there is an increasing incidence of scavenging teams operating in the area.  Either on foot or driving slowly down the street in white vans/open pick up trucks, their focus is on taking scrap metal from skips and front gardens/side entrances.  Of course, anything else that is saleable is fair game.  Both  woman and men are involved and they have no hesitation in trespassing on peoples' properties.     regards Keith"

"Keith
There were two guys walking down each side of the road yesterday at around lunchtime; one had a workman’ highvis yellow jacket with “scrap metal ..” across the back. They were walking past each house looking in the gardens; I assume there was a van following in the vicinity. The 2 guys were late teens/early twenties, pretty rough and very intimidating – ie scowling at you as they passed. Not sure if this will help though.
Nigel"

Incident Two:

Also this Saturday, two men dressed in hi-viz jackets knocked on a neighbour's door  and claimed that her sink plumbing was the cause of a severe leakage next door.  Our neighbour who is a frail elderly lady asked for ID. They produced a plastic card and insisted on urgent, speedy entry.  Our neighbour who was anxious not to create a flood in her kitchen and next door let one of them in while the other kept her chatting at the door. The one who entered swiftly went upstairs and ransacked her bedroom - stealing her purse full of the weeks shopping/pension cash.
When they left she went upstairs and discovered the tragedy.  A neighbour called the police, they came swiftly, tidied up the chaos and left.

I have no doubt that our Watch Committee will be very concerned.  They will be reinforcing the early warning system to help neighbours avoid a repetition of this type of avoidable incident.

We are entering an era of economic hardship.

Lessons from the above Incidents must/will be learned.  

All Neighbours must Watch out for each other especially those vulnerable.
Beware and Watch out for strange cold callers at unusual times and circumstances. DO NOT CHALLENGE THEM - either phone the Police or Watch Committee member immediately.
If you suspect then detect.
Note continuous Alarm bells - Door numbers and duration.
The Watch should Request neighbours to leave keys next door so some one can deal with incidents.
Residents must Ensure that there is a responsible call-out service to avoid any possible hazards and nuisance.  If you can afford an alarm then you need the full deterrent.
Thieves need to take away their ill gotten gains. 
We must all be aware of get-a-way forms of transport such as Vans, mopeds. Even pavement cyclists are an inherent danger and risk.
ALWAYS  dead lock your front doors even while on the premises.  Its just one turn of a key. A Yale key is inadequate.
Do NOT leave door keys or valuables within fishing rod access of your letter box.
Your door chain must be firmly in place when you answer the door to casual callers.  Forced entry is common place and can be easily avoided.
Do not trust ID cards at face value. Check by always phoning the number on the ID card.
Inform this web site (email chicopac@gmail.com for details) to set the warning in action/place.

Finally, it is my hope that the above incidents will be mentioned in the Neighbourhood Watch Police Report that should be emailed to us in the near future.  Because without proper records of the crime statistics relevant resources will not be allocated.

Drive blockers

April this year will herald new legislation that will affect drive blockers (by as liitle as 50mm), unparallel parking (more than 250mm away from kerb), double parking, pavement/on-kerb parking et cetera.  Those who are obstructed/affected call a number and the offending vehicle will be removed imediately (without notice), impounded (immediately)and if unclaimed - crushed.
The cars pictured below are just a few that have obstructed our access in the last two weeks - if you know the owners - please warn them that in future their carelessness could be expensive.
 

Event/s of the day

Tottenham Red Watch Water Fighters help out diverting a large out flow of a mains water burst down Park Road drain.  Surely Not another Act of God.

Fire Brigade wanted to turn the mains off but couldn't find the Thames Person to give them permission.  Hello! Is this an emergency?   Why cannot the Brigade take the initiative? 

Please sir your building is on fire, where is the building manager?  I want permission to put the fire out - Crazy.  Water can cause damage and chaos - switch it off.

Our lads are out helping saving life and limb elsewhere - in the spirit of true cooperation.

Meantime at the other end of our Avenue one tree was being pollarded. 


When it rains it pours - to coin a phrase in an emergency

Lots of NEWS

HARINGEY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

HaCC have organised two showings of the film "Reclaim Power - Voices from the Camp for Climate Action 2006" ahead of this year's Climate Camp which is based at Heathrow (see below for further details).

Details for the Hornsey showing:

 

Thursday 26^th July 7.30-9.30pm

Hornsey Vale Community Centre

Mayfield Road

N8 (

Weston

Park

)

Speaker Leo Murray of 'plane stupid' (invited)

Entrance: Free/donation

Details for the Tottenham showing:

 

Monday 30th July 7-9pm

Upstairs at the Turkish Book House,

410 High Road

, Tottenham, N17

Speaker John Jordan (Climate Camp)

Entrance: Free/donation
For further information about the Camp for Climate Action see:

 

http://www.climatecamp.org.uk

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TREE TRUST FOR HARINGEY - EVENTS LISTINGS

For an extensive list of community and environmental events in Haringey see the Tree Trust for Haringey's extensive listings at: http://treetrust.awardspace.com/diary.shtml

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BTCV IN HARINGEY

Green events organised by local BTCV with community groups and partners

 For any more information please call BTCV on 020 8348 6005.

All events are FREE and you can just turn up.

July

Saturday 28th ­ Railway Fields ­ Poetry Day!
Join poet Katherine Gallagher for a day of poetry and inspiration in Haringey's beautiful nature reserve, 2-6pm

Saturday 28th ­ Down Lane Recreation Ground ­ Herbal Walk
Munch your way round the park, meet by the Rec. car park, 10am

Sunday 29th ­ Share your History ­ share your memories of the park and
area so that we can put together the local story of Markfield park. Visit us by the playground, 1pm ­ 4pm

August

Thursday 2nd ­

Finsbury

Park

- Health & history walk
Call 020 8348 6005 for meeting details (with the Noel Park Walkers)

Saturday 4th ­

Alexandra

Palace

Park

- Health Walk
Meet outside the old BBC tower, near car park, 11am

Wednesday 8th ­ Chestnuts to

Downhills

Park

­ Evening Health walk
Via Belmont Rec. meet by the café in the

Chestnuts

Park

, 6.30pm

Thursday 9th -

Alexandra

Palace

Park

- Bat Walk
With Bat expert Jackie Wedd and spot the bats! Meet outside old BBC tower near car park, 8.30pm

Saturday 11th - Markfield Park Story Telling for children
Meet by

Crowland Road

entrance, 11am-12pm & 3pm-4pm children

September

Thursday 6th ­

Bruce

Castle

Park

­ Health walk
Call 020 8348 6005 for meeting details (with the Noel Park Walkers)

Sunday 9th ­

Markfield

Park

Fun Afternoon!
Make nesting rafts, row on the Lea, visit the beam engine, and bounce on a castle! All afternoon

Saturday 22nd - Railway Fields - Herbal walk
Munch and make herbal potions - 10am-12pm

Sunday 30th ­

Markfield

Park

- History walk and talk
Meet by the museum, 11am

October

Thursday 4th ­ The Paddock ­ Health walk
Call 020 8348 6005 for meeting details (with the Noel Park Walkers)

Saturday 6th ­ Down Lane Rec. Litter Blitz!
Family Event, meet by the car park on

Park View Road

, 11am

Saturday 20th ­ Downhills ­ Lordship Rec. ­ Bruce Castle - Health walk
Meet at

Downhills

Park

entrance on

Philip Lane

, 11am

Sunday 28th ­

Markfield

Park

- History walk and talk  Meet by the museum, 11am

November

Thursday 1st ­ The Parkland Walk ­ Health walk
Call 020 8348 6005 for meeting details (with the Noel Park Walkers)

Saturday 17th ­

Bruce

Castle

Park

- Health walk
Meet at the main entrance to park,

Lordship Lane

, 11am

December

Saturday 1st ­ Railway Fields Tree Dressing Day - 10am-2pm

Thursday 6th ­

Noel

Park

­ Health and History walk
With the Noel Park Walkers, meet Salvation Army,

Lymington Avenue

, 11am

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LOW CARBON LIFESTYLES TOUR

~ Invitation ~

Dear Friend

I am currently sailing around

Britain

in a fifteen-foot zero-emission microyacht to promote low carbon lifestyles - lifestyles that emit low carbon dioxide emissions.  The Low Carbon Lifestyle tour is endorsed by HRH The Prince of Wales, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Menzies Campbell, and leading environmentalists, and is visiting 40 ports over six months.  On the 18th August I will be sailing up the

Thames

to deliver over 1,000 copies of The Guide to Low Carbon Lifestyles to all the MPs and Lords in the Houses of Parliament.

The tour started from Clovelly on Easter Sunday and it has been a wonderful trip up the west coast of the

UK

and around

Scotland

.  There has been fantastic sailing, countless dolphins, seals and sea birds, and warm receptions in the ports of call.  I have been giving talks on how to lead a low carbon lifestyle to adults and schoolchildren in venues from

Swansea

to Aberystwyth, and

Liverpool

to Findhorn.  The boat was even lifted out of the water and taken into

Glasgow

city centre.  The tour's message is that low carbon lifestyles are easy and fun, good for the planet, and improve your quality of life, and I have been distributing a guidebook that details exactly what you need to do to reduce your carbon emissions, and the benefits of doing so.  Media including regional and national newspapers, radio and television, yachting and environmental magazines have been covering the tour, which has already reached an audience of around 5 million.

I would like to invite you walk with me on 18^th August from Tower Hill to Westminster to help me carry and present 1,000 Guides to the Government of the United Kingdom as gifts to assist them in their work to reduce the nation's carbon dioxide emissions.  The Schedule of the walk is as follows:

1030     Convene at Tower Hill on the small green on the North side of the

Tower

of

London

1100    Depart Tower Hill - via

Tower

Bridge

and the South Bank

1300    Arrive in

Westminster

- Present 1,000 Guides to The Houses of Commons and Lords

            (and break for a packed lunch on the green at

Westminster

)

1430    10 Downing Street

- Present 7 Guides for The Prime Minister

1515    Clarence House - Present 10 Guides for HRH The Prince of Wales

1600   

Buckingham

Palace

- Present 12 Guides for Her Majesty the Queen

1645    Talk on Low Carbon Lifestyles by Mukti Mitchell at Speakers Corner,

Hyde Park

(1hr)

I will need the help of at least 24 persons to carry a package of guidebooks each.  I very much hope you will be able to join me to enjoy a pleasant walk through

London

and present these gifts to our government.  I look forward to seeing you.

Mukti Mitchell

Yacht Chance,

Hartlepool

, 11^th July 07

The Low Carbon Lifestyle Tour is endorsed by:  HRH The Prince of Wales, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Menzies Campbell, James Lovelock, Jonathon Porritt, Zac Goldsmith, Tim Smit, Tony Juniper, Satish Kumar, Caroline Lucas, Stephen Tindale, Gerard Morgan Grenville, Crispin Tickell and Jonathan Dimbleby.

With thanks to our sponsors:  Resurgence, Co-operative Membership, The Phone Co-op, Ecotricity, Samskara Design, Annery Kiln Web Design, Electrisave, Clovelly, RH Southern Trust, The Ashden Trust, and John Pontin Group.  In association with The Green Blue.

The Low Carbon Lifestyle Tour, Rat's Castle, Clovelly, Bideford, Devon EX39 5TF                                            Tel: 0845 345 5075    mukti@lowcarbonlifestyle.org    www.lowcarbonlifestyle.org

http://coinet.org.uk/information/climate_radio/lcs3

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ISLAMIC FOUNDATION FOR ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (IFEES)

Presents:

LIVE 'ARD: AN EARTH'S NASHEED

Featuring Dawud Wharnsby-Ali* [

USA

] and others.

Monday 30th July 2007

Time: 6pm - 9pm

Venue: Barclay Hall, 156B

Green Street

, Forest Gate,

London

E7 8JQ

Join us for an evening entertainment of nasheeds [Islamic Songs] and poetry to raise awareness of Climate Change in the community. For the first time, exclusively Dawud Wharnsby-Ali will be singing unheard tracks and reciting his peoms about Allah and creation. Inshallah there will be performances by other artists on the same theme.

*Dawud Wharnsby-Ali

A third generation Canadian, with Scottish and English roots, Daud Wharnsby's recordings and reputation have established him as an inspiration in the realm of English language nasheed. As a respected and vibrant solo musical performer, social activist and motivational speaker, Wharnsby travels extensively throughout the world and often lectures at schools and universities addressing gatherings of all ages with his inspirational talks and diverse educational programmes for youth.

When not on tour, Dawud Wharnsby divides his home life between Colorado (USA),

Ontario

(

Canada

) and

Cairo

(Eygpt).

All welcome and free entrance

No registration required, just turn up

Fundraising event for IFEES

For more information please contact:

Tel: 07956 983 609

E-mail: info@ifees.org.uk

Website: www.ifees.org.uk

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ISLAMIC FOUNDATION FOR ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (IFEES)

Recommended Events

1)

Campaign against Climate Change Presents:

WHAT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE DOING ABOUT AVIATION, IN THE LIGHT OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS ?

Talk by Peter Lockley from Airport Watch, followed by discussion.

Date: Tuesday 7th August 2007 

Time: 6.30pm

Venue: One World Café,

18 Leigh Street

(off

Judd Street

),

London

Nearest Tube: Kings Cross (nearest) or Russell Sq Tube

As the Heathrow Climate Camp is about to take place what should we

actually be asking the Government to do about aviation?  After all

can we really expect appeals to people's 'green conscience' (not to fly !) to work on any significant scale without concerted action by government?  And is 'not building more runway's enough ? What about a tax on aircraft fuel? Do we make flying a lot more expensive & how?  Will that just mean only the rich go on foreign holidays? Whats all that about bringing aviation into the European emissions trading scheme and  making it part of the targets in the Climate Bill? Should we be developing alternative means of transport and if so what? Should we be reducing flying as well as just limiting its growth and if so what kind of level can we realistically afford within meaningful emissions targets? Are there any technological fixes that have any role at all? 

Following the discussion there will also be CCC London Branch Meeting.

For more information please contact: 07903 316 331

2)

THE CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION 2007

Date: Tuesday 14th August to Tuesday 21st August

Location: Heathrow,

West London

Eight days of low-impact living, debates, learning skills, and high-impact direct action tackling the root causes of climate change. Why?

The science is clear - we have 10 years to save the world from catastrophic climate change. We must act now to take action against the worst polluters and create real sustainable futures.

The fate of life itself for generations to come is in our hands. The time to act is now.

Inshallah like last year, IFEES will be contributing towards a workshop. Please support the camp and we hope to see you there.

For more information please contact:

Tel: 0777 286 1099

E-mail: info@climatecamp.org.uk

Website: http://www.climatecamp.org.uk

3)

Jimas 14th International Da'wah Conference Presents:

THEME: HEALING THE FRAGILE EARTH - FULFILLING OUR HEAVENLY TRUST

Key Note Speaker: Dr Fazlun Khalid [IFEES]*

Also with Shaikh Sohaib Hasan, Shaikh Abdullah Hakim Quick,

Shaikh Yasir Qadhi, Dr Hesham Al Awadi, Dr Usama Hasan,

Sidi Surkheel Sharif and others

Dates: Friday 24th August - Monday 27th August 2007

Venue: Gilbert Murray Halls Conference Facilities, University of

Leicester,

Manor Road

, Oadby,

Leicester

,

LE2 2LG

Topics include:

* Drowning in Debt - Reeling from Interest

* Ravaging the Earth - the Dirty Business of War

* Trusting in God by Fulfilling God's Trust

* Global Warming - God's Warning

* Regaining the Balance - Harmonising with Heaven

* Experiencing the Divine Names in Creation

* From the Green Dome to the Green Home

Seminar 1: Financial Matters

Seminar 2: Environmental Matters

For more information and to book a place contact:

Tel: 01473 251 578

E-mail: mail@jimas.org

Website: http://www.jimas.org/conf07/conf07.htm

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LEE VALLEY BATS

Our Waltham Abbey (Cornmill Meadows) 'Full Moon' Bat Walk is approaching.

It would be great to see you.

Meet up point:

The White Lion pub, (for refreshments)

11 Sun Street,

Waltham

Abbey,

Essex

, EN9 1ER

Date / Time:

30^th July - 8pm

About Cornmill Meadows:

A popular birding location and a stunning area that was once part of a Greater London

Council Arboretum which supplied trees for the great London Parks.  It's also a Dragonfly

Sanctuary, where 21 different types of dragonfly and damselfly have been spotted.

A river runs through the site. Very picturesque.

Classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

LVB mobile contact number:

JEANETTE: 07-88-88 7-55-88

If possible, please email confirm if you're coming along.

Bye for now

Jeanette

Lee

Valley

Bats 

'Dedicated to bats through eduction and community action'

161 Erskine Crescent

London

,

N17 9PS

 

Tel: 0870 330 1276

e-fax: 442081507813 

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GREEN SPACE EVENTS

Pounds for Parks, 3/10/07,

Austin Court

,

Birmingham

 
The background
Cuts in revenue expenditure. Staff and budget cuts.  Loss of features and facilities. Heard all this before?

For many parks departments and cash-strapped local authorities, this is an all too familiar mantra which has led to a decline in the condition of our parks and green spaces over the last two decades. Increasingly, park professionals have to think innovatively to access alternative funding streams.

Local area agreements, Section 106 legislation, cross-cutting budgets and sponsorship are all methods available to proactive parks departments to secure enough money to manage and maintain parks and green spaces to the best possible standard.

 The focus

Pounds for Parks will look at the varied approaches and techniques required to source funding for parks and green spaces.

 The objectives

o o To consider examples of alternative funding models

o o To learn how to work with communities and politicians to make a case for parks

o o To look at how parks can be prioritised within Local Area Agreements (LAAs)

o o To discover how Section 106 agreements can provide opportunities to secure funding

o o To explore opportunities provided by sponsorship and business development

 
Who should attend?

Pounds for Parks will be of interest to park managers, heads of service, policy makers, councillors, regeneration professionals, landscape architects and all other public, private and voluntary sector professionals who are currently working with, or have an interest in, parks and green spaces.

Cost
Attendance is £170.00 for IPGS and GreenSpace members and £220.00 for non-members (prices include vat). A limited number of subsidised places, priced at £90.00, are available to registered community groups and those in full-time education. Please phone 0118 946 9066 to apply for these places.

 Booking information
By post: Complete and return the attached booking form to the address provided.

By fax: Complete and fax the attached booking form to 0118 946 9061.

By telephone: Call the events team on 0118 946 9066 to book your place, or to make a provisional booking.

Online: Complete the online booking form at www.green-space.org.uk/conference

 Please note that all bookings must be accompanied by an official purchase order number or booking reference.

 Hotels and accommodation

Accommodation is not included in the delegate rate. However, reduced rates have been negotiated with a range of hotels that are located near to the conference venue. Full details will be supplied once bookings have been confirmed.

 Exhibition and sponsorship

A range of cost-effective exhibition and sponsorship packages are available at this event. For more information please contact Martin Duffy on 0118 946 9062 or by email martind@green-space.org.uk