Local councillors in the Muswell Hill are this week urging local residents to turn out in big numbers at the vital public meeting they have organised in conjunction with the police over the reopening of the front counter of Muswell Hill police station.

The meeting is being organised by councillors in the three wards most effected (Muswell Hill, Fortis Green and Alexandra), along with the full cooperation of the police.Local councillors have started leafleting the area over the weekend to ensure that residents have the details and many residents have volunteered to deliver leaflets themselves to help spread the message.

Haringey Police are set to make a decision on the future of the station after the meeting, which is on Wednesday 18th September at 7.30pm at the Muswell Hill Centre, Hillfield Park, N10, at the bottom of the Marks & Spencer car park.

Lynne Featherstone comments: “This meeting is really the key one, as it will give the police the chance to explain to residents how a volunteer scheme would work, on the basis of similar successful schemes up and running elsewhere in London. We can also look at how to best use the station, such as possibly using it more for neighbourhood watch meetings and councillors surgeries. The police have said they will use the turnout at the meeting as a key factor in deciding whether or not to press ahead.”

The local councillor says it is also vital that those who can’t attend make their feelings over the front counter known, by sending an email to lynne@lynnefeatherstone.org.