Muswell Hill’s Lib Dem councillors are taking action to improve lighting and remove rubbish on one of the area’s busy walkways. The underpass and walkway to Muswell Hill Primary School, at the end of the Parkland Walk, is dark and has been in desperate need of clearing of both leaves and rubbish.

Lib Dem councillor Lynne Featherstone has written to both the council and the Alexandra Palace Charitable Trust to ask them what they intend to do about the lighting problem, which makes the area very unpleasant at night.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“Kids, parents and staff at the school find this walkway very intimidating in the winter. The police are advising people not to enter parks after dark, so this must be remedied. Good lighting is needed to make people as safe as possible when they walk about the area.”

Fellow Muswell Hill Lib Dem councillor Jonathan Bloch has been tacking the council about the rubbish problem on the route. Cllr Bloch has called for a massive clean up of the Parkland Walk route from Cranley Gardens through to Muswell Hill primary school, and says that litter and leaves lying on the path represent a danger to kids and parents taking their children to school. The council has agreed to a clean up, and a commitment from the Neighbourhood Officer to ensure that the route gets a once a week clean.

Jonathan Bloch comments:

“This is some good news, as the area has been a disgrace in recent weeks. Kids need a better environment, and it’s a pity if a pedestrian walkway suffers these sorts of unnecessary problems. It should be a bright and pleasant route.”