Off to big local public meeting organised by a group of residents fed up with Haringey Council (so quite a big group) who are campaigning to stop Haringey flogging off Hornsey Town Hall.

I don’t think either Haringey Council or Crouch End for People will get far if they remain at loggerheads. Crouch End for People have come up with some fab proposals for an arts and performing arts centre and some commercial development – and funnily enough the council’s proposals are not that dissimilar, but residents in the area don’t believe or trust them not whack in a huge residential development on the back area.

I am there to raise the issue of transport planning in terms of access to the site and to have some consideration as to what it would do to Crouch End town centre if a 1,000 cars per night were attracted. Planning and increase in capacity for public transport are the name of the game there.

It was a huge turn out – thus illustrating when there is a key issue the people will come.

I will remain involved on transport issues as well as campaigning to help something good for local people to be delivered – as opposed to Haringey’s normal stuff-ups.