Early morning station leafleting at Harringay Station. Get opportunity to see how the clear up I got done is holding up. Things are better – but still not good enough. I wish we could persuade Haringey Council to relay the little bit of road coming down to the station entrance and improve the paving – so that the little shops would feel better and smarten themselves up – and then people would feel great as they came for their morning train. A benign circle!

Lots of people saying they are voting for us. Lots of waves. Lots of smiles. Lots of leaflets taken. Hope it augers well!

Then paperwork and stuffing are the order of the day, followed by Crouch End for People hustings in the evening. Fantastic turn out – CEfP are very professional at marketing and always good at organising big meetings.

Hornsey Town Hall and its future is the key local issue in the Crouch End area and people care passionately about its future. But there are two ‘groups’ with very similar visions – but disagreements over who should be in charge of the process taking it from council ownership to independent trust.

The vision is for a cultural/educational and community use and a beautifully restored building – possibly an anchor tenant such as the National Youth Theatre, and a cinema, community facilities and so on.

On the one hand there is a Trust set up by Crouch End for People and on the other a Community Partnership Board who are made up of representatives of the community (including a couple of people who have been involved with Crouch End for People, but no formal CEfP rep).

I just want them to work together and put their weapons down. If all the skills and talents and commitment on both sides were put into delivering the Town Hall future that people want – and less on having a go at each other – the better the community would be served!