Residents met with Haringey Council on Sunday at the Campsbourne Baptist Church at the first ‘Campsbourne Debate’, an event conceived to allow residents the chance to tell the Council what it was like to live on the Campsbourne Estate, and what improvements could be made to the area. Lib Dem councillors attended the event and welcomed the Council’s attention and support.

Residents were very forthcoming in their commitment to their estate, their ideas for its improvement and how best to use the advertised £150,000 of money available for investment in the area.

The afternoon also featured the showing of a DVD made by a group of young people, with support from Council youth workers, in memory of their friend Paul Fadibe who died in a scooter accident on the estate in September this year.

Councillor Gorrie said:

“This was a good event with quality input from a committed group of residents and the young peoples DVD was quite simply stunning. Our challenge is to ensure the Labour Council actually does listen to residents and actually does deliver what residents need.

“The advertised £150,000 is the same money as was announced by the Council in September 2005 and is money the Council have actually had in the bank since April 2005. The same is true of the proposed further consultations and working groups.

“Back in February this year the Council announced the formation of a Campsbourne Estate Stakeholders Group which I am not sure has ever met and has certainly not done so since May. Enough promises. The Council needs to properly engage with residents and their local councillors to ensure there is real tangible progress.”