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1. • CommentAuthorbreton
   • CommentTimeApr 2nd 2009

    
   Hi all,
   I've lived in SGR (Oxford Road and then Victoria Road) for 3 years now and love it.
   So pleased to have discovered this online communtity, am already finding it really useful.
   Thanks to the people who run it!
   Liz
2. • CommentAuthormatt
   • CommentTimeApr 3rd 2009

    

   damok, i've sent several messages about a quiz - no responses as far as I can see?

   let me know.

3. • CommentAuthorsimon_g
   • CommentTimeApr 6th 2009

    
   Hello,
   
   I found this place a while ago and it's been very handy for restaurant, pub and other local info, including what the hell is going on when the police close off roads! Have finally got round to signing up.
   
   I live on Victoria Road, down at the Stapleton Hall Road end - moved in with my girlfriend about 6 months ago, she's been there a few years now.
4. • CommentAuthortosscat
   • CommentTimeApr 6th 2009

    

   Welcome to you simon_g.

5. • CommentAuthortg
   • CommentTimeApr 13th 2009

    
   hello
   i've been living in stroud green for 3 years now and have enjoyed many a good read on this about all things local. love the parkland walk, jai krishna and getting used to the noble. a big fan of the "shop of dreams" (is it a londis?) on ferme park road, so re-named as it has almost everything you dream of in it and they always say hello and chat in a neighbourly way. also a little obsessed with someone turning the nicolas nickleby into something a little less intimidating.
   
   sadly my first post was moaning about parking. i'm already a little embarrassed.
6. • CommentAuthorN4mality
   • CommentTimeApr 15th 2009

    
   Hi there,
   
   I've been living in the Stroud Green area for a decade.
   A lot has changed since then, the majority for the better.
   
   I've only discovered this website recently, and it's good to see a thriving local community online as well.
7. • CommentAuthoryagamuffin
   • CommentTimeOct 5th 2009

    
   Hello,
   I've just signed up and it seems I should come and say hello.
   I lived in SG for over 5 years but then moved to the wrong side of the tracks. Having spent 2 years on 'The ladder' I am know back in N4 - and how happy I am!
8. • CommentAuthorDavid
   • CommentTimeOct 5th 2009

    
   We are Ninja

   yaga, tell me about the bad ladder stuff. We almost moved over there for more space this summer. Whereabouts too?

9. • CommentAuthoryagamuffin
   • CommentTimeOct 5th 2009

    
   David,
   We were on Fairfax Road (towards the turnpike lane end).
   We had a large family a few doors down who had no control over their rampaging kids (and the parents weren't any better) - Even the threat of an ASBO didn't make any difference and I got mugged by a bunch of hooded youths(!) in the Passage.
   
   Generally just not a great area. It is cheap, but there is a reason. The only decent pub is the Salisbury and there are no decent cafes, although it does have an abundance of 24 hour corner shops which are great when returning home from a night out.
   
   I may be being harsh but I wouldn't want to live their again.
10. • CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2009

     
    We are Ninja

    Yeah, doesn't sound suprising. We were looking at the lower end, below say Warham and on the other side, below St Anne's in the 'gardens'. Do you think it is probably the same deal as further up towards Turnpike?

11. • CommentAuthorbennyfromtheblok
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2009

     
    I lived in Pemberton Road for 2 years and have a couple of friends in the area. It's perfectly fine, lots of families, students and professionals living nearby. It does get a bit grotty once you get past Hewitt Rd and the closer you get to Wood Green.
    The houses round there offer great value for money and though I do prefer SG, I'd go back and live there and still go to Green Lanes to shop and eat.
12. • CommentAuthorPopsicle
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2009

     
    Slight change of recent topic, but does Corbyn St still count as SG?
    
    Blurred boundaries - much like my Saturday nights.
13. • CommentAuthordion
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2009

     

    yes

14. • CommentAuthorGas Powered Ninja
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2009

     
    I live with Yagamuffin in a totally hetro-life-partner way. I think he's harsh on the ladder, but then I never got mugged and did grow up in a Seaside town.
    
    Team Tollington for life, y'all.
15. • CommentAuthormiss annie
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2010

     
    Hello,
    I've just realised that i should have started on here instead of on the 'new members, exciting' thread so I've done the old cut and paste thing onto here.
    I've lived in the local N postcodes for donkey's years now but I'm new to Stroud Green - Moray Road. I'm afraid I don't have a dog or a cat, just a goldfish. I do have a blog (just for my creative projects, not to witter on about my general mundane activities), if you'd like to have a nosey it's at http://annieopalfruit.blogspot.com/
    I like the Noble, but I've not discovered the Faltering Fullback yet, in fact I didn't know it existed until I read about it on here so thank you all for the tip off, sounds good.
    The site is great, I look forward to joining with the banter and chat.
16. • CommentAuthorTallboy
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2010

     
    Hello,
    
    I've lived most of my adult life (18 years) around the top of SGR and now live on Stapleton Hall Road.
    
    Looking forward to behaving like a grumpy old man with you all!
17. • CommentAuthorstaplejack
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2010

     
    Welcome to the grump zone, tallboy, from a fellow SHR grump.
18. • CommentAuthorSutent
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2010

     
    I have been living round stroud green for a number of years and have only just discovered this site. Glad to have found the community as I hope it will be home for many years.
19. • CommentAuthorkrappyrubsnif
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2010

     
    Come on chaps, I claim the grumpy crown.
20. • CommentAuthorJenny
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2010

     
    Hello Stroud Green
    I've lived in the Finsbury Park area for 5 years and specifically Stroud Green for just over a year.
    I'm expecting my 2nd baby in 4 weeks so with a years maternity leave ahead of me thought it was a good opportunity to join this forum and get a bit more info on the local area.
21. • CommentAuthorstaplejack
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010

     
    Thought you might, KRS...
22. • CommentAuthornesta
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010

     
    Hello! I live in Stroud Green : )
23. • CommentAuthorkptownend
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010

     
    Hello!
    
    I've been in SG for about....blimey...a year now. Just found this site and it looks like an appropriately eclectic place to say hello! I'm in the deceptively intimidating Shelley Court just off Hanley Road with my flat mate Chris, and loving it. Lived in Highbury/Finsbury Park for about 4 years prior to moving up the road and am so pleased I did.
    
    Now just to clear up my position on a few things...
    
    Old Dairy - Cracking pub, bar manager we are all secretly in love with, but most of the staff are total bobbins. Particularly the Cat Deeley look-a-like who waitresses. So bad, it's (nearly) funny
    
    Woody's- We thought it was a great place, and it is pretty good for random cravings, but it is fair to say I've had friendlier service in a knife fight in the Larrick! Still, I'll be getting my humus form there Sat no doubt.
    
    Faltering Fullback - Again, staff are total d*gshit (apart from the landlord), but still love the place. Where else lays on a free, homely, Irish stew with your Guinness? It's like my Granny never died really painfully in Northwick Park.
    
    Other than that and bumping in to James MacAvoy & Anne-Marie Duff a lot on Hanley Road I can't think of anything else.
    
    Anybody fancy a game of cricket in the summer? We're starting a team (Stroud Green Willows C.C.).
    Cheers,
    K
24. • CommentAuthorArkady
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010

     
    @kptownend: If you a search on the form you will find a picture taken during the war showing the bomb site that led to the 'deceptively intimidating' Shelley Court being built. Someone less lazy may provide a link.
    
    Where do MacAvoy and Duff live? I'd have thought that the Hanley Rd was a bit scrappy for them (apologies to residents, but you're on the wrong side of SGR).
    
    Arky
25. • CommentAuthormiss annie
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010 edited

     
    Ooooh, they should be on the 'Top Celeb Spot' thread! See them over the border in Crouch End M&S quite often but not spotted them in SG.
26. • CommentAuthorandy
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010

     
    We are Ninja
    Why "townend" KP?
    
    I'm secretly hoping it's a tribute to one of the finest stands in football, but I doubt it.
27. • CommentAuthorkptownend
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2010

     
    Your doubt is correct, Andy....Alas it's a cunning spin on my name. The only football stand I would ever honour would be the Paxton in any case.
    
    See a lot of the very talented A.M. Duff getting off the W7. Some of my post was recently sent in error to their flat. It's a modest 2nd floor effort the Hornsey Road end of Hanley Road. Keeping it real (or just very tight) on the West side of SGR. Oh yes! Nowt wrong over our side Arky!
    
    Annie, I've seen Capaldi and Ian Hart floating about too, but MacAvoy is the best I can come up with.
28. • CommentAuthorSlabber
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2010

     
    I have been banned
    Hi.
29. • CommentAuthorSlabber
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2010

     
    I have been banned
    I've seen Jimi Mistry, Simon Pegg, Neil Morrissey, Giani off Eastenders, Minty off Eastenders, Billy Mitchell off Eastenders, that girl who had an American accent off Eastenders, basically the entire cast of Eastenders past and present, and some other semi-famous people that I've forgotten. A friend saw Michael Atherton the other day but that wasn't in Finsbury Park.
30. • CommentAuthorTemeraire
    • CommentTimeMar 3rd 2010

     
    Hello
    Not spotted any celebs and have lived round here for a couple of years now. It all looks very interesting - especially the book group.
31. • CommentAuthorAils39
    • CommentTimeMar 4th 2010

     
    Hi, not sure if I am in the right thread. Just wanted to say Hi, after joining this great website. Lived here for around 10 years, moved away for 3 and now back again! Looking forward to working my way through all the tips!
32. • CommentAuthornotanumber
    • CommentTimeMar 5th 2010

     
    Greetings fellow Green Strouders! Finally joined this fabbo site!
33. • CommentAuthorlittlemissnameless
    • CommentTimeApr 15th 2010

     
    Hi everybody!
    
    I became a member a long time ago, and have now decided to reveal my presence! I think this Stroud Green website is an ingenious idea, it's so refreshing to see so many fellow Stroud Greeners!
34. • CommentAuthorandy
    • CommentTimeApr 20th 2010

     
    We are Ninja

    Lots of new members in today. Please say hi.

35. • CommentAuthorSlabber
    • CommentTimeApr 24th 2010

     
    I have been banned
    I just got massively ripped off by that Kebab shop by Woody's. They took £6 off me and then told me I hadn't paid, while I stood there waiting like a gimp for a shish kebab.
    
    And then some cunt threatened to beat me up for pointing out the obvious.
    
    Massive wankers. Don't go there. Ever.
36. • CommentAuthorArkady
    • CommentTimeApr 25th 2010 edited

     

    I had an inedible kebab from there last week. Never again. It was completely impervious to any kind of mastication. A

37. • CommentAuthorlis
    • CommentTimeApr 27th 2010

     
    hi there - just moved down from the dizzy heights of crouch end. very happy to have both the dairy and noble as my locals. feels like a really friendly site. hello all :)
38. • CommentAuthorsophie
    • CommentTimeApr 27th 2010

     

    hello lis! and hello everyone else who wrote on this thread but who haven't had a hello yet.

39. • CommentAuthorHopping Mad
    • CommentTimeApr 28th 2010

     
    Hello again. I am now officially a Stroud Green resident, after several months of interloping. LOVE IT!
    Does anyone know anyone who could cut my grass? I haven't got a mower yet and have a lawn like a hay field.
40. • CommentAuthorOlly
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2010

     
    Hey All
    
    I'm a born and bred Stroud Greener, and moved back here 4 years ago, I've browsed this site a few times, and thought it was about time I signed up.
41. • CommentAuthorandy
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2010

     
    We are Ninja
    Hello and hello.
    
    I'm afraid I don't know anyone who cuts grass for money, though.
42. • CommentAuthorIan
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2010 edited

     

    @Andy - to be fair to Hopping Mad, he didn't specify he would pay for his grass to be cut. That said, I don't know anyone who would do it for free either.

43. • CommentAuthordorothy
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2010

     
    Hopping Mad, a man?
44. • CommentAuthorHopping Mad
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2010

     
    How bizarre! Last time I looked he was a she. Hopping Madette may describe me more accurately and remove the unwanted Y chromosome.
45. • CommentAuthorSiolae
    • CommentTimeMay 2nd 2010

     
    Hi, discovered this site by chance last night and thought would join. Have been local for about 15 years apart from a brief foray to the suburbs on the mistaken belief that it would be better for my kid. Couldn't hack all that green and was commuting back into Stroud Green daily so moved back last summer to Tollington Park. Soooo pleased to be back. Now looking for somewhere to buy.
    No dogs but fostering a pregnant cat who is having kittens imminently.
    We might check out the community choir next Wednesday.:)
46. • CommentAuthormexijack
    • CommentTimeMay 15th 2010

     
    Great site for a newcomer to Stroud Green! I'm Jack, recently moved in to Blythwood Road. Loving the view. Working from home quite a bit so will definitely be pursuing recommendations on this site for good local coffee and the rest. Maybe discovering the undiscovered too.
    
    Cheers, J
47. • CommentAuthorSally
    • CommentTimeJun 2nd 2010

     
    Little Toad needs a pond for her forever home. I live in Queens Drive and have a dear little Toad (I think it is a girl - as it doesn't croak? This is what an expert told me). She has been living in the front of my basement bay window for a few years. There is no pond or anything for her - no friends either - bless. Is there anyone who has a pond in their garden, and ideally other toads??? So that she can have a nice home. I have a 52 kilo dog and 6 cats so putting her in the back garden is out of the question. Clissold Park - she would get run over if she tried to get back here. Please if there is anyone living near me that would be happy to have another little one in their pond, I will bring her to you.
    I have just found your web site and have lived in Queens Drive for 25 years!!! Bit slow aren't I? Having said that I suppose I am really Finsbury Park, and not Stroud Green - sorry about that.
    Sally.
48. • CommentAuthorSally
    • CommentTimeJun 5th 2010

     
    Hi Mags
    Thanks for your email, I will write in a mo.
    Sally.
49. • CommentAuthorSally
    • CommentTimeJun 17th 2010

     
    Hi Mags,
    A note to say "Thank You" so much for taking Betty into your home (well garden to be precise). I am sure she will be really happy with her new friends.
    Thank you for your kindness. Sally and all my Little Perishers xxxxxx
50. • CommentAuthorlorna
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2010

     
    Hi, I'm Lorna, have lived here for about 27 years and only just discovered this site. It's excellent - now I feel I'm really part of a community at last...
51. • CommentAuthorArkady
    • CommentTimeJun 20th 2010

     

    Hi Lorna. Here's a challenge: What are the 3 biggest changes to Stroud Green in the last 27 years? 100 words :-) A

52. • CommentAuthorPrin
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2010

     
    Hi all,
    moved to N4 a couple years back and love the place. always wanting to know more about the area and what it has to offer I found this sight.
    And here I am!
53. • CommentAuthormargaret
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2010

     
    Like Lorna I've lived here for more than 20 years, first on Sparsholt Rd and now on SGR.
    The 3 biggest changes in that time? Well, way back then you couldn't get a pizza round here - or maybe you could but there wasn't a pizzeria. You could go to a real bank, even two (one was a Barclays but I forget what the other was). And there was a library!
54. • CommentAuthorADGS
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2010

     
    I miss the Arthur Simpson too, not least for how it accidentally became an innuendo with some of my friends, but it really wasn't in Stroud Green, whereas Stroud Green Library very much is.
55. • CommentAuthorMHP
    • CommentTimeJul 31st 2010

     
    Hi, I'm Mark and live on Stapleton Hall Road, have lived here for almost 20 years - its got everything here I need, can't complain really!
56. • CommentAuthorGeekytati
    • CommentTimeAug 25th 2010

     
    Hello, I've been living here for the last five years and I love it. I am very happy I found this website. I saw there are good recommendations and I will surely try some of the coffee shops and other things people are suggesting.
57. • CommentAuthornsky
    • CommentTime1 day ago

     
    Hi, used to live in SG when i was younger but then moved to "sunny" finchley. Happy to be back now, and enjoying the hidden gem which is Stroud Green, and with the help of this site makes it a lot easier!