I was a happy man when I could ask for a pound of tomatoes and know what I was talking about.

The term earworm originally comes from a translation of the German word 'Ohrwurm'. It refers to the experience of having a tune or a part of a tune stuck in your head. Often a person experiencing an earworm has no idea why a tune has popped into their head and has little control over how long it continues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/shaun-keaveny/form/earworms/

STROUD GREEN

CONSERVATION AREA

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

A.G.M.

Followed by

HISTORY OF

STROUD GREEN

Talk and Q&A by historian John Hinshelwood

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2012

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, GRANVILLE ROAD

7:30-9:00 pm

Introduction to the Advisory Committee

Adoption of Constitution      Annual Report

Fair Trade Wine Available!

"Initial notification of meeting

Community Visioning event sponsored by Building Communities programme, in association with Planning Aid for London

• Facilitated workshop aims to identify issues that matter and produce a shared vision for the future. E.G. For the next 20 years.

Date and time:  Saturday 3 March, 1-2pm, precise start time, to be advised

• Light refreshments provided

Save the date

Adam Cook, On behalf of CHCPA"

We are new to the Stroud Green area and we have began looking at buying a property. In our online search we keep getting shown houses in the Harringey Ladder. we are not familiar with the ladder but it seems we can possibly buy a house on the ladder over a flat in Stroud green. They seem to be in close distance but wr are unsure whether a house on the ladder would be better or just to try and live in the area we want . Any thoughts on the ladder? Anyone live or lived there? Any help on the area would be much appreciated.

David.

Does anyone have tips on how I can encourage them to visit?

(Tips that don't involve messing around with fat balls.)

In celebration of World Book Day on 1st March, Stroud Green School is holding a book sale and would appreciate any donations of children's and adult books. You can drop them off at the school (entrance on Perth Road N4) or if that's not convenient, leave them at my house and I'll take them round (whisper me for my address). Thanks in advance to all contributors!

I work for a production company called Windfall Films and we are making a documentary about urban foxes. We are currently looking for dens of foxes or fox families which we might be able to study and film, and I was wondering if anyone regularly sees foxes or knows of any fox dens near them?

If you know of any foxes in your area or have any fox related stories, please feel free to email me on fiona@windfallfilms.com or call me on 0207 251 7654.

Many thanks!

Fiona

Hi there,

I would like to help to put Stroud Green on the environmental map and see if we can work towards making a Stroud Green a plastic bag free zone.

I am neither a hippy, nor a tree hugger, just someone who has lived in the area a long time and would like to do more to invest in our area - I am concerned, not by the vagrants  they exist in every town centre, but by the number of empty shops. By creating 'buzz' for the area we may get more people wanting come and visit  - Time Out already covered a cafe for us and I think that the number of real quaility restaurants from Japanese to Maurition on Stroud Green Road, together with the New Improved Finsbury Park can make Stroud Green Road a 'destination'.

But it concerns me that Tesco has a mountain of plastic bags in it's recycle tent and there are things that we can do. I would rather do this as part of a 'working group'. And I have got a strategy, so I would like to propose a meeting. I have a couple of dates in mind and will doodle poll it, meeting at Old Dairy. So is anyone interested in trying to create something special out of Stroud Green Board.....?

Deborah

Or is it just me?

Or perhaps not. Neither driver nor council will back down in the stand off between the two. Bollards have fallen, bravely in the service of the council and of residents that value ability to manoeuvre a tight turning into their street. Yet other brave bollards will still come forward to replace them.

Today another new bollard was put in. I am putting this thread in place to see how long it lasts between it is knocked over again at which point I will update. Watch this space...

I have been talking to a young lady who was responsible for setting up The Shoreditch Sisters - the East London branch of the Women's Institute - and it sounds like it could be good fun, as well as a splendid way to learn and share new skills and put something back into the community.

Most branches seem to meet once a month, so it's not a huge commitment. What say you ladies of SG?

http://shoreditchsisters.blogspot.com/

http://boroughbelleswi.wordpress.com/

http://www.thewi.org.uk/

So if you're a old lady tell me the colour of your nails, or if you're a mass murderer and collect feet as trophies you're the lunatic for me.

Miss A says 'Cherries in the Snow'. or possibly 'Fire and Ice'. I think that Cherries in the Snow sounds like the loss of virginity in a blizzard.

I was about to book Petek's then thought about the Sugar Lounge. I've never eaten there and wondered what you think of the food. There's been plenty of comment on the noise and the special events but I can't find any food/general service reviews.

Should I try Sugar Lounge or stick with Petek's?

Hi there, can anyone recommend a decent painter & decorator, we're moving and need to give our flat a fresh lick of paint and have the gloss work re-done before we rent it out. It's a 2 bed maisonette, all walls are white. We're moving on 1st March, so would be looking to have the work done as soon as possible after that date.

Thanks,

Angus 

A survey/questionnaire begun by one of our SGR councillors about this upcoming 'event':

http://www.richardwilson.me.uk/2012/02/02/what-do-you-think-about-plans-for-a-10-day-music-festival-in-finsbury-park/