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Some good news, Rowans is reopening from 25th August.
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I think there's some around Axminster Rd/Sussex Way area just off Seven Sisters Rd - not sure how low hanging they are though.
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Is anyone aware if there's any projects in area which collect 2nd hand kids' bikes? Got a bike that our little one has grown out of that's now surplus to requirements. I've heard of Peddle My Wheels though not aware of anyone else doing similar.
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Would be v sad to see Rowans go - it's a real local institution, catering for all ages and the kids love it. It's a bit old-fashioned but that's part of the charm and Finsbury Park will be more bland without it.
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Whilst the Friends Group are a tad unrealistic expecting the council to completely stop accommodating commercial events (especially as local authority budgets are getting stretched once again), I do have sympathy as Finsbury Park seems to have more …
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Saw that Clever Mike's are open again.
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Not sure what the post office queue situation generally is, but the Hornsey Rise post office has now re-opened. Whisper it, but they tend to have a smaller queue than other post offices in area.
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In the end today I discovered Bikeztube, 118 Junction Road, halfway between Archway and Tufnell Park. V friendly and helpful, and had the parts I was looking for. Not entirely sure of their opening hours but they are open as normal at moment, albe…
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Any idea if any of the other restaurants down Stroud Green Road are doing home delivery?
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I'm in Islington North and will happily be voting for Corbyn. Labour have some excellent policies - NHS in-house manufacture of drugs will save huge amount of money over the longer term, and free dental check-ups will also provide longer-term savin…
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Bumping this up - who's going on the big march tomorrow? Stakes are getting high with numbers on a knife edge for the vote on Johnson's deal. Last chance to demonstrate before Brexit? I thought that last time, but got a horrible feeling the deal …
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I use the one on Hanley Rd - not had any problems there on NHS (Trishna, the dentist I usually see is v thorough).
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Out of curiousity, what's the festival/gig schedule at Finsbury Park? Whilst I definitely support the argument that its reasonable for the bigger parks to accommodate some festivals/gigs, and local authorities are under pressure to 'sweat their ass…
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Not sure if this is the most up-to-date Finsbury Park station related thread (the 'train geek' one looks a bit niche) but how are people finding the new lifts at the station? Are they reliable/easy to negotiate? Was wondering if a (off-peak) Picca…
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In answer to my question and for future reference, it isn't open on Bank Holidays (or at least wasn't yesterday) having investigated in the afternoon. Does look v nice though - they've done a great job on habitat creation - new pond and wildflower …
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I made an enquiry about the fencing and was also told it was for health/safety reasons linked with the operation of the Cape (run by Awesome CIC who are a separate entity to council now). The colour of the fencing blends in OK but got to admit it d…
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Will definitely be on the march next Saturday - appears there'll be a group of families from our little one's school going down there together
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https://www.peoples-vote.uk/march. Next big demo is on Saturday 23rd March - hopefully it won't be too late then!
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Guy at work has had the Mariah Carey Christmas song on his phone since mid-November, and I think he'd deliberately arranged for his phone to be called more often since then - surely a disciplinary offence?
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Attended the march today - was v good natured, with a lot of families and kids in attendance. Really got an appreciation of the numbers there when we crossed the route of the march to get across Piccadilly to head back at nearly 4pm when we could s…
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Today's Evening Standard also featuring the march prominently. Whilst Osborne has his own agenda, I've not seen this much interest prior to a demonstration from mainstream media since the anti Iraq war demonstrations over 15 years ago, so could be …
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Fair point, though there are a few already on the Islington side of the border in Finsbury Park/Stroud Green area e.g. Ambler Road, Evershot Road and Hanley Road plus a rapid charger (particularly useful for mini-cabs) at Seven Sisters Road - see ma…
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From the various pools I've visited in area with the little ones, I can say the following: Park Road - pretty decent lane swimming, and if you've got v young children, there's a nice separate small shallow pool that's still big enough to accommodat…
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Anyone going to the march on 20th October? https://www.peoples-vote.uk/march Feeling frustrated about the looming Brexit car-crash so will be attending.
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Considering London is a major city with several airports, I'd say this bit of London is not bad at all for plane noise. Sure, you do hear some planes from time to time, but they're not especially obtrusive, and I'd argue that the (still occasional)…
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Evening Standard has an article - they're running with story that the victim was helping his Dad who was in confrontation with youths in the street and that 2 teenagers have been arrested. Shocking that someone chooses to carry a knife and attempt …
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Can any regular users advise if things have started to settle down yet? Got a flight from Gatwick in a few weeks and was hoping to save bit of money (and time) by taking one of these new train services instead of the taxi, but if its too unreliable…
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A few comments about the ULEZ being unfair on poorer residents, but worth also considering that air pollution often disproportionately affects the most deprived areas of London - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/19/poorest-london-chi…
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It will come as no surprise to many that there's more delays: http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/new-overground-trains-for-gospel-oak-to-barking-line-delayed-by-three-months-1-5491792 Road closed for an extra 3 days, and the new trains delayed…
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@eerke: You're right about the Mobikes only available in Ealing in addition to Islington for now, though the Ofobikes can be used in neighbouring Hackney too. Whilst I'm sceptical on how long these schemes will last (they don't have the subsidy the…