We were lucky enough to step into the Design By Nature studio and see life in the eyes of local florist, Emily Ayres. DT first got chatting to Emily when she was running a plant stall at Tottenham Green Market. For the interview, she welcomed us into her studio a few days before Valentine’s Day and she was preparing for a busy few days with … Continue reading Design By Nature floristry
Tottenham Cafe Connect is a project in Down Lane Park to turn a disused bowling green and club into a multi-purpose community hub and indoor and outdoor cafe for Tottenham. Local charities Living Under One Sun (LUOS) and HAIL partnered for the project and won the lease from Haringey Council. The transformation is already well underway but they are on the look out for volunteers … Continue reading Tottenham Cafe Connect in Down Lane Park
By Mike Donovan Imagine White Hart Lane Stadium had been able to talk. Its bricks, mortar, metals, woods, plastics, glasses, furnishings and other manmade solids transformed into a living, breathing entity. With the full set of human senses. What tales it would have told and emotions it would have felt of highs and lows while shedding tears of joy and sadness. Of conflict and contentment. … Continue reading Glory, Glory Lane: The Extraordinary History Of Tottenham Hotspur’s Famous Home For 118 Years
We’re excited to announce that we now have our very own print magazine! There will be four issues available throughout the year. Our first issue, which is available now, has a focus on all things food and drink in Tottenham. You can pick up your free copy from the following locations: 639 Enterprise Centre Antwerp Arms Balabam Bernie Grant Arts Centre Blighty India Cafe Bruce … Continue reading Discovering Tottenham Food & Drink print magazine – stockists
LOVENpresents pizzeria and artspace is based in Norman Road, N15. They sell neopolitan style pizzas from a wood fire oven along with local beer, wine and cocktails. They opened a second venue in Hale Village at the end of last year, LOVENbakery, which is a cafe during the day selling great coffee and breakfast pastries, a selection of pizza-metro is sold by the slice at … Continue reading Sponsored: LOVENpresents pizzeria and LOVENbakery community cafe
Towards the end of last year, DT headed to The Garden House cafe on the High Road to talk to the people behind youth project, Saracens Hitz Learning Academy. Lauren Briggs and Gregory Roach told us all about the programme, run out of the Tottenham Community Sports Centre, that helps 16 to 18 year old NEETs and youth offenders (as well as up to age … Continue reading Saracens HITZ Learning Academy for young people in Tottenham
Towards the end of last year, DT had a chat with Tony Wood, one of the nine directors and the treasurer at StART Haringey. StART is a community-led group working towards and campaigning for affordable housing to go in on the St Ann’s Hospital site in South Tottenham which is currently being sold off by the NHS Trust. They are set up as a not … Continue reading StART Haringey: the community-led housing scheme for South Tottenham
DT interviewed a number of local artists based in Euroart Studios on Markfield Road, N15. This is the second of a nine part series. In this episode we talk to the artist Valeria Latorre, who paints photo-realistic water movement. Continue reading Euroart Studios Tottenham: Valeria Latorre, Artist & Art Tutor
If you ever use the entrance to Seven Sisters station on Seven Sisters Road, you’ve probably noticed that the kiosk outside the station, which had been neglected for many years, has had a dramatic revamp. Now named Clay Station, the plan is to turn the new space into a coffee shop. Clay Station was part of the Art on the Underground project by TfL. Art … Continue reading New kiosk by Assemble and Art on the Underground at Seven Sisters station
DT interviewed a number of local artists based in Euroart Studios on Markfield Road, N15. This is the first of a nine part series. In our first episode we talk to the artist Elisabeth Bond, who specialises in relief print making. Continue reading Euroart Studios Tottenham: Elisabeth Bond, Artist & printmaker
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