"The rally and march on 23rd October to Save Haringey's Open Spaces was a great success. It was organised jointly between Haringey Federation of Residents Associations and the Friends of Parks Forum. Despite atrocious weather over 150 people took part. The publicity achieved has helped put the issue of our local parks and open spaces in the forefront of public concern." - by Dave Morris (HFRA).

Organiser, Dave Morris, was first to arrive and I arrived shortly afterwards. Weather-wise, the day was pretty yucky and to be perfectly honest I wasn't sure what kind of turn out there would be. Oh ye of little faith, (in this case, my lack of it). I should have guessed it would be a successful event. Others soon began to arrive and before long, despite the chilly day, we had ourselves a very cosy atmosephere, everyone joined in with a single goal in mind: to protect our green spaces, not simply for ecological/environmental reasons, but for our continued enjoyment and that of future generations. Before setting off, we got busy leafleting passers by and many of them took time to sign our petition, which incidentally, had to be constantly shielded from the drizzle. There are so many kind souls out there, that have the environment in mind. Our Meeting Place was outside the Wood Green Library, and the march ending at the Pond Park in Whitehart Lane, Wood Green, N22.

I grew up in Elizabeth Blackwell House, one of the tower blocks overlooking the 'POND PARK'. I would run in that park as a child. I walked my dogs in there as a teenager and finally, wheeled my grandmother around in there as a young adult. The park is part of my own personal history and continues to be a part of history for so many others. There are not many green areas remaining in Wood Green today - their fate is in our hands.

by Webmaster, Jeanette Sitton