Issue - meetings

Report of the Park Manager, Alexandra Palace, to update the Consultative Committee on events and works within the park.

Mr Evison (Park Manager) introduced the report on the recent activities carried out in Alexandra Park including the art show during the recent half term holiday and the Friends of the Park open day. 

Mr Evison advised that the Pitch and Putt course was well used and further developments for the facility were planned.

The Bird Watching Group had been awarded a grant to help improve the conservation area and funding had been agreed to improve the boating lake.

Mr Evison informed the Consultative Committee that the Grounds Maintenance contractor had sent surveys to Advisory Committee and Consultative Committee members but the volume of responses had been disappointing.

The Park had been entered in the London in Bloom competition but not yet Haringey in Bloom.  Mr Evison would contact the relevant person to enter Haringey in Bloom.

Consultative Committee Members expressed concerns about how the recently agreed lease for a soft play centre to be operated from the Workshop Building would affect the Grove Café.  Mr Evison reassured Members that the lease included clauses to ensure no take-away sales from the premises were permitted and that only customers with children would be permitted into the facility. 

Professor Hudson asked if there were any fish in the lake.  Mr Pestell said there were some but not many and questioned whether any more fish were required.

Mr Evison agreed to provide Mr Pestell with an exact figure of funding to be provided by The Environment Agency for Boating Lake improvements.

In response to concerns raised about a dead swan in the lake Mr Gill stated that the RSPCB had not highlighted reasons for this in any report.

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.