Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Park Manager, Alexandra Palace, updating the Consultative Committee on events and works within the park.

The Committee received the report which detailed park activities.

Mr Evison (Park Manager) introduced the report and drew the Committee’s attention to the Environment Agency Urban Fisheries Grant and thanked Mr Pestell for his help in obtaining this funding.  Mr Evison explained that the boating lake had two “agitators” which operated at different timesand aerated the water.  This helped move water around and improved the quality of water.  Mr Pestell highlighted that the fish in the lake were growing.

Mr Evison also thanked Gordon Hutchinson and the Friends of Alexandra Park for keeping the Park’s information centre open through the summer. 

The Committee questioned how many Parks in the Borough had obtained Green Flag status.  Mr Gill (Interim General Manager, Alexandra Palace) explained that out of 146 Parks in Haringey (and 32 of those were deemed major parks) 11 had Green Flag status and 3 had Green Pennant award.

In response to the Committee’s concerns about the Workshop Building lease and the possibility of the encroachment onto open space in the Park the Chair explained that negotiations were currently taking place and Trustees would be shown the final lease.  Mr Gill stated that the amount of land provided in the final lease would be significantly less than had been originally shown in the planning application documents.

The Committee enquired as to how the Park was dealing with gardens which encroached onto the Park’s land.  Mr Evison stated that Haringey Council’s approach to encroachment on park-land would be adopted and that a report would be taken to a future Board meeting on this matter.

In response to the Committee’s concerns about water running down the hard surfaces in the Park Mr Evison explained that works were being done to improve this.

The Committee thanked Mr Evison and congratulated him on the flower planting in the Park and the front of the Palace, which was visually pleasing.