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ADVThe HAREINGERY TISER LondonWeeklyNews& Established1979 WEDNESDAYJANUARY132016 YOUR LOCAL EDITION www.haringey-today.co.uk Churchman Routes scheme could be just the job to find work JOBSEEKERSinTottenhamcangetontrack Special advisers will also offer hands-on inlineforemploymentopportunities,notjust is honoured toacareerthroughHaringeyCouncil’sRoutes practicaladviceandsupportwithCVwriting, withintheboroughbutacrossLondon. toWorkscheme. jobsearching,applicationsandinterviews. “That’s why Routes to Work is about high- The scheme aims to help residents tap into Avideofeaturingthesharedexperiencesof lightinghoweasyitisforTottenham’sresidents the job opportunities available, not just in some of those who have benefited from the toreachthebestthatthecapitalhastooffer, Tottenham or borough-wide, but also across scheme has been made aimed at encouraging whileensuringtheyhavethesupporttheyneed ACLERGYMANwho thecapital. otherstotakeadvantageofthesupportavailable. towinthejobstheywant.” hashelpedfoster Thearea’stransportlinks–withcentralLon- JoeGoldberg,thecouncil’scabinetmember Toviewthevideosandfindoutmoreabout improvedpolice donjust15minutesaway–makeitidealfor foreconomicdevelopmentandsocialinclusion, the support and opportunities available, visit communityrelationson TcommutinHgtowork,saRysthecouncEil. Esaid:“WewantHaringey’sresidentstobefirst www.haringey.gov.uk/routestowork theBroadwaterFarm Estate,inTottenham, sincethe1985riotswas awardedaBritish EmpireMedalinthe NewYearHonours. ArchbishopKwaku Frimpong-Manson, MMeeddaall:: KKwwaakkuu HELD ofReconciliation FFrriimmppoonngg--MMaannssoonn International,anevangelicalministryand communitysupportgroupthatoperates fromtheestate,receivedthegong inrecognitionofmanyyearsofwork supportingothers. Scene The65-year-oldGhanaiancametoBritain ofthe twoyearsaftertheriotsandhaslivedand OVER abuse: workedinTottenhamfornearly30years, The overseeingmanyoftheimprovementstothe retail estateaschairmanoftheBroadwaterFarm park Residents’Associationfrom1994to2009. Hehasalsoservedaschairmanofthe TottenhambranchofChurchesTogether Englandandisafoundingmemberofthe PeaceAlliance. ‘HITLER’ TAUNTS “Iamveryproudtobehonoured,”hesaid. “IwantedtoseechangeandIhaveseen change.Whenyouarepassionateaboutyour work,thereisnoneedtoretire. “Ilivebythemotto,thebeautyoflife doesnotdependonhowhappyyouarebut howhappyotherscanbebecauseofyou,” headded. ❑AlsointhehonourslistwasDrAdi THREEmenhavebeenarrestedinconnec- branch of Shomrim, a neighbourhood civilian evening,a22-year-oldmanandan18-year-old Cooper,theindependentchairwomanof tion with an alleged anti-Semitic attack in patrolgroup,whichalsocoversSouthTottenham. manvoluntarilyattendedanorthLondonpolice Haringey’sSafeguardingAdultsBoard,who which Jewish shoppers were pelted with ShomrimvolunteerMichaelBlayerclaimedthe stationandwerearrestedonsuspicionofareli- wasawardedanOBEforservicestoadult laughing gas canisters by racist thugs victimshadbeentargeteddeliberatelybecause giouslyaggravatedpublicorderoffence. socialservices. yelling:“Hitlerisontheway.” of their distinctive appearance as members of AMetropolitanPolicespokesmansaid:“All Theemptycanistersofnitrousoxide,alegalhigh thearea’slargeOrthodoxJewishcommunity. threehavebeenbailedtoadateinlateFebruary. usedbyclubbers,werereportedlyhurledatawoman A 24-year-old man was arrested last Friday Inquiries continue.” Anyone with information andtwomeninTottenhamRetailParklastWednes- onsuspicionofareligiouslyaggravatedpublic about the incident is being asked to call the dayeveningbytheoccupantsofapick-uptruck. order offence after he presented himself at a police non-emergency line on 101 or Before throwing the objects, they are alleged to north London police station. Later the same Crimestoppersanonymouslyon0800555111. have shouted: “Hitler is on the way to you, Heil Hitler,HeilHitler,HeilHitler.” Prison van four remanded in custody The incident was reported to the Stamford Hill THREE men from Haringey charged with a Amoyas-Gyamfi,29,escapecustodycloseto T.W. PARKER Ltd fourth person in connection with an alleged Wood Green Crown Court, along with Eren plottospringtwoconvictsfromaprisonvan Hayser,25,ofKetteringRoad,Enfield. CHESHUNT lastmonthwerefurtherremandedincustody MasonandSougucaklialsofacechargesof ● JoineryGradeTimber atWoolwichCrownCourtlastweek. carrying imitation firearms and driving in a NathanMason,30,ofVicarageRoad,Tot- stolencar. ● PreciseBoardCuttingService tenham, Gokay Sougucakli, 19, of The Allfourwereremandedforapleaandcase ● Hardwood,MDF,Plywood, Roundway,Tottenham,andOzcranEren,31, management hearing at the same court on ● Mouldings of DouglasRoad,WoodGreen,areaccused Monday,February29.Aprovisionaltrialdate ● Fencing&Decking of trying to help Izzet Eren, 32, and Erwin hasbeensetforFriday,May6. StockingHardware,Tools, Varnishes,etcandSPAX Availabletopickupat:Sainsbury’s,WilliamsonRoad,GreenLanes;Tesco,230 screws HighRoad,SouthTottenham;Sainsbury’s,867-869HighRoad,Tottenham;Asda, 490 High Road Tottenham; Tesco Express, 25 The Broadway, Crouch End; NEW SHOP NOW OPEN! Morrisons,HighRoad,WoodGreen;Sainsbury’s,54-58HighRoad,WoodGreen; WoodGreenCentralLibrary,WoodGreen;AlexandraParkLibrary,Alexandra 159TurnersHill,CheshuntEN89BH ParkRoad,WoodGreen;CoombesCroftLibrary,HighRoad,Tottenham;Hornsey 01992 641 539 Library, Haringey Park; Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Centre, 1 PhillipLane;MuswellHillLibrary,QueensAve,MuswellHill;StAnn’sLibrary, CissburyRoad,SouthTottenham;StroudGreenLibrary,Quernmore Road Follow us on Twitter @NrthLondonNews and Facebook - www.facebook.com/northlondonnewspapers Wednesday,January13,2016 www.northlondon-today.co.uk Advertiser,Gazette&HeraldSeries 7 NEWS Twitter@NrthLondonNews Passengers shocked by aircraft security scare ANNE-MARIESANDERSON ByJuliaGregory ‘Surreal’: [email protected] Passengers weretaken A MAN from Enfield spoke of his offthe shockthisweekafteranairlineseaton plane aflightonwhichhewastravellingwas dismantled in front of passengers fol- passengersweretoldthattheauthorities Passengers were later evacuated and lowingasecurityscare inLondonwereconcernedthatapas- takenbackthroughairlinesecurity. FurnituredesignerPaulMorganwas sengerwasflyingonastolenpassport. Passengers got back on the aircraft returning home after working in Ibiza MrMorgandescribedhowawoman anditstartedtaxiing,buttheyweretold whenhisplanewasdramaticallyhalted was escorted off the British Airways theSpanishpolicewerebringingsniffer asitwaspreparingtodepartforLondon flightonFridayandsaidthatofficials dogsonboard. City Airport because it was feared a “startedtotakeherseatapartinfront “They were going over everything,” passenger was flying with a stolen or ofus”. saidMrMorgan. fakepassport. He said: “Lord knows what they Hesaidpassengershadtodisembark He said: “We were taxiing down wouldhavedoneiftheyhadfoundany- againandtheirbagswereputthrough the runway and were due to take off. thing. I don’t think they should have thebaggagescannersforanothercheck. They said there was a problem with takenitapartinfrontofus.” He regularly travels abroad for his thepaperwork. “Itwasabitsurreal,everybodyjust businessRickBakerLtd. Mr Morgan, of Willow Road, said wantedtogethome.” Hesaid:“Theykeptsayingwewere notallowedtotakeoffbecauseLondon Five rescued from fire at flats wasnothappywiththepaperwork.” Once the plane was airborne, three- and-a-half hours late, the atmosphere wassubdued,saidMrMorgan. FIREFIGHTERSrescuedfivepeople and a fourth man was led to safety “Itwasonlywhenwewereactuallyin form a burning block of flats on fromthesecondfloor. theairitdawnedonuswhathappened,” Fridaymorning. Allfiveweresufferingfromsmoke addedthe51-year-old. The blaze tore through a three- inhalation after their ordeal and the A BA spokeswoman said: “The air- storey block of flats in Old Road, fourmenweretakentohospital. craftreturnedafterauthoritiesrealised EnfieldHighway,at10am. Firefighters tackled the blaze for a customer was travelling with incor- Two men were taken to safety by more than an hour before it was rectdocuments. firefightersfromaground-floorflat, broughtundercontrolat11am. “Thecustomerwasoffloadedand,in a man and a woman were rescued The cause of the fire is being line with normal security procedures, from the first floor of the building investigated. all customers and their bags were re- Returninghome:PaulMorganhadbeenworkinginIbiza screenedasaprecaution.” Wednesday,January13,2016 www.northlondon-today.co.uk Advertiser,Gazette&HeraldSeries 9 NEWS Twitter@NrthLondonNews Snowdrop A N N E -M A R explodes IE S A N D E R S O N THEunseasonablymildweatherhas breezealongsidethesnowdrops.The coaxedspringflowersintheboroughinto earlyfloraldisplayisgoodnewsfor anearlybloom. galantophiles,(snowdroplovers),who Snowdrops,whichusuallystartpeeking willbeflockingtoMyddeltonHouseon throughthefrostyearthinJanuary,are Saturday,January23,forachanceto alreadyinfullflowerinthegroundsof scoopupararesnowdropbulbortwo. MyddeltonHouse,inBullsCross,Enfield. AdecadeagogardenerBryanHewitt Inanothersignofunpredictableclimes, discoveredanewbreedofsnowdrop–one daffodilshaveburstthroughtheground plantofwhichwassoldatthesalelastyear andhavebeenspottednoddinginthe for£100. Burrowes in bid to help the homeless Wintersheltersupporter:DavidBurrowes,right,withSouthgateGreenwardcouncillor AlessandroGeorgioupromotingthe2014BigSleepOutfundraiser ByRuthMcKee The MP has been a supporter of the Winter [email protected] Night Shelter Scheme since 2013 when he helpedsetitup. ANMPislobbyingparliamenttodemandaction The scheme operates across churches where onpreventinghomelessnessandroughsleeping. each night volunteers provide a hot meal and David Burrowes, the Conservative MP for shelterforhomelessmenandwomen. EnfieldSouthgate,tabledadebateintheHouse MrBurroweshasalsotakenpartinsleep-outs ofCommonslastweek,sayingthattheplightof toraiseawarenessabouttherealityofsleeping homelessness “should not be tolerated in 2016 rough. Britain”. Responding to his fellow Tory, Mr Grayling Addressing the leader of the house Chris said:“Icommendmyhonourablefriend,whois Graylingaboutschedulingadebateontheissue, typical of many people in the house who do hesaid:“IwasdisturbedlastnightwhenIvisited unsungandunseenworkinthecommunity,vis- a winter night shelter hosted by St Andrew’s itingshelters,spendingnightsoutwiththehome- ChurchinSouthgate. less on the streets and in other situations. I “IspoketoArthur,whotoldmethatifitwas commendhimonwhatheisdoingandonbring- notforthatnightshelter,hewouldbetravelling ingtheissuetothehouse. roundonthenightbusesbecauseheisnotyoung “The best solution to homelessness is more orvulnerableenoughtogethousing.” homesandthatistheincentiveforwhatthisgov- Over the course of the coming months, Mr ernmentisdoing,butIwillensurethattherele- Burrowes has said he will be visiting shelters vantministersengagewithmyhonourablefriend based in churches in his constituency where to discuss what he has learned and to try to roughsleeperscanbeaccommodatedforanight ensurethatwedowhatwecantoendtheblight toavoidtheworstofthewinterweather. ofhomelessness.” 10 Advertiser,Gazette&HeraldSeries www.northlondon-today.co.uk Wednesday,January13,2016 OPINION Twitter@NrthLondonNews Change has to come to avert gridlock Make a big CCoolluummnniisstt difference to FROMthebeginningithasbeenclear be more convenient and, if traffic is Street. By contrast, bikes are pollu- PPaauull that an underlying aim of the Mini heavy,quicker. tion-freeandeachbusproducescon- Hollandplansisto“reduce”trafficby Theboroughisexpectingpopulation siderably less pollution than a single young lives making it safer and more pleasant to growth of about 20 per cent. moderndieselcar. replaceshort,driver-onlycarjourneys Inevitably,ifthesamepercapitanum- DavidHughes, EEvveerriitttt withcycledjourneys. berofpeoplecontinuetoinsistondri- ConwayRoad, Yet, Valerie Darville (Advertiser, ving on the same basis as now, PalmersGreen IN Enfield there are 360 children in December 30) asks the question: gridlock will occur. The only solu- care – enough to fill 14 classrooms. “Wherewillthetrafficgo?” tions are more walking, cycling and ANinterestingletterwaspublishedin Artisticdirector, Forheaven’ssake.Thebikesinstead useofbuses.Getusedtoit,changehas The Times recently about the These children are some of the most vulnerableinLondon. MillfieldArtsCentre of cars issue has been answered tocome. demands, articulated mainly by one Tragically, what they most need enough times – through websites, at All this froth about traders losing person,toremovethestatueofCecil T presentations and in the local press. trade because cars won’t be able to RhodesfromOrielCollege,Oxford. is the thing that many of us take HISisalreadyprovingto for granted – a stable and loving IndeedI’velabouredthepointmyself. park outside the shops is nonsense. It says: “This row is a classic beanenergeticyearfor No doubt, as Councillor Michael Casestudiesworldwidesaysoandso instanceofasmallandunrepresenta- childhood, where they can just cultureacrossEnfield. Rye points out in his letter (“Labour does Enfield’s pedestrianised, pur- tive minority of activists amplifying bethemselves. MillfieldTheatrehaskicked must listen before it’s too late”), dri- pose-built Palace Gardens shopping theirinfluencebeyondproportion.” Someonelikeyoucouldmakeahuge offthenewyearwithurban verswilladopttheselfishpracticeof centre,whereparkingisoff-streetand Doesthisnotremindoneofacertain difference to their lives. Foster carers danceatitsverybest,asthe rat-running where it’s possible if the closetoChurchStreet. cyclepathinEnfield? don’t need to be super-heroes, they reigningUKStreetDance schemegoesahead,butthereareways I’m staggered that people want to BrianBartram comefromallwalksoflife. When you decide to take the life- Champions,PlatinumPPA, todiscourageitiftherealisationdoes- shopinthepollutedhellholewhichis UlleswaterRoad, changingdecisiontofoster,Barnardo’s performtheirelectricblendof n’tdawnthatcyclingisoftenlikelyto currently Enfield Town’s Church Southgate willsupportyoueverystepoftheway urbanpantomime,“SnowWhite Fares campaign helps soyoudon’thavetodoitalone. andtheSevenSuperheroes”. Barnardo’s celebrates its 150th Isawthefinaldressrehearsal anniversarythisyear. andwasthrilledbythe The charity was one of the first to commitment,dedicationand place children with families and to focusoftheseincredibly struggling Londoners trainfostercarerssotheyhadtheright talentedyoungEnfieldians. skillstolookafterchildren. Platinumisjustoneofthe Ifyou’reinterestedinfosteringwith manygreatdanceandtheatre Barnardo’s, visit www.barnardos.org. schoolsacrossEnfieldwhose uk/fostering,orcalluson08000277 newtermsareabouttobegin. 280,MondaytoFriday. Ican’tthinkofabetterwayto LynnGradwell nurturecreativity,disciplineand THE start of 2016 brought the The three key measures of the including Enfield, would have Director, goodphysicalandmentalhealth inevitablehikeinpublictransportfares planare: markedlylowerfares,importantconsid- Barnardo’sLondon acrosstheUKandIwillcertainlybe ●Thephasedintroductionofaflat eringtheproportionofpeopleonlow thantoenrolourchildreninto oneofthesewonderfulschools. feelingitinEnfield. farestructure,makingzonesathingof incomesinouterLondonisincreasing. Blow a whistle I commute for more an hour each thepast,withtheimmediateabolition The daily cap and One Ticket will Asanewyearbegins,Iam waytomyjobinVictoria–theTrans- ofzones6and4. bring some much-needed lowered sure,likeme,you’rethinking port for London website mockingly ●Justiceforpart-timeworkers,with transport costs for those who work on bad driving abouthowyoucandomoreto tellsmethisshouldtakejust34min- adailycapthatmatchestheratespaid part-timeorrelyonmorethanonebus improveyourownhealthand utes–andfromArnosGroveonwards bymonthlyseasonticketholders. tomaketheirjourneys. well-being. thejourneyiscramped,uncomfortable ● A new One Ticket allowing People who work part-time are I AM pleased that the mayor has Engaginginartsandcultural andunpleasanttotheextreme. changesacrossallmodestoclosethe mostlywomenandmorethanhalfare responded to sustained pressure activityisagreatwayto IfIlivedincentralLondon,whichis, gaps for people who currently pay paid less than the London Living frommyselfandroadsafetycampaign- improveourmentalhealth,not ofcourse,completelyunaffordable,my twicewhenchangingfrombusortrain Wage. Anything that can be done to ers and rolled out a confidential onlyinthewaythatitpromotes fare would be considerably cheaper, to the Tube as well as ensuring that helpthosestrugglingthemostshould whistleblowing scheme for London communitycohesion,as despitethefactitwouldbemucheas- peoplechangingbusespayonlyonce bedone. busdrivers. neighboursandfriendsgather ierformetowalkorcycletowork. fortheirjourney. How will it be paid for? Through This should help reduce road colli- togethertohaveashared Sian Berry, the Green Party’s Lon- Ultimately,theGreensplantobring increasingthecongestionchargecosts. sions and other incidents. Passengers experienceatashow,exhibition don Mayoral candidate, has launched inaflatfareontheTubeandtrainsby The congestion charge makes up willalsobenefitfromstaffbeingable orfestival,butalsohowit anexcitingFairFarescampaign,which 2025, so that everyone’s journey to just 2.4 per cent of TfL’s income, so to passon complaintsabout issuesof is a really great opportunity to give work, regardless of where they are the measures proposed will help to challengesustoseetheworld safetyandcomfort. Londonerssomejusticeintheirtrans- forcedtolive,coststhesame. share the cost of managing transport throughdifferenteyesandhelps Thenumberofpeopleknockeddown portcosts. The plan shows that outer London, in London more equally among usmakesenseofourplaceinan byLondonbuseshasbeentoohighfor differenttravellers. everchangingworld. YOUR LETTERS: GUIDELINES Aspeopleonlowincomesaremuch toolong. There’salsonothinglikea lesslikelytoowncars,andmuchmore By involving front-line staff more, goodlaughoraheartysingto WritetoLetterstotheEditor,TheAdvertiser,187BakerStreet, likelytostrugglewithpublictransport themayor’stransportchiefswillgeta makeusfeelbetter. Enfield,EN13JT,[email protected] costs,thisisabsolutelytherightthing better picture of what’s going wrong There’ssomuchcultureon Padledarseessk,etehpoulegthteyrosubrehloowus3e0n0uwmobredrs.aYnodupmosutsctodinecwluidlleNyOouTrbneampuebalinshdefdu.ll todo. satnrdeewtsilslahfeorpfeofrulelvyebryeoanbel.etomakethe offeracrossEnfieldthisyear Namesandaddresseswillonlybewithheldfrompublicationinexceptional CarolineHughes DarrenJohnson andIdohopeyou’lljoinus. circumstances.Includeadaytimephonenumberforverification.Wereserve Lakeside, GreenPartyMember therighttoeditletters. Oakwood LondonAssembly CharityNo:283483 ParkHouse,StellingMinnis,NrCanterbury, Kent,CT46AN