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Who and Where
Hillfield Park is a steeply sloping road, running parallel with Muswell
Hill. Built in 1900 it comprises 75 terraced houses and over 100 households. Its
residents have a panoramic view across the whole of London (St Paul's Cathedral,
Post Office Tower, Canary Wharf, Millennium Dome, as far as the Kent
countryside). It is North London's Watch Tower.
When
After a tentative beginning in 1995, a fresh start was made on 6
November 1996 with a meeting at which 10 street coordinators were chosen and one
Area Coordinator.
Three Point Business Plan
We decided on a three point business plan:-
 to improve communications within Hillfield
Park by dividing the area between ten street co-ordinators who should make
close contact with their neighbours
to raise awareness of local issues concerning
safety and crime prevention by means of a quarterly newsletter, meetings
and discussions
to reduce crime and the threat of crime in
Hillfield Park by closer contact with the police, Haringey Council, adjacent
watches and property-owners.
Crime and Other Concerns
We have about 5 burglaries a year, which is consistent with the
rest of Muswell Hill. More worrying are:-
(a) robberies on our adjoining road, Muswell
Hill Broadway, in connection with cash-points
(b) noise and disturbances associated with the
newly opened FANTAIL AND FIRKIN and
(c) health and safety issues raised by the use
of our road as the exit from the very popular car park just off the Broadway.
Communications
Our meetings and newsletters have established a network of
communications within Hillfield Park and working relations with the police are
good. They attend our meetings and have responded well to emergency calls and to
requests for advice on crime prevention. They supply crime statistics and tell
us what they can about arrests, prosecutions and trends in crime. We are
represented at meetings of Muswell Hill Watches and Hornsey Division Watches. We
are also in touch with the local Business Watch and major businesses on the
Broadway. We have our newsletter duplicated as a complimentary service by
ENDSLEIGH INSURERS.
We are in regular contact with Haringey Borough Council, at official level,
with local Ward Councillors, and with the Muswell Hill and Fortis Green
Association. We have contacts on the two local newspapers: Broadway and The
Muswell Hill Journal.
Centenary Festival
We are
already planning a Hillfield Park Centenary Festival for 28 May 2000 - an
Edwardian extravaganza.
Email: Hillfield
2000
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