Events

Making North London children’s fashion a circular movement 

On 20 November 2022, the community centre hosted an event to promote recycling pre-loved children’s clothing in an attempt to reduce waste, and give parents a way to borrow and donate clothes. An estimated 200 people attended, with children enjoying face painting, crafts, and a bouncy castle as their parents browsed …

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Highlights from our 2022 AGM 2022

Trustees Lynne Brackley and Jackie Sablich share a summary of the Hornsey Vale Community Association’s most recent annual general meeting, held on 16 November 2022. Do you remember objections to the water feature in Stationers Park when it was built ‘because of the mosquitoes’? What about the fire in the …

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A splendid Jubilee Afternoon Tea

What a splendid way to kick off the Platinum Jubilee long weekend: we switched out our regular monthly Lunch Club for an afternoon tea and judging by these faces, you enjoyed it! Huge thanks to Tracy & Sian (and Alfie out of shot by request) for a superb array of traditional …

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Lunch Club with a side of poetry

A small, enjoyable monthly Lunch Club was held at Hornsey Vale on March 2. The centre welcomed guest Alice Martin from mental health nonprofit MIND in Haringey. Alice led a short session as a sample of the group’s new Read and Connect Shared Reading Group, based at MIND on Stapleton …

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