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DP estate agents stroud green

hanley — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:55:45 +0000

anyone had any dealings with milo o'riley there? he has been so unprofessional , wondered if there are any others who have experinced the same? worth going to the ombudsman?

top celeb spot

andy — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:56:14 +0000

in the Noble. Simon Pegg...

...wearing a hat

Islington council: Crouch Hill improvements/ Hanley Road 20mph zone

underscore_cue — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:07:31 +0000

Looks like they're planning to dig up loads of roads and cover this area in crazy paving.

Scan of the consultation document

DP Estate Agents - Grrr!

norix — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:06:44 +0000

Has anyone else ever had to deal with this estate agent?
They are our 'management agents' for the current flat in which we live. Just wanted warn anyone else who was thinking about getting a place with them and have a bit of a rant.

We have a number of things that need to be fixed urgently but seem to be ignored by them. One person in particular has been extremely rude and has called me a liar and hung up when I called. They fob us off everyday saying everything will be fixed by tomorrow. Just this week we were told we had 2 options - put up with it, or move out!....nice!
Really feeling at the end of our tether about this.
Basically wanted a rant and to warn anyone if they are thinking of renting somewhere from them to maybe think twice!

Finsbury Park Community Choir

Eliz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:09:07 +0000

Come and join us for Finsbury Park’s very own choir. It’s new, it’s free and it’s on Wednesdays. We welcome everyone regardless of ability or age – we just want to get together and have a good sing-song!

• Do you live or work near N4 and Finsbury Park Station?
• Have you been told that you have a good voice?
• Have you been told you haven’t got a good voice?
• Do you want to feel reinvigorated at the end of stressful Wednesday?
• Do you like singing in the bath?

5.30pm – 6.30pm Wednesdays (Nov 4, 11, 18, 26, Dec 2, 9, 16). Come to the main gate and ask for Debbie. Rehearsals will take place in the Lower Hall at Pooles Park School, Lennox Road, Finsbury Park N4 3NW. For more details go to www.musicplatform.co.uk

Time Out: Islington special

Reg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:35:01 +0000

Islington special. Not much mention of FP or SG though. Probably a good thing. Don't want any of those no-tails prowling around...

montem primary school, hornsey road: sunday morning boot sale!

underscore_cue — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:53:41 +0000

I've just started running the refreshments and tea stall at Montem primary school car boot sale... this boot sale is only small and growing, its a really cozy community affair. A search on here for "montem" didn't return any results so I don't think this has been discussed before.

There's a friendly vibe here, the word is the one on bowmans lane near nags head has become an over commercialised monster..

over there they charge the sellers loads, meaning that many people end up paying 18 quid or more just for the right to sell, so its full of scammers and fences. People go there to sell on stolen electronics etc. Last time I walked through it I saw two shouting arguments: one over an apparantly faulty phone and a seperate barney about a duff digibox.

You wouldn't get that sort of thing here at Montem. The main attraction is the organiser Geoff's stall - he's got all sorts of useful household items sourced from auctions are warehouses at amazing prices - natural soap for 20p, tiny laptop/glasses screwdrivers 20p! There is someone here selling nice handbags, and apparantly you sometimes get handmade jewellery for sale here too.

And of course theres my humble tea stall!

today it barely broke even, but I'm hoping that as the boot sale grows, so will the demand for food and drinks. today I was selling fairtrade tea and coffee and three types of rolls: branston and cheese, houmous cheese and chilli, and corned beef + onion.

As the weather gets colder, I'm planning on trying some hot dishes (lamb casserole and/or fish dahl with rice) but all that depends on the numbers of people actually coming.... So I'm shamelessly plugging it here.

Sorry for being such a scumbag, but I think this is excusable because this really is a great community asset right on our doorstep, its just a sunday hobby for me - and even if I wasn't involved like this, I would still recommend this boot sale to you lot anyway.

Its every sunday 7.30am to 1pm (stallholders set up by 7am, £10 flat fee - the rules are "No copy goods, no fags or tobacco")

This is the location N7 7QT

The single yellow lines and bays on hornsey road are free all sunday, unless arsenal are playing - so be aware!

there's no dedicated website as such (one would be a good idea in the future), though the details and organisers contact can be found here: do find on page "montem" on this link

So why not have a gander one of these sundays, and if you do, say hello!

New Development Stroud Green Road

Vista — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:43:20 +0000

I have just joined this website and note that last summer questions were being asked as to what was being built on the site of the old cinema fronting John Jones Art Framers.

I am the developer and will be building a mix of luxury one bed and two bed apartments http://www.s-and-oproperties.co.uk (Flash enablement will be necessary to view the images) Completion is due September 2009

The ground floor and basement area are for restaurant and retail units which will shortly be marketed. The final mix will depend on prevailing market conditions and interest.

We are hoping this will greatly enhance the station end of Stroud Green Road

Peter Phillips
S and O Properties

Im new and in need of some help please

SgEnquirer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:11:18 +0000

Hi Guys!

I used to live on SGR about a year ago and found this site shortly after moving! The law of sod came into play however I have been reading discussions reg and as I'm moving back to the area (Ossian Road) I thought I'd sign up and have a voice yay!

I do have one thing to ask my fellow SGr's, I have an 8 yr old daughter and need to find her a school. The closest is St Aidans but she will need to go the waiting list. I have thought about Stroud Green and would find it really helpful to hear from any one with children that attend this school or any info on it really.

Lastly I would just like to say how much I enjoy the witty, intelligent and (sometimes) thought provoking discussions that go on here :)

SgEnq

Tailors

nick_m — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:14:30 +0000

Can anyone suggest a decent tailor round here (doesn't have to be SG) that they would trust enough to do alterations to their wedding suit?

Chez Liline

matt — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:11:04 +0000

Had a meal there last night - amazing.

Scallops and mushrooms in sauce to start, monkfish as main, hazelbut nougat glace for dessert. Others had the fish curry, red snapper with chilli and assorted desserts. All food was absolutely brilliant.

The owner(?) is really nice and knows his fish and food. Apparently they've been there 21 years! I asked how business was at the moment and he said very uneven and sort of winced. Any fish or food lovers really need to go there!

Previously, I'd only been there once a few years ago and had some awkward crab dish.

Builder/plasterer/electrician

Tabbie — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:24:48 +0000

Does anyone know a good local builder/plasterer/electrician?

Driving Home For Christmas

JungleFaceJake — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:09 +0000

Hello

Is anyone Driving oop North this Christmas?

If so, and you have a space in your car and you fancy dropping a Jungle Faced Northern person off, either in Liverpool, or at a station closer than to Liverpool than London then let me know.

That way you get to carpool, which is good for mother earth (or something) and save me spending a billion quid on train fares...

I would of course lavish you wish snacks and chat and instigate a sing song if you so wish..

Musicians practising bass - think on Elyne Road

Bernie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:26:42 +0000

Is this bothering anyone else? It's going on in some garden structure and it's entering my brain in my dining room. Trying to be patient but it's LOUD. Started about 2 months ago (I don't mean it's continuous). Still.

Does sound insulation work to bloick everything out? If so they haven't done that. I want them to get headphones.

I'm in Oakfield Road not right next door by any stretch..

Wine glasses

David — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:29:57 +0000

In an X-Men Magneto sunami wave of destruction I've seriously depleted my kitchen of wine glasses and decent mugs over the last few weeks.

Anywhere particular in Crouch End you get decent wine glasses?

ROADBLOCK!

poxy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:01:24 +0000

Wish I had my camera this morning as I walked down SGR. There were 17 buses all in a line between Woody's and Nando's. Not a single passenger on any of them.

Who'd have thought that a little hole in the road could cause such chaos!

Hotels in the Stroud Green Area

Gas Powered Ninja — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:54:55 +0000

Hi all, long time looker, first time poster.

Anyone have any recommendations for half decent rooms in the area? We've friends visiting who'd like a bit of privacy. We're on the Tollington Road so nothing at 'the other end' so to speak!

Who has lived in Stroud Green the longest?

dion — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:18:27 +0000

a measly 4 years 4 months

Foxes!

puzzlebobble — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:47:40 +0000

In a round about kinda way there's an article about foxes in SG today. Well I think it's round here, given it mentions Simon Pegg being local and he seems to be in the Noble quite a lot.

[The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/nov/02/tame-foxes-in-town)

What struck me was that it matches what I've noticed. There are a pair of young looking foxes who play in my back garden (SHR, north west side). I have watched them from my roof. They just piss about; entirely pointless and playful. Reminded me of monkeys. And they don't mind at all being watched, admittedly from 2 floors up.

Do you think we have particularly playful human-friendly foxes?

Also, has anyone seen Simon Pegg walking a Fox?

Maybe I should start a new thread: "top celeb spot with a wild mammal"?

Or maybe a celebrity with wild beast spot should score higher, bit like a triple word score in scrabble.

Northumberland

staplejack — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:19 +0000

Anyone ever been?

Fireworks - when and where?

dion — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:41:38 +0000

Anyone know when and where there are any local fireworks?

Nutt gets busted

graeme — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:34:57 +0000

In simple terms, disagree with Govt., get chopped.

Respected scientist publishes paper claiming ecstasy less harmful than alcohol. Home Secretary sacks him, saying "we can't have confusion between scientific conclusions and What We Tell The Plebs Is Good For Them (and can tax them on)".

Guess you all read the news so posting a link to BBC story is perhaps redundant, but was just astounded by this.

Any ideas what's next on this Government's "Deny discussion - forcefeed the masses" agenda?

Where to buy South Indian ingredients?

rainbow_carnage — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:34:56 +0000

In a moment of self-delusion, I bought Das Sreedharan's cookbook. (He of Rasa restaurants fame.) Now I need to buy some authentic(ish) South Indian ingredients. Can anyone recommend a shop? Googling yielded Drummond Street. I will check it out on Thursday.

Anywhere closer to SG?

Finsbury park, Van dormitory.

andy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:15:44 +0000

Ive been meaning to post this for a while, but has anyone else noticed that Finsbury Park seems to be a dormitory in the mid mornings for lorry drivers and van drivers.

There are always a handful of blokes parked up and kipping down.

It's like a little zombie film.

Community Regeneration (@Reg)

andy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:07:04 +0000

I thought it was worth starting a new thread on Reg's topic from another thread, where he wrote:

I am running a regeneration project of a non-London council estate at the moment and am interested to hear of what people think are possible solutions to what they perceive to be issues...

I just wondered, to start the ball rolling, if there were specific questions you were thinking of?

Building Contractor recommendation...

sotwell — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:23:29 +0000

Has anyone had one or all of the below carried out on their property (mid terrace) and would be happy to recommend the construction company / builders they used? Reliability and good workmanship are a must!

- Roof re-felted and battened, and re-tiled
- Landing ceiling removed and skylight inserted into roof
- Kitchen side extension (single storey)
- Sash window replacement and repairs

People looking glum whilst pointing at things

markpack — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:18:10 +0000

I suspect some of us here will find the Glum Councillors site to be pure photographic heaven.

A day's work for a Corel Draw or Illustrator user.

poxy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:29:39 +0000

I've got a day's worth of work to be done tracing some scanned images for some etched glass. I'm too busy to do it myself.

Anyone interested? How much would you want?

The work can be done at home or here in the shop in Highbury. This could become a regular opportunity.

Whisper back if interested.

I ♥ Crouch End (bags and mugs)

wisteria53 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:10:28 +0000

Saw these in the window of Powder (The Broadway/Middle Lane). We need to fight back with I ♥ N4 - any news from the Merchandise front?

BARKING DOG!!!

JungleFaceJake — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:21:36 +0000

Every now and again I am woken by a dog the barks and barks and barks and barks and barks.

It starts around 5:30am and continues until I leave for work at 8:15am

it is not directly out side my room, but slightly in the distance. I bothers me on many levels, one being that it is much closer to others and they have yet to shout or complain.

I live on Tollington Park, and this is out the back of my flat, so it lives in either a Tollington park property or a Bimam Road property.

My question is: Am I allowed to shoot it?
or at least locate it and cut its tongue out?
I'm not sure of the etiquette, but it pisses me off no end and that's all that matters...

If you are aware of this problem, please help.

If you have any ideas of how to combat this problem, please help.

If this is your dog the SORT YOUR SHIT OUT!!!!

as you may be able to tell, I am slightly crabby today, as my f**king sleep has been disturbed by a horrible Yappin C**t of a dog...