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Test your local knowledge in this week's Haringey Quiz This week we've got five tough questions on Small Business Saturday, swimming in Haringey and this Saturday's Tottenham Winter Festival.
Share your scores on Twitter using #haringeyquiz - Good luck!
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Small Business Saturday this weekend
Brave the cold this weekend and join us on your local high street for Small Business Saturday on 3 December. Small Business Saturday events in Haringey include the Crouch End Christmas Craft Market, live music and pop-up stalls on Wood Green High Road and the Tottenham Winter Festival (Christmas Tree lights switch on at 5pm, market stalls and live music).
Spurs stars Harry Kane and Josh Onomah have recorded a special video supporting Tottenham’s Winter Festival:
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Harry Kane and Josh Onomah
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Dave Hall runs Hall’s Fruit and Veg Stall on Tottenham High Road. The market stall was passed down to Dave and Andy Hall by their great-grandfather and has been trading for over 100 years. In June Dave was nominated as a Haringey Hero for the brilliant contribution he has made to life in Haringey. Watch Dave talking about his business ahead of Small Business Saturday:
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Dave Hall
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Watch videos of Dunn’s Bakery, Hall’s Green Grocers, Reggae Village and Prestige Patisserie, Cocorose London, Uncle John’s Bakery and Bikes for Good Causes.
Free parking will be available in council-run town centre car parks and pay-and-display bays on Small Business Saturday.
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Black in Haringey documentary online
Last night the official screening of a groundbreaking documentary ‘Black in Haringey’ was held at St Ann’s Library. ‘Black in Haringey’ features interviews with actress Judith Jacobs, David Lammy MP, Clasford Sterling MBE and local businesses including Body Music, Blooming Scent Cafe and Uncle John’s Bakery. Watch the full 30 minute documentary here:
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Black in Haringey
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Haringey school success
Two schools from Haringey (Fortismere and Alexandra Park) made it into the Sunday Times top 20 schools in the UK.
Heartlands school was awarded a Gold Healthy School award this week. The Mayor of London sponsored awards for schools who can demonstrate promoting health and wellbeing. Six Haringey schools have received a Gold Healthy school award.
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Haringey health magazine launched
Young people in Haringey have published a 28 page magazine which looks frankly at issues of physical, mental and sexual health. The magazine was produced by the Muswell Hill based award-winning youth communications team, Exposure.
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 £3.6million loan fund for businesses
The Opportunity Investment Fund (OIF) is a £3.67million loan fund open to businesses that want to grow and create high quality employment in Tottenham. So far OIF has supported businesses like the Northumberland Park based inSpiral who are the number one producer of kale crisps in Europe. Could you be next?
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 Awards for Haringey Heroes
Over 300 people were nominated for the brilliant voluntary work they do in the first Haringey Voluntary and Community Expo organised with The Bridge Renewal Trust. Award winners included ‘Young Haringey Hero’ Limudin Ali (ambassador for the Princes Trust who runs acting workshops and helps young people into training and employment) and ‘Haringey Hero of the Year’ Georgina Pierre-Louis, who has supported children, parents and carers since 2004.
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What do you think of My Account?
Please tell us how you have found registering with My Account and accessing council services online. Was it quick and easy to sign up? Has it made your life simpler? How can we improve the service? Please email: yourstories@haringey.gov.uk
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Take a look below at some of the exciting events coming up, but check out our What's On calendar for a full list. Remember you can also submit your own event online.
Saturday 3 December
Sunday 4 December
Monday 5 December
Tuesday 6 December
Wednesday 7 December
Thursday 8 December
Friday 9 December
Sunday 11 December
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