Good morning
Wednesday morning, and the big disruption this week is underground water, not underground trains: a burst main on Tottenham Lane has six bus routes taking the scenic route until early October. Elsewhere, a quiet few days — a cinema screening, a street fundraiser worth a second look, and a Reddit thread of pen-and-ink Crouch End buildings.
The big story
Burst main diverts six bus routes off Tottenham Lane
A burst water main on Tottenham Lane, N8, has forced diversions on the 41, 91, N41, N91, W3 and W5 until 18:00 on Friday 2 October. The 41, 91, N41 and N91 are rerouted via Park Road, Priory Road and High Street, cutting out stops between Crouch End Broadway and Harvey Road northbound, and between Hornsey Station and Crouch End Broadway/Park Road southbound. The W5 towards Harringay skips Crouch End Broadway and the Tottenham Lane YMCA stop, running instead via Crouch Hill, Mount View Road, Ferme Park Road and Weston Park; the W3 towards Northumberland Park misses the Tottenham Lane YMCA and Palace Road stops. Anyone relying on these routes for the next fortnight should check which stop they actually need — several of the usual ones simply won't be served. READ →
What's on
NT Live brings The Misanthrope to the ArtHouse
The ArtHouse Crouch End screens a recorded broadcast of Molière's The Misanthrope, performed before a live theatre audience, on Sunday 27 September at 2pm. SOURCE →
People are talking about
Questions raised over PTSD charity collector outside Waitrose
A resident posting on r/london says someone has been collecting for a PTSD charity supporting ex-military outside Waitrose Crouch End without visible ID, and has traced the operation to a CIC registered in Maidstone, Kent, with director James Gordon Adams. The thread is asking whether this is a properly licensed street collection — worth checking with Haringey's licensing team before giving. SOURCE →
Parents ask about flexischooling at Stroud Green Primary
A Reddit post asks parents at Stroud Green Primary for views on flexischooling — one day a week out of school for all pupils. It's unclear from the thread whether this is a live proposal or an informal parent idea; we've asked the school and will report back if there's substance to it. SOURCE →
A resident is drawing every Crouch End building, wonkily
A hand-inked sketching project documenting local shopfronts and buildings is being shared on r/Haringey, described by its creator as 'wonky and slightly obsessive' — the kind of local project the area tends to like. SOURCE →