by Annem Hobson | Oct 12, 2018 | Health & Fitness, Interviews
In need of a bike service and having walked past Rockstone Cycling Hub on a number of occasions, I was inspired to keep it local. Meeting with the inspiring owners, Rockford Copeland and Clifton Goldson, to discuss the services available, it became apparent that the...
by Annem Hobson | Jun 29, 2017 | Interviews
I can’t remember being told not to trust the police, but growing up I never did. A strong statement but perhaps not surprising when you learn I’m Black British and was brought up in Tottenham. I was a curious (read: nosey) child, and snatches of adult...
by Annem Hobson | Dec 1, 2016 | Interviews
Tottenham is changing and Franklin Boateng embodies the creative spirit on the move like few others. This is a man who’s been harassed and legally challenged by big business – and won. Who helped shape the way the 2011 riots were reported in the mainstream news. A...
by Annem Hobson | Sep 8, 2016 | Interviews
Free Cakes for Kids was founded in Oxford nearly a decade ago to provide free birthday cakes for kids who might otherwise go without. The not-for-profit organisation now has almost 60 branches across the country. The Haringey branch was set-up in 2014, after Gabby...
by Annem Hobson | Mar 30, 2016 | Meet the Team
Suzanne Williams has just returned to Tottenham after a year travelling around eco-villages and organic farms in Spain. Having grown up just off Lordship Lane, she is delighted to see that the community spirit she found in those small Spanish villages can easily be...
by Annem Hobson | Mar 11, 2016 | Art, Drink, Food, Interviews
There is a big old building diagonally opposite Wood Green Station which I must have walked past a thousand times, assuming it was just another derelict. But this one is about to be transformed. Green Rooms will be the first arts-led independent social enterprise...
