News on Down Lane Park Improvement

During co-design and throughout public engagement in Oct -Dec ’22 and May ’23 residents and park users told us that the sports facilities in Down Lane Park (Artificial Grass Pitch and Tennis courts) are often over-subscribed. You also told us that there isn’t anywhere to play basketball or netball when the weather is poor. Some people suggested any new sports courts in the park should have an all-weather covering.

Several years ago, the Council reached agreement with Harris Academy Tottenham to enable community access to the sports and performance space facilities at their Tottenham site at preferential (community) rates. Although still in effect, in the shadow of the pandemic local awareness of the agreement and the facilities and the community’s access to them, was not well publicised. In response to your feedback the Council has worked with Harris Academy Tottenham to reinvigorate the Community Access Agreement, so more people are aware of and can hire the 3G football pitches, indoor netball and basketball courts, theatre, and dance studio.

Information about community access to Harris Academy Tottenham’s sports and performance space facilities can be viewed via the promotional flyer and bookings can be made via: https://www.school-space.org