3+December+2007


 * Draft Minutes of the meeting of 3rd December 2007**

Philip (Greenford Rd), Yemisi Olawonya (BBC – yemisisolawoya@bbc.co.uk 07720 286 224)
 * Present:** Victoria, Sandra, Alex (Seven Sisters Traders); Carlos, Sandra (Pedro Achata Trust) Jeremy (FARA, SH), and Wendy (HFRA, FARA, SH); Ruth (CARA); Beth (Hanover RA); Alison (TCS);

St Ann’s Road, South Tottenham, London N15 6NU. Tel: 020 8802 8782 ||
 * Agenda Items**
 * Funding || – raising money to continue the campaign and submit the alternative plan ||
 * NDC Meeting || - Wednesday 12th at 6.30 Triangle Children, Young People and Community Centre
 * Marketing Ourselves .. || – Leafletting/Posters/Making ourselves known/Press/ ||
 * Consultation: || – Glass-House ||
 * Finance || – stacking up our plan: look into utilising local experienced builders to restore Wards for half the price a developer would ||

- marketing – posters, leaflets; permanent display area in market, planning application - Need Bank Account: Name suggested was The Wards Corner Community Regeneration Development - Permanent Display incurs weekly/monthly costs
 * FUNDING**
 * 1. Mary Ward Centre, Holborn. Namesake is same family as Wards Stores. Inquire if interested to fund retaining family history at Wards Corner. || Alison ||
 * 2. Paypal donations. Wendy to send round RA. CARA to raise issue again. || Wendy + CARA ||
 * 3. NDC. Request application fee monies to be paid by NDC at NDC meeting || – those attending ||
 * Money needed for:**


 * 1. Ask Jill to lower rent || Victoria ||
 * 2. Painting and decorating || Vicky/Wendy/other takers? ||


 * NDC MEETING**

Ø Cost of supporting application Ø Use of money Ø rationale behind NDC involvement in Graingers plan and subsidy thereof Ø lack of consultation Ø support of our plan (and financially) Ø support in stacking up our plan Ø support for acquisition of relevant information – structural, building, site surveys/land ownership/ etc

Posters done/leaflets done – needs to be printed – David Mayes Carlos Petition Door to Door Press - need to go national, each of us to write constantly to press, headlines in locals All
 * MARKETING OURSELVES**

- Council will arrange once application in - meeting with Glass-House = excellent consultation with all stakeholders and can help with further consultation if needed beyond key chosen representatives participating in training with Glass-House - Questionnaire to be available at the permanent exhibition
 * CONSULTATION**


 * FINANCE**

Using local labour (extremely skilled polish builders) can restore Wards for half developer would incur – self fund Bioregional – agree to talk – carbon neutral development – as advisers/developer?


 * OTHER BUSINESS**

Philip suggested that local Polish builders are highly skilled and if the community elected one english speaking and one polish person to project manage Wards Corner restoration, it could be done for half the price any developer would achieve.

It was agreed that employing local people in the development of all sites in Tottenham was desirable.