who we are
Two-thirds of the St Ann’s Hospital site was due to be sold for private housing development, in a proposal that took no account of the needs of local people at a time of severe housing need.
StART is a group of Haringey residents and workers who want to see the St Ann’s Hospital site used permanently for the good of all our local communities. We have initiated a community-led and transparent process for a housing development, which puts local people in control while providing genuinely affordable homes, promoting health and wellbeing, and creating a green neighbourhood.
Earlier in 2018 the GLA purchased the land from the hospital, and we are currently working with the GLA to influence a community-led development on the site.
For an in-depth overview of our plans for the St Ann’s site, read our Masterplan - Our Vision Takes Shape.
Our Objectives
The objectives of the organisation (and responsibilities of members) are described in our rules. "The objectives of the Society shall be to carry on any business for the benefit of the community by operating as a Community Land Trust in the London Borough of Haringey and in particular the:
Our History
For a number of years Haringey Needs St Ann’s Hospital (HaNSAH) had been campaigning against Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (The Trust) selling of nearly two-thirds of the St Ann’s hospital site for housing arguing that what the people of Haringey really needed was good health care provisions. At the same time Mary Ann Johnson Housing Co-operative (MAJ) were looking for land to build between 12 and 20 homes and a community space to give something back to the local community they had been part of for many years. As a way to support the campaign to save the hospital MAJ applied for the whole site to be registered as an asset of community value. This was approved by Haringey council in December 2014, allowing community groups an extra six months to put together a bid if the site was put up for sale.
When Haringey Council approved planning permission in July 2015 HaNSAH and MAJ came together to form South Tottenham Community Development Group (STCDG). The idea was that if housing was to be built on the site the best placed people to decide on and run this housing would be local people. We also wanted the site to keep a link to health and wellbeing. STCDG organised a consultation event on 11th July 2015 and at this meeting STCDG properly came into existence.
Over the next few months we realised we needed to form ourselves into a properly legally defined organisation and decided to change our name to St Ann’s Redevelopment Trust (StART). In March 2016 we formed ourselves into a Community Land Trust and registered as a Community Benefit Society (reg number 7300).
Rules of the Organisation
Get involved
come along to a meeting - become a member - subscribe to our news email list
Come along to our next meeting!
Our fortnightly meetings are a chance to talk about what’s happening with the project and what our plans are. We make decisions as a group, so there is no ‘leader’. If you’d like to get involved you can have an equal say in what we do and how we do it. Meetings take place every other Wednesday and start at 7.30pm. Our normal venue is Chestnuts Community Centre on St Ann's Road, but please check the calendar below in case the venue is different, or email us with any questions. If you'd like to get involved, but aren't able to come along to a meeting. Here's a list of some ways you could help.
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Download and display a StART poster
This poster was designed by Lilah Hetherington for our 'StART to Dream' poster challenge in 2017. Click here to print and display in your window to show your support for StART!
Become a Member
Membership is open to people who live, work or have a strong connection with Haringey and are 16 or over. Membership costs £1, and you have the option to donate more if you wish. To become a member please fill in the membership form below or email info@startharingey.co.uk
Organisation membership is also available for local groups, please download the membership form and either email it back to us at info@startharingey.co.uk, or pop it in the post. Use the PayPal button below to submit the £1 fee.
Connect
As a community led group we value all ideas, opinions and contributions to this project. So if you have any suggestions, or would like to help out in some way, or simply want to stay updated, please get in touch!
Contact Us
You may contact the project at info@startharingey.co.uk.
Or if you prefer, please ring us on 07517 523 395, and leave a message if we don't pick up. StART has one part-time worker fielding calls, and we'll get back to you as quickly as possible.
Go to 'connect with us' page for our social media links.