Demolition of the derilict old works depot in the north west corner of Highbury Fields near Framfield Road is now scheduled for the spring, which will add 300 square metres of park space for residents to enjoy.  After consultation with local residents about how they would like the new area to look, the council has produced an artist’s impression of the corner, which is reproduced above.  There will be landscaped areas with new planting and shrubs, a path to join onto the existing footways, new lighting (in the same style as the existing Victorian-style lamps on Highbury Terrace) and a secure fence to protect the back gardens of houses on the north side of Framfield Road.

Local Highbury East councillors Terry Stacy, John Gilbert and Laura Willoughby are proud that the LibDem-run council has brought about this extension to the useable area of the Fields, a significant step towards implementing the community backed “Vision for Highbury Fields” and towards investing the £1million programme of improvements for the area.