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Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters
Working together for all.
Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters (MTWUSS) supports the interests of traders and workers at the Seven Sisters Indoor Market in South Tottenham. It will contribute to the strengthening of the capacities of traders, neighbours and entrepreneurial and social organizations of neighborhoods to exercise their rights as citizens in the context of the development of the Seven Sisters Indoor Market.
Our Mission
Our mission at MTWUSS is to support jobs for traders and workers at the Seven Sisters Market.
MTWUSS aims to develop productive activities where traders, entrepreneurs and young people can strengthen skills, education and experience in business and the community can be involved.
Un nuevo mercado permanente de Seven Sisters.
Su futuro todavía parece muy lejano.
Hay algunos signos de que se podrían lograr avances prácticos con esta situacion que lleva largo tiempo,pero aún es muy temprano para decir cuando se abrira al publico.
Dave Hill OnLondon.co.uk
Dice el periodista de este medio que:
Si yo fuera ellos, también adoptaría una actitud optimista. Los representantes de la sociedad de beneficencia comunitaria Wards Corner (CBS), la última entidad que alberga esperanzas de que pueda surgir un mercado interior reforzado de Seven Sisters de los restos del antiguo, han hecho públicas sus esperanzas de progreso.
Su tono cautelosamente optimista es lógico por dos razones: Una, porque a principios de este mes Places for London, la filial inmobiliaria de Transport for London, dijo a Wards Corner CBS que nadie más se había arriesgado a expresar interés en desarrollar su sitio junto a la estación Seven Sisters; dos, porque acentuar lo positivo suele ser una mejor opción que sonar desfavorable cuando se necesita atraer inversion, el dinero de otras personas.
Hasta ahora, la historia ha sido una historia de altos ideales que han fracasado y se han disfrazado de triunfo. El mercado interior original se formó dentro de la antigua tienda de muebles Ward en el cruce de Seven Sisters Road y Tottenham High Road. Adquirió un carácter latinoamericano al instalarse allí londinenses con raíces en esa parte del mundo.
Visitar lo que algunos llamaban la Villa Latina era ingresar a un pequeño rincón de la capital que había evolucionado casi literalmente fuera de la vista del público, un micro ecosistema con potencial para crecer.
El problema era que la vieja tienda Wards era un basurero. En 2004, Haringey Council, propietario de un edificio Apex House, al otro lado de Seven Sisters Road, llegó a un acuerdo con el constructor Grainger para reconstruir ambos sitios para uso mixto pero principalmente residencial, y volver a proporcionar espacio para los comerciantes del mercado en el mismo lugar.
El objetivo era revitalizar el destartalado cruce de South Tottenham. Pero la mitad del proyecto de la tienda Wards nunca se llevó a cabo. Los activistas decidieron preservar la antigua estructura y el mercado, que se dedicaba a obstruir el plan, movilizando a "manadas" de periodistas dóciles con historias de una valiente minoría étnica que luchaba contra la “gentrificación” y la “limpieza social”.
Las impugnaciones legales, respaldadas por miembros del público de buen corazón pero crédulos, provocaron demoras. El último fue descartado en octubre de 2019 por ser “intrínsecamente increíble”. Incluso el entonces consejo Momentumite fue cortado.
Luego vino la pandemia y lo trastocó todo. Se estaba trabajando en el sitio de Apex House, con un plan para acomodar a los comerciantes del mercado allí hasta que el edificio Wards Corner estuviera completo con un nuevo lugar permanente para el mercado.
Pero el constructor estaba perdiendo y los hábitos minoristas estaban cambiando. En agosto de 2021, Grainger se retiro. Los idiotas de siempre proclamaron una “victoria comunitaria”, como si el Covid hubiera sido una especie de enfermedad de liberación guerrillera.
La realidad fue que la población local quedó con una monstruosidad aún más fea que antes y, cuando Transport for London, propietario absoluto del sitio, descubrió el alcance total de la peligrosa decrepitud del edificio, los comerciantes se quedaron sin ningún lugar donde comerciar.
Vale la pena imaginar cómo habría sido Ward's Corner a estas alturas si el conservacionismo de la izquierda protestante no hubiera intervenido: el edificio de reemplazo, diseñado por los arquitectos de primer nivel Pollard Thomas Edwards, se habría construido; el Latin Village podría haber renacido exactamente en el mismo lugar con instalaciones mucho mejores, ayudado por alquileres inicialmente con descuento para ayudar a los comerciantes a encontrar su lugar; los principales minoristas podrían haberse mudado junto a ellos, aumentando el tráfico con la ayuda de abundante transporte público; los jóvenes inquilinos de los pisos de arriba podrían haber pasado por el pueblo para tomar un café por la mañana o tomar una copa y comer por la noche; Un nuevo barrio cultural y gastronómico, comparable a Chinatown, el centro kosher o la capital del curry, podría estar creciendo ahora a partir de raíces humildes.
En cambio, tenemos el mismo desastre de siempre. Al visitarla hoy, no había menos signos del potencial de la zona que cuando fui por primera vez en 2009. Un café todavía funciona al frente de Wards, al igual que los servicios de cambio de moneda y telefónicos y los vendedores de ropa, frutas y verduras, pero el interior está cerrado y la amplia acera, con la entrada a la estación, todavía contiene uno de los carriles bici más antisociales de la ciudad.
Más arriba en High Road, que se extiende hasta Tottenham Green, se encuentran empresas más explícitamente latinoamericanas: la carnicería Martinez, el Café Colombiano y la panadería y más. Los elementos de un grupo urbano clásico todavía están ahí.
¿Pero cuáles son las posibilidades de que esto siga sonando?
La versión adaptada por periodistas de la historia de Latin Village, revuelta sin cesar, omite las partes inconvenientes: Las viviendas asequibles Apex House construidas en el acuerdo original entre Grainger y Haringey; los alquileres para los comerciantes descontados, de hecho, la totalidad del esfuerzo para acomodar a la gente, que el ayuntamiento no tenía obligación legal de hacer; el espantoso estado del edificio Wards, en el que TfL ha gastado millones para protegerlo; el malestar entre los propios comerciantes y sus variadas motivaciones.
Y luego está la cuestión del dinero. Una sociedad de beneficio comunitario es una forma de cooperativa que busca recaudar inversiones de la población local, dándoles una participación financiera en el proyecto que espera completar. Pero transformar el edificio de Ward de una ruina eduardiana rescatada a una base comercialmente viable para una variedad de actividades costará, según la evaluación de una fuente de TfL, “decenas de millones”. Eso es decenas de veces más que incluso el relato más optimista de lo que podría recaudarse de una emisión de acciones comunitarias de CBS. Y eso fue hace tres años.
Los motivos para un mayor optimismo son que Places for London, la filial inmobiliaria de TfL, ha propuesto formar una asociación con Wards Corner CBS y el ayuntamiento para, según su carta enviada a principios de este mes, estudiar cómo se puede desarrollar el sitio "mientras se considera las necesidades de la comunidad local, las prioridades del alcalde y los requisitos de Transport for London”.
Esto demuestra por qué el optimismo debe ser cauteloso. Places for London existe para ayudar a financiar TfL, y TfL no es una organización benéfica. Seguramente Places for London lo pensaría dos veces antes de otorgar un contrato de arrendamiento a una empresa, por muy virtuosa y dirigida por la comunidad que sea, que no puede pagar el alquiler.
Cualquier nuevo plan de vivienda en el sitio debería tener en cuenta que Sadiq Khan quiere que el 50 por ciento de las nuevas viviendas construidas en terrenos propiedad de TfL cumplan con su definición de “asequibles”, lo que significa que el resto tendría que ser lo suficientemente caro para subsidiarlo. ¿Cómo sería recibido esto por los flagelos de la gentrificación?
Visto con cinismo, Places for London no tiene, por el momento, otro lugar adonde ir si su activo Seven Sisters quiere generar ingresos. Por lo tanto, tiene sentido cooperar con la CBS y Haringey, que es, por supuesto, la autoridad de planificación y respalda el modelo CBS, porque al menos significa –y demuestra al mundo exterior– que los actores clave están todos en el mismo lugar.
Lo que no hace es crear una fuente de financiación. Y la carta de Places for London es firme en este punto. "No estamos en condiciones de comprometer ningún recurso financiero específico para el trabajo de la asociación, aunque esperaría que la asociación identifique dónde Places for London podría contribuir de manera útil al desarrollo futuro del sitio", dice.
Es un rompecabezas complicado que se ha vuelto más problemático tras años de oposición ideológica. Una buena señal es que la junta directiva de la CBS, formada recientemente, tiene cierta experiencia práctica en desarrollo y está buscando agregar más. Mientras tanto, junto al edificio Wards todavía se está construyendo un sitio temporal para el mercado, prometido desde hace mucho tiempo.
Está tardando más de lo previsto en completarse, pero es de esperar que cuando finalmente se abra lo haga bien, al igual que es de esperar que todo Wards Corner se recupere y reviva, aprovechando al máximo su carácter distintivo local. Sin embargo, es posible que el mercado temporal permanezca allí durante bastante tiempo.
Ver articulo completo en Ingles en este enlace: https://www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-a-permanent-new-seven-sisters-latin-village-still-looks-a-long-way-off
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Seven Sisters Market
Un nuevo mercado de Seven Sisters, pero parece que su futuro esta todavía muy lejano.
A permanent new Seven Sisters Latin Village still looks a long way off
There are some signs that practical progress might be made with this much-misrepresented saga, but it is still very early days
Dave Hill OnLondon.co.uk
If I were them, I too would strike an optimistic note. Representatives of the Wards Corner community benefit society (CBS), the latest entity bearing hopes that a strengthened Seven Sisters indoor market can emerge from the remnants of the old have made public their hopes of progress.
Their cautiously upbeat tone is logical for two reasons: one, because earlier this month Places for London, the property subsidiary of Transport for London, told Wards Corner CBS that no one else had taken the chance to express an interest in developing its site next to Seven Sisters station; two, because accentuating the positive is usually a better option than sounding down in the mouth when you need to attract other people’s money.
The story so far has been one of high ideals falling flat and being dressed up as a triumph. The original indoor market was formed within the former Ward furniture store at the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Tottenham High Road. It took on a Latin American character as Londoners with roots in that part of the world set up there. To visit what some called the Latin Village to was enter a tiny corner of the capital that had evolved almost literally out of public view, a micro eco-system with potential to grow.
The trouble was, the old Wards store was a dump. In 2004, Haringey Council, which owned a redundant building, Apex House, on the other side of Seven Sisters Road, struck a deal with developer Grainger to redevelop both sites for mixed but largely residential use, and re-provide space for the market traders on the same spot.
The goal was to revitalise a shabby South Tottenham junction. But the Wards store half of the project never happened. Campaigners determined to preserve the old structure and the market as it was devoted themselves to obstructing the plan, mobilising herds of biddable journalists with tales of a plucky ethnic minority fighting back against “gentrification” and “social cleansing”. Legal challenges, underwritten by good-hearted but gullible members of the public, brought delay. The final one was dismissed in October 2019 as “inherently incredible”. Even the then Momentum council was hacked off.
Then came the pandemic, disrupting everything. Work was underway at the Apex House site, with a plan to accommodate the market traders there until the replacement for the Wards building, complete with a new permanent home for the market, was ready.
But the development sector was hurting and retail habits were changing. In August 2021, Grainger bailed out. The usual idiots proclaimed a “community victory”, as if Covid had been some kind of guerrilla liberation ailment. The reality was that local people were left with an even uglier eyesore than before and, as the full extent of the building’s dangerous decrepitude was uncovered by Transport for London, freeholder of the site, the traders were left with nowhere to trade.
It’s worth imagining what Ward’s Corner might have been like by now had Protest Left conservationism not intervened: the replacement building, designed by top architects Pollard Thomas Edwards, would have been constructed; the Latin Village could have been reborn on exactly the same spot with vastly better facilities, helped by initially discounted rents to help the traders find their feet; mainstream retailers might have moved in alongside them, increasing footfall with the help of abundant public transport; young renters in the flats above could have dropped into the village for morning coffee or evening drinks and meals; a new culture-and-cuisine quarter, comparable to Chinatown, the kosher hub or the curry capital, might now be growing from humble roots.
Instead, we have the same old mess. Visiting earlier to today, there was no less sign of the area’s potential than when I first went there in 2009. A café still does business at the front of the Wards pile, as do money exchange and phone services and vendors of clothing, flooring and fruit and veg, but the interior is sealed off and the wide pavement, with its station entrance, still contains one of the most antisocial cycle lanes in town. Further up the High Road, stretching all the way to Tottenham Green, are more explicitly Latin American enterprises: Martinez butcher’s, the Colombian Café and Pan bakery, and more. The makings of a classic urban cluster are still there. But what are the chances of it buzzing?
The adapted-by-journalists version of the Latin Village story, endlessly re-churned, leaves out the inconvenient bits: the Apex House affordable homes built into the original agreement between Grainger and Haringey; the discounted trader rents, indeed the whole of the effort to accommodate the village, which the council had no legal obligation to make; the appalling condition of the Wards building, which TfL has spent millions making safe; the ill-feeling among the traders themselves and their varied motivations.
And then there is the matter of money. A community benefit society is a form of co-operative which seeks to raise investment from local people, giving them a financial stake in the project it hopes to complete. But transforming the Ward’s building from a salvaged Edwardian wreck into a commercially viable base for an array of activities is going to cost, in the assessment of a TfL source, “tens of millions”. That’s tens of times more than even the most optimistic account of what could be raised from a CBS community share issue. And that was three years ago.
The grounds for greater optimism are that Places for London, TfL’s property subsidiary, has proposed forming a partnership with the Wards Corner CBS and the council to, according to its letter sent earlier this month, look at how the site can be developed “while considering the needs of the local community, the Mayor’s priorities and Transport for London’s requirements”.
This shows why the optimism should be cautious. Places for London exists to help fund TfL, and TfL is not a charity. Places for London would surely think twice before handing out a lease to an enterprise, however virtuous and community-led, that cannot pay its rent. Any fresh scheme for housing on the site would need to keep in mind that Sadiq Khan wants 50 per cent of new homes built on TfL-owned land to meet his definition of “affordable”, which means the rest would have to be expensive enough to subsidise it. How would that be received by scourges of gentrification?
Looked at cynically, Places for London has, for the moment, nowhere else to go if its Seven Sisters asset is ever to generate revenue. It therefore makes sense to co-operate with the CBS and Haringey, which is, of course, the planning authority and backs the CBS model, because at least it means – and demonstrates to the outside world – that the key players are all in the same room.
What it doesn’t do is magic up a fountain of finance. And the Places for London letter is firm on that point. “We are not in a position to commit any specific financial resources to the partnership’s work, though I would expect the partnership to identify where Places for London could helpfully contribute to the future development of the site,” it says.
It is a complicated puzzle made more problematic by years of ideologue opposition. One good sign is that the CBS board, only quite recently formed, contains some practical development experience and is looking to add more. Meanwhile, a long-promised temporary site for the market is still under construction next to the Wards building. It is taking longer than intended to complete, but it is to be hoped that when at last it opens it does well, just as it is to be hoped that the whole of Wards Corner recovers and revives, making the best of its local distinctiveness. It could be, however, that the temporary market will be there for quite some time.
Comunicado para los Comerciantes del Mercado de Seven Sisters.
Se acerca la apertura del mercado temporal.
Market Place Seven Sisters se reunió el pasado 31 de Enero de 2024 con los comerciantes del Mercado de Seven Sisters y emitió el siguiente comunicado:
Los constructores están preparando el area de terreno mientras se encargan los tabiques y los contenedores.
Informaron que se acerca el momento en que se le asignará local a los comerciantes, pero antes de eso, necesitan determinar qué equipos requieren para su labor comercial.
Sin duda ustedes comercializarán uno u otro de estos tipos de productos:
Hogar y articulos domésticos, Frutas y verduras, Tejidos, Peluquerías y belleza, Sastrería, Pedicura- manicura, Teléfonos mobiles, Tiendas, Jugos y Batidos, Carnicería, Ropa y lencería, Tratamientos de belleza, Servicios de asesoramiento, Transferencia de dinero, , Alimentación, Comidas y Bebidas Calientes.
TFL-Transporte de Londres suministrará e instalará por adelantado todos los enchufes eléctricos, iluminación, superficies de trabajo (cuando sea necesario), sistema de extracción (cuando sea necesario), y paredes o vidrios de seguridad (cuando sea necesario), etc.
Lo que necesitamos de ustedes específicamente es el equipo que necesitarán, por ejemplo, sillas (para peluqueros), hornos y frigoríficos (para comerciantes de alimentación), rieles (para minoristas de ropa), etc.
Se pide que complete los espacios numerados que se proporcionan en un formulario que se les envió, enumerando el tipo de productos que necesitará para su equipamiento.
Puede que valga la pena buscar productos concretos e incluso números de modelo, etc. en Internet en general o en este sitio web:
Por supuesto, será útil saber utilizar determinados equipos y tener experiencia previa.
Tenemos financiación limitada, pero haremos todo lo posible para ayudarle a desarrollar un equipamiento profesional.
Un puesto o contenedor típico tendrá unas dimensiones de 3 metros x 3 metros.
Tenga en cuenta que cualquier pedido que solicite debe adaptarse a su espacio comercial de manera efectiva y así permitir movilidad y circulación.
Igualmente, se acordó una agenda de reuniones para el presente año y la proxima esta programada para el dia 27 de Marzo desde las 18:30 hasta las 20:30 en Victoria station House.
Mercado temporal de Seven Sisters vuelve a aplazar su apertura.
La apertura del Mercado de Seven Sisters.Hasta la primavera del 2024.
Seven Sisters Market.Aplaza su apertura
-En un reciente comunicado de Transport for London para los comerciantes del Mercado de Seven Sisters se ha hecho conocer que este abrirá solo hasta la primavera de 2024 según lo manifiesta.
-Estamos haciendo todo lo posible para reducir estos retrasos para que todos puedan volver a operar y esperamos que el mercado esté abierto en la primavera de 2024.
Que dice el comunicado?
Hemos estado trabajando duro para avanzar con los mercados temporales interiores y exteriores.
Estábamos en camino para la inauguración en noviembre, pero hemos encontrado algunos problemas que retrasarán la apertura.
Lamentamos anunciar este retraso ya que estábamos seguros de que podríamos abrir este año.
En las últimas semanas hemos descubierto una serie de problemas con los cimientos y la estructura del edificio que incluyen:
Redirigir el suministro de energía a satisfacción de quien proporcionará electricidad al sitio.
• Relleno de espacios vacíos en el suelo, que desestabilizan toda la estructura.
• Remoción de una viga de acero previamente desconocida que se encontró en la pared cerca de la entrada.
Estamos haciendo todo lo posible para reducir estos retrasos para que todos puedan volver a operar y esperamos que el mercado esté abierto en la primavera de 2024.
Que dicen los comerciantes?
Al respecto de esta situación, Marta Hinestroza,representante de uno de los grupos de comerciantes del mercado declaró que se debe respetar el acuerdo 106 para que se otorguen meses de gracia cuando se abra el lugar,congelar el precio de la renta y recibir de TfL con el apoyo de la Alcaldia de Londres una ayuda financiera para sobrellevar esta temporada de final y comienzo de año.
¡Ustedes son las voces de Seven Sisters!
Lo que hace que Seven Sisters Market sea verdaderamente unico,son ustedes, la increíble y diversa comunidad de comerciantes.
Queremos compartir tus historias y experiencias a través de breves entrevistas en vídeo. Puedes compartir tus historias en inglés, español, portugués o cualquier idioma con el que te sientas cómodo hablando.
Digámosle a Londres por qué Seven Sisters Market es el lugar para descubrir nuevos sabores, comprar y donde la comunidad puede tener acceso a excelentes servicios.
Para ser parte de este emocionante proyecto, envíe un correo electrónico a
francesca.chapman@haringey.gov.uk
¿Listo para operar?
Market Place, el operador del mercado designado por TfL, se pondrá en contacto en breve con todos los comerciantes para organizar reuniones individuales para firmar las nuevas licencias.
El equipo de Market Place también trabajará junto a usted para desarrollar la marca, la promoción y las redes sociales del mercado para garantizar que los londinenses estén al tanto de la apertura del mercado.
La próxima reunión de todos los comerciantes se celebrará en noviembre. Próximamente se confirmará fecha y lugar. Tenga en cuenta que en el futuro sólo se permitirá la asistencia a las reuniones a los titulares de licencias.
Se tiene que desocupar el mercado
Como preparación para el desarrollo de las obras en el mercado permanente, tenemos previsto vaciar el mercado.
En breve nos comunicaremos con usted de forma individual para invitarlo a acceder a su unidad anterior y retirar cualquier equipo que desee conservar. TfL eliminará todo lo que no necesite sin coste alguno para los comerciantes.
Dia internacional de la Mujer -International Women’s Day
8 de Marzo- March 8th
Cada 8 de Marzo millones de mujeres en todo el mundo salen a la calle para reivindicar su papel en la sociedad en condiciones de igualdad con los hombres, celebrar los derechos ya conquistados y poner de manifiesto lo que queda por conquistar.
Every March 8, millions of women around the world take to the streets to claim their role in society on equal terms with men, celebrate the rights already won and highlight what remains to be won.
Happy Day
Seven Sisters Market permanece en el terreno de juego con diferentes autoridades para lograr su pronta apertura. Seven Sisters sigue adelante con el mercado temporal.
-El Mercado temporal podría abrir sus puertas para el mes de julio según lo declarado por Marta Hinestroza representante del grupo de comerciantes Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters- MTWUSS.
-Se ha conocido que el mercado temporal estaría funcionando por un término de dos a tres años porque hay mucho trabajo técnico para la construcción del mercado permanente ya que las estructuras anteriores no cumplían con las normas actuales de seguridad.
- Una propuesta que se presentó por los arquitectos y que la mayoría de los comerciantes considero que es decente y digna para la comunidad de Seven Sisters Market.
Spanish Version -Versión en Español
Febrero 2023 – Comunicación con los Comerciantes
Bienvenido al primer boletín informativo de TfL para los comerciantes del mercado y las partes interesadas en el Mercado de Seven Sisters.
Durante los últimos meses hemos estado trabajando arduamente para idear planes que le permitan comenzar a operar nuevamente mientras implementamos una estructura que permitirá que el mercado prospere.
Queremos garantizar que usted sepa lo que estamos haciendo, y cuándo van a suceder las cosas durante los próximos meses; y esta es una oportunidad para proporcionarle la información que le ayudará.
La Junta de la Asociación Independiente se está estableciendo ahora, la cual le permitirá darnos su opinión referente a las cosas que sean más importantes para usted.
Este boletín informativo proporciona una actualización sobre las solicitudes de planificación para un nuevo mercado, cuánto tiempo tardará antes de que podamos darle pagos adicionales por dificultades económicas, más información respecto al nombramiento del presidente independiente de la junta de la asociación, y nuestro calendario de trabajo más actualizado para las obras que se están terminando.
Además, realizaremos reuniones mensuales con los comerciantes para proporcionarles esta información.
Actualización de la Solicitud – mercado temporal interior y exterior
En 2022 se nos concedió el permiso de planificación para un mercado interior temporal que estará ubicado en el 245, 247 y 249 de la Calle Principal (High Road). Desde esa fecha hemos estado completando encuestas y terminando el diseño; y actualmente estamos designando a una empresa contratista para que construya el mercado. Esperamos que este mercado abra en julio de este año.
Además, hemos presentado una solicitud de planificación para un mercado temporal exterior; y la decisión sobre esta solicitud está prevista para mediados de marzo. Mientras tanto, continuamos terminando los diseños. Una vez que tengamos el permiso de planificación, un diseño completo, y un contrato de arrendamiento del terreno con el Concejo Municipal, podremos comenzar las obras de construcción del mercado temporal. Esperamos que abra en octubre de 2023.
Fondo para Dificultades Económicas
Durante los últimos tres años TfL le ha proporcionado £1 millón de libras esterlinas a los comerciantes para aliviar las dificultades económicas que enfrentan aquellos comerciantes que no pueden operar o comerciar debido al cierre del mercado. Le hemos pedido a Sadiq Khan, el Alcalde de Londres, que autorice un pago adicional de £500,000 libras esterlinas para los comerciantes durante año fiscal 2022-2023. Actualmente esta solicitud está siendo aprobada por la Autoridad del Gran Londres (Greater London Authority, GLA), y esperamos poder realizar los pagos en abril de este año. Los pagos se realizarán de la misma forma que en las dos rondas anteriores de pagos; y un miembro de nuestro equipo encargado de propiedades se pondrá en contacto con usted dentro de poco para confirmar sus datos.
Apoyo para los Comerciantes
Reconocemos que se necesita mucho trabajo para establecer una nueva unidad en el mercado y comenzar a operar o comerciar nuevamente. Queremos brindar ayuda a los comerciantes, y además asesoramiento sobre Salud y Seguridad. Vamos a trabajar en esto durante las próximas semanas, y pronto anunciaremos la ayuda que podemos brindarle.
Junta de la Asociación Independiente y Nombramiento de Sufiya Patel
En octubre del año pasado nos complació anunciar el nombramiento de Sufiya Patel, la nueva Presidenta Independiente de la Junta de la Asociación de Seven Sisters. Sufiya tiene una excelente trayectoria en la creación de grupos comunitarios y en el trabajo con las partes interesadas para ayudar a promover sus propios intereses. Actualmente ella está trabajando para crear la Junta Independiente, la cual ayudará a guiar a TfL a tomar decisiones que beneficiarán a los comerciantes.
Sufiya ya ha organizado reuniones periódicas con los comerciantes, y trabajará en estrecha colaboración con TfL y con el Concejo Municipal para garantizar que las voces de los comerciantes estén representadas.
Nombramiento de un nuevo Líder de Proyecto de TfL
Además del nombramiento de Sufiya, pronto vamos a designar a un nuevo líder de proyecto de TfL. María Díaz Palomares trae consigo experiencia considerable de trabajo con la comunidad; y actualmente trabaja en la Autoridad del Gran Londres (Greater London Authority, GLA) como Gerente Principal de Programas para el Equipo de Desarrollo Económico. Ella supervisará el programa de mejoramiento para el Mercado de Seven Sisters, garantizando que cumplamos con nuestros requerimientos para ayudar a los comerciantes del mercado y prepararlo para el futuro.
Reuniones Futuras
Continuaremos asistiendo a las reuniones organizadas por Sufiya, y esperamos verle nuevamente el 1ro de marzo.
Esta reunión se realizará en CONEL (College of Haringey and North East London) de las 18:30pm a las 20:00pm; y a la misma asistirán representantes de TfL, incluyendo los arquitectos que han diseñado los mercados temporales. Ellos harán una breve presentación sobre el diseño del mercado, la cual incluye el diseño y la distribución de las unidades dentro del mercado interior y del exterior.
Posteriormente a esta reunión tendremos debates más detallados sobre los requerimientos específicos de los comerciantes para poder entender lo que usted necesita para su puesto/ unidad, y cómo podemos ayudarle a prepararse para comenzar a operar o comerciar. Nos mantendremos en contacto con los comerciantes respecto a esto; pero mientras tanto, si usted desea tener una reunión individual; por favor, póngase en contacto con nosotros a través del buzón y correo electrónico del Mercado de Seven Sisters –
Seven Sisters Market permanece en el terreno de juego con diferentes autoridades para lograr su pronta apertura. Seven Sisters sigue adelante con el mercado temporal.
-El Mercado temporal podría abrir sus puertas para el mes de julio según lo declarado por Marta Hinestroza representante del grupo de comerciantes Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters- MTWUSS.
-Se ha conocido que el mercado temporal estaría funcionando por un término de dos a tres años porque hay mucho trabajo técnico para la construcción del mercado permanente ya que las estructuras anteriores no cumplían con las normas actuales de seguridad.
- Una propuesta que se presentó por los arquitectos y que la mayoría de los comerciantes considero que es decente y digna para la comunidad de Seven Sisters Market.
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February 2023 - Communication with Traders/Febrero 2023 – Comunicación con los Comerciantes
February 2023 - Communication with Traders
Welcome to the first newsletter from TfL for market traders and stakeholders around Seven Sisters Market.
Over the past few months, we have been working hard to come up with plans that will enable you to start trading again while we put in place a structure that will allow the market to thrive.
We want to make sure you know what we are doing and when things will be happening over the coming months, and this is an opportunity for us to give you the information that will help you.
The Independent Partnership Board is being set up now, and this will allow you to give us feedback on the things that matter most to you.
This newsletter sets out where we are with our planning applications for a new market, how long it will be before we can give you further hardship payments, more information on the appointment of the independent chair of the partnership board and our most up to date timeline for works being completed.
We will also be holding monthly meetings with traders to let them know this information.
Application update – temporary outdoor and indoor market
Back in 2022, we received planning permission for a temporary indoor market which will be located in 245, 247 and 249 High Road. Since then, we have been completing surveys, completing the design and are currently appointing a contractor who will build the market. We expect this market to open in July this year.
We have also submitted a planning application for a new temporary outdoor market. A decision on the application is due mid-March. In the meantime, we are continuing with completing the designs. Once we have planning permission, a completed design and a land lease in place with the council, we will be able to commence the construction works for the temporary market. We expect this will be open in October 2023.
Hardship Fund
TfL has provided £1million to traders over the past three years to ease the financial hardships placed on those who are not able to trade because of the closure of the market. We have asked Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, to authorise a further payment of £500,000 for traders over the financial year 2022-2023. At the moment, this request is getting signed off by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and we anticipate being able to make the payments in April this year. Payments will follow the same process as the previous two rounds of payments and one of our property team will be in touch with you shortly to confirm your details.
Support for traders
We realise that a lot of hard work is needed to set up a new unit in the market and to start trading again. We want to offer assistance for traders and Health and Safety advice. We will be working on this over the next few weeks and will be announcing soon the help that we can give.
Independent Partnership Board and Appointment of Sufiya Patel
In October last year we were very pleased to announce the appointment of Sufiya Patel, the new Independent Chair of the Seven Sisters Partnership Board. Sufiya has an excellent background in setting up community groups and working with stakeholders to help further their own interests. She is now working to set up the Independent Board, which will help guide TfL to make decisions that will help the traders.
Sufiya has already set up regular meetings with the traders and will be working closely with TfL and the council to ensure the traders’ voices are represented.
Appointment of new TfL Project Leader
In addition to appointment of Sufiya, we will soon be appointing a new lead for the project at TfL. Maria Diaz-Palomares brings with her plenty of experience of working with the community and currently works at the Greater London Authority (GLA) as a Senior Programme Manager for the Economic Development Team. She will oversee the improvement programme for Seven Sisters Market, ensuring that we are fulfilling our requirements to help the traders at the market and set it up for the future.
Future meetings
We will continue to attend meetings organised by Sufiya and look forward to meeting you again on the 1st March.
This meeting will take place at the College of Haringey and North East London (CONEL) from 1830 to 2000 and will be attended by representatives of TfL, including the architects who have designed the temporary markets. They will be giving a short presentation on the design of the market, which includes the layout of units within the indoor and outdoor market.
Following this meeting, we will have more detailed discussions about specific trader requirements so we can understand what you need for your stall/unit and how we can support you to get ready to trader. We will keep in touch with the traders about this, but in the meantime, if you want to set up an individual meeting, please do get in touch with us via the Seven Sisters Market inbox – ssmenquiries@tfl.gov.uk
Patrick Clark | Communications and Engagement Specialist
TTL Properties
March
2023
Trader Meeting with the Independent Chair of the Seven Sisters Market Partnership Board on Thursday 15th December.
Trader Meeting with the Independent Chair of the Seven Sisters Market Partnership Board.
The independent chair of the Seven Sisters Market Partnership Board, Sufiya Patel, Who has now been appointed.
She meets with the traders to see them and understand how best she can support the traders needs with both the short-term and longer-term plans for Seven Sisters Market in her role as Independent Chair.
The meeting was an opportunity for all the traders to meet Sufiya. She was telling a bit about herself and her vision for the partnership board.
She will cover what the partnership board is - its powers, set-up and how the traders can be involved. Sufiya was keen to hear all views and opinions about the market and the partnership board set up.
This feedback will help finalise the remit and role of the board ahead of a recruitment campaign in the new year.
The meeting was runner by a question-and-answer session and you will also have the opportunity to talk individually with Sufiya.
Latest News from Seven Sisters Market
Mensaje de MTWUSS enviado al Alcalde de Londres- MTWUSS message sent to the Mayor of London.
Asunto: Seven Sisters Market
Dear Sadiq:
I am writing on behalf of the Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters (MTWUSS)
We appreciate the efforts of TFL to reopen the Seven Sisters Market and are pleased to see that Sufiya Patel has been appointed as Independent Chair of the new Partnership Board.
We are however dismayed that the plans to open the Temporary Market at Seven Sisters have been allowed to drift so much. The original plan was for it to be open in the Spring of 2022. The latest information we have is that it is likely to open in the Summer of 2023 at the earliest.
In the light of this, we ask for two things. Financial support for the traders affected by the closure and the urgent appointment of a Project Leader, a post that has been vacant since June 2022. The GLA gave financial support to traders before because of the market closure, and for this we are grateful, but given the huge delay in opening the Temporary Market we believe that it fair and reasonable to ask for more financial support.
We are open to further discussion if you wish to contact us
Yours sincerely
Marta Hinestroza
MTWUSS Director
Dec 2022
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lates News to Seven Sisters Market Traders
Sufiya Patel has just been appointed Chair of the Partnership Board that TFL has set up to make strategic decisions on the future of the Seven Sisters Market.
Sufiya Patel has just been appointed Chair of the Partnership Board that TFL has set up to make strategic decisions on the future of the Seven Sisters Market. It is a paid role but only one day a week and Sufiya will be recruiting people to the Board.
On Friday, November 4th Sufiya met with Marta (and Matthew in attendance to help with language translation). She will meet with all traders soon but for now she is meeting people in small meetings, for example she will meet Victoria soon.
Our first impressions of her are very good. She came across as a strong, knowledgeable person with a lot of experience. Sufiya has a long track record of being involved in building management and community enterprise principally through her involvement with the charity Bootstrap, based in Dalston.
Marta gave Sufiya a briefing on the recent history of the Seven Sisters Market and what we want to see in the future. Marta reiterated that despite differences between the traders MTWUSS has always been disposed to work together with all traders as long as there is a structure in place that sees all traders treated fairly.
Sufiya was at pains to stress her independence from TFL and she shared our concerns that TFL has been too slow to act in recent months. The resignation of Siobhan from TFL was a major blow. Due to its financial crisis, TFL has had a recruitment freeze and for things to move forward at a good pace, a replacement for Siobhan is sorely needed.
Marta pointed out that the delays to the market are not the fault of the majority of traders and we would be lobbying TFL for financial support for the traders.
We also shared our concerns with Sufiya that we would like to see Haringey Council more involved with a place on the Partnership Board. Sufiya mentioned that she sees Haringey Council having a Partnership Board role and that she would be meeting with Haringey Council to discuss this.
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Representation
MTWUSS aims to be a representative body for traders and workers at the Seven Sisters Indoor Market.
Workshops
MTWUSS develops activities to implement programs and workshops that, in addition to allowing them to provide their future livelihood, constitute an important element in their development.
Memorandum of Understanding between Creative Land Trust and Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters
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Memorandum of Understanding between Creative Land Trust and Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters
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Memorandum of Understanding between Creative Land Trust and Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters xx March 2022
Introduction
The Creative Land Trust (CLT) and Market Traders and Workers Union for Seven Sisters (MTWUSS) share an aspiration to work as partners to bid for and subsequently operate the Wards Corner site in Seven Sisters, LB Haringey for the long term benefit of the community and creative industries. Both organisations are not-for-profit and aim to benefit the communities we serve.
The stakeholders in Haringey that we serve are the traditional traders and customers of the Seven Sisters Indoor Market (also known by many as the Latin Village or Latin Market), the local creative economy and the wider community. The way we work is inclusively with communities to ensure our work is relevant and we can deliver positive and lasting impact.
We agree that the offer we develop together must be sustainable, inclusive and long lasting. Working together will improve both partners’ chances of securing space at Wards Corner that would be difficult to secure alone.
This MOU is an acknowledgement of the commitment of the two organisations to work together for the benefit of the communities of Seven Sisters. We undertake to work constructively and positively in fulfilling our charitable, commercial and community aims.
Who we are – MTWUSS
The Market Traders Workers Union for Seven Sisters (MTWUSS) is a non-profit making company limited by guarantee that is asset locked. The objects of MTWUSS are to carry on activities which benefit the community and in particular to provide a collective organisation representing the traders of the Seven Sisters Indoor Market, London N15, that looks to improve the social and economic benefits of the Seven Sisters Market for traders, workers and residents in areas surrounding the market.
MTWUSS was only formed in September 2021 but it includes several of the most well-established traders in the market, in some cases going back over 30 years. Its company number is 13635480 and the registered office address is 28a Suffield Road, London, United Kingdom, N15 5JX
Who we are – CLT
Creative Land Trust is a registered charity, number 1182876 that secures permanent affordable workspace for artists and makers in London by acquiring property that is then managed by expert studio providers. CLT’s Company Number is 11367824 and the registered address is Invicta House, 108-114 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0TL.
It is backed by the Mayor of London, Arts Council England and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and provides a new source of investment to support the creative sector.
CLT ensures that rental rates for its creative workspaces are tied in perpetuity to the Greater London Authority definition of affordability in the sector, and align with Arts Council
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England’s creative workspace terms and the Mayor of London’s Cultural Infrastructure Plan. This allows artist and maker tenants to use their workspaces effectively to run their practices, which in turn benefit local communities, London and the UK. CLT supports the Mayor’s Creative Strategy by securing affordable workspace in as many of the capital’s boroughs as possible.
To make this happen, CLT works with experienced studio provider partners that manage space. Studio providers are selected by tender from the universe of over 250 organisations that operate in the sector, delivering affordable workspace impact that best meets the needs of the local communities in which they are located.
CLT intends to secure and protect at least 1,000 workspaces over the next five years and will make acquisitions by accepting property asset transfers, outright purchases, and through partnerships with developers.
Benefits of working together
As set out above we share a commitment to a joint vision – protecting and sustaining the famous Seven Sisters Indoor Market while securing existing and new space at affordable rates for the long term for creative and community benefit.
By working together we will:
• Provide reassurance and simplicity to the freeholder and other stakeholders, thereby adding value and streamlining processes for our potential partners
• Bring to bear on the project and ongoing operations our complementary skills and experience in the management of markets and workspace
• Ensure that Wards Corner becomes a social value led asset generating both commercial and social returns through our partnership
• Develop opportunities for underserved and unrepresented community groups to be part of the local commercial creative economy and for the trading and creative sectors to remain relevant to local communities
• Provide a diverse offer for space use that is agile and flexible to meet the changing needs of the neighbourhood
• Support each other with local stakeholder knowledge, engagement, activation and programmes
• Share learning and insight about local needs to stay relevant and ensure that all voices are heard and listened to
• Lever in funding and partnership opportunities through enhanced access to networks
• Ensure sufficient management capacity to operate a multifaceted location, with diversity of outlook and experience
• Create community, commercial and charitable spaces that are managed efficiently and in line with our principles of sustainability, diversity and equality
How we will work together • We will collaborate to streamline processes for those working with us, and for our mutual benefit • We will ensure space is secured for community, commercial and creative uses in line with the heritage of the site and the needs of the local community • We will pool our experience, helping each other to be sustainable and effective, sharing learning, developing each other’s capacity and generating opportunities
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• We will promote each other in respective communications channels, e.g. websites, social media, PR opportunities. • We will always work respectfully, collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to bring harmony and tolerance between all current and potential stakeholders. • We will maintain confidentiality and not share information provided between the parties in good faith.
Signed on behalf of Creative Land Trust:
Job title: Date: Signed on behalf of Market Traders Workers Union for Seven Sisters: Job title: Date:
Commentary on the latest update from Transport for London (TFL)
Last September, TFl announced plans to open the temporary market at 245-249 High Road. It was supposed to open in April. The occupation of the building by people subletting without permission from Transport for London (TFL) has put back the opening of the market till at least September. The longer the occupation lasts the more the market will be delayed. The occupiers are demanding financial support from TFL even though they have never had any contractual relationship with TFL. They are also demanding space in the new temporary market even though space there will be very limited. If TFL give in to those demands there will be even less space for us the existing traders. TFL are in financial crisis and do not have the resources to hand out lots of money. They have already made it clear that they will not give more financial support to us the existing traders. TFL have obtained a court order to regain the property at 245-249 High Road. The occupiers are there illegally. The worry though is that the occupiers will refuse to leave peacefully. We understand that TFL have offered the occupiers some money if they leave. Let us hope that the occupiers see sense.
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