Tottenham, rural rebranding

What is the history of Tottenham in the 1980s?

1980s, was the scene of riots concentrated on broadwater farm, a large post war housing estate

How has Tottenham been regenerated? (Mayor, Industry, homes)

Mayor of London invested £28 million into Tottenham

Rebuilding of Peacock Industrial Estate, created 5000 new jobs

^although this required the temporary closure of small businesses such as furniture, clothing and chemical companies, in order to rebuild the estate

Haringey council has engaged Arup, a housing and design consultancy to build 2 housing zones with 10,000 new homes around Tottenham

Why has some of Tottenham’s regeneration been controversial?

The rebuilding of Peacock industrial estate had to cause the temporary closure of small local businesses like furniture shops, harming the shop owners, employees and the local economy.

Rebuilding of Olympic stadium in West Ham, requirement to include affordable housing,

some worry this will remove some of the profit necessary for further regeneration and will cause a loss of diversity in churches created by the African Carribean community

Fears of gentrification, a network called “our Tottenham” has been set up and supported by companies like N17 to help voice opposition to regeneration plans.

What are some facts about farm diversification/ specialised products? (renting, weddings, renewable energy, number of farms

Letting out buildings for non farm use such as holiday homes (generates an average income of £20,400 per farm)

Hosting conferences/ weddings (allows farms to tap into £28 billion UK wedding market)

Use of farms to generate renewable energy, leasing a field for wind turbines generates a revenue of around £9,400 per farm

68% of farms in the UK (2/3) have diversified

How much revenue does farm diversification bring in and can you give a named example?

Farm diversification brought in £730 million to rural areas in 2019. (an extra £19,000 per farm, approx 28% of income).

Drive in Cinema+ themed events eg Shocktober fest at Tulley’s farm attracts around 80,000 visitors

What are the limitations of farm diversification?

Any form of farm diversification needs a lot of upfront money which farmers may not always have

cleaning costs may be heavy and there might need to be hefty insurance costs

Lots of congestion so not popular with locals due to noise or other grievances.

What are some facts about heritage and literary tourism? (beatrix potter)

More than 70,000 Japanese tourists flock to the lake district each year to visit the home of Beatrix Potter

In Japan, Potter’s character Peter rabbit is a massive cultural icon and tourists head to Hill Top Farm and Yew Tree Farm in Coniston where many of her books were written

To help the environment, since 2010 Japanese visitors have been asked for £5 each to help preserve the lake district

What are the limitations of heritage and literary tourism?

Very noisy for local residents, lots of congestion

What are some examples of rural rebranding using outdoor events and adventurous pursuits.

Hop farm is Kent’s iconic and historic landmark.

Featuring the world’s largest collection of Victorian Oast houses, but now home to concerts and family events attracting 500,000 visitors a year

 

Mayhem Paintball, Pryor’s farm, Epping Forest- has become popular since used to film scenes for TOWIE

What are the limitations of outdoor events and adventurous pursuits?

Paintball may have environmental impacts, scaring wildlife and the paint itself could potentially be toxic, harmful or inedible to wildlife

Lots of congestion and traffic to local area

High tourism may damage the local environment especially with concerts that can leave trash behind