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As existing This caged kick about area meets the mimimal standards of provision. It is large enough for a single 5 aside football game. It is secure and has goal posts but it has no floodlighting, no sheltered seating (ie. there is no acknowledgement here that sport is often a larger social activity). It is positioned alongside garages and within 5-7 metres of residents’ windows. There is an under 5’s play area 20-30 metres away. The estate itself has an uneven level of maintenance. The entrance on the corner of Angel Lane and Great Eastern Road is of a relatively high standard whilst the area around the cage is more neglected and bleak. The ‘cage’ and adjacent garages have been identified as a possible site by LBN Housing and London Quadrant Housing Association. There is a commitment within their plans to retain a youth facility. Given the time span before construction a temporary improvement with some demountable elements is feasible.
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View of Oxford Road estate along Great Eastern Road.
Open spaces that are not parks (with an emphasis on youth) muf architecture/art April 2004
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Existing sports provision set between housing and workshop building.
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