Jeers and slow clapping greeted developers, councillors and architects as they entered a regeneration event this afternoon.

Protesters from across Tottenham gathered outside Tottenham Town Hall in Town Hall Approach Road to protest against the event, which cost delegates wishing to attend £300 per head.

The event, organised by New London Architecture, played host to a range of developers, councillors and stakeholders and was held to talk them through possible regeneration plans for large parts of Tottenham.

Many of those outside felt the enry fee and the process as a whole excluded ordinary people in the borough.

Broadwater Farm resident Inga Bystram, 64, said: “I have lived on Broadwater Farm for most of my life, I met my husband there many years ago and have only just got used to grieving for him after he died recently.

“I feel despairing about the future it’s as if the council just doesn’t listen to us but I couldn’t just bury my head in the sand, which is why I am here. Broadwater Farm is the best community in north London.”

The attendees enjoyed a ‘networking lunch’ followed by walking tours of Tottenham Hale, north Tottenham, Bruce Grove, Seven Sisters and Tottenham Green, followed by drinks and nibbles at the N17 Design Studios in High Road, Tottenham.

One of the loudest voices of protest outside the town hall was retired Anglican vicar the Reverend Paul Nicholson, who has a history of championing the poor in Tottenham.

Rev Nicholson said: “This is hugely important because there is an opposing view to that of the council, which has such a vast Labour majority they seem to be able to vote everything through without listening to us.

“They only seem to want to make money rather than house people that already live here.

“During the consultation what they did was akin to throwing an Encyclopaedia Britannica at us and expecting ordinary people to digest complex information and form an opinion on it in a short space of time.”

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The meeting got underway as protestors outside chanted "whose Tottenham? Our Tottenham!". 

A Haringey Council spokesman said: “The purpose of the event was to bring people together to discuss and hear more about Tottenham’s tremendous potential and the great opportunities that regeneration will bring. 

"During the past two years we’ve carried out a variety of extensive consultation with the community, which has seen thousands of local residents and  businesses share their aspirations for Tottenham.

"That feedback has directly shaped the plans we now have and we will continue to involve the community every step of the way as we work together to deliver a stronger future for Tottenham.”