North Hill - safer crossing needed

Something you don't see very often here - it's little old me.

Behind the camera this morning was fellow Highgate councillor, Bob Hare. I'm with Hetty Bower, who lives at the Mary Fielding Guild on North Hill.

Hetty is 103. She's a lifelong political activist and campaigner and soon-to-be star of 'The Time of their Lives' documentary to be shown on BBC4 later this year.

We were discussing the state of the pedestrian crossing at the junction of North Hill and Church Road.

We are pushing for a fully-fledged crossing, as there is no 'green phase' for pedestrians here, just opposite the Highgate Group Practice doctors' surgery.
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