Living Under One Sun is a community-led charity
based in the heart of Tottenham – “All equal under one sun”
Join us at the Living Under One Sun hub in Down Lane Park
and take part in some of our activities!
We actively create welcoming places to share stories, ideas and skills for people to become “can do” communities, embracing and leading positive change to include and benefit all cultures, abilities, ages and nature – in neighbourhoods and globally.
We deliver free frontline community-led projects, services, events and festivals. We run a community cafe, hub and garden at Down Lane Park. We also have a community allotment at East Hale Allotments.
LUOS Statement
26 August 2025
Background
LUOS is a multi-award winning community-led charity started in 2005 by refugee and migrant mothers and carers of all backgrounds and ages, connecting with local parents and carers of established communities to find frontline, neighbourhood solutions to the many layered problems they were facing.
LUOS remains community led and celebrated its 20th anniversary of providing free frontline services in March this year. For the last 8 years we have been based in Down Lane Park Tottenham Hale where we, after a campaign and winning a competitive tendering process, transformed a long derelict and unused building and bowling green into a vibrant, welcoming and safe Community Hub, Café and gardens. In our time there we established a proven track record in making a difference for local residents’ and the community, generating and producing significant social and economic value, contributing to the Council’s priorities and objectives and our vision of living in an ‘Inclusive, Empowered, Socially Just, Safe and Greener Neighbourhood’. LUOS has had an enormous impact and is valued and supported by the local community, becoming an example of best practice in neighbourhood community development.
Update Statement
Further to the LUOS statements issued in the Spring this statement is an update on recent developments at the Community Hub in Down Lane Park.
After several months of trying to reach a positive outcome with our Council for a way forward, LUOS ended its lease with the Council and handed back the Community Hub, Café and Gardens.
LUOS has been closely following recent events, since handing the keys to the Council and leaving our community assets, infrastructure and resources in place to ensure the community hub, café and gardens remain safe and does not become unusable and void.
Our observation of photos, videos and feedback from community contacts are that these services are being delivered by highly experienced and professional local facilitators, many of whom have been previously working with LUOS, the Council and other organisations in Haringey.
LUOS wants to thank the community for taking so much time and energy to make the place as safe and accessible as they can. Our understanding is they have offered to pay the Council for all utilities – they have also been maintaining the place and bringing the community together for an assembly to encourage collaboration and working together. Statements and legal action by the Council, on the grounds that the Hub premises are unsafe, does not ring true, given the precautions LUOS took before leaving, the conscientiousness of the current occupiers, and the Council’s previous plea to LUOS to keep running free services and activities there for 1- 2 years until a the possibility of a new hub is confirmed.
We are extremely concerned with the tone and approach the Council has been taking towards local residents, parents and carers, who are providing much needed free services and activities for the local community. In particular, repeated references to being ‘unlawful’.
Our experience in Tottenham and Haringey has shown that when the community comes forward to take action and seeks partnership with its Council and others, positive solutions for their neighbourhoods can be found – empowering all involved.
All involved need to commit to working together to find the resources needed to ensure there is a community hub that Tottenham’s community needs and deserves after years of development, displacement, and distrust.
We sincerely hope and encourage our Council, which has been awarded the London borough of Culture 2027 as ‘ the Rebel Borough’, to think hard…. and for the key portfolio holders (for Placemaking and Local Economy, Children Schools and Families, Parks & Green Spaces, Culture and Leisure, Communities, and Health Social Care and Well-being) to practise some humility and foresight. And to meet with those currently providing free services, sit around the table, share free food that the community volunteers have lovingly prepared with skill and commitment, identify the issues and find solutions together.
LUOS Trustees
You can find the Spring statements here:
EID MUBARAK!
Celebrating the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan
HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY
Happy Mothering Day to all you care givers!!
HAPPY NOWRUZ!!
LUOS would like to wish everyone a Happy Iranian New Year!
Happy International
Women’s Day!
Join us for actvities at Living Under One Sun from 9.30am-3pm
Balm making 9.30am-12.30pm
Women & Girls running and fitness 11am-1pm
Dance and Raggeactvities 1pm-3pm
MARCH at LUOS!
Come along and enjoy all these FREE activities
and help us celebrate our 20th ANNIVERSARY!!
Dead Hedging adult volunteering tickets from Eventbrite
JOB FAIR at Spurs!
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation x Department of Work & Pensions Jobs Fair
Wednesday 5th March from 10am to 3pm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Half Term at LUOS
Lots of fun for the holidays!!
Let’s make Bug Hotels!!
Saturday 8th February from 10am-12pm
Another chance to support local wildlife this winter and get creative with these beautiful bug in a bug hotels!!
Free workshop but donations for materials welcomed and please bring a tin can with sharp edges removed. Don’t be late!
NEED HELP WITH THOSE ONLINE SKILLS?
FREE one-to-one digital support at the NRC
We are living in a digital world where accessing services and information, and generally engaging with the world is done online. This is a huge barrier as we know for many people in the communities we serve.
The digital support programme has gone from strength to strength at the Neighbourhood Resource Centre (NRC) in Northumberland Park and is available for anyone wanting a helping hand to navigate all things digital!
Get Connected! runs every Tuesday from 11am – 2pm (except during half term) at the NRC, 177 Park Lane, Northumberland Park in partnership with Haringey Learns.
It’s a drop in and the team can provide one to one support and guidance either using a laptop provided, or on a device of choice (e.g. phone/tablet).
90 PLACES AVAILABLE
for the Minority Ethnic Leadership Programme (MEL)
Run by the Open University, empowering minority ethnic leadership across the UK social sector
Go to https://university.open.ac.uk/centres/voluntary-sector-leadership/learning/henry-smith-charity-mel for more info
FITNESS AND FUN FOR THE GIRLS!!
Swimming, fitness and growth mindset tools for girls aged 12 to 18yrs
at Tottenham Green Leisure Centre
Have fun and stay well!
with Haringey Wellbeing Walks
FREE!!
and why not take a look at our Haringey Newsletter here
HMSC’s Community Space
OPEN DAYS
Our community space open day on 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month
- A hot meal with halal meat and vegan options is served between 1-2pm
- £5 travel payment is available for any visitors who pay to travel to us
- An accessible yoga class runs at 12pm (exceptionally cancelled this Thursday 16th Jan)
- Children and babies are welcome
- We have a free clothes shop
- Signposting volunteers can link visitors to local services and support
- We are not able to give individual immigration or housing advice in this space. To book an advice appointment, please call 020 4566 7412 at 10.00am on a Thursday
NEW DOWN LANE PARK
TENNIS FOR ALL!
TENNIS COACHING
for adults and juniors
JUNIOR COURSES
New Spring Term Courses
starting w/c 6th January
and ADULT COURSES
Living Under One Sun is really excited to be hosting Tennis Coaching Courses going into 2025.
Why not come along and improve your game over the next year?
DETAILS HERE:
JUNIOR COURSES
EmpowerHer
Haringey Women’s Collective
invite you to a session dedicated to self-care and empowerment for women
WOULD YOU LIKE HELP WITH YOUR EARLY BUSINESS VENTURE?
TOTTENHAM PIONEERS
are here for you
An exciting new programme to support to help early-stage entrepreneurs in Tottenham to grow their business is about to launch.
Scan the QR code on the flyer below or share the link to register your interest if you are interested in the Tottenham Pioneers, which is a 12-month programme for creative and socially minded early-stage entrepreneurs from the Tottenham area.
Based at The Trampery Tottenham, Tottenham Pioneers offer six months free workspaces following by six months subsided rent! This offer is available for residents to support their early-stage businesses.
For more information please follow the link – https://thetrampery.com/evolearning/training-for-entrepreneurs/tottenham-pioneers/
FREE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MIGRANTS & REFUGEES PROGRAMME
Starting in November!
Ready to start your own business? Come along and get some advice on where to begin!
FANCY A FRIENDLY CHAT, A NICE LUNCH
AND A BIT OF CREATIVE FUN?
Every Friday 1-4pm
There’s a WARM WELCOME waiting for you
SOME OF OUR OLD FAVOURITES ARE BACK AGAIN!
Friday 11th October 10am-11am
LITTLE BUDS NATURE CLUB
Saturday 12th October 1pm-11am
CYCLING
Down Lane Park,
57 Park View Road London N17 9AX
Tottenham Hale and Down Lane Park are changing
Architects’ image of the new community hub buildingFor more information on the Mayor’s Green and Resilient Spaces Fund,
and LUOS activities which are part of this, see
https://www.livingunderonesun.co.uk/green-resilient-spaces/
There was a sneak preview of Down Lane Park for a few members of the community design group. Phase One is opening on Friday 19th July. So much to look forward to – more trees, more hedges, wider paths, woodland areas and planting, beautiful seating and picnic area, and a fantastic new outdoor Gym. We are assured that new trees will receive care for a year and it’s expected that a very small percentage may need additional care and will be replaced if not recovered. There is an expert landscape designer and park team to ensure the best care possible. Anyone interested in joining Women and Girls running, cycling and fitness sessions, please contact Nat (local resident and coach) on sportandwellbeing@livingunderonesun.co.uk
Or you may be interested in setting up tree care or biodiversity projects, or nature based arts and activities. If so, and you want to share your experience and skills with other locals (and need a place to meet share ideas and a cuppa) please let us know by emailing us on info@livingunderonesun.co.uk
Come and learn how you can grow
your own food even if you don’t have a garden
or an allotment!
Our Cafe, Hub and Garden
Our lovely community cafe, event and garden space is the hub for all our activities and our community. Located inside popular Down Lane Park just 5 mins from Tottenham Hale station and surrounded by major developments under construction, it’s a precious community space. It is one we transformed from an unused and run-down bowling club into a vibrant and unique place which provides a welcoming and safe meeting place for all residents, existing and new. As well as running like a normal cafe, it’s the space where we host projects, classes and activities.
Community projects, services and activities
We deliver programmes to bring Nature, sports, well-being and harmony closer to communities. We bring together people and their ideas – supporting each other to improve our individual lives’, shape services and our neighbourhoods.
We have a number of projects, services and activities going on weekly – join us for sewing classes, bicycle training, English as Second Language.
Do you have an idea for an activity, project or a course you want to run for the community? Get in touch
Read more about our Projects, activities and events
Hire the space
