Alexandra Palace and Park has been awarded £37,870 from Haringey Council’s Community Carbon Fund (Year 4 funding), supporting the borough’s commitment to Net Zero Haringey 2041. The fund supports community-led carbon reduction projects that deliver collective environmental benefits across Haringey.

The funding will support improvements to the Old Station Building, a unique Victorian structure in Alexandra Park and a community hub since the 1980s. The building is home to CUFOS (Community Use For the Old Station), a volunteer group of local residents who have run community activities there for more than four decades.

The grant will fund the installation of secondary glazing to the building’s windows and roof lights, using hard-coat e-glass to improve thermal performance, reduce draughts and retain heat. This work is expected to save an estimated 398 kg CO₂e per year, while also delivering increased comfort and thermal efficiency for volunteers and community groups, alongside reduced energy bills. Listed Building Consent has been secured, with works due to begin in March and complete by April 2026.

Mark Evison, Head of Park and Environmental Sustainability at Alexandra Park and Palace, says: “Support from Haringey’s Community Carbon Fund enables us to deliver targeted projects like this one, improving energy performance while making the building more efficient for year-round community use. Funding of this kind is vital in helping us make practical carbon reductions across the Park and Palace, and we’re grateful to Haringey Council for supporting environmental improvements that benefit the communities we serve and the wider borough.”

Cllr Ibrahim Ali, Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment at Haringey Council, adds: “Through our Community Carbon Fund, we are empowering local organisations to make practical changes that cut emissions and strengthen Haringey’s climate resilience. Upgrades like these at Alexandra Palace’s Old Station Building show how targeted investment can support community spaces while helping us move closer to a net zero borough.”

Over the past five years, sustainability investment has helped reduce the Palace’s carbon emissions by 29%. This momentum is continuing through feasibility studies and decarbonisation planning, supported by the Mayor of London’s Zero Carbon Accelerator programme, alongside ongoing improvements across the site.