O. R. Tambo Recreation Ground, previously known as Albert Road Recreation Ground, is a public

park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

in the London Borough of Haringey. The park is in size and has many facilities for sports such as tennis, cricket and football. The site is protected by

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through a legal "Deed of Dedication" safeguarding the future of the space as public recreation land for future generations to enjoy. In February 2021, Haringey council renamed the park in honour of the South African anti-Apartheid activist

Oliver Tambo Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 191724 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991. Biography Higher education Oliv ...

. A memorial to Tambo was first installed in 2009, which included a bust and commemorative garden. This was further extended in 2019 with the installation of a more lifelike statue, and the renaming in 2021.

Recognition

The park was accredited with a

Green Flag Award The Green Flag Award is an international accreditation given to publicly accessible parks and open spaces, managed under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a UK Government department, by Keep Britain Tidy, ...

in 2006, received several awards from

in 2012 and in 2013 won a gold prize in the London in Bloom awards.

References

Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Haringey {{london-geo-stub