Councillor Joanna Christophides lives close to Ally Pally and spent her childhood playing in the Park. She continues to enjoy both the Park and the Palace and is proud that her sons love them too. She has been a councillor since 2010, representing Bounds Green ward, and she is now in her second year as Chair of the Board. Joanna is also secretary of the Friends of Albert Road Recreation Ground, which looks up to Ally Pally, and is undertaking its own smaller regeneration project with the bowls club