Celebration of LUKE HOWARD, Namer of Clouds,

We want to create a legacy of Luke Howard, Namer of Clouds- on the 250th Anniversary of his birth, 28th November 1772-2022 in our park in Tottenham.

In honour of Luke Howard, Namer of Clouds, Quaker activist and resident of Tottenham, Tottenham Clouds and Friends of Lordship Rec, of which I am a member, are applying for our park, Lordship Recreation Ground, where sky views are wide and fantastic, to be named the first official Cloud Appreciation Park in the UK. Luke Howard has the only blue plaque in Tottenham but few know of him and his pioneering work.

We wish to install Cloud Interpretation boards in the park and a Luke Howard Weather Station on the roof of our community building, Lordship Hub, in the centre of the park and we will be joining Bruce Castle Museum, our local history museum, and other Tottenham organisations in commemorating his birth with a weekend of cloud and weather activities.

Luke Howard spent much of his life in Tottenham, recording the weather from homes in Tottenham. He studied weather patterns and the types of cloud formations, giving them the Latin names they are known by today: cumulus, stratus, cirrus,nimbus etc. His system for identifying clouds is used across the globe.

Luke Howard was the first to recognize the effect that urban areas have on local climate as he travelled extensively around the country on Quaker business. Although his book, The Climate of London, is largely concerned with the weather and climate of London, his analysis of temperature records allowed him to detect, describe and analyse the urban heat island phenomenon many decades before others. Now, in an era of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand our climate and try to reduce and reverse the human causes of extreme climate events.

The Luke Howard Weather Station will enable the continuation of his enthusiasm for recording weather data from Tottenham in the 21st Century and the Interpretation Boards will help everyone to appreciate the clouds and skies which Luke Howard so much enjoyed watching.The weekend of events includes fun activities for children, speakers from the Meteorological Office, Cloud Appreciation Society and the biographer of Luke Howard, Richard Hamblyn, joined by a local member of the Luke Howard family. There will also be workshops on climate change and a special photographic exhibition on the theme of clouds and weather.

The planned celebrations, all taking place in Howard's local neighbourhood, include the launch of the Luke Howard Weather Station and the new solar panels on the Lordship Hub, and will raise the profile and significance of this important and inspiring historical figure, to whom Goethe wrote the poem In honour of Mr Howard, as well as showcase current efforts to address modern-day concerns.

To enable this to happen we are appealing for donations. Money raised will go towards the costs of two illustrated interpretation boards [£3k], a weather station and public digital display [£3.5k], for use by local school children and associated resources and activities over the year [£2.5k], and the Lordship Recreation Ground events [£1k].

Thank you for any support you can give.

visit: www.tottenhamclouds.org.uk