The first step in the long-awaited handover of Crystal Palace Park from Bromley Council to the Crystal Palace Park Trust took place at the beginning of April, with a lease to the Trust of the concert platform – also known as the Rusty Laptop. The transfer of the concert platform falls short of the originally anticipated full transfer of the Park on 1st April. The Council and the Trust stated: ‘The handover is being phased over the next few months, with full handover expected to be completed by September, rather than by April as initially targeted.’ The Trust’s business model assumes that resources to improve the park, including day-to-day maintenance,…