South London charity calls for grant applicants Submitted by daniel on Tue, 19/11/2024 - 18:22 Picture Image The trustees of Thrale Almshouse and Relief in Need Charity have opened this year’s grant programme, designed to support community groups and local organisations in Brixton, Streatham, Tulse Hill, West Norwood, Balham, and Tooting – in the “ancient parish” of Streatham. For more information and to apply, visit the charity’s website at bit.ly/Thrale24 The deadline for applications is Friday 6 December 2024 and grants will be awarded in Spring 2025. Read more about South London charity calls for grant applicantsAdd new comment
Plan to close Brixton Post Office Submitted by daniel on Wed, 13/11/2024 - 16:23 Picture Image Brixton is one of the 115 Post Offices threatened with closure under plans announced today (13 November) by the provider. The company wants to get rid of Post Offices it owns directly and shift their functions into “partners” like W H Smith – which already houses Streatham’s Post Office. The move is estimated to put 1,000 jobs at risk. The plan comes as the Post Office is still under fire for the Horizon accounting scandal. Read more about Plan to close Brixton Post OfficeAdd new comment
10,000 Lambeth private rented homes could have ‘serious hazard’ Submitted by daniel on Sat, 09/11/2024 - 15:19 Picture Image Lambeth council’s new private renting licensing scheme will soon apply to most of the borough. The council’s cabinet has approved the extension of the “selective licensing scheme” which is designed to tackle rogue landlords and improve conditions for tenants in private rented accommodation. It was launched in four wards earlier this year. An enforcement plan will focus on “specific streets with high predicted issues”. The council said an “educational approach” will be taken when dealing with non-compliance. Read more about 10,000 Lambeth private rented homes could have ‘serious hazard’Add new comment
Remembrance Day in Brixton and Lambeth Submitted by daniel on Tue, 05/11/2024 - 09:21 Picture Image This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Brixton on Sunday (10 November) will be the first unified ceremony for several years. Previous years have seen two separate events. The service, starting at 2pm, will take place at the African and Caribbean war memorial in Windrush Square and marks the 10th anniversary of its unveiling in the Black Cultural Archives three years before it was installed on the square, and the 110th year since the start of the First World War. Read more about Remembrance Day in Brixton and LambethAdd new comment
Lambeth peace walk Submitted by daniel on Fri, 01/11/2024 - 07:00 Picture Image Faiths Together in Lambeth is marking this year’s Inter-Faith Week to promote peace and harmony in our communities with a peace walk on Wednesday 13 November. It will go via Brixton, starting in Streatham and ending at the Jamyang London Buddhist centre in Kennington. On the way, participants will stop at five faith establishments for about 10 or 15 minutes each for a quick guided tour of the establishment, and an opportunity to learn more about the faith it represents. Read more about Lambeth peace walkAdd new comment
Lambeth welcomes London Mural Festival Submitted by daniel on Thu, 05/09/2024 - 08:00 Picture Image Lambeth council is working with Global Street Art to install murals across the borough as part of the London Mural Festival which runs from today (5 September) to the end of the month. It will showcase more than 100 murals from some of the world’s best street artists. Themed around “connection”, the festival says it will bring together thousands of artists, communities, and visitors to celebrate London’s diverse people and places. Read more about Lambeth welcomes London Mural FestivalAdd new comment
More pensioners using local food banks Submitted by daniel on Wed, 15/05/2024 - 00:34 Picture Image People facing hardship in the Lambeth and Croydon area received 27,109 emergency food parcels in the past year, with 9,632 of these going to children, figures released today (15 May) by The Lambeth Partnership of Foodbanks have revealed. The partnership, which warned that donations from the public are no longer meeting the demand for help, saw a 9.5% increase in the number of emergency food parcels distributed compared to last year. There was a 40 % increase in the number of pensioners receiving parcels compared to 2022/23. Read more about More pensioners using local food banksAdd new comment
Brixton crime plan fails to materialise Submitted by daniel on Thu, 28/03/2024 - 01:37 Picture Image A much anticipated and packed meeting to hear a joint Lambeth council and Metropolitan police plan to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Brixton ended in disappointment last night (27 March). Peter Impey, one of the founders of the grass roots residents’ organisation Action on ASB! (AOASB) which organised the meeting, told the full-capacity audience in St Matthew’s church opposite Lambeth town hall in Brixton: “We’ve worked so hard to try and get the police and the council to work together and this was not what we were expecting.” Read more about Brixton crime plan fails to materialiseAdd new comment
Streatham LTN trial suspended – major work on A23 for buses, cyclists and pedestrians to follow Submitted by daniel on Thu, 07/03/2024 - 08:00 Picture Image Lambeth council has suspended the controversial Streatham Wells low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) trial that was introduced in October last year. It simultaneously announced work on a major project to update the A23/Streatham High Road for walking and cycling as well as a “comprehensive package of bus priority measures” that is due to start in late Spring, causing “some reduced road capacity” while it lasts. The council said the scheme had “met our objectives to reduce traffic and road danger’”. Read more about Streatham LTN trial suspended – major work on A23 for buses, cyclists and pedestrians to followAdd new comment
Gaza and LTN protesters rally at town hall Submitted by daniel on Thu, 25/01/2024 - 08:00 Picture Image Two rallies demanding action from Lambeth council took place outside the town hall in Brixton last night as a meeting of the full council took place inside. Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza got there first and gathered round the main entrance to demand that the council back their call, while opponents of low traffic neighbourhoods assembled on Brixton Hill. Green Party councillors Scott Ainslie and Nicole Griffiths, who would later call on the council to back a ceasefire, addressed the rally. Read more about Gaza and LTN protesters rally at town hallAdd new comment