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Taking place every Wednesday afternoon in Streatham Library is a free drop-in centre offering advice to local residents struggling to pay their bills.

The library says:

Every Wednesday a cost-of-living link worker will be onsite, providing support to residents experiencing financial hardship or having issues related to their living costs.

It will include advice on maximising incomes, minimising costs, building financial resilience, and managing debt.

Dates and times

Location

Streatham Library

London, SW16 1PN

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The Black Men’s Consortium will be hosting several performance events at Streatham Library, on Saturday, 26th October 2024.

There will two performances: 11.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 4.00pm

They say:

Join us as we premier three completely new productions. Firstly, we have, ‘The Night of Reckoning,’ created by Lloyd Curtis and devised by the BMC theatre company. Next up is ‘Farther,’ a piece by Seun Okewole. Finally, we have ‘What a Man’s Got To Do,’ by Fidel Asante.

Network Rail says that it’s modernising 1980s track and signalling on lines in the Peckham Rye, Tulse Hill and Crystal Palace areas, with the work promising a more reliable service with fewer delays.

They say that a lot of work has already been completed, with most of the new signalling equipment now installed, but to allow the new signalling to be finished, fully tested and then switched on, the following sections of the rail network will be closed from Saturday 26th October to Friday 1st November 2024:

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At Wednesday’s full council meeting, Green Party councillors’ questions went unanswered as they highlighted peoples’ concerns that so many residents’ and workers’ voices were not being heard across the borough.

The Capital Programme for 2024-2028 report was discussed and Cllr Ainslie, Leader of the Green Group of councillors on the council, asked if Streatham was getting its fair share of development money.

He also pointed out the lack of detail on where the money is being spent, adding that the only location-specific projects were in the north and centre of the borough.

Taking place this Saturday 12th October, the Streatham Strut – a one-day musical festival running along the length of Streatham High Road – will feature 10 acts performing across 10 venues in 10 hours.

Admission to all events is free, so it’s a great way to hear a load of new bands and perhaps check out some new venues.

Full line up

Steve Reed, Labour MP for Streatham and Croydon North, and the current Cabinet Member for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is facing scrutiny after it emerged that he accepted a hospitality package worth £1,786 to attend a football match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

The hospitality, provided in December 2023 while Reed was Shadow Environment Secretary, was paid for by Hutchison 3G UK Ltd, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings. This parent company also owns a 75% stake in Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, the owner of Northumbria Water.

Streatham Library’s 50+ Group meets on the last Friday of each month from 10:30am-12pm for board games, card games, quizzes, puzzles and colouring.

Billed as an opportunity for a friendly chat and to catch up with old friends and make new ones, members are expected to chip chip in £1 a meeting to cover the costs of the tea, coffee and biscuits.

They say, “Sociable new members welcome. ”

Dates and times

Location

Streatham Library

London, SW16 1PN

Contact details

Vincia Bennett, Library Manager

Kicking off at 2.30pm on Saturday, 28th Sept, the Herne Hill Heritage Trail: South is a free walk, although places must be booked in advance.

The walk is part of the Lambeth Heritage Festival. and starts at All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, SE21 8JY.

The organisers say:

Lambeth Council has set out its next steps for its ambitious plans to make the borough’s neighbourhoods safer and healthier for all, especially local children, the vulnerable and the elderly.

Lambeth has some of the country’s most polluted air, lacks outdoor space for exercise and socialising for the many local people who live in flats, and dangerous roads resulting in too many people getting injured.

Lambeth’s ten libraries provide essential services and community spaces for thousands of residents.

Recent refurbishment works have already taken place at Durning and Streatham libraries, and a £1million overhaul of Brixton library was completed in August.

This latest investment marks the start of a major and ongoing programme of refurbishment and asset replacement across all libraries.

Councillor Donatus Anyanwu, Lambeth’s Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities, said: “Our libraries are at the heart of Lambeth’s communities.