Transport for London is to start detailed design work on permanent measures to make Streatham Hill roads much safer and less intimidating for people walking and cycling, following a public consultation that showed strong support for plans for the area.
High Trees Community Development Trust has a forthcoming series of online courses open to all 19+ Lambeth residents. There's a great range of subjects including functional skills ICT, English and Maths, ESOL classes, vocational courses, family learning, art and wellbeing and community organising courses.
Clear Community Web is running two free online digital skills eight week courses; each will run twice, starting in both February and April 2021. The classes are run on the basis of working through problems together as a group:
Following Sunday's snow we have taken a look at Lambeth’s winter gritting and snow clearance service which runs from 1 November to 31 March. During this period Lambeth is on standby to try and keep our roads and streets clear of snow and ice.
Kingswood House is just over the borough boundary in Southwark a short walk from Gipsy Hill town centre. Southwark Council is conducting a survey on its future use. The Council suggests the building has the potential to host a broader mix of uses including workspaces and other activities such as business spaces to generate income to help support the running costs of the House.
We have just noticed that Lambeth council is running a survey on revising its customer service standards as part of the preparation for the return from lockdown. The survey ends tomorrow Wednesday 27 January 2021.
Respected publishers Simon & Schuster are to offer local novelists a unique chance to fast-track publication of an e-book as part of the May/June 2021 Lambeth Libraries’ Readers and Writers Literary Festival.
A new and lockable swing bridge has been installed that will make it possible for the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs to hold tours so we can all get up close to the dinosaurs for the first time.
The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions about services that shape our community, such as healthcare, education and transport. It’s important that you fill in your census questionnaire because it gives us the most detailed information we have about our society.
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