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Lambeth Council has now launched its Climate Action Hub to share ideas for reducing carbon emissions and making the whole Lambeth community more resilient. 

Shoppers are being urged by the government to hit the high street and support their local businesses during Shop Local Week (10-16 August). With the wealth of local shops and other businesses we have in West Norwood, Tulse Hill, Gipsy Hill and our other local shopping centres we could not agree more. And of course there's also the temporary Eat Out to Help Out scheme operating Monday to Wednesday in August.

Lambeth Council is now to share updated information about the COVID-19 situation in Lambeth via a new Information Dashboard. This is timely as there has been a recent increase in cases in Lambeth. The Council advises:

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has established the London Recovery Board, with leaders from City Hall, London Councils, businesses, the community and voluntary sectors, trade unions, academia, and health and police services, to guidie London's recovery from the pandemic. The Mayor wants all Londoners to have the opportunity to give their input. 

The scheme to get a 50% discount (up to £10) when you eat in at restaurants that are registered with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme runs every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until 31 August 2020.

You don’t need a voucher; the rules and how to find the participating restaurants, cafes etc is all here on the Government Eat Out to Help Out Scheme web page.

A planning application has been submitted for “The Park” across the road from Norwood Park at 56 Elder Road SE27 for:

Lambeth Council publishes local volunteering opportunities on  a weekly basis. Here's this week's opportunities in our local area:

Lambeth Council is looking for talented graduates, preferably with a local connection, to take on an exciting role as a graduate management trainee.

The South London Botanical Institute is running a Make Summer Memorable programme of workshops for children aged 7-13 years in the SLBI gardens, and has a downloadable trail to three locations and guidance on how to make a mini-zine and a flower press.

Summer reading fun for all the family, events and loads of books ....