The Council has now published its plans to introduce the ward-wide Streatham Wells Low Traffic Neighbourhood in September/October 2023. The scheme has been amended a little from the original proposals to reflect some comments received during the in-ward consultation exercise. LTNs are introduced on an 18 month trial basis, and this allows the implementation to be tested in practice.
The works along Norwood Road were largely undertaken earlier this month in accordance with the programme. We chased and Lambeth Council advised us last week that the wet weather had prevented the completion of the anti-skid surface laying at the diagonal crossing (York Hill/Lancaster Avenue). There will now be further night time works on Wednesday night 20 September 2023: 10:00pm until 6:00am.
Update: closing date extended to 8 October 2023.
On behalf of Impact on Urban Health and Lambeth and Southwark Councils, Opinium are carrying out important research for the largest ever survey in the boroughs on health and well-being.
Lambeth Council wants views on what the borough is like as a place to grow older and how we can all work to make Lambeth a better place in which to age well. The Council is working with engagement specialists Kaizen to hear from residents.
We are pleased to advise that the swimming pool at the West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre has reopened. High level works were undertaken to repair the West Norwood swimming pool and renew the ground floor changing area.
Lambeth Council has launched a consultation on a proposal by BT to remove three public call boxes located in the Streatham, Knights Hill, and Brixton areas, and wants your views on the proposal.
A significant number of children and young people in Lambeth are from refugee and asylum-seeking families. The pandemic has put additional pressure on the lives and education of these disadvantaged young people and further exacerbated this attainment gap and inequality. Digital poverty has been a big barrier to young people’s access to and full participation in education.
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The national homelessness charity Depaul UK is urgently looking for local hosts with a spare room to support young people in Lambeth.
UpCYCLE LDN are offering a mentoring programme for young people aged 16-18 that might be interested in a career in the Cycling Industry.