News

from Lambeth Council can be read here.

A further update following all the activity before Christmas as we raced to respond by the appeal deadline of 14 December.

Personalised set-up support is now offered by Commnity TechAid to their recipients. Many users struggle getting set up and these one-to-one sessions will help build confidence and allow those supported by Community TechAid to get the most out of their device.

We are delighted to launch a brand new funding scheme designed to enhance the health & wellbeing of (primarily) the residents of Gipsy Hill. Applications are sought now from organisations, especially local ones.

The scheme is part of a programme of innovative work being undertaken by Lambeth Council Public Health to improve health and wellbeing at a local neighbourhood level, particularly focusing on residents and communities that experience poor health and wellbeing outcomes. Norwood Forum is managing the scheme,

Lambeth Council is seeking views on its Draft Lambeth Site Allocations Development Plan Document (SADPD) which includes plans for 14 sites around the borough. If the proposals for two local sites were ever built they would have a huge impact on West Norwood town centre and change forever the nature of the West Norwood and Tulse Hill neighbourhoods.
For details on how to have your say and what the local community organisations are doing, read on:

Following the announcement on 21 December 2021 of further government grant support due to the impact of the Omicron variant, the Lambeth Council Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant is now open for applications.

Further to our stories in November 2021, we write to update on further progress with the National Heritage Lottery Funded (HLF) project at West Norwood Cemetery.

Lambeth Council has been awarded funding by the Department of Education (DfE) to coordinate a local Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) during Spring, Summer and Winter school holidays.  

We are pleased to see that Lambeth's most recent plan to install 51 new cycle hangars across the borough does at least include eight at locations in the West Norwood area.