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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

CLAPHAM IN LOCKDOWN What’s inside... • Knight Youth Centre update

• Clapham Park Services OCTOBER 2020 I am delighted to invite you to this year’s Black History Month celebrations, which will be running throughout October. Last year so many of you told us how inspiring and uplifting you found the events and this year's programme is equally as exciting.

This year we continue to remember and support the Windrush generation and acknowledge their struggle for a right to remain and for compensation. The month includes something for all ages and all tastes. Please take this wonderful opportunity to learn about and celebrate African Caribbean Heritage and Culture, which influence and enrich all our lives.

contents 02 Lambeth Libraries has partnered with Black Cultural Archives and many local organisations, along with a selection of brilliant writers and artists, to deliver this fantastic programme of events.

I hope you will join us.

Cllr Sonia Winifred

lambeth.gov.uk/BHM /04Cabinet Member for Equalities and Culture /17

News about this year’s Black History Month celebrations, which will be Remembering Donna C Henry CBE running throughout October.

CONTENTS

PAGE 03 PAGE 12 Welcome Supporting Thornton Mutual Aid Group PAGE 04 Hello from Black History Month PAGE 13 Vital foods for Clapham Park PAGE 06 the Community Knights Youth Centre update PAGE 14 Meet the Contractor - Q&A Investment Team PAGE 07 Review of 32 hours of online PAGE 16 at Clapham Park tuition via Zoom by Tutors United Community Investment Team at Clapham Park PAGE 08 Page 16 Clapham Park Art Committee PAGE 17 Remembering Donna C Henry CBE PAGE 08 Clapham Park Creative Co-op PAGE 18 After school project PAGE 10 Clapham Gardens PAGE 19 What’s On @Clapham Park Cube 03 welcome

During the summer we launched the new Clapham Park new Clapham Park During the summer we launched the This contains information on the redevelopment Website. leaseholders, local and for tenants and works, resources of this magazine. If online activities and the digital version can find it at you seen it yet, haven’t you there! – see you www.yourclaphampark.co.uk YOUR CLAPHAM PARK YOUR Inside, you’ll also find art, gardening, and what’s on in the coming months. Inside, you’ll also find art, and what’s gardening, who resident, Donna C Henry, our eminent remember we And finally, in campaigning for role a central and played recently, sadly passed away the through life vision to and bringing that change at Clapham Park, positive work. ongoing regeneration this is your this issue, and please remember, enjoy hope you We see in the next one, get in to like something you’d magazine, so if there’s – contact details on the back page touch Autumn has arrived in Clapham Park and our green green and our Park in Clapham arrived has Autumn and gold. is turning all shades of orange corner of London in the midst we are the changing scenery, As we enjoy in feature Month, and our Black History of celebrating of BHM on the fantastic programme this issue focuses and foundations also MTVH’s within Lambeth and events has been happening look back at what We ongoing values. and the ongoing activities and locally during lockdown opportunities of course!) on the doorstep (and online, Welcome to your autumn autumn to your Welcome @ClaphamPark of edition black history month - lambeth 04 remain thesame–everyone shouldhave ahomeandthe amenities. Some 70years laterour core purposeandbeliefs who were forced to live insqualidconditionswithoutbasic was created to thoseWindrushgeneration serve migrants then Metropolitan Coloured People’s HousingAssociation For significant. MTVH, October The shouldbeparticularly remains important. year long.Butwe’re notthere yet andBlackHistory Month becomes commonknowledgetaughtacross our nationall will besuperfluousbecausealloftheabove andmore I lookforward to atimewhenspecialBlackHistory Month regeneration ofpost-warBritain Generation ofCaribbeanimmigrants wascriticalto the course, thatfrom the1940sand50sonwards, theWindrush fought forBritaininthefirstandsecondworldwars;of the disabledsonofaslave; thatAfricanandCaribbeanpeople wasWilliamCuffay, LondonChartists leader of19thcentury Georgian18th andearly19thcentury London;thataprominent example, thatthere wasathrivingfree blackpopulation inlate But thecontributioniswiderthanslavery. It’s alsothecase,for happened asitdidwithoutplantationslavery intheCaribbean. revolution Britainsimplycouldn’t in18thcentury have That contributionisvast andsignificant. Theindustrial of peopleAfricanandCaribbeandescent. acknowledge andcelebrate thecontributionto Britishhistory the past30years orso–anannualcomingtogether to Black History Monthhastaken placeevery October for ALTHEA CHAIR, MTVH EFUNSHILE A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM FROM OUR CHAIR, ALTHEA EFUNSHILE. OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A SPECIAL MESSAGE SHARED VALUES AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HERITAGE AND PROUD THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AN BLACK PEOPLE IN THE UK. AT MTVH, WE ARE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE HISTORY, OCTOBER MARKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, and listen.Allofuscanmust beallies. characteristic orhowever you identifyneeds to pay attention our ownandthateachoneof us,whatever your protected much to learnfrom otherswhoseexperience is different from organisation, thenwemustallofusacceptthathave if we’re goingto beatruly progressive, inclusive, andkind organisation thatistrulyequal,diverse, andinclusive. So, Without allies,wecannothave aworld,society, oran beside blackpeople,insomanycountriesacross theworld. perhaps itwasthesightofsomanyalliesstandingstrong there canbeapositive thatemerged inaterrible2020,then and thatremains to beeradicated nowandinthefuture. If oppression andsystemicracism thatstillexistsin ourworld, Events intheUSAthisyear provided astarkreminder ofthe But BlackHistory Monthisn’t justabout lookingbackward. our shared values. helps remind usofourshared heritage,ourshared history, and customers andresidents withamixture oftenures. October across ourorganization ahugelydiverse serves baseof chance to live well. Today ahugelydiverse range ofcolleagues LET’SALL REMEMBER THATALLYSHIP ISN’T JUST FOR OCTOBER! BE PROUD OF OUR SHARED BRITISH HISTORY & HERITAGE. AND SO LET’S CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH TOGETHER. LET’S

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INTRODUCTION I am delighted to invite you to this year’s Black History Month celebrations, which will which celebrations, Month Black History this year’s to invite you I am delighted to and us how inspiring told so many of you year Last October. be running throughout year This is equally as exciting. programme year’s and this found the events uplifting you and support their and acknowledge remember we continue to generation the Windrush The month includes something and for compensation. remain struggle for a right to this wonderful opportunity Please take for all ages and all tastes. learn about and to our which influence and enrich all Caribbean Heritage and Culture, African celebrate and many local Archives has partnered with Black Cultural Lambeth Libraries lives. this of brilliant writers and artists, along with a selection deliver organisations, to will join us. I hope you of events. fantastic programme Cllr Sonia Winifred Cabinet Member for Equalities and Culture lambeth.gov.uk/BHM

LAMBETH LIBRARIES LAMBETH BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2020 MONTH HISTORY BLACK d all s an ll age for a thing some des inclu nth oin us. e you will j Cllr Sonia Winifred qualities and Culture Cabinet Member for E onth History M ear’s Black u to this y o invite yo elighted t I am d so Last year t October. hroughou running t ich will be rations, wh celeb ents the ev und ou fo ting y uplif and piring w ins s ho told u you ny of ma . iting s exc ally a equ me is gram 's pro year this and h s u r d n i W e h t t r o p p u s d n a r e b m e m e r o t e u n i t n o c e w r a e y s i h T n d a ain m re t to g h ri r a fo g le u g str ir th e e d g w le n o ck a n d n a tio ra en e g mo The tion. pensa com for t and abou learn ity to rtun oppo erful wond this e take leas tes. P tas influence ure, which e and Cult an Heritag n Caribbe rate Africa celeb ur lives. nrich all o and e l Archives and d with Black Cultura ibraries has partnere Lambeth L brilliant writers g with a selection of l organisations, alon many loca vents. stic programme of e , to deliver this fanta and artists I hop uk/BHM lambeth.gov. AN UPDATE FROM KNIGHTS YOUTH CENTRE You might have seen in the last Nigerian Jollof Rice and St Lucian newsletter that KYC had hired Roti. We teamed up with Cook shop some new staff members and the on Abbeyville Road who provided us club was set to expand and offer with 60 delicious meals every week. more services to more young And more recently we have been people in Clapham Park. We working with the Lambeth Summer were looking forward to having of Food & Fun. project with WeRise and launched boxing classes with Dwaynamics our doors open for more hours We jumped into the world of social Boxing Gym. and playing an active part in this media too and kept connected community. through our newly launched We would typically take the young people on residential And then, lockdown. And we were Instagram page – you might have trips in the summer – to escape London and take part in stopped in our tracks. seen some of our interviews, live some adventurous outdoor activities. Unfortunately, this dance classes and Friday night DJ was impossible this year so soon as it was safe to do so So, our team thought rapidly sessions. If not, check us out we crammed in plenty of daytrips instead. A day at Thorpe about how to run a youth club in a @kyclondon Park for the more adventurous; ice-skating at Streatham pandemic. We knew that now more Leisure Centre; cycling on the velodrome in Herne Hill and But online delivery can only do so than ever our young people needed daytrips to our residential centre for kayaking along the much – we knew we needed to us, but we had to think carefully River Wey. about to deliver a service safely and open the club again as soon as we in line with the government guidance. could. One young person sent us All that to say, we have not stopped ensuring that our a message saying he “didn’t know young people are supported, championed, listened to Our priority is always to support the he could miss Knights this much”! and encouraged. Our team have worked tirelessly to be young people here and that’s what So, as lockdown began to ease, we there for our young people despite and in response to we continued to do – even if it had to were quick to find the safest way everything that is happening at the moment. We have be at a distance for a little while. we could meet up with our young seen relationships flourish, the community grow closer We turned to group calls on Zoom people. Beginning with walks around together, and importantly the young people having fun. and mobile mentoring. We delivered the park and young people helping We know September will have its own challenges, but food parcels and activities for with our food deliveries. Then as the we are committed to being here for our young people in families to get involved in. This summer holidays began, we started whatever way we can.

community through lockdown 06 community through lockdown included our very well received opening the club to small groups as Cultural Food Project where we a home away from home. We started Our evening club nights will reopen from the showcased and explored food from a Thursday afternoon drop in called 14th September, our Konnect drop in will continue on the different cultures represented ‘Konnect’ for young people to access Thursday afternoons, and we hope to be back supporting at club, with highlights including computers, wifi, advice, support and our local schools in what will be a tricky time. the Jamaican Ackee & Saltfish, of course, some food! We ran a film If you want to get involved or know of a young person who might benefit from our services, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on 020 8654 4055 or email [email protected] or ellie@ knightsyouthcentre.org.uk. ...we have not stopped ensuring that our young people are supported, championed, listened to and encouraged. 07 community through lockdown

SUMMER CHALLENGE

Tutors United also delivered an amazing online Summer Challenge programme in MTVH delivery partner and education charity, Tutors United delivered partnership with MTVH. The young residents were given their an amazing 32 hours of online tuition via Zoom during the Covid-19 challenge at the start of the day Lockdown to 24 young residents in the Clapham Park estate from by fictional CEO, Mr Spark who asked them to design a theme March – June 2020. This ensured these young residents were park with learning at the heart receiving 1 hour a week of Maths and English tuition, were able to of it. It could be a theme park full of flumes and roller coasters interact with their peers and have some fun learning. but they had to ensure those attending the theme park could learn about a topic whether it be space or the weather. The young residents were split into teams and then spent the day working on their theme park idea. They carried out market research, created a theme park plan, worked out their costings, decided on what facilities their theme park would have and then they pitched to some very trusted advisors of Mr Spark; some very talented staff from MTVH who took a little time out of their busy day to get involved. Tutors United will return again in September to help more of Clapham Park’s amazing young residents. For more information, please email programmes@ tutorsunited.org” Art on your Doorstep! DID YOU KNOW THAT AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO CLAPHAM PARK, OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS, MTVH WILL BE SPENDING AT LEAST A COLLABORATIVE £700,000 ON PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE STORYTELLING PROJECT NEIGHBOURHOOD? BRINGING ARTS AND As well as the sorts of NEIGHBOURS TOGETHER standalone works that you might expect under a “public art” heading, TO EXPLORE THE PAST, this will also include embedding art into the landscape and buildings, and also PRESENT AND FUTURE OF creative clapham 08 creative investing in local creative educational projects. THE ESTATE. To plan how the money will be spent, we have formed a Public Art Committee, with representatives from MTVH, Lambeth Council, Counterpoint Arts and 5 wonderful resident members. The Committee’s first task is to appoint a Public Art Consultant who will work with the committee and also run workshops with residents to develop the Public Art Strategy. That will set out how the money will be spent and will give the committee a framework within which they can start commissioning creative projects and artworks. We anticipate that those Art Strategy workshops will take place within the coming months. We then need to get the strategy approved by Lambeth, and once that’s done, the Committee can start the exciting work of commissioning next summer. You may have seen all the wonderful stories, photography and artwork we’ve collected in 2018 and 2019 on our social media and website. We are very eager to get back to getting creative with the Clapham Park community! We are planning Watch this different ways to participate for those who prefer to participate from home with or without the Creative space! Internet. 09 creative clapham

Let us know about your work about your Let us know Who would you nominate as your local ‘lockdown’ hero? Tell us why. Tell hero? local ‘lockdown’ as your nominate you would Who of Clapham for a special ‘People Nominate someone we should photograph collection. Park’ spirit dancing? your song that kept ‘lockdown’ your has been What songs will be part Spotify playlist. Lockdown of our Clapham Park Your place most? What miss the you did neighbourhood place in your What about it. us Tell sane? you kept a walking Map and creating our Community Story places to be adding We’ll in the future. tour a photo. us Send survive lockdown? most to the you helped What and be part archive photo of an upcoming our growing Contribute to exhibition. neighbours? your to message lockdown secret your What’s Send us up to 20 words. Send us up to the estate. around leave to messages on rocks be painting We’ll email, phone, WhatsApp/SMS or tag us on by contributions Send us your contact details for internalsocial media. Please note we will need your will be published anonymously unless you submissions All purposes only. name. your share to prefer JOIN US FOR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES DOING PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, DOING ACTIVITIES UPCOMING FOR US JOIN CHATS. PHONE AND TOURS WALKING CRAFTS, & ARTS KNOW US LET AND PROGRAMME FULL THE FOR US CONTACT YOU. INTERESTS WHAT ARCHIVE ‘LOCKDOWN’ CLAPHAM PARK THE TO CONTRIBUTE or other local creatives we should include in our directory to be launched on be launched to we should include in our directory local creatives or other do art, all kinds of you our website. Whether open to music or knitting, we are activities. creative ARTISTS! AND CREATIVES LOCAL ALL CALLING capturing a special collection Co-op creating Creative The Clapham Park since been seeing, hearing and feeling have Park what the people of Clapham will share hope the archive 2020. We in March a lockdown led to Coronavirus and how has come together, that the neighbourhood ways some of the diverse generations! for future of it all… a treasure made sense we have participate, easy to answers to really or phone in your simply email, text It’s these questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

- phone chats 07715060091 [email protected] [email protected] - online Zoom meetings + - online Zoom Club Photography we where public meet-ups - an informal group home, explore to experiment with photography and types of All levels community and history. welcome. cameras - a Afternoons & Craft Tea Socially Distanced can participate you monthly event in person or home. Be partfrom a community of creating artwork public exhibition. for a ‘Neighbours Talk’ Soundbites ‘Neighbours Talk’ Black Lives regeneration, about lockdown, Share of Clapham Park. Matter and the future phone recorded and ideas in reflections your an audio be made into that will conversations and podcast. for radio program ‘People of Clapham Park’ Story Portrait series Story of Clapham Park’ ‘People - have a professional photograph taken through taken photograph a professional - have doorway or outside and be at your window, your part of Clapham residents featuring of our series Park.

Phone/WhatsApp/SMS: Phone/WhatsApp/SMS: www.claphamparkcreative.org www.claphamparkcreative.org Website: Email: UPCOMING ACTIVITIES FOR FOR ACTIVITIES UPCOMING AUTUMN/WINTER y All events are free and there are options for all are and there free are All events us and let programme full the ages. Contact us for . you know what interests y y y community in lockdown 10 towards meholdingproud box orbagofcompost. How lovely to seethem,whileIamwatering thegarden, walking especially collectingcompost. elderly, alsoyoung female andmaleshowinterest ingardening and “Furlough andlockdown brought ourneighbourstogether. Notonly Here’s whatAnna,oneofthe Tressider Gardeners hadto say: paradise. will helpthemcontinueturningtheircommunalspaceinto asmall equipment includingacompostbinandsoilfrom Pinnaclewhich gardener’s atClaphamPark received donationsofadditional After reaching outto MTVH’s Community Investment team, GARDENING CLAPHAM NEIGHBOURS, THIS WAS CERTAINLY THE CASE FOR SOME AT TRESSIDER HOUSE. FOR SOME, LOCKDOWN HAS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH appreciate theirhelp.” Nelson Parreno-Reuda, alsoMarcin Roasiak(Pinnacle)thatwetruly soil. PleasetellIva Beasley (EstateManagementforMTVH) and I wantto express a big thankyou to peoplewhogenerouslydonated what bringsustogether islove to thenature. many nationalities.Lovely to seemixture ofculture, traditions and and daddyfrom Senegal. Tresidder Househasrepresentation of the photo above speaksfluent Polish, ashermumisfrom Poland neighbours initiatedthecommunalgarden. The young womanat Before Imoved into myhusband’s flatInoticed,that Polish 11 community in lockdown WORKING OUT OF LOCKDOWN

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN ONLINE!!!

@ www.CEFl.org.uk or

General Enquiries Alesha on 07930 501 106 or Christian on 07706 179 851

Young People with SEND Enquiries Navlet on 07984 337 812 Email: #BreakingOut-October2020 to [email protected] THERE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING RESPONSE FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN CLAPHAM PARK THROUGHOUT LOCKDOWN. NEIGHBOURS, LOCAL COUNCILLORS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS JOINT FORCES TO FORM THE THORNTON MUTUAL AID GROUP TO ORGANISE A TASK FORCE OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER SUPPORT, DELIVER FOOD PARCELS, PICK UP PRESCRIPTIONS AND LISTEN TO ANYONE WHO NEEDED ASSISTANCE.

Local resident Ruth Sargeant, discussed how the group began A retired couple called to say thank you and said that it was great to and the impact it has had on her sense of community in know that someone was there if family became unable to help them Clapham Park at any point. Another gentleman who was shielding asked whether we would be able to do a weekly food shop for him. Two 17 year old “Weir Road is a friendly place, with a great corner shop and dry boys have regularly done this, and it has been lovely to see people cleaners and some wonderful people. I know the neighbours of all ages come together as community. closest to me, and we often enjoy summer BBQs and winter drinks together. Weir Road is also a long Since those early days the Whatsapp group has road, with a mix of houses, maisonettes become more than just a place to send out and flats on the road and the estates volunteering requests. We have collected opposite, and there are so many for the local food bank and have shared households we don’t know. information about where to buy face masks or vegetables. Child care gaps In early March of this year, as Supporting have been filled, tips for keeping people around the country began foxes out of compost bins shared, to self–isolate or shield, a few of us unused fence paint passed on, vacuum discussed forming a group in order Thornton cleaners lent and so much more. VE to support anyone in need. We set up Day celebrations were organised and lost a phone number, email address and parcels found their way home on several Whatsapp group, registered with Lambeth Mutual Aid occasions. Neighbours have gone shopping Mutual Aid, and we were off! for each other, taken things to the tip for each community in lockdown 12 community in lockdown We set Saturday 21st March as the date to Group other, and waved down the road to people they leaflet the street. As an early lockdown become had not yet met after the weekly clap for the NHS. more likely, Saturday became Friday, and everyone Strangers introduced themselves on the street (and rallied around to make it happen. Neighbour told even on the Common) and the Fruit and Veg stall on the neighbour, word got out quickly, and offers quickly came corner has become a hub of conversation. in to donate paper and print and deliver leaflets. A few of us Across London and the country there has been a positive move met on the Friday and leafleted Weir Road. The response was towards being more community-minded, and here on Weir Road, immediate, with texts coming in from those wanting to help. On as we begin to emerge from lockdown, we look forward to the day the Saturday more of us met, introduced ourselves to each other when those shielding can come out, and when we can all celebrate on the doorstep, and finished delivering leaflets. Over 400 homes together. We feel excited and grateful to live on a street where the leafleted - just two days before lockdown was announced. sense of community and having real neighbours is stronger than Further texts, emails and calls came in over the coming days, and ever.” by 27th March we had over 30 members of the Whatsapp group, and more on a Facebook group, all willing to volunteer.

For more information on your local Mutual Aid Group and others across Lambeth, go to: www.lambethmutualaid.co.uk 13 community in lockdown VITAL MEALS FOR CLAPHAM PARK

Ayesha Pakravan founded Vital Meals in March in response to Covid-19. Offering free freshly cooked meals delivered to anyone in need across London. Once demand for the service grew, Vital Meals moved into The Clapham Park Cube, allowing them to deliver 1000 meals each week. Now, six months in, Vital Meals have supported hundreds across London and in our local community in Lambeth and became part of Clapham Parks Schools Out Summer Programme for 8-16 year olds with Elevating Success. We spoke with Ayesha about her experience of working at Clapham Park throughout lockdown Being part of the Cube & working for the community has been none other than a total honour and a real privilege. Before Vital Meals was welcomed into Clapham Park, we were a much smaller initiative helping a lot less people. Moving into the wonderful kitchen has allowed us to expand to over 1,000 meals per week and to really help so many more members of the community (as well as wider London). We have also been lucky enough to run our cookery classes as part of the Summer Programme and have loved meeting so many of the children. We have taught them the main basic skills needed in a kitchen and how to make their own favourite dishes from scratch and with some healthy alternatives! We have taught them how to make healthier chicken nuggets - one child even said they were better than McDonalds! - to make their own doughs for pizza and bread, to make their own pasta and so much more. It has been fantastic to see so many of the young children take to cooking so well and to hear one of our older students say that “his dream job is to be a chef” - we have loved being here to nurture these talents.

For more information on Vital Meals, visit their website: www.vitalmeals.org questions and answers 14 provided by the project team: Below are afew of the questionsthat were asked during the sessionwithanswers came alongandparticipated. Clapham Park Masterplan. We wouldlike to thankallofthose who of the project team delivering the next phaseofwork onthe Contractor” event where the community wasableto askquestions At thebeginningofOctober, weheldanonline“Meet the Q&A Q Q Q MEET THE CONTRACTORMEET THE A A A items of furniture, such as afamily-sized dining table. families together andcreate more space within the flat, allowing for larger A lotofnew builds are designedto have open kitchen and living areas to bring Why are the flatsgoing to beopen-planned? contact a member of the team using the details on the back of this magazine. copy of the presentation provided during the “Meet the contractor” event, please been shared with residents directly involved inthe block. Should you want a Plans forthe flats planned forPhase01 were shown duringtheevent and have Are there anyplansofwhatthe newflatsmightlooklike? ambulances. to make access as easy aspossible for wheelchair users and accessible to circumstances such as disability. They will be fitted with double doorandlifts All of the building will be designed aslifetime homes, allowing forchangesin redeveloped? Will there be sufficient disabilityaccess onthe estate once itis 15 questions and answers CGI of how the initial phase of the Clapham Park Masterplan Masterplan Park the Clapham initial phase of of how the CGI could look Residents are entitled to to entitled Residents are payments. loss home statutory how know do not we Whilst at the time much that will be figure current the the move, of ensure will We at £6,400. is a as is out of pocket nobody move. of the result Will residents be entitled entitled be residents Will for any compensation to move? the It was hoped that the construction of the new homes would be completed in in completed homes would be new of the the construction that hoped It was pushed been have timescales pandemic, the COVID-19 due to however 2022, in 2023. early happen expect completion to back and we now flats look like? of moving process will the What In process. this with helping residents be will team engagement The resident and help with packing to in brought are contractors this external addition to additional help. those who need for moving Residents are allowed to make changes to the flats, as long as they seek seek they as long flats, as the to changes make to allowed Residents are each approach team will housing The team. housing MHTV consent from . reasonably suggested change completed? be redevelopment will the When Will residents be able to make changes to the flats once they are are they once flats the to changes make able to be residents Will furnished? Where will residents and visitors park? and visitors residents will Where Some disabled parking. including Avenue, King’s on provision is parking There currently who Residents be retained. also will provision parking the current of space, however parking a car retain to allowed be will provision parking have the to adherence parking in for apply to not be able will residents any new developments. for new initiative car free London’s of Mayor A Q A A A A Q Q Q Q Hello from the Community Investment Team at how best to resolve community concerns and priorities. We have Clapham Park. We are a mixture of new and old Connectors who will work one to one with individuals who need support to achieve their ambitions. Our Regional Community faces serving the community at Clapham Park Coordinator will create effective partnerships and work with the and we look forward to working closely with you community to deliver projects that have a meaningful impact for to support you make this community what you the community. Our Community Centre Coordinator looks after want it to be. the Cube and will work with the community to ensure we deliver activities that meet the diverse Last summer, Jahanara Rajkoomar was appointed Director needs of the people living in of Community Investment for Metropolitan Thames Valley Clapham Park. Housing and launched the Residents Empowerment Strategy Stay well through these in November of 2019 which outlines our team priorities. challenging times and The Resident Empowerment Strategy focusses on addressing please let us know what those key issues that communities feel are holding them back matters to you and how we from moving on to a better place. We acknowledge that this will can support you mean different things to individuals and to different sections of All the Best the community. Our aim at Clapham Park is to work with the community to support you achieve what really matters to you. We Emildah Chabata, Regional have a Resident Voice Coordinator whose role is to actively listen Manager, Community to what matters to the community and individuals and listen for Investment clapham park services 16 Contact Clapham Park

The contact details for the community investment team for residents in need of support are: [email protected] If you want to speak to one of the team, our details are: Follow us at

Regional Manager https://twitter.com/mettvh [email protected], mobile number 075 5216 6351 Regional Community Coordinator- https://www.facebook.com/clapham.cube/ [email protected] mobile number 077 0347 6321 https://www.instagram.com/clapham_park/ Resident Connector [email protected] mobile number 077 0253 2379 17 local hero Remembering Donna C Henry CBE The recent passing of Clapham within Lambeth, with £56 million Park community champion, pounds being invested in the local Donna C Henry CBE, was a huge area over 10 years. By 2005, Donna loss. She will be remembered had become chair of the local New for her tenacious spirit and Deal for Communities organisation, fierce commitment to ensuring …Clapham Park Project, a role she Clapham’s regeneration continued until her passing. progressed with care and respect Donna was honoured with a CBE for to residents. countless years of community work, Donna played an integral role in the which she carried out with passion regeneration of Clapham Park. In and commitment. She was part of the late 90s, she petitioned Lambeth the very fabric of the community at Council about the need to improve Clapham Park and will be greatly local housing and to provide support missed by all who knew her. to enhance the fabric of the local She was a friend to many in Clapham community. By 2000, Clapham Park Park, who have shared their tributes had been selected to become part to her: of the New Deal for Communities

“Donna enriched the lives of all those that call Clapham Park home. As a community we are grateful and better-off for everything Donna C Henry did, and now it’s up to us to carry on that legacy.” Kelly Thomas, MTVH “Donna was a proud woman who loved her community and wanted to do what she could to help, focusing her efforts on the young and the vulnerable. She felt a sense of responsibility and was a true advocate for local people. Her estate was her kingdom and she was extremely proud of her years spent on the Clapham Park Estate.” Sonia Gayle, MTVH “Donna had earned her accolades and respect. I loved the way that if any new staff member tried to get too familiar with her, she would remind them of her full name, “its Donna C Henry”, but never added the CBE on the end. A classy lady and a champion, one I will miss greatly.” Tyson Bunby, MTVH “I had the pleasure of knowing Donna for more than 10 years as we often attended the same Clapham Park events. She always stood up for local people and was key in delivering many improvements to the area. Donna was a very stylish woman who brought her unique personal approach to everything she did and will be greatly missed by many in the community.” Ed Davie, Councillor for Thornton “I worked closely with Donna when I served as a councillor for Thornton ward as a Trustee of CPP. Donna’s dedication to her community was evident in everything she did. She always made it absolutely clear that she expected the best for Clapham Park and its residents and worked tirelessly to that end. I will miss her passion tempered by good humour – and glamour!” Diana Morris, Vice Chair of Clapham Park Project & Former Councillor for Thornton Residents can send their condolences viaEmail this email us address: at [email protected] A memorial event will be held when????????@?????.com it is safe to do so. after school project 18 19 what’s on WHAT’S ON @CLAPHAM PARK CUBE The Cube is currently closed to the public initially be online and move to face to face due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We are hopefully in January 2021. If you have a currently delivering food from the Cube in young person who could benefit, please partnership with Vital Meals for residents contact Hannah to register your interest. in need every Monday and Tuesday. If you We are delivering employment support need support with food, please contact through our partner Love London Working [email protected] or call him on (LLW). LLW is also supporting residents 07702 532379. interested in starting up or growing their We are also delivering some socially businesses. If you need employment or distanced activities for young people Business Support, please contact Rawnok to address their needs. We are currently Khan for support. delivering Music Production at 4:30-6:30pm on Tuesdays. If you interested, contact [email protected] or ring her on 07703 476321. In half term, we are running workshops between the 26th and 3oth of October for young people in partnership with Elevating Success and Vital Meals, please contact Hannah Moody if you would like more details. Tutors United will continue delivering private tuition to young people in school years 5-6 from November. Classes will We want to hear from you! Do you have a story you’d like to share with your neighbours? Would you like to make a contribution? We’re interested in hearing about activities for children and adults. We’d love to shine a spotlight on events in the community! Tell us if there’s something you’d like to see more of in the pages of @ClaphamPark by contacting Avril Branche at [email protected] or on 07701 388 385.

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