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Your local news from Council / November 2016

Food Library matters on Reading Groups Page 4 Page 2

Building work is ready to begin on the new Library and Cinema, at Nettlefold Hall in Norwood High Street Page 3

Gipsy Hill | Knights Hill | Thurlow Park ENVIRONMENT SPORTS A fresh approach to recycling

Almost 40% of tenants and leaseholders surveyed said clean streets should be Lambeth’s No 1 priority. We’re changing your recycling service for the better. Welcome to your new green bin

Early in 2017, we’re giving 85% of Lambeth new recycling bins. In a pilot scheme in , 79% of residents found them easy to use. Just open the lid and pop your recycling in. London Youth Games Yes, they’re ‘green’

Your new bin helps you help the – Team Lambeth environment. It’s recycled plastic, and in 10 years they’ll save 100 Inspired by Team GB at the Rio manage a team, coach, officiate million plastic sacks. Plus, no Olympics and Paralympics? Want to or volunteer at events. Team waking up to see dragged across follow in the footsteps of Sir Bradley Lambeth are currently recruiting the pavement by foxes. Wiggins, Mo Farah and Dina Asher players for the Indoor Cricket Smith? Team Lambeth are looking competition, so if you’re aged Change for the better for young sports stars to represent 10 – 13 years old and not quite the Borough in the London Youth ready to put down your bat after We’re upgrading the vehicles that Games. Open to young people aged the cricket season – don’t! collect your recycling, too, and 8 – 18 years old who either live or go To get involved and for more starting collections based on to school in Lambeth, there are over information, please contact Lambeth’s 5 town centres – 30 sports within the competition Louise Fox, London Youth , , , programme to take part in. For Games Co-ordinator at Norwood and Lambeth North. adults there are opportunities to [email protected]

WHAT’S ON IN YOUR AREA

West Norwood Library reading Botanical group, Wednesday 30 Institute 18 November 7-9pm November, 6:30-8pm. Come Free drawing plants drop-in along to meet fellow book lovers, session. Bring refreshments to discuss a good book and join the enjoy together. Materials provided. fun. 14-16 Knights Hill, SE27 0HY, 323 Norwood Road London, Phone: 020 7926 8092 SE24 9AQ South London ‘Jack’ Portico Gallery Salsa Mambo 1-4 & 8-11 December 7.30pm Friday 25 November. Another (Saturday and Sunday great evening at Mambista. matinees at 2pm) An epic The evening kicks off with Christmas show for boys and girls a Salsa dance class at 7pm. young and old.T: 07701 055 602 Salsa class 7pm – 8pm. Email:[email protected] Mambista 8pm – midnight. Stanley Halls, 12A South Norwood Hill, Tickets from £6. SE25 6AB 23A Knights Hill, SE270HS

2 LOCAL NEWS New Norwood A new team of cinema enforcement officers Building work is ready to begin on the new West Norwood Library and Cinema, at are out on the streets Nettlefold Hall in Norwood High Street. The library and cinema of Lambeth should be open in autumn next year and will see a full town We’re cracking down on environmental crimes that spoil centre library open for longer the borough. hours, alongside a four-screen Anybody caught will face on-the-spot fines of up to £80 for littering, cinema and café run by spitting or urinating, and £50 failing to pick up dog fouling. Picturehouse. Local ward councillors recently paid a visit The move is part of Lambeth’s drive for cleaner and safer streets, and in to the site ahead of building response to residents’ concerns about littering and other enviro-crimes. work commencing. Picking up litter costs the council a huge amount. Recent research from Keep Britain Tidy suggests that it costs around £1bn per year to clean up the country’s streets – that cost is picked up by local authorities.

BEST PHOTO HOUSING Happy anniversary, Joe Hunte Court

Sheltered scheme Joe Hunte Court celebrated its 30th anniversary in style. The whole building has recently been refurbished as part of the Lambeth Housing Standard LHS) programme of works, including new kitchens and shower rooms for older residents. Manager Tara Solanki invited residents and the Mayor of Lambeth, Cllr Saleha Grab your camera or mobile and capture the character of West Jaffer to a birthday Norwood; street scenes, the fantastic and strange, community. All celebration in the entries will be showcased online. Closing date for entries is Midnight communal lounge, 14 November. Details: westnorwoodfeast.com or email: with a buffet and [email protected] musical entertainment. 3 SURVEY There’s never been a more urgent time to explore together how we address the challenges facing the borough. To face up to the future, to work towards How can we reducing inequality, and to help ensure that a better quality of life is enjoyed by as many people as possible needs collective action, and directing that collective make Lambeth action is the aim of Lambeth’s Borough Plan. We’d love to know what role you’d like to play in a better place helping make the borough a better place, and how we can work with you to do that. to live? Discover our strategy to improve the borough and share your ideas at http://future.lambeth.gov.uk

LOCAL NEWS

Ever since July 2014, when the Mayor of London granted Lambeth the honour of being one of two Food Matters Food Flagship Boroughs, Gipsy Hill has become a hive of food-related activity. in Gipsy Hill Local residents responded to a public consultation to discuss and address issues relating to food in their area, from local supply to how to encourage the local community to improve the quality of the food they ate. As a result, twelve resident-led, original initiatives were created, all designed to bring the community together and address the issues they had identified. Examples of initiative have included development community market, developing knowledge and capacity of healthy eating projects, supporting young people through an apprenticeship programme, community food growing and working with Incredible Edible Lambeth as well as many other projects. The projects, have attracted considerable interest, including a visit to the market by the Leader of the council, Cllr Lib Peck. For further information on the Gipsy Hill Project or how to get involved please contact [email protected]

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