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West Norwood Cemetery: autumn 2024 update

In our last update in May 2024, we discussed the National Lottery Heritage Fund project at West Norwood Cemetery, which aims to preserve the cemetery's stunning landscape and architectural features while introducing new experiences and facilities to enhance community use. Following a meeting of the shadow Strategic Partnership Board in October, we're now able to share an update on the project and other related matters.

Re-opening of Brockwell Hall in Spring 2025

Brockwell Hall will once again open its doors thanks to a transformative £7.7 million investment from Lambeth Council, including £3.9 million funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and support of the Brockwell Park Community Partners.

Train station closures this half term

From Saturday 26 October to Friday 1 November work on upgrading signalling systems will impact routes right across south London. Southern, Thameslink, and London Overground trains will not run in the Peckham Rye, Tulse Hill, Crystal Palace and Tooting areas because of signalling upgrades. See a breakdown of the closures, effecting lots of different stations.

Lambeth relaunches SEND Youth Forum

Lambeth Council is relaunching its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Youth Forum, a group for young people aged 14-25 with SEND who live and/or go to school in Lambeth.

A Photo A Day - West Norwood Cemetery project

This is a project being run in the cemetery throughout 2024 as part of the current National Lottery Heritage funded project, and the plan is to take a photo in the cemetery on every single day. So far, not a day has been missed!

New ecology scheme for Belair Park

The ecology team at Southwark Council will be creating a wet woodmeadow in Belair Park, planting trees and wild flowers starting this autumn.

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