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Volunteering opportunities this week

This week: Covid marshals, website designer, Age UK-phone friends and organisational developments expets. All sought by mostly local voluntary and community organisations and vaccine centres.  

Tackling food poverty Lambeth action plan – have your say

Lambeth Council is consulting on plans to address food poverty and food insecurity over the next three years at a time when more people than ever need help as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Food poverty can harm physical and mental health as well as increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer among people who are unable to access a healthy and nutritious diet.

Deadline: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 11.59pm

Saving food from the bin and tackling food poverty

Healthy Living Platform (HLP) have worked with Lambeth and with volunteers to deliver food since the start of the pandemic. Now the council has contracted them to work on longer-term plans to co-ordinate and distribute surplus food. HLP’s aim is to put food at the heart of the community so that no person goes without a nutritious meal.

British Army live broadcast

The aim of this live broadcast is to provide greater awareness and understanding of the British Army. The presentation will include current information on how the Army is supporting the Government’s response to the current Coronavirus pandemic. With live questions, you can find out how the British Army is serving the nation.

Operation Eagle - community volunteers needed urgently

We really need you today: Lambeth is responding to confirmation of a single case of the Covid South African variant in the south of the borough, and are commencing a ‘surge test’ programme in part of Knight’s Hill ward (West Norwood) and Streatham Wells ward (East Streatham).

Driving in London: the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding

Air pollution is not just a central London problem, with many areas still exceeding the legal limits for pollution across the city. As a reminder, the ULEZ is to expand from 25 October 2021 right up to the South Circular (A205) and North Circular (A406) roads. To check the implications for you, the TfL site has both post code and vehicle checkers.

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