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Protection of local views

Lambeth is consulting on its draft Local Views Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 2020 which has been prepared to assist with the management of the locally protected views set out in Policy Q25 of the Draft Revised Lambeth Local Plan, 2020. Our local views from Norwood Park, Knights Hill and Gipsy Hill are included. Has the Council identified all the views from these sites that should be protected? Are there other views that should be added and therefore given the same protection?

Rathbone Youth Centre needs Volunteer Learning Mentors

Rathbone Society is an organisation that among other things supports young people through promoting independence and life skills, supporting people to try new things and creating opportunities for people to come together. The Rathbone Youth Centre needs Volunteer Learning Mentors for their Inspiring Learning programme.

Volunteering opportunities this week

This week Age UK are looking for seasonal volunteers, there’s a befriending role at Share Community, and several tech-based opportunities with Lambeth TechAid.

Thinking about fostering? Have all your questions answered!

Lambeth Council's Fostering Service is to hold a special, online Q&A event on Thursday 19 November from 7pm to 8pm. If you're unsure whether fostering is for you, this will be a chance to find out more. Have all your questions answered by our dedicated team and real-life foster carers.

Business Directory: click & collect and home delivery

The Station to Station Business Directory now includes a fully updated section for ‘home delivery and click & collect’, to highlight all the local businesses open during the current lockdown. This includes those who are essential stores and already offered home delivery (eg Buywise pet store) but also those who have either adapted their business or moved to online platforms - many of the local cafes, House of Cards, Wear Abouts school uniform shop, etc. 

South London Theatre news

The South London Theatre, along with all other venues, has closed its doors for this latest lockdown, but plans for a Christmas show and productions next year are in hand. You can read all their latest news here.

We look forward to the return of SLT, and our other local venues. In the meantime, here's the video of the August 2020 SLT production in West Norwood Cemetery: a Promenade in the Cemetery.

u3A is open for new members

u3a is a UK-wide movement of locally-run interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities to come together to learn for fun. Members explore new ideas, skills and activities together. The local Dulwich and District u3a is seeking new members - see details of the wide range of activites now available and how to join in flyer below.

Volunteering opportunities this week

This week's opportunties for volunteering from Team Lambeth are for the role of welfare caller to work with two organisations - Disability Advice Service Lambeth and Age UK.

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