Voter Registration

You may have seen one of these cards on your doormat and wondered what this was all about? Lambeth’s Electoral Registration Officer must undertake a canvass of all households in the borough each year to check voter details are correct. 'Canvassers' are out and about knocking on the doors of residents who have not already confirmed their details have changed - and more importantly - confirmed their details remain unchanged. You have to do this every year.

Norwood & Brixton Foodbank

Since April the Norwood & Brixton Foodbank has fed 16,000 people across Lambeth and over 6,000 of those were children. Over 300 people volunteer, and over 170 tonnes of food has been distributed during this period. Have a look at the latest Foodbank video for a behind the scenes view of the Streatham warehouse.

Libraries and Heritage

Further to our earlier story, Lambeth Libraries are hosting a series of (on-line) events through October for Black History Month. The programme can be found at www.lambeth.gov.uk/bhm.

West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre: swimming pool

Due to a leaking roof the swimming pool at the West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre has been closed for over a week. At the time of writing the staff are hoping Lambeth Council would inspect and perhaps repair the damage this week and the swimming pool could reopen next week. We hope the timeline will not be longer than this. On a positive note the gym remains open and has appropriate social distancing measures in place. Lesiure and gym facilities remain open under the government High COVID-19 alert level.

COVID19: High Alert level

The government has announced that the whole of London is to move to alert level Tier Two: High. This comes into force at midnight Friday 16 October 2020. The government infographic below sets out clearly what this means; Londoners will not be able to mix between different households indoors - which includes in their homes and inside pubs and restaurants. Londoners should also aim to reduce the number of journeys they make where possible.

South London Botanical Institute: Tales from the Fruit Bowl

More news from the SLBI. Four talks on favorite fruit and veg; botany, history, medicine, folklore, ethnobotany, as well as their plant family connections and a myriad mix of fascination and information. You can book for each one on separate tickets or all four on a multi ticket.

Local COVID alert levels

The Government has published "what you need to know" guidance following yesterday's announcement of three new local COVID-19 Medium, High and Very High alert levels.

Have your say on restoration plans for Brockwell Hall

Lambeth Council wants your views on proposals to restore and improve Brockwell Hall, a historic Grade II* listed building in the middle of Brockwell Park.

Clean Air

Thursday was Clean Air Day and the Mayor of London was able to report that London’s air is getting cleaner:

Volunteering opportunities this week

This week's opportunties for volunteering from Team Lambeth are for volunteers to help with local food deliveries with Healthy Living Platform and for an HR specialist for a youth focused organisation: JAGS. Read more and apply here.

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