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Coronavirus: meeting people from outsde your housesold

Easy to understand guidance explaining how you can now see people you do not live with, while protecting yourself and others from coronavirus, has been published by the Government. This includes the new advice on single adult household support bubbles. If you need further advice, these FAQs should help.

Council Estate residents: summer placement scheme

Homes for Lambeth are running a paid internships summer placement scheme, for either six  or 12 weeks. This is for young people not currently in paid work elsewhere, with priority to those living on estates that Homes for Lambeth is due to rebuild. 

COVID-19 survey - young people

The Lambeth Pulse Survey aims to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on Lambeth residents and identify ways in which the Council can effectively provide support to residents going forward. To ensure the success of this research and the representativeness of the findings, Lambeth Council and a research company aim to speak to 2000 adults and 200 young people. So far a significant number of responses have been received from adults but more participation is needed from young people (ages 11-17).   

Cycle hangers

Lambeth Council will install cycle hangers in our streets where there is a demand, but we understand from a local resident that there is a two year waiting list and that Council residents in blocks of flats have been advised that communal spaces in flats can no longer be used to store bikes etc.

Vale Street Reuse and Recycling centre: new arrangements for pedestrians

We were pleased to see a local resident has successfully lobbied the Council in reopening the recycling centre to pedestrians. This issue was raised with Councillor Matthew Bennett who advised that the Council has now agreed the following protocol with Veolia (who run the centre):

Local residents wishing to deposit waste should first approach a Veolia member of staff on the front gate at Vale Street with proof of residency and a description of the waste they want to dispose of.

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