Following on from the public meeting on 4 December, the Forum sought further clarification from Thames Water and the Knights Hill and Thurlow Park ward councillors. New information provided by the councillors is that Tuesday 24 December is now the planned finish date for the current water mains works along Norwood Road (not 20 December). Road closures, compounds, portacabins etc will be removed progressively as Christmas approaches.

Help is urgently needed so as to make sure no one in our local community has to go hungry. Your gift of financial support, time, business partnership and food can make a real difference. All the necessary information is on the Norwood and Brixton Foodbank here.

It was announced at yesterday’s public meeting, that the current phase of works along Norwood Road will now not end on 14 December but continue to Friday 20 December 2019. This is to enable the works at Lancaster Avenue to be completed before Christmas and so remove the need to close Lancaster Avenue again in 2020.  The remaining work of this phase is to complete the Elmcourt Road to Ullswater Road section of new pipe, excavate some trial holes and do the connections to the new pipe work.

With a mission to use their resources to help improve the lives of people in the ancient parish of Streatham, applications for grant funding can be made to the Thrale Charity.

Applications for work with those in conditions of need, hardship or distress, will be accepted from registered charities, institutions, organisations or groups having a suitably recognised status. Groups applying should be working with people in need who live in SW2, SW12, SW16, SW17, SE21, SE24 and SE27. The closing date is 3 January 2020.