New Lambeth Council customer service strategy

Lambeth Council states it has launched an innovative strategy to transform customer service.

Proposed new parliamentary constituencies

The Boundary Commission for England has published its latest proposals to redraw the map of Parliamentary Constituencies across England.

Community Safety News

Protect Our Children
Outcomes and a recording of the recent Zoom meeting discussing community concerns over child abduction will be posted here very shortly.
The meeting was at capacity and included contributions from Cllrs Sonia Winifred, Ed Davie and Marcia Cameron, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for Streatham, community activists Sandra Moodie and Lee Jasper, and Borough Commander Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove.

Lambeth are running extra Covid-19 PCR testing in West Norwood

Due to a localised rise in new cases, Lambeth are encouraging everyone who lives, works or studies in West Norwood, Clapham, Brixton and Stockwell to take a Covid-19 PCR test whether they have symptoms or not.
The extra testing is being provided as a precautionary measure after a rise in local infection rates, and some cases of the Delta variant – first identified in India – having been detected in the borough.
There were 179 cases recorded between 24-30 May and the current positive case rate is 54.8 per 100,000 people.

Lambeth: new Leader of the Council and Cabinet

Councillor Claire Holland has been elected as the new Leader of Lambeth Council, following the earlier resignation of Councillor Jack Hopkins.

Lambeth Larder Crowdfunding Campaign

Lambeth Larder is a social enterprise based in south London. They make free resources to help connect local people to emergency food and other help, like advice and debt support, mental health services, etc. They formed a valuable link in the help and support chain of information during the height of Covid-19. Here is their website: www.lambethlarder.org/

Volunteering opportunities this week

Volunteering opportunities from Team Lambeth this week:

Free the Gallery: events for June

As always there's an excellent programme of events planned at Free the Gallery.

Lambeth Summer Camp

Camp is now FULL - but please check their website for cancellations: www.lambethsummercamps.org/

The 2021 Summer Camp, managed and run by Lambeth Safer Schools Officers, will cater for about 125 youngsters aged 9 to 16 from 27 July to 19 August at St Martin in the Fields School in Tulse Hill.

High Trees Crowdfunding Campaign

Plans are underway to refurbish St.Martins Learning Centre, and to ensure the local community decides on the design for the external façade. The building is in increasing state of disrepair with no capital investment for over 22 years, and this has adversely affected the work undertaken and services delivered by High Trees, even more so since Covid 19.

Norwood Forum

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