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Community newsletters

We have received a flurry of very welcome newsletters over the past few days illustrating clearly how much is going on in our local community.

The latest Team Lambeth call out for volunteers includes the search for West Norwood Feast Directors, working with a Dementia Group, creche helpers and volunteers for Brixton Windmill. Further volunteering opportunities from Team Lambeth include a call out from Clear Community Web for help in various volunteer roles. They hold the following programmes locally: Digital Drop-Ins, Community Learning, Online Services Support and Disability & Technology Advice.

Latest news from Community TechAid includes a call-out for new volunteers.

The South London Theatre also seeks a variety of volunteers, and their newsletter has detials of the current production of Jekyll and Hyde by their Youth Theatre and much other news. 

Lambeth Libraries events and activities for February 2024 includes events marking LGBTQ+ History month, activities for children's mental health week at all Lambeth Libraries, and at West Norwood Library - Children's Storytime with author Chitra Soundar and Wriggle & Rhyme.

Upper Norwood Library Hub has a comedy event, their half-term children’s camp: Little Brushstrokes, free frontline worker training on the topic of energy efficiency as part of their Energy Outreach Project as well as other events and activities. 

The Norwood Society has a talk coming up on Thursday 22 February 2024: The London to Croydon Railway (1835 to1839) from inception to operation (full details here on our events page), news of their summer walks programme (also listed in our events section), and publicity for community volunteer days by the Friends of Upper Norwood Rec. 

Kingswood Arts has news of the opening up of their Monday - Friday Warm Space, an event for all Creatives, and much much more.

The latest newsletter from Station to Station (BID) can be read here.

The Lambeth Horticultural Society has news of the reopening of their hut (and how to join to get all the benefits), and some horticultural events coming up.

The South London Botanical Institute  has news on up and comikng tree events and more.

Laslty, Healthwatch Lambeth as our health and social care champion, reports on their work with NHS leaders and care providers.