Posted in Uncategorized on 25 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on 24 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
The fabulous and wonderful Slade Garden Adventure Playground will be having their fun day.
Awarded great honours – it is the most fabulous local space for our children to operate on their own – away from their families and still supervised – or for the younger children one can supervise and stay. Many think far better than Battersea Park Adventure play area.
A 5 Minute walk from South Lambeth to Stockwell and there are a number of wonderful things – not least this play area . Anyone with Children older than say 4 go take a look .It is their Open day . It is a great resource that should be better supported so go along and support it !
Posted in Uncategorized on 22 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
Enjoy ! –
Posted in Uncategorized on 21 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
Why is this an issue?
The current proposals for the future of the library service in Lambeth involve a cut of near one half in money spent on Tate South Lambeth Library over the next two years (a cut that is much higher than the average for the whole library service). This will inevitably result in a reduction in the service provided – most likely, and immediately, through slashing the number of hours it is open. Its future as a small and under-resourced library must be in doubt – whatever the statements from Lambeth representatives that they do not intend to close any library.
Yet over the next two years – and beyond – the population living in the Vauxhall area is due to rise massively as the result of ongoing and planned investment in residential housing there, as part of the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea development.
Does the proposal make sense?
Lambeth Council representatives, at the two public consultation meetings held at the library in April, claimed that they have consulted Greater London Authority figures for population in Vauxhall before setting the funds available for the library.
How up-to-date are Lambeth’s figures? Have they taken account of high-rise development in the future?
The meeting on May 28th is your chance to raise these – and other – questions. Come along to Tate South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road.
Posted in Uncategorized on 20 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
Big Potential effect on travel for us locally. Anyone wanting to travel North -South is going to meet with a problem over access to the Bridges at various times. LOCALS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE UTILITY BILLS to SHOW THEIR LOCAL WHEREABOUTS and perhaps WHY they NEED to GET BACK.
POLICE ADVICE : Here is the current Police advice:
Sunday 3rd June 2012 - River Thames Pageant, Chelsea to Tower Bridge
There will be a large scale security operation in place in place from 7am with the closures and searches of the bridges. Large areas of Central London from Chelsea through to Tower Bridge will be affected during the day.
Bridges will have various closures in place and many will have viewing areas where the flotilla can be viewed by invited guests only:
1. Invited guests only:
Albert, Lambeth, Westminster, Jubilee (Hungerford), Blackfriars, Millennium and Tower.
2. Bridges where pedestrians can cross but stopping to view the pageant is banned:
Battersea and Chelsea.
3. Bridges where traffic can cross (except 3pm to 5.50pm) during the pageant:
Vauxhall, Waterloo, Southwark and London.
It is expected that Central London will be busy with 1000 boats on the river and the opportunity to see this once in a lifetime event. A number of premises overlooking the river have already identified that they are holding events. They will need to consider access routes to their buildings.
Businesses will need to consider their logistical support and areas such as staff travel. The main information will be available:
Posted in Uncategorized on 20 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
5 keys on a fob – and what looks like a bike lock.
Please call Rosemary on 07792 901295 if you have lost any keys at Trash or Treasure
Posted in Uncategorized on 19 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
We had a lovely Trash or Treasure with about 20 homes putting out stuff and hundreds of people coming through to buy it.
Ski suits going on the North side of Albert Square; wonderful crocheted blankets on the Eastern; cocktail dresses to take you to you the Ritz on a rather snazzy dapper and sophisticated Wilkinson street who did fabulous things – but only on one side of the street ! AND vintage paste + vintage golf clubs + all things charitable on ALdebert Terrace.
Albert Square featured too West side had ONLY 2 good shows from residents with wonderful plates and glass. On the Eastern side – regrets remain for all those who cast their eyes on that that unbought iconic parmesan grater.
Quality kids clothes going for 50 pence an item. Old and loved toys for 10 pence. Skates for £2 worn only 10 weeks before outgrown but costing new £140 – This is trash or Treasure.
St Stephen’s rarely participates strongly as a street and this year was a total ZERO.( Answers please on a post card from St Stephen’s occupants). Actually that is wrong. One lovely house left out diddy seed pots that we hope to recycle for the Jubilee Celebration with sunflower seeds – perfect size for a jubilee sunflower race).
We hope that most people who came through the sale enjoyed it and felt that they left with a bargain.
The reason for starting this event was to contribute to education re concept of recycling and avoiding land fill. We used to do a lot better on getting stalls in to talk about environmental input. We will try harder next time.
Critically our aspiration is that the neighbourhood can catch up and chat and have a laugh. Importantly to make it safer because more people will know care and look after each other – and the kids will equally know and be known. We are very privileged to have an environment that many country villages would be thrilled with. Today was a lovely event – where those who made the effort to buy or sell probably left with a better feeling about our community.
Posted in Uncategorized on 16 May 2012| 1 Comment »
This is the annual event where Local residents are able to put up tables outside their homes and sell their former treasures. It is a great chance to declutter and spring clean and is a great community recycling scheme. Children can spring clean their rooms of old toys and practice their entrepreneurial skills while earning money to buy the next toy or give the money to their favourite charity or cause.
Anything apart from food can be up for sale or given away. The idea is to recycle and keep items out of landfill for longer.
Residents are able to sell on the 4 streets that make up Association area and give away or sell their wares. Everyone else is welcome to come in and pick up a bargain.
Where: The streets of St Stephens, Albert Square, Tradescant Road and Wilkinson Street.
When: 11 am – 1 Pm.
Further info: Local residents may set out their items on a table before the 11 am. Please be ready to sell FROM 11 am. Items can be sold or given away. Please spread the word amongst neighbours, friends and local schools and clubs and any other local networks.
Posted in Uncategorized on 10 May 2012| Leave a Comment »
JUST A FEW MINUTES AWAY ON THE NUMBER 88 Or NUMBER 2 BUS
Liminal
Every Saturday and Sunday
11.00–15.00, FREE
Liminal invites visitors into a physical, material and social experience of sculpture through touch, interaction and collaboration. Supported by a changing artist devised programme. Suitable for all ages.
BP Saturdays: Tate Together Art Fair
Saturday 9 June
10.00 – 15.00, FREE
Drop in to Tate Britain and experience Art Fair– an interactive event for families of all ages. There will be the opportunity to shape and create sound performances, explore a fictional Art Fair where you can barter, make and exchange; as well as contribute to a live press Newspaper which is being printed throughout the day.
BP Saturdays: Tate Together is supported by BP
Posted in Community involvement, Local events and pictures on 9 May 2012| 1 Comment »
The easiest way of finding out what's new on the site is by subscribing to updates through a feed reader.
If you prefer, you can subscribe by email. Just enter your email address in
this simple form to get a single daily email update on days when new material is published.
FixMyStreet – Stockwell ward reports
