RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 27 July 2007

From Riverside Community Development Trust, 20 Newburn St, SE11 5PJ. 020 7820 0555. info@rcdt.org. www.rcdt.org

 

RCDT has had two severe funding blows over the last 3 weeks.

This means that it is having to further reduce its involvements in the area. It will be suspending work on implementing its 2007-8 Development Plan, will not be able to become involved in any new initiatives, and will have to stop progressing some initiatives that have already been started.

This reduction includes suspending the production of the ENews/Events listing as from this issue. The RCDT Board members are aware that this will be a severe disappointment to many of you, but as he is only on limited hours as Development & Management Worker Sean has to concentrate on completing existing commitments and assisting Board members work through the implications.

 

WHICH VISION DO YOU WANT FOR BEAUFOY

AND LILIAN BAYLIS? – SEE STORIES BELOW

 

Contents:

Events: this Weekend and coming week

The Kennington Quarter – A Vision for the Beaufoy and Lilian Baylis

Prince’s Ward Investment Strategy

Council Proposes Civic Assembly For Part of North Lambeth

News

Local Planning Applications & News: Hampton House Consultation; ideas for Section 106 spending

Art Galleries & Exhibitions: Greengrassi Gallery has now been added

 

This looks like a weekend to visit the local art galleries:

3 have exhibitions which are ending.

 

THIS WEEKEND 28 & 29 JULY

Saturday. Oval Kennington Farmers’ Market. 10am-3pm. St Mark’s Church, Oval.

Saturday. 11am-6pmLast chance to see

Allessandro Pessoli

Exhibition at Greengrassi Gallery, 1A Kempsford Rd

Saturday & Sunday. 2-6pm.  Last chance to see

A Private Paradise. Donna Conlon, Uta Kögelsberger, Tinna Ludviksdottir, Sarah Woodfine. Exhibition at Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art. 123 Kennington Road

Saturday & Sunday. 2-6pm. Last chance to see

Helga Steppan. Be long a part.  

Exhibition at Man&Eve, 131 Kennington Park Rd.

 

THIS COMING WEEK

                                                

Monday 30 July

Prince’s Ward Investment Strategy & Communities First. These are two of the items being discussed by the Lambeth Council Cabinet. Lambeth Town Hall. See Investment Strategy and Civic Assemblies stories below. Lambeth Town Hall. Brixton Hill.

7pm

Tuesday 31 July

Drones Jazz at the Pilgrim. 247 Kennington Lane (the
corner of Kennington Lane and Montford Place). Hosted by the Ned Flanders Quartet (Marcus Hill, Tim Clark, Andrew Sweeney,
with the Dee Byrne on alto sax.

8.15pm

Tuesday 31 July & Wednesday 1 August

Tim Freedman. Tim is the singer-songwriter with one of Australia's greatest bands, The Whitlams, and last year sold out Ronnie Scotts. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd. Ticketweb: 08700 600 100 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
See Tickets: 0870 264 3333 / www.seetickets.com
We Got Tickets (internet only, but save on postage fees): www.wegottickets.com

7pm (doors open)

Friday 3 August

SE1 Utd Sports Day. Fun day at Archbishops Park, Lambeth Palace Road. Many fun family activities and entertainment on the stage including the Southside FM Radio Station Launch. For more information contact Natalie Bell on 07984 205592, email: nataliebell13@hotmail.com

12-6pm

Saturday 4 August

Oval Kennington Farmers’ Market. St Mark’s Church, Oval.

10am-3pm

 

SUMMER PROJECTS – see 20 June ENews on www.rcdt,.org

 

THE KENNINGTON QUARTER

– A VISION FOR THE BEAUFOY AND LILIAN BAYLIS

 

An alternative vision for the Beaufoy ‘to revitalise the economic and environmental health of North Lambeth’ was unveiled by Jeffe Jeffers, the Director of Lady Margaret Hall Settlement at the ‘Push the Envelope Further’ event on Wednesday 25 July. The event was organised by Beaconsfield Galley, RCDT and the Settlement, partly as a follow-up to the ‘Push the Envelope’ Symposium held during last July’s Festival.

 

·                     The ‘historical heart of old Lambeth, specially the neighbourhood surrounding the Lambeth Walk, has fallen into a deep decline, socially, economically and physically, and the area as a whole has lost its focus.’

·                     The creation of a new cultural district centred around the foundation of an artisan’s school and the establishment of a major museum of the Arts and Crafts Movement ‘will attract tourism, economic investment and will provide skills training, employment and entrepreneurial business opportunities for members of the local community – attributes that the area has lacked for many years.’

·                     While ‘the old manufacturing economy had provided a wide range of skilled and semi-skilled local employment, the new creative industries’ are ‘overwhelmingly graduate entry, offering little opportunity for the local community to participate.’

·                     The proposal seeks to enable the area ‘to flourish, achieving its potential whilst providing more skilled and higher earning opportunities for local people at the same time.’

 

The Kennington Quarter proposal ‘recognises the importance of critical mass in developing the (creative) sector and suggests the development of two core sites, the old Lilian Baylis school and the Beaufoy Institute which, alongside Damien Hirst’s exciting development plans for studios, galleries and restaurants in Newport Street, will create a real anchor for the growth of a local arts retail, entertainment and luxury goods industry.’

 

·                     Lilian Baylis – retail, environmental and industrial space, an incubator with business support service to maximise the growth of creative businesses in the area; ‘a mosaic of studios, workshops, production and retail units, with health and leisure facilities integrated within the site.’

·                     Beaufoy Institute – ‘the perfect location’ for the museum of the Arts and Crafts Museum involving the William Morris and De Morgan collections, creating a major new museum, and the artisan school, ‘an academy training local young people in high-level hand skills.’

·                     The Hirst Development – ‘will encourage other large players to look at the area and will have an immediate impact of the railway arches opposite the proposed site. This development will also, in time. radically later the retail environment in nearby Lambeth Walk.’

 

‘These three drivers represent a significant force for growth and offer the Council an outstanding opportunity to add to the existing activity in Waterloo and Brixton, further enhancing Lambeth’s role as a major player in the creative industries, while at the same time putting into place the kind of employment and skills projects that are the heart of the London Development Agency’s visions for the regeneration of London South Central.’

 

The Artisan School will offer 200 places for 13-19 years old ‘to attain high-level hand skills a well as a good grounding in business studies. This should be accompanied by the provision of a wide range of skills development programmes for adults who wish to retrain.

 

·                     The ‘school’s combined focus on artisan skills and business know-how, the accompanying retail, artistic and industrial spaces provide by the Lilian Baylis old school site, and the network of business support services running alongside, should provide a winning formula.’

·                     The Museum ‘will act as a counterpoint to this activity, drawing attention, interest and investment from the wider national and international community.’

·                     ‘This will build on the inevitable interest, investment and excitement created by Damien Hirst’s development plans for Newport Street.’

 

Among others the Settlement is in discussions with the Duchy of Cornwall, Dartington Hall Trust, the De Morgan Foundation, Prince’s Regeneration Trust  and the William Morris Museum and the Young Foundation to build a partnership with a ‘higher reservoir of skills and contacts’ to help create the Quarter, and attract financial resources.

 

‘Properly implemented’, it ‘will leave the city richer and more attractive to investment, tourism and innovative economic activity. Furthermore, and perhaps most importantly, it will also open doors to the local community, offering new opportunities and new hope.’

 

A pamphlet ‘Kennington Quarter’ is available from Lady Margaret Hall Settlement: 020 7793 1110. lmhs@lmhs.org.uk

 

There were strong expressions of support for the vision in the Kennington Quarter proposal during the question and discussion session on the presentation at the Push the Envelope Further event on 25 July at Beaconsfield. See also ‘Push the Envelope Further’ in News Section below.

 

 

PRINCE’S WARD INVESTMENT STRATEGY

 

The Prince’s Ward Investment Strategy will be finalised by the Council’s Cabinet on Monday 30 July. The report states that it ‘presents a commitment by the Administration to take a strategic approach to identify options that can offer better value usage of Council-owned assets within the ward for the benefit of the local community and respond to their needs.’

 

The Council currently spends over £450,000 on security and maintenance of the Beaufoy Institute and  the former Lilian Baylis School: ‘this is poor value for money’. These costs might increase if the Budget proposals to charge business rates on such buildings comes in next April. ‘These sites have a value that, if realised, could enable real investment into the ward in terms of community facilities.’  The aim is to maximise capital receipts ‘to fund and realise the community objectives (health, youth, sports and recreation, nursery children’s centre) and housing.  It proposes ‘a private sector led solution’ through selling the sites on the open market.The main features of this strategy as spelt out in the document  (Recommendation 3) are:

 

·                     cultural/community facilities within the Beaufoy Institute

·                     community facilities on the Lilian Baylis site

·                     affordable and private sector housing

·                     accommodation at Lilian Balyis for Charles Edward Brooke School pupils (2010-2013) decant while their school is modernised

·                     landscaping works, including the incorporation of the Ethelred Youth Club site into Lambeth Walk Open Space creating a new frontage with Kennington Rd

 

The report is supported by detailed appendices, and the following are the key additional features to help understand what is being planned:

 

·                     marketing ‘as one development package’ of the whole of the Beaufoy Institute site, Lollard St Adventure Playground site, south part of Ethelred Youth Club site.

·                     ‘A smaller, high quality play facility will be re-provided on Lambeth Walk Public Open Space or adjoining the proposed new youth facility’ in place of the Adventure Playground

·                     landscaping the north part of the Ethelred Youth Club site and incorporation within the Lambeth Walk Open Space

·                     possible demolition of the existing Ethelred Nursery building and landscaping of the podium deck

·                     provision of sufficient space at Lilian Baylis to accommodate the Charles Edward Brooke School pupils (from Paras 2.35 and 2.3.6)

·                     satisfaction of the requirements of the Charity Commission on the sale of the 1907 building at Beaufoy Institute

·                     housing on our sites.

·                     replacement of existing community facilities by more modern ones

 

The ‘Council is conscious of the value of the services provided by the local community in Prince’s Ward by organisations such as Sports Action Zone and All Nations and therefore the development programme will be seeking to support these organisations in furthering their aims and objectives.’ (para 2.6.2)

 

1907 Beaufoy Institute building. The community objectives for the use after sale of the 1907 Beaufoy Institute building (the one which the Council controls as charitable Trustees) are:

 

·                     ‘That the activities of any organisation occupying the 1907 building respect the historic fabric and interior of the building.

·                     That any organisation proposing a cultural resource potentially attracting interest from across Lambeth and South East London, must show that the  organisation will also provide a programme of activities which will benefit the local community. For example

Raising the aspirations of young people – by offering educational outreach programmes to local schools or hosing out of school learning opportunities;

Encouraging community cohesion – by hosting at regular intervals a range of events in the Assembly Hall within the Beaufoy;

Promoting adult learning – by offering learning or training programmes including practical skills training.’ (para 2.72)

 

The Council recognises that the Charity Commission may not approve the inclusion of the 1907 building in the package. In which case it will be omitted from the development and sold independently on the open market. (Appendix 1. Para 2.53) Independent consultants will be appointed to represent the interests of the Beaufoy Trust and a second firm to represent those of the Council. They will assess the value as follows (a) 1907 as an independent standalone building; (b) with the 1903s annex and the car park; (c) with (b) and the other three development sites. The outcome will form the basis for agreeing the capital receipt to be paid to the Trust to fund its proposed new educational objectives. This will require Charity Commission agreement. (Appendix I Para 2.5)

 

Lilian Baylis. The Council will require the provision of sports and recreation facilities, health centre, youth facilities and Ethelred Nursery & Children’s Centre on the site. Appendix 2 discusses the complexity involved in developing the new facilities while safeguarding part of the site for the proposed school decant. Options for demolition are (a) Gurney House and School house block.  (b) demolition of all bar Gym.

 

Housing. Housing ‘will be the key element in the development of four of the sites: Beaufoy, Lilian Baylis, Lollard St Adventure playground and Ethelred Youth Club (south part). (para 2.1.1) At least 50% of the habitable rooms will be affordable housing which may include share ownership. The units sizes should be 38% x 1 bed, 13% x 2 bed, 34% x 3 bed, 15% x 4 bed, and at least 35% of socially rented units be family sized accommodation. (Appendix 1 Para 2.11)

 

Options for housing are discussed in Appendix 2:

Option 1: 30 units mixed housing 3-5 storeys at Beaufoy; 2 storey 18 unit flats at Adventure Playground; 34 units up to 6 storeys on south arof Ethelred Youth Club, 81 houses and flats, 30-6 storeys – Lilian Baylis in first phase then 79 units after decant

Option 2: as Option for Beaufoy and Ethelred Youth Club, 9 houses 2 storeys Playground, 100 units 3-6 storeys in first phase and 48 units in 2nd phase Lilian Baylis

Option 3: Same as Option 1 for Beaufoy, Playground and Youth Club, 80 units up to 6 storeys in first phase and 149 in second phase Lilian Baylis.

 

There are also options for the non-housing elements.

 

Community Engagement. There will be a ‘community engagement’ process, including a Community Reference Group. This will be led by Ward Councillors ‘with the key intention that the local community are positively involved and fairly represented in taking forward the programme’. It ‘will not be a decision making group … but will perform an advisory role to the project team and therefore the Council. It will be led by the North Lambeth Town Centre Office.

 

Potential Hurdles. There are a number of potential hurdles to the achievement of this strategy.

·                     Refusal by the Charity Commission to approve the proposals for the 1907 building

·                     The need for Department of Education approval of the sale of Lilian Baylis

·                     Non satisfaction with the requirements re-the sale of open space (in relation to the Adventure Playground)

·                     Non compliance with the Replacement UDP policy regarding loss of community facilities ‘unless a facility of equivalent functionality is replaced locally or adequate planning obligations are secured to mitigate against its loss.’

·                     Non approval of the Government English Heritage of demolition of Lilian Baylis buildings

 

The plans are seen as self-financing and must ‘return a receipt to the Council’s capital programme’. (para 3.1) The developer must address the lifetime costs and future management solutions for the services and facilities proposed for the Lilian Baylis site. (para 2.13.2). The packaging of the sites together as one development package means that the private developer will be sought through advertising in the Official Journal of the European Union. (para 2.13.4)

 

Timetable:

 

September. Launch of Community Reference Group

September  onwards – Charity Commission approval for sale of Beaufoy Institute and valuation of 1907 building

November – detailed specification related issues and tendering notice

April 2009 – award contract

August-December 2009. First planning permission granted

December 2009 – April 2010 – phased programme of construction and service development

 

Initial Assessment

 

·                     By seeing the five sites as one single development package the Council is adopting a high risk strategy that could fail.

·                     The exclusion of consortia of local groups from bidding for particular sites by packing them all together.

·                     There are a number of other property assets in Prince’s Ward which are not included within the strategy, on which urgent progress is needed, especially:

o   Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre. This may have been excluded because it is to be sold for non-housing development

o   The run-down Council shopping parades at Lambeth Walk and Jonathan St/Vauxhall St.

·                     The emphasis on accommodating yet more housing in an area which is already very densely populated rather than using the assets to address some of the other social and economic needs of particularly those people who live on the social housing estates

·                     The ignoring of the Settlement’s proposed Artisans School to provide hand skills training for local people and the integrally linked proposed Arts & Crafts Museum

·                     The failure to take up the opportunity provided by the Government pilot scheme under which the Council is expected to hand over two sets of assets to community/voluntary groups – a possible solution for the Beaufoy site given the detailed Settlement’s proposals.

·                     The likelihood that different interest groups will vigorously oppose certain elements on the proposals, and that some may be in conflict with each other in which elements they support and oppose.

·                     The failure to have public consultation on the strategy to test people’s reactions so that some local activists will refuse to be involved in the proposed advisory Community Reference Group because there is no evidence of popular support for the proposal. Some people will recall the bruising local activists associated with Project Vauxhall received.

·                     The failure to take into account the message from the pre-local election Lilian Baylis consultations and local election results that there is large opposition to the sale of public assets.

·                     It can be seen as a missed opportunity to have an integrated strategy which addresses the social, economic and housing needs of the area, but still allows the two major sites to be proceeded with separately.

COUNCIL PROPOSES CIVIC ASSEMBLY

FOR PART OF  NORTH LAMBETH

 

A Civic Assembly for the three North Lambeth Wards of Prince’s Bishops and Oval is proposed in the latest Council paper on the development of its new approach to community engagement: Communities First, following consultation.

 

‘Civic Assemblies will offer the opportunity to bring together a wide range of stakeholders within the area to assess issues that has an impact beyond the immediate neighbourhood or ward. The Civic Assembly model could provide a type of mini-local strategic partnership, but with the increased emphasis upon community engagement links with Lambeth First.’ The terms of reference will be:

·                     To consider matters that impact upon the cohesion and quality of community life for those living, working and learning within the area.

·                     To help determine area priorities and seek to influence the development of the strategic plans for the borough.

·                     To provide an opportunity for dissemination of information, exchange of community information, networking and sharing of good practice between neighbourhood groups within the area.

·                     To receive and consider presentations and feed back of views upon proposed policies and community services within the area.

·                     To provide an opportunity to ask questions of those providing community service within the area and to receive a formal answer.

 

Membership will be open to all interest groups and individual residents. They will meet twice a year. The Council considers that further work is needed to develop more neighbourhood working methods.

 

The key proposals, outlined in a detailed paper being discussed by the Council Cabinet on Monday 30 July, are that the Council will:

·                     work with partners through Lambeth First to develop a Community Capacity Building Plan

·                     embed the Compact principles across all service departments and meet its LAA commitments by ensuring each department has a Compact Champion

·                     contribute towards the funding of the Lambeth Compact Development Worker

·                     contribute towards the cost of delivering LVAC’s capacity building/representation services/core costs

·                     establish quarterly ‘joint’ meetings between LVAC and the Council to consider issues impacting upon the strategic relationship between the Council and the local voluntary and community sectors

·                     work with partners through Lambeth First to develop a Local Area Agreement Commissioning Plan

·                     review its current voluntary and community sector premises policy with its partners to ensure Lambeth is best placed to take advantage of new government funding regimes

·                     assist Black Cultural Archives with their plans to redevelop Raleigh Hall, Brixton, into a Black Cultural Heritage Centre

·                     assist the consortia involving Woodlawns Trustees and Age Concern Lambeth to develop an Older People’s Resource Centre, within the context of the Sure Start for Old People programme

·                     work with partners to undertake an assessment of the benefits, or not of unifying small grant funding under single management, including the external management options

·                     working through Lambeth first will develop the concept of Civic Assemblies

·                     work with partners through Lambeth First to commission a study into defining neighbourhood working and contribute towards the piloting of neighbourhood working in Lambeth

·                     work alongside the Metropolitan Police Service and Safer Neighbourhood Panels to develop and deliver a capacity building plan for Safer Neighbourhood Panels

·                     complete a review of the criteria for the Lambeth Community Fund to ensure community and neighbourhood forums are able to apply for funding to support active citizenship

·                     support Lambeth Voluntary Action Council with their proposals to open a Volunteer Centre in Lambeth by contributing towards the development costs, funding and premises of a centre in Lambeth

·                     work with Lambert’s faith groups to facilitate the development of an independent borough wide Lambeth Multi-Faith Forum

·                     work with partners form the Multi-Faith Forum to prepare a Faith in Lambeth Action Plan

·                     work with interested parties from the Muslim communities to prepare a Together As One plan with Lambeth’s Muslim Communities in 2007-8

·                     work with interested parties from the LGBT communities to prepare a Together As One plan with Lambeth’s LBGT communities in 2008-2009

·                     work with interested people and groups who declare themselves as disabled in the preparation of a Together As One plan in 2009-10

·                     upon publication of the Lambeth Parks and Green Spaces strategy develop a capacity building plan in partnership with the Lambeth Parks Forum that will support Friend of Groups (sic) to further develop their role and influence over the design and delivery of services

 

Other action points are:

·                     Guidance for the ward purse will be developed and circulated to ward councilors

·                     Ward councillors to be formally invited to participate in meetings of Safer Neighbourhood Panels within the wards they represent on the Council

·                     As assessment of the Council’s current Community Call for Action process will be undertaken and findings reported to Council to assist their further development

·                     Working with members of the Lambeth First (Active Communities & Neighbourhood Board) to develop a pilot Local Leadership Programme targeted at people who need to work within a community and neighbourhood setting

·                     The Council will complete a study into the feasibility of an employee-volunteering scheme for Council employees

·                     The Council will develop the GIFTS contact management system to enable 21 ward profiles to be generated on local community resources and work with partners to open access to the database.

·                     The Council recognises that the current information Communications Technology challenges of the VCS in Lambeth and will work with partners to address these challenges through capacity building to ensure the full benefits of the Gifts system are retaliated.

·                     Time does not allow for a summary of the varied proposals relating to Borough wide and voluntary sector initiatives.

 

The document can be read on the Lambeth website in the Cabinet papers via the Council & Democracy link; www.lambethgov.uk

 

NEWS

 

Push The Envelope Report. ‘Push the Envelope’ is the report produced from the Symposium discussing the opportunities and challenges facing the artistic communities in the Vauxhall and Kennington areas. It provides an in-depth picture of Damien’s Hirst’s plans, the problems faced by Space Studios in providing reasonably priced studio and workshop space in its buildings across London including in Vauxhall St, the effects of Tate Modern on the wider area, the challenges involve din running as an independent school without Government Funding the City & Guilds London School of Art (with its roots going back to the Lambeth Arts School at St. Peter’s Church), and an analysis of the economic and social problems of the Kennington & Vauxhall area and the background to what is now the Kennington Quarter proposal of Lady Margaret Hall Settlement, which has been involved in the area since 1897. The report is available from Beaconsfield, 22 Newport St. 020 7582 6465. info@beaconsfield.ld.uk. The report was launched at the 25 July ‘Push the Envelope Further’ event. There was also a discussion on the next steps for the development of the Leftbank Artists Network. A key issue in that discussion was how the local arts communities could engage more with local communities.

 

The Sustainable Community Strategy! Voluntary and Community Sector consultation and engagement event: 2 August 2007 – all day. Do you have a view on quality of life in Lambeth? Think you know what the Borough really needs to do to improve? Get it off your chest by contributing to the Sustainable Community Strategy! Throughout 2007 Lambeth First are developing their long-term vision for the borough and identifying a number of key commitments to which all partners can sign up. The Lambeth Voluntary Action Council Active Communities Project is hosting an event to help you share your expertise and help the strategy better reflect your communities. A first event was held on 25 July, but the details came round to late for inclusion in the 20 June RCDT ENews/Events listing. Venue: Stockwell Community Resource Centre, 1 Studley Rd, London, SW4 6RA. Hear about the work already completed and next steps to produce the Strategy contribute directly to the VCS-SCS response, get updates on the Local Area Agreement Commissioning strategy.    Need to register? Yes. Contact the LVAC ACP now to secure your place and tell us about any particular access or dietary requirements you may have. Financial assistance with childcare is available. Contact for details: Gethyn Williams: 020 7737 9467, lvac-acp-manager@lambethvac.org.uk; Joanna Purkis: 020 7737 9463, lvac-acp-sdcmo@lambethvac.org.uk. Learn more about the SCS and get a briefing paper here: www.lambethvac.org.uk/s-ACP_News

 

EXTENDED SCHOOLS Voluntary and Community Sector Showcase – 21 September. As part of the development of Extended Services within Lambeth Schools groups and agencies from the Lambeth community and voluntary sector are invited to a showcase event at the Brit Oval on the 21 September.  The showcase will coincide with a ‘Working Together’ event with Head teachers from Lambeth Schools; it will provide an opportunity for voluntary and community groups to meet and network with headteachers and demonstrate how the services they offer could support the delivery of Extended Services. The event will take the form of a ‘Market Place’, where voluntary and community groups will be able to display information and leaflets about their services. To apply for this event agencies should complete a slip available from Anthony King, Extended Services Project Officer via the details below by Monday 20 August 2007. Children and Young People's Service (CYPS), Change Management Division, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor Hopton House, 243a Streatham High Road, Streatham, SW16 6EY. 020 7926 2267. aking3@lambeth.gov.uk

 

Over 50's Meetings at the Durning Library

August  No meeting

September 19.Talk about our local Care Centre

October 17. Quadrille dancing with Elsa
November 21. Gentle exercises with Lullyn
December 19 Christmas Party.
3-4pm. Free refreshments sponsored by the Friends of the Durning Library.

It’s good to see that the Friends are continuing to be able to support the healthy exercise activities kick started last year with funding from RCDT.

 

Environmental Improvements Funding. Western Riverside Environmental Fund has announced two new phases of funding projects to promote environmental improvements and biodiversity conservation in Lambeth and other local Boroughs. There are two funding rounds ending 31 August and 28 February. Grants range from £5,000-£25,000. Applications can be for (1) the provision, maintenance or improvement of a public park or public amenity where it is for the protection of the environment e.g. pocket parks and seating areas, play areas, open spaces on housing estates, churchyards, community gardens and community facilities; and (2) delivery of biodiversity conservation for UK species habitats. This may be a good opportunity for example for St Peter’s Church/Vauxhall Heritage Centre to work together to improve the Tyers St entrance and linked garden areas. Further information is available from WREF Programmes Officer, Groundwork Regional Office, 18-21 Morley St, SE1 7QZ. Tel: 020 7922 1230. Email: laser@groundwork.org.uk

 

Mystery, Magic and Goblin Kings in Kennington Park!  Oval House Theatre summer school present The Labyrinth. Written by Terry Jones, Dennis Lee and Jim Henson. Performances are at 4pm and 6pm, Friday 17 and Saturday 18 August  in Kennington Park. Oval House Theatre is once again using the park as the backdrop to stage a stunning large-scale open air show, created by 30 local youngsters. This year’s play is based on the story of The Labyrinth, a fairytale made famous by the movie starring David Bowie, an enchanting show for audiences of all ages. When Sarah invokes the wicked Goblin King from the pages of her favourite storybook to come and take her annoying little brother away, she little expects that her fantasy will become reality. You are invited to follow her adventures as the Oval House Theatre team transform the park into a magical Labyrinth using masks, music, dance and drama.  Will Sarah win the battle to save her baby brother from the clutches of the Goblin King? Come down and find out! Directed by Nicholai LaBarrie. Designed by Charlie Cridlan. Choreography by Yassmin Foster. Musical Direction by Shelly Williams.  Booking information. Tickets are just £4 and can be bought in advance through Oval House Theatre’s box office 020 7582 7680, on their website www.ovalhouse.com or on the day from the ticket booth in the park. (under 5s go FREE but must still be booked)

 

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS

 

Planning Applications Week 22-28 July

 

37 St Mary's Gardens. Change of use of lower ground and ground floor nursery (Use Class D1) and first and second floor ancillary residential unit (Use Class C3) into a single dwelling house (Use Class C3) along with replacement of existing basement window with a door and creation of external stairs from basement to ground floor level and alterations to side elevations windows and doors at ground floor level. Ref: 07/02808/FUL

 

Whitgift House, Whitgift Street. Approval of details pursuant to Condition 8 (Cycle parking) of Planning Permission 04/02944/FUL (Redevelopment of a former car-park site involving the erection of a six storey residential building comprising seventeen (17), one and two bedroom flats) granted on 25.11.2005. Ref: 07/02798/DET

 

157 Kennington Lane. Extension of rear ground floor extension, replacement of ground floor metal door with timber double french doors, replacement of second floor metal window with timber sash window and the replacement of garage door with similar.  Installation of  2 fireplaces to ground floor reception rooms, installation of library shelves, removal of existing cupboards in ground floor reception, removal of existing shelves to second floor  bedroom and replacement with 3 shelves, reinstatement of ceiling rose in both reception rooms, restoration of sash windows to front and rear elevations, removal and replacement of existing secondary glazing and installation of secondary glazing to fanlight above the front door. (Town Planning 07/02692/LB and Listed Building Applications). Ref: 07/02692/LB & 07/02690/FUL

 

321-323 Kennington Road. Approval of details pursuant to Condition 1 (A Servicing Management Plan (SMP)) of Planning Permission 07/00786/FUL (Change of use of two adjoining units from a launderette (Use Class sui generis) and Office (Use Class B1) respectively, to a dry-cleaning and laundry service with delivery and collection of items (Use Class sui generis) granted on 27.04.2007. Ref: 07/02486/DET

 

351 Kennington Lane. Change of use from retail (Use Class A1) to restaurant (Use Class A3) together with erection of a single-storey ground floor rear extension, alterations to existing shopfront, replacement of existing rear window with a door and installation of a rear external staircase, and installation of a new extract duct to the rear elevation. Ref: 07/01506/FUL.

http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/dc/DcAplication/weeklylist_searchform.aspx. If this link does not work (as it did not today) then go to www.lambeth.gov.uk and track through to Planning and Public Access database.

And to go and see any plans is easy from the KOV area as the Town Planning Advice
Centre is at Phoenix House, 10 Wandsworth Road, at Vauxhall Cross. 020 7926 1180. tpac@
lambeth.gov.uk
. Plans can also be seen at Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.

Hampton House Consultation. Sarah O’Connell (Kennington Association Planning Group) writes: I went to the exhibition of Hampton House the 26 storey residential building proposed for the site next to the Hotel on Albert Embankment. I had a bit of a moan about the lack of benefit derived by the community from this sort of development, despite the extra pressure on schools, green spaces etc. Their community planning consultant knew the area well and suggested I put a few ideas forward within the week, as the S106 negotiations were nearing completion. He would see if he could get the developer to put any forward. Obviously S106 is constrained by a number of things and so the project would need to be a match. There are a few other planning applications coming up that may generate S106. Lambeth Planning have also agreed to meet the KA, and its sub-group to discuss, inter alia, community aspiration for S106. Lobbying in the form of approaches to Princes Ward Councillors would probably not go amiss. Nor perhaps would "objections" to the planning application when it goes in on the basis that the Community is not obviously benefiting, yet having to take the strain.’

If you want to know more about the Hampton House proposals then contact Kate Stinton, YourShout.com. 020 7587 3046 (direct). kate.stinton@yourshout.com

 

Section 106 Ideas arising from Hampton House Consultation. These are just some of the ideas emerging for what Section 106 from Hampton House and other schemes should be spent on to help the local community.

 

·                     Education officers at Roots and Shoots and Vauxhall City Farm

·                     School improvements

·                     a special health worker to visit isolated and vulnerable people in their hopes attached to e.g. Lambeth Walk Group Practice. A visitor could do health checks, befriend them, set up social networks, encourage physical exercise and support their mental well-being.

·                     Spring Gardens Development Framework: closure of Tyers Street and resurfacing, expansion of  Vauxhall City Farm and improved access to St Peters Church, retail development and opening of Viaduct, and long term maintenance for the park; paths and heritage developments; housing, regeneration of Albert Embankment Green space .

·                     play provision for older children and swings for babies, community café and football pitch at Archbishop’s Park

·                     landscaping, additional or improved play areas and security on Vauxhall Gdns Estate

·                     fitting out the proposed new Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre to local people’s requirements

·                     further improvement projects on Lambeth Walk Open Space

·                     Vauxhall Heritage Centre/St Peter’s Church organ repair

·                     cheap to rent artists studios for local artists living on the estates

·                     revenue for under-funded local groups

This list is by no means exclusive or final, nor in any priority order. What do you think and have you any extra ideas? Then please let Kennington Association Planning Group know on KenningtonPlanning@fsmail.net, send your ideas to the Hampton House consultation, and also to local Councillors (for the latter see Local Links)

LOCAL LINKS – see www.rcdt.org

 

ART GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS

 

Dates

Gallery

Exhibition

Times

Tuesdays – Sundays + Bank Holiday Mondays

Museum of Garden History

Lambeth Palace Rd

020 7401 8865

www.compulink.co.uk/~museumgh

 

Permanent Garden & Local History Displays.

Family Quiz Sheets to accompany the Local History exhibition are available.
One is on Environment, Entertainment & the local landscape, and the other is on Industry & Transport. Included will be a cover folder with pictures for children to colour in and keep, and inside some questions and opportunity to draw a garden or transport picture and enter our competition.

10.30am-5pm

Ditto to 25 August

Ditto

Shreds of Evidence. In November 2006 Simon Woolham started a four month residency at the Museum of Garden History developing works that subtly dialogue with the Museum architecture and artefacts. During that time he also ran a series of workshops with year 5 pupils from Walnut Tree Walk School, a primary school located in the vicinity of the Museum.
The children workshops have concentrated on the exploration of their favourite places both in the playground and in the Museum. Using drawing, language, digital manipulation and sound, the children have produced a variety of works which will be presented in the school - three-dimensional paper models - and in the Museum - drawings in snowdomes and digital animations. For more information on Simon (and to see more of his work), please visit - www.darkcorner.co.uk

10.30am-5pm

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Beaconsfield

22 Newport Street

Tel: 020 7582 6465 info@beaconsfield.ltd.uk www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk

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Corvi-Mora
1a Kempsford Road
020 7840 9111
www.corvi-mora.com

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Fridays – Sundays 7 September – 21 October

Danielle Arnaud contemporary art
123 Kennington Road
020 7735 8292
danielle@daniellearnaud.com
www.daniellearnaud.com

Paulette Phillips  Marie-France & Patricia Martin  Ruth           

     

2-6pm

Fridays – Sundays  2 November -16 December

 

Oona Grimes

 

2-6pm

Fridays – Sundays 9-26 August

Gasworks

155 Vauxhall Street,

020 7582 6848. press@gasworks.org.uk www.gasworks.org.uk

Stick*Stamp*Fly

Exhibition. A look into posters through open submission. plus related events Thursday evenings 7-9m)

12-6pm

Tuesdays –Saturdays

Greengrassi

1a Kempsford Road

020 7840 9101

www.greengrassi.com

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11am-6pm

Fridays – Sundays

Man&Eve,131 Kennington Park Rd.

020 7582 7861. info@manandeve.co.uk. www.manandeve.co.uk

 

2-6pm

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Oval House Theatre Café/Gallery,
52-54 Kennington Oval. Box Office: 020 7582 7680. www.ovalhouse.com

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CAPITAL NIGHTS JAZZ FESTIVAL

AT MUSUEM OF GARDEN HISTORY – SEPTEMBER – see 20 June ENews/Events listing on www.rcdt.org

 

ENews/Events Listing compiled and edited by Sean Creighton, RCDT

 

Unless stated editorial comments do not reflect the views of the RCDT Board

RCDT is supported by London Development Agency, and part-funded by Pedlar’s Acre Trust (Lambeth Council)