RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 28 MARCH 2008

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COUNCIL BACKS ARTISAN SCHOOL AND MUSEUM

The lights has been switched to green for moving positively forward to bring Beaufoy Institute building back into use as an Artisans School and Arts & Crafts Museum. The Lambeth Council Cabinet meeting on 17 March agreed to separate the Beaufoy and Lilian Baylis sites in the Prince’s Ward Investment Strategy and to take them forward individually ‘under the umbrella of an over-arching regeneration programmes: ‘Future Kennington’.’ Readers will recall that in the ENews report in advance of the meeting that while the proposed change of direction was welcome, the lack of recognition of Lady Margaret Hall Settlement’s crucial role in developing the ideas for the School and the Museum was petty. Draft resolutions were put to the meeting to this right.  

The Cabinet agreed:

·                     that the Council will work with partners including All Nations, Sports Action, Ethelred Nursery, De Morgan Institute, Young Foundation, the Princes Trust and Lady Margaret Hall Settlement.

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·                     to support the emerging plans for the Beaufoy for a Studio Artisan Vocational Academy for 14-19 year olds, exhibition and retail space for arts and craft.

·                     to recommend to the Corporate Committee that the Beaufoy Charity and Scholarship Funds be kept together with the Beaufoy buildings, noting that this will allow the new Beaufoy to continue and improve upon the original aims of the Beaufoy charities.’

·                     to confirm its commitments re-sports, nursery, youth. adventure and play facilities on the Lilian Baylis site,

·                     that All Nations Centre be placed ‘at the centre of any development at Old Lilian Baylis as a lead partner with security of tenure on an appropriate part of the site consistent with their needs.’

·                     that a community engagement exercise be undertaken re-equalities e.g. with young people, businesses, the elderly, etc.

·                     to note the planning status of the Youth Club site and Adventure Playground as open space under the Unitary Development Plan

·                     to reconfirm its commitment to opening up Lambeth Walk Open Space to Kennington Rd

·                     to reaffirm its commitment to work with the Primary Care Trust as a major partner, ‘whilst noting their changing circumstances and approaches to Old Lilian Baylis site.’

·                     to instruct the officers ‘to explore wider regeneration opportunities that may be created by viewing Prince’s Ward in relation to development or improvement possibilities in the area e.g. developments at Albert Embankment.’

·                     to reconfirm the aim to achieve a capital receipt.

·                     to confirm that ’it wishes to dispose of the assets and the liability associated with those assets.’

Crucially in terms of recognising the key role of Lady Margaret Hall Settlement it also agreed:

·                     to note ‘‘the potential contribution of the Young Foundation and of LMHS amongst others to the development of an Artisan studio school in line with Government’s desire to promote vocational specialist schools and delegates authority to the Executive Directors of Children and Young People’s Service and Regeneration and Housing to work with them to develop proposals in line with the objectives set out’ in the report.

·                     to instruct officers to report in September with a ‘detailed project plan with timetable and milestones to deliver the renamed Future Kennington project. This is to enable the Council and community to have clarity on the timeframe for delivery of this ambitious regeneration project and certainty as to how the constituent elements of the community hub will be run and managed once it is operational.’

The full minute of the Cabinet can be seen in www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000225/M00005751/$$$Minutes.doc.pdf

CORPORATE COMMITTEE TO DECIDE

NEXT STEPS FOR BEAUFOY TRUSTS

The future of the Beaufoy Trusts will be considered by the Council’s Corporate Committee on 2 April following the decisions of the Charity Commission reported in an  earlier ENews. The Commission told the Council:

‘We do not believe that there are grounds for the Commission to abandon the Scheme. However, it is our recommendation that it is reduced considerably to give a power to sell the Beaufoy Institute (subject to the statutory requirements). It should also reserve the Commission’s right to make a further scheme on the current scheme application from Lambeth Council.

A second, later, fully regulating scheme could appoint a new trustee, modernise the objects of the charity and provide for the income from the proceeds of the sale to be used to make educational grants with a preference towards technical and manual instruction (i.e. training in the trades).

Please not that we received a number of representations that suggested the charity’s original objects/intentions were for training in craft skills, We concluded that modernised objects, which included such a preference, would better reflect the type of education that this charity is primarily concerned with.’

The Council has interpreted this as follows:

·                     Stage 1: ‘a power of sale will be granted’

·                     Stage 2: ‘other amendments to the trust will follow later.’

An option to gifting the charities to the Lambeth Endowed Charities is still being considered by the Charity Commission. The background to this is that on 21 November 2007 the Committee agreed that there should be additional trustees as matter of principle, and  ‘that Lambeth Endowed Charities Trust be specifically invited to participate in the future management and composition of the Trust’

Lambeth Endowed declined to be joint trustee and instead suggested either:

·                     that the funds forming the Beaufoy Scholarship Fund be gifted to them for them to administer the grants programme; or  

·                     that the Commission recognise Lambeth Endowed’s trustee body as the sole trustee of the Beaufoy Scholarship Fund to administer it in accordance with the its charitable objects.

The Committee is being asked to consider three recommendations:

(1)       that the officers proceed with the Scheme as proposed by the Charity Commission;

(2)       that the Director of Legal and Democratic Services be given delegated authority to carry out all steps necessary to finalise the Scheme

(3)       that ‘If the Committee is minded to approve recommendations at 1 and 2 above, that no decisions are made regarding changes in Trustees arrangements or the power of sale until the plan to regenerate the Princes Ward Investment Strategy (including the proposal to convert the Beaufoy Building and associated Council owned buildings into an Artisan studio and arts and crafts museums) is reported back to Cabinet and Corporate Committee in September 2008.’

The full report can be read on: www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000115/M00005832/AI00004363/$06BeaufoyTrustReport.docA.ps.pdf

Comment: It would be very odd for the Corporate Committee to agree to recommendations (1) and (2) given that the views of the Charity Commission are still awaited on the suggestions of Lambeth Endowed Charities. These envisage the Scholarship Fund remaining legally separate from the Beaufoy Trust, while the Council wants to merge the two.  Indeed it is strange that the Commission gave its view on the Council scheme before it had reached its conclusion on the Lambeth Endowed Charities suggestions. 

NEWS

Vauxhall Post Office. Councillor Stephen Morgan writes: I hope you can sign this petition to save the Post Office on Vauxhall Walk. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/POLambethWalk/ Details of Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey’s role and views on Post Offices can be seen on her website: www.katehoey.com

Kennington Association Submits Views on Section 106. In its comments to the Council inquiry into the future of Section 106 funds from planning development agreements Kennington Association is proposing:

1.      We propose a base allocation system be established for the whole borough with a weighing system for each development to additionally benefit the host community.

2.      That monies are allocated against a project bank in each area to which projects and groups can apply.

3.      The decision process is transparent – led by a local committee chaired by a councillor and involving the development partner.

4.      A percentage based on a local appraisal process should be set aside to fund supportive revenue needs.

5.      Council mainstream programme applications be discouraged.

6.      The process is serviced by officers and spend is monitored - each S106 paying a fee to LBC for this service.

7.      The process is driven with the aim of creating a more structured relationship between council, community and developers.  

The full text of the submission can be seen on: http://journals.aol.co.uk/kenningtonnews/KenningtonNews/

Archbishop Sumner Primary School News. Last week saw Scott Stroman sharing his music with children and parents, a Global Vote day giving children the opportunity to find out about how elections work, and £200 raised for the Bishop’s Lent Appeal. This week the brass band played at the Clapham Grand as part of Lambeth Music Festival, there were music performances by Year 3 and 4. Two Year 6 pupils represented the School at the Lambeth Youth Council meeting. Year 2 and 6 pupils sang in the Lambeth Youth Festival at the Royal Festival Hall.

Vassall By-election. The Lib Dems romped home with an 11.5% swing in the Vassall by-election, with 1,209 votes to Labour’s 859. The new Councillor is Steve Bradley. Labour’s vote fell from 1,400 in the 2006 Council elections. For debate on the reasons see the underground emagazine and bulletin board www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=f8a8080fc11d3b0dd99a33e314c4bc99&p=7297490#post7297490

Cllr Lorna Campbell. Prince’s Ward Councillor Lorna Campbell  has taken on the Health and Care Services role as a full member of the Lambeth Council Cabinet. The full list of Cabinet responsibilities can be seen in the papers of the Annual Meeting of the Council held on 26 March: www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000142/M00006149/AI00004298/$06Cabinetportfolios200894.docA.ps.pdf

Local Councillors Memberships of Council Committees 2008-9:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Full member: Diana Braithwaite. Substitutes: Stephen Morgan and Robert Banks

Environment & Community Safety Sub-committee. Full members: Stephen Morgan and Andrew Sawdon. Substitute: Diana Braithwaite

Finance Scrutiny. Full member: Peter Truesdale

Health and Adult Service Scrutiny Committee. Substitute member Robert Banks

Housing Scrutiny. Full member: Andrew Sawdon. Substitutes: Faye Gray and Peter Truesdale

Appointments.  Full member: Gavin Dodsworth.

Corporate. Full members: Andrew Sawdon and Peter Truesdale

Planning Applications Committee 1. Substitute: Andrew Sawdon

Children & Young Person’s Service Scrutiny.  Substitute: Faye Gray

The full Committee memberships can be seen on:

www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000142/M00006149/AI00004300/$08cCommitteeMembership2008092.docA.ps.pdf

Local Councillors Membership on outside bodies:

Community/Police Consultative Group for Lambeth: Stephen Morgan

Equality Impact Assessment Panel: Faye Gray

Southwark & Lambeth Groundwork Trust: Diana Braithwaite

LSP Active Communities Board: Robert Banks

LSP Health & Social Care Board: Lorna Campbell

Streatham Darby & Joan Club: Lorna Campbell

South London & Maudsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Members Council: Lorna Campbell

Transport Partnership Forum: Andrew Sawdon

Full details of Council representation on outside bodies can be seen on: /www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000142/M00006149/AI00004301/$09Repsforcouncil260308lastupdated120308.docA.ps.pdf

Council Meetings Schedule 2008-9 can be seen on /www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000142/M00006149/AI00004302/$10Meetingscalendar0809.docA.ps.pdf

North Lambeth Joint Service Centre. The Council Cabinet meeting on 17 March authorised the officers to continue to work on the development of a Lambeth Fits Customer Centre in Waterloo through a range of funding sources, linked to the emerging development plans for the Waterloo area and led by Libraries. The Liberal Opposition asked that inclusion of Post Office provision be included.

Day Course: Care and Development of Box Topiary at Museum of Garden History. Monday 21st April 2008. This has been cancelled.

Black River Falls by Bob Karper. Play at Oval Theatre. Wed 9 April 8pm. During the depression of the 1890s, an American frontier town in Wisconsin descends into madness, murder & suicide. During the 1970s the Midwestern suburban Karper family experiences station wagon road trips, revelatory pot roast dinners, daughters who become Muslim, a 12 foot tall orange moose, and some Presbyterian church-sex. With live original music, documentary film, true stories and songs, Bob Karper performs short work-in-progress excerpts from the third of his award-winning autobiographical solo shows. Presented as a part of Oval House’s FiRST BiTES, an ongoing series of new work presented in-progress, giving the audience a unique chance to be a part of the creative process. Tickets £4 (includes post-show discussion with the creative team). Box Office 020 7582 7680 www.ovalhouse.com. Oval House Theatre, Kennington Oval.

Footprints in the Sand. Pursued By A Bear Productions in association with Farnham Maltings and Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre present a new writing double bill directed by Helena Bell: ‘For One Night Only’ by Oladipo Agboluaje  and ‘Letting Go’ by Rukhsana Ahmad. 15 April- 3 May (Tuesdays – Saturdays) 7.45pm. Oladipo Agboluaje, born in Hackney and of Nigerian descent, is writer in residence at Soho Theatre and the author of The Christ of Coldharbour Lane. Rukhsana Ahmad is the Pakistani former director of Kali Theatre. The plays launch the company’s three year plan of work around the theme of immigration and refugees.

For One Night Only: This piece brings African slapstick to the Home Counties.  Bode and Eddie arrive at Gatwick via the same dodgy passport service.  Finding they share more than just the same new identity they hook up to make their fortune performing at Covent Garden.  But their planned fast-track to stardom turns into a slow train to nowhere as the incorrigible pair journey from Edinburgh to Didcot via Milton Keynes, fending off concrete cows and irate apple farmers as they go.

Letting Go. Abbas is haunted by a brother he can’t forget and on a cold dark night in Dover he keeps a lonely vigil watching the ships come and go.  In the midst of his sorrow the woman who taught him a new language now teaches him a new way to love. 

Tickets: £12/£6 concessions. Box office: 020 7582 7680. Online sales: www.ovalhouse.com (no fee)

Post show discussion: Friday 18^t April: Border Language: New Writing about Refugees to Britain, chaired by Fiachra Gibbons, Former Arts Correspondent to The Guardian

Oval House Theatre, Kennington Oval

ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET at Morley College. Lecture-Recital with Robert Hanson. Britten’s String Quartet no. 1. Saturday 12 April,  2pm. Main Building, Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road. Admission £20/£16 concessions;  tickets available at the door

Plant & Flower Photography Made Simple. A digital photography workshop with Charlie Hopkinson (for DSLR cameras). Date changed to Monday 9 June.  Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road.  10.30am-4.00pm. £80 or £70 for Museum Friends (includes lunch, tea and coffee) Please contact the Museum for further information about the workshop. Bookings can be made by calling 020 7401 8865.

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS

Planning Applications

16-22 March

124 Brook Drive. Erection of a part 1/part 2 storey extension to the rear elevation on top of existing extension and erection of a ground floor single storey side conservatory to existing extension. Ref: 08/01016/FUL

189 Kennington Rd. Replacement of an existing wood balustrade at second floor level with re-sited iron balustrade at same level. Ref: 08/00657/FUL &  08/00542/LB

239 Kennington Rd. Removal of existing single storey rear extension and removal of original rear bay window at basement level and the erection of a new extension with glazed roof and folding doors. (Town Planning & Listed Building Applications). Ref: 08/00965/LB

259 Kennington Rd. Opening up of chimney breast in dining room and opening up of chimney breast in kitchen/breakfast room to the lower ground floor. Replacement of existing windows with french doors to the rear elevation, partial demolition of walls to existing cupboard on the lower ground floor. Ref: 08/01027/LB

20 Meadow Rd. Erection of a single storey rear side infill extension with glazed doors and roof light, alterations of openings to existing single storey rear extension and insertion of new double doors and casement window. Erection of lean-to shed attaching to the existing single storey rear extension and the removal of window at  first floor rear elevation and blocking of opening. Installation of satellite receiving dish to chimneystack over main roof. Ref: 08/01044/FUL

Vauxhall Primary School, Vauxhall St. Replacement of existing doors to provide disabled access. 07/05109/RG3

23-29 March

311 Kennington Rd. Change of use of part basement to residential use. Involving the excavation of basement and erection of a three storey rear extension at lower, upper ground and first floors to convert the existing building into two self contained units (2 x 2 bedroom units). Ref: 08/00475/FUL

Details can be seen on:

http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/dc/DcAplication/weeklylist_searchform.aspx. If this link does not work 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. You can also send your comments on applications through the Public Access data base. Kennington Association’s Planning Group blog is accessible via http://journals.aol.co.uk/kenningtonnews/KenningtonNews/

Planning Decisions

16-22 March

Citadel Place. To provide new louvres fronting Vauxhall Walk, for ventilation to the basement. Permitted.

Nursery School, 10 Lollard St. Removal of planter to facilitate the erection of a temporary building (to the end of 2013) to provide additional accommodation for the existing nursery and children centre, erection of fencing on top of existing parapet wall, use of roof terrace to provide outdoor children's play area, community amenity and hard-landscaping of roof terrace. Permitted.

40 Walcot Square. Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) in respect to the retention of a single-storey ground-floor rear extension with a roof lantern. Permitted.

23-29 March

15 Denny St. Partial removal of interior partition wall between two main ground floor rooms. Permitted.

Kerrin Point, Hotspur St. Approval of details of method of construction of new flats development. Permitted

Lambeth Palace. Replacement of existing handrail with a new interior handrail to main entrance hall steps. Permitted.

Archbishop Sumner School, Reedworth St. Installation of six columns of directional floodlighting to the existing school all purpose sports pitch. Permitted.

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