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MINI-TOWER
BLOCK AT ALBERT EMBANKMENT
BEING
CONSIDERED ON 5 MARCH
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See Diary and Planning Applications & News Section
VAUXHALL SAVE
OUR POST OFFICE CAMPAIGN
PUBLIC MEETING
– Wednesday 12 March – see Diary
YOUTH
ISSUES AND CRIME
With two
local events (5 & 13 March) looking at issues relating to young
people, the Council has just published a summary of the conclusions
reached at the on – see News Section below. See also the ‘Youth in
Our Community’ discussion paper on
www.rcdt.org
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EVENTS THIS WEEK |
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Saturday 1 |
Oval Farmers’ Market.
St Mark’s Church, (opp Oval Tube),
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Saturday 1 |
Tai Chi.
Organised by Kennington Association. Lambeth Hall, Brit Oval
(entrance Alec Stewart Gate).
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Saturday 1 |
Dyework
class topic:
Blending from coloured wool fibres. Carding into coloured rolags.
Penny Walsh 020 8692 2958. Diane Sullock 020 7622
4913.
PennyWalsh@Dyework.co.uk. www.dyework.co.uk |
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Saturday 1 |
Last chance to see
Dorota Jurczak
Exhbition:
mierdazące balasem at
Corvi-Mora, 1a |
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Saturday 1 |
Last chance to see Somali Stories: A visual expression of
Somali culture. Twenty-four young Somali school pupils from Lambeth working with
Oval House Theatre and renowned
visual arts company Cloth of Gold have collaborated
together to create an exhibition that values Somali culture
and promotes its positive contribution to today’s diverse
social climate. Known for their hands-on textile approaches
Cloth of Gold have worked with practitioners from Oval House
and together have helped these
young people realise their own creative potential by
engaging them in a series of two one-day workshops,
resulting in seven screen printed panels that represent the
young people's perceptions of Somalia. The final exhibition
has already toured to participating schools and other venues
in Lambeth.
Oval House Café Gallery, 52-54 Kennington
Oval |
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Saturday 1 to 30 March |
Nicky Coutts: The
Discovery of Slowness.
Nicky Coutts' first solo show in the gallery features works
developed during her 2007 English Heritage Fellowship in
Berwick upon |
Fridays
– Sundays 2-6pm |
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Saturday 1 -
23 March |
Blades House,
Matthew Darbyshire’s first solo show in a public |
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Sunday 2 |
St Peter’s Service & Recital. Daria van den Bercken
Piano.
Preacher:
Revd. Stephen
Tucker, Vicar of Hampstead. St. Peter’s
Church, |
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Tuesday 4 |
Domestic Violence. Community/Police Consultative Group for
Lambeth Monthly Meeting.
The Assembly Hall, Lambeth Town Hall. Presentations
by the local police,
Anna Tapsell, (CPCGL Chairperson), Lambeth DV Forum,
Lambeth Women’s Aid. Reach Project (Guy’s and |
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Tuesday 4-29 |
HOUSE OF AGNES. Play at
Oval House Theatre by Levi David
Addai.
4-29 March at Oval
House Theatre.
Paines Plough present House of Agnes by Levi
David Addai, a new play by a young writer whose recent |
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Tuesday 4 |
Jazz at The
Pilgrim Pub.
The
Ned Flanders Quartet featuring Dee Byrn, and opne jam
session. Pilgrim Pub, Kenningotn Lane. ADMISSION FREE
Jazz fans, singers and players welcome. |
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Wednesday 5 |
10 Albert Embankment.
Application to demolish and build a 15 story
hotel, apartments and restaurant. Planning Applications
Commitee A. Lambeth Town Hall. |
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Wednesday 5 |
What do young people think about Gangs, Guns,
Knives and Crime?
SE1
UNITED
present their findings
from over 100
responses of local young people. Response by
CLLR. Lorna
Campbell. (Prince’s Ward & Chair, Lambeth Commission
on Youth Crime) followed by a debate open to all. All
welcome. Commissioned by Bishop's and Prince's Ward Labour
Party |
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Tuesdays to Saturdays 7
March – 12 April |
Friends.
New sculpture by Japanese, |
Opens 7 March
Then: |
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7 March to 5 April (Wed--Sat) |
Walls Have Ears. Exhibition fo works
by
Simon Callery, Clem Crosby, Jasper Deane, Brian Griffiths,
Kabir Hussain, Sarah Jones, Brighid Lowe and Stephen Nelson.
The exhibition
challenges conventional notions of order. Seemingly
unconnected objects and artifacts have been brought together
with works of art owned or admired by the curator and
assembled into a temporary collection.
www.manandeve.co.uk
. Man&Eve, |
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Saturday 8 |
Oval Farmers’ Market.
St Mark’s Church, (opp Oval Tube),
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Saturday 8 |
Tai Chi.
Organised by Kennington Association. Lambeth Hall, Brit Oval
(entrance Alec Stewart Gate).
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Saturday 8 |
Dyework class topic:
Blending II.
Penny Walsh 020 8692 2958. Diane Sullock 020 7622
4913.
PennyWalsh@Dyework.co.uk. www.dyework.co.uk |
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Sunday 9 |
St Peter’s Service & Recital.
Fiona
Macdonald
Mezzo-soprano,
Christopher Gould
Piano.
Preacher:
Revd. Jane Freeman. Team Vicar of St. Bartholomew's, East Ham.
St. Peter’s Church, |
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Saturday 8 |
Mother of all
Parties. Saturday 8 March, |
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Tuesday 11 |
Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Services Conference.
Brit
Oval Conference Centre.
Do you know the difference between a drop-in
centre and a needle exchange? What’s dual diagnosis?
Confused by the multitude of drug and alcohol organisations
in the Borough?
This one-day event is a special opportunity for voluntary
organisations in Lambeth to find out about the treatment
services on offer and to understand what resources and
grants
are available to help their important work in the
community. Organised by Lambeth's Drug & Alcohol Team,
it's a free event with lively workshops, plenty of chance to
share stories and experiences, put forward ideas, find out
what's available and to network over lunch. Main
speaker is the chief executive of Turning Point, Lord Victor
Adebowale. Find out more or book your place from Elaine
Dacosta on 020 7926 2903 or by email
to
edacosta@lambeth.gov.uk.
Elaine Dacosta is the Community Engagement Officer
with the Drug and Alcohol/Community Safety Team. |
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Tuesday 11 |
Jazz at The
Pilgrim Pub.
The
Ned Flanders Quartet featuring Dee Byrn, and opne jam
session. Pilgrim Pub, Kenningotn Lane. ADMISSION FREE
Jazz fans, singers and players welcome. |
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Tuesday 11 |
House of Agnes late
night hosted by playwright Levi David Addai, An
eclectic mid-week mix-up of evening entertainment. £5 (£3
when booked at the same time as
House of Agnes)
See Tuesday 4 March. |
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Wednesday 12 |
Why do the British love West African
playwrights? Debate with panel
including Dipo Agboluaje and Levi David Addai. (FREE with
that night’s performance of
House of Agnes).
See Tuesday 4 March. |
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Wednesday 12 |
Active Communities &
Neighbourhoods Board (Council/Lambeth First). Postponed. |
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Wednesday 12 |
Vauxhall SAVE OUR POST OFFICE Campaign. Public
Meeting. |
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Thursday 13 |
Woodland Fun Day. |
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Thursday 13 |
WHAT IS
HAPPENING TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE?
‘Working
with Men’ will lead
an
informal discussion to voice your concerns & listen to
others, with
time for questions and discussion. Centenary Hall,
Cottington Street. Refreshments served. For further
information contact Reverend Angus Aagaard, North Lambeth
Parish 020 7735 3415.
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Thursday 13 |
Oval Partnership AGM. Environment Theme. Improving
our Public Spaces! What needs to change? At Montgomery Hall, 58 Kennington Oval.
There are some big issues for you to catch up on and for us
all to debate as a community:
future improvements to our shared public spaces
around Oval junction - and we need your input
help to shape The Oval Partnership's plan. From |
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Thursday 13 – Saturday 15 |
PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
Lambeth Mission, Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Walk.
Tickets £3 and £6.
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Friday 14 |
Family art day (Years 1 & 2)
for parent/children on Friday 14th March 9.30 –
2.45 at Gasworks Art gallery., |
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Saturday 15 |
Oval Farmers’ Market.
St Mark’s Church, (opp Oval Tube),
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Saturday 15 |
Tai Chi.
Organised by Kennington Association. Lambeth Hall, Brit Oval
(entrance Alec Stewart Gate).
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Saturday 15 |
Walls Have Ears Talks
about some of the works in the collection from an
anthropological and archaeological point of view. Speakers
include Simon Callery, Joshua Lilley and Oliver Ross. If you
would like to attend, RSVP to
info@manandeve.co.uk.
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Sunday 16 |
Roots & Shoots.
Lambeth's Living Waters and Spring Science Fair. This year's programme for National
Science and Engineering Week is "Lambeth's Living Waters Mk
11". The children of Walnut Tree Walk Primary will again be
delving into the microscopic world of pond waters and Thames
water and any other bits of water that look interesting
around here to see what's alive in there - but with the
added help of Prof. Jane Lewis from the University of
Westminster. With Jane, artists Martha and Reen, David will
be guiding the children through investigations of life
cycles and microscopic ecology in their samples of water and
in the making of giant models of creatures they find. These
will be used to transform the Wildlife Garden Study Centre
at Roots and Shoots into a 'walk-in microscopic pond' on
Sunday 16th March. We will be running live microscope
workshops so that you can see for yourself. There will be
other children's activities and story-telling in and around
the Study Centre and Garden. There will also be
demonstrations and workshops on SOLAR ENERGY by SOLAR
CENTURY, the main supplier of photovoltaics in the |
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Sunday 16 |
Gasworks Blades House
exhibition related event.
Short
films by artist Guy Ben-Ner and filmmaker Jamie Johnson,
followed by excerpts of films looking at interior design and
its social implications. |
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Monday 17 |
Lambeth Small Grants Available – Closing date..
Are you a small voluntary or
community organisation operating in Lambeth, with two or
less
(full time equivalent) paid
workers and an income of less than £20,000? If the answer is
yes then you can apply to the LBL Small Grants Programme
(administered by LVAC) for a maximum grant award of £800.
The scheme is intended to enable small
voluntary and community organisations to become more
effective, either internally or in their service delivery.
Examples of previously funded activities include: Training
for management committee, Project publicity,
Office equipment, Small community
projects / events.
Deadline for receipt
of application is Monday 17 March, 9am. For more
details and to apply contact Alvin Kinch, LVAC’s Small
Groups’ Officer on 020 7737 9468 (24 hour answer phone
service) or e-mail
sgo@lambethvac.org.uk. The pack can also be downloaded
from
www.lambethvac.org.uk .
Note: if you have
received funding from this programme in the last two years
you are not eligible to apply.
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Monday 17 |
“A History of the Elephant &
Castle”.
Far more than the
origin of the name! Stephen Humphrey, local historian and
Kennington resident, will go back at least to the 13th
century, though his slides date mainly from 1850 to 1940.
His family has lived in the area since the 19th
century.
Light refreshments.
Everyone welcome. No admission charge, but a £2
donation is invited. Friends of Durning Library. Durning
Library, |
6.45 for |
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Monday 17 |
Beaufoy Institute.
Lambeth Council Cabinet expected to revise
Prince’s Ward Investment Strategy to enable action to be
taken to bring Beaufoy Institute back into use. Lambeth Town
Hall. Agenda papers not yet up on Council website. |
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Tuesday 18 |
Parents Forum.
Lambeth ACCORD Conference Centre,
The Redfearn Centre, Tel. 07932046897 or 020 7735 2716.
Email:ddownie-campbe@lambeth.gov.uk |
10am-noon |
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Tuesday 18 |
Jazz at The
Pilgrim Pub.
The Ned Flanders Quartet featuring Dee Byrn, and opne jam session. Pilgrim
Pub, Kenningotn Lane. ADMISSION FREE Jazz fans,
singers and players welcome. |
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Tuesday 18 |
House of Agnes late night with Levi David Addai. The boldest new talent
sought out and commissioned by Levi David Addai to write and
perform their own work: a rare late night opportunity to see
the best emerging playwrights on stage. £5 (£3 when booked
at the same time as House of Agnes). See Tuesday 4 March. |
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Wednesday 19 |
Quadrille
dancing with Elsa.
Event for older persons at the Durning Library.
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Saturday 22 |
Oval Farmers’ Market.
St Mark’s Church, (opp Oval Tube),
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Saturday 22 |
Tai Chi.
Organised by Kennington Association. Lambeth Hall, Brit Oval
(entrance Alec Stewart Gate).
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Tuesday 25 |
Jazz at The
Pilgrim Pub.
The Ned Flanders Quartet featuring Dee Byrn, and opne jam session. Pilgrim
Pub, Kenningotn Lane. ADMISSION FREE Jazz fans,
singers and players welcome. |
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Tuesday 25 |
Around the house with
Future Perfect 3.
Seven premieres of short plays especially
commissioned for Oval House Theatre and performed in every
nook and cranny of the building. £5 (£3 when booked at the
same time as House of Agnes) See 4 March.
Oval House Theatre,
52-54 Kennington Oval. Box Office: 020 7582 7680. Online
sales: www.ovalhouse.com |
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Friday 28
- 3 May |
Michael Twaits
returns to Oval House Theatre due to overwhelming popular
demand.
In November
2007, Oval House Theatre presented the stage debut for this
radical, uncompromising and alluring solo performer.
Confessions of a Dancewhore was a runaway success – a
solo show without pretension or self-indulgence, but one
which proved an assured, politically savvy, and raucous
evening of theatre, performance, comedy and entertainment.
In an unusual move, Oval House has invited Michael Twaits to
return to us with a late night version of his show – running
for six weeks due to popular demand. OVAL HOUSE THEATRE. 020
7582 0080.
www.ovalhouse.com.
Tickets
£12 / £6 concessions. ALL TICKETS £6. BOX OFFICE 020 7582
7680. ON-LINE SALES:
www.ovalhouse.com |
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Saturday 29 |
Oval Farmers’ Market.
St Mark’s Church, (opp Oval Tube),
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Saturday
29 |
Tai Chi.
Organised by Kennington Association. Lambeth Hall, Brit Oval
(entrance Alec Stewart Gate).
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Saturday 29 |
Vauxhall Primary
School Spring Fayre
promises a wonderful, fun filled
day for all the family. With arts and crafts
including egg and Spring bonnet decorating, egg and spoon
races, a coconut shie, music, Tombola, lucky dips, fabulous
food and all sorts prizes to be won. Plus much, much more!
The fire service will be on hand to provide safety
demonstrations, there will even be a keep fit corner!
Something for everyone. There will also be a Say and Play
consultation. This will be part of a project supported by
Lambeth’s Communities exploring ways of involving the very
large number of families which cannot take part in normal
consultation events.
Further information on Involve, the organisation
running the project, can be seen on
www.involve.org.uk,
www.peopleandparticipation.net,
www.youtube.com/involvefoundation. The School: 0207 735
4535. Email:
admin@vauxhall.lambeth.sch.uk. For a more detailed
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Sports etc at Old Lilian Baylis.
The Full
Calender of sports and fitness events taking place at the old Lilian
Baylis School site can been seen on the Kennington Association
Health & Fitness Blog, accessed from
http://journals.aol.co.uk/kenningtonnews/KenningtonNews/
For events
April to June see 1 February Enews on
www.rcdt.org
NEWS
Archbishop Sumner is setting up a Parents Council.
Archbishop Summer News.
This coming week Aesop’s
Theatre will be in to
perform a play on World War 2 for KS2. The whole school had
performances of Rudyard
Kipling’s stories. Year 2 & 4 had class workshops.
Every class has visited the
Durning library and had a story time.
Year 3 were challenged to make Egyptian mummies. ‘They are
wonderful – it’s amazing what can be mummified, including teddies!!
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Vauxhall Primary School
Spring Fayre 29 March.
The Head Shirley Wilson explains. ‘The event will be a fun day for
local children and their families at the school, designed to bring
our local community together and allow them to have their say on The
Children and Young People’s Plan 3 currently being developed by
Lambeth Council. We are working in partnership with the London
Borough of Lambeth and Involve to deliver a new method for community
consultation specifically targeting some of those groups and
individuals whose voices are often under-represented in traditional
processes. By hosting a fun day we hope to attract and engage with
busy parents who, in their every day lives, have limited time to
engage in consultation processes.
We
aim to market this event broadly to families in the local area.
Primarily we will draw on the school’s own network through pupils
and their parents. We want this event to provide not only a platform
for the Council’s consultation but to give local community groups
the opportunity to be involved, so we would be delighted if you
would join us on the day. If you would like to do so by organising a
stall or activity on the day for participants please do let us know.
Participating in this event will give you the opportunity to voice
the concerns of your members and stakeholders and to promote your
work to a local audience. We would also encourage you to take part
in the consultation itself to bring your specific knowledge of
issues in the local area. Even if you cannot make it on the day, we
would also be grateful for your assistance in publicising the event
and encouraging local people to come along on the day. For that
purpose we will be producing marketing materials which will be
distributed in the weeks prior to the date of the event. We are
happy to offer support where we can with any logistical issues you
may have.
We
want this event to be to an exciting opportunity for the local
community and we hope that this process will help make the
consultation an accessible and empowering experience which can
genuinely deliver results for local people. We would love to hear
your thoughts and any suggestions you may have about how you think
we can make this event a success.
We will send further information regarding the specific detail of
the consultation and the format it will take in due course.’
Lambeth Plans Tough
Action Against Violent Youth Crime.
Lambeth Council has
issued the following
statement on its website.
‘The
Lambeth community agreed to a tough action plan to tackle violent
youth crime at a major summit at the Oval on February 14, making the
borough the first in the country to have a comprehensive approach to
tackling gun, gang and knife crime. The
event, which took place a year after fifteen year old Billy Cox lost
his life to gun crime on Clapham's Fenwick Estate, also included a
tribute to all young people and families who have been affected by
violent crime. The tribute was led by local young people whose lives
have turned around on the council's award-winning
X-it programme, including some who have been involved in gangs.
The action plan follows an investigation by a council-coordinated
executive commission into the causes of youth crime. The
investigation was put together after 27 young people in London lost
their lives in 2007, despite five successive years of overall crime
reduction in Lambeth. Proposals agreed on at the summit include:
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a
forty percent increase in investment to help young people get
their lives back on track
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a
new intelligence gathering unit to target young offenders
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seven-day opening for Lambeth youth clubs.
Lambeth
First partners - including the council, police, local community
groups and practitioners working in the youth sector - signed an
action 'pledge' at the summit, committing to take tough action on
this issue.
Phyllis Dunipace, Executive Director for
Children and Young People's Services at Lambeth Council said: "We've
developed a range of short-term and long-term actions following our
research into the root causes of youth crime, and we're now one of
the only boroughs in the country to have developed a targeted action
plan to tackle this issue. Only a minority of young people get
involved in violent crime but the impact these crimes have on family
and the community is huge. We're determined to give all Lambeth
young people the best opportunities in life and this action plan
will build on our current work and help us to create a safer
community."
Suggested measures cover key areas including
enforcement, schools, youth services, community support, skills
training and family support. They include:
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A
range of support programmes to provide advice for parents who
are concerned their children are involved in crime, and a forum
where parents can share advice and support.
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Establishing an independent trust, part-governed by parents and
the community, that could control a significant amount of
spending to support young people.
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Increasing the use of parenting orders and contracts when
parents don't fulfil their responsibilities.
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An
additional £1.75 million will be invested in youth services this
year, and will be used to extend youth club opening hours
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A
'detached' youth working team, with specialist knowledge of
Lambeth groups, will also be created, to extend current youth
work and reach the most socially excluded young people.
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The council's award winning X-it programme, which has been
successful in preventing 72 per cent of young attendees from
re-offending, will also be extended across the borough.
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Tailored training courses that will help increase employment
opportunities for young people living in areas of high
unemployment, contributing toward the borough-wide target to
achieve 70 per cent employment by 2012.
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On
the enforcement side, a new intelligence-gathering unit will be
created to help police and other agencies to share information
they already hold separately about problem families and
individuals.
Lambeth Council Tax Up
n.5%, Services Down.
Lambeth Council has agreed the budget for the new
financial year; up goes Council Tax; less spending on services. The
Council statement says: ‘ In addition to investment in a number of
areas including young people, the environment, and community safety,
the budget outlines plans to make millions of pounds of savings to
increase future financial stability and minimise cost to the
taxpayer. The majority of savings will be made by increasing
efficiency across the organisation, with minimal impact on public
services.’ ‘Despite the severe financial pressures that face many
local authorities - including a low grant increase from government
for Lambeth - the proposals include an additional three quarters of
a million pounds for youth programmes over the next year, plus
continued investment in the borough's anti social behaviour team and
increased money for victims of domestic violence.’ Key investments
announced in the budget include:
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£284,000 each year for the borough's anti-social behaviour team
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£100,000 on a service for victims of domestic violence to be
increased to £205,000
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£1.1 million in youth provision over the next three years, with
extended opening hours for youth activities
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An
increase in investment to £227,000 to make sure that vulnerable
Lambeth residents get the benefits they are entitled to.
Money raised by Council Tax contributes 8
percent of the Council's budget.
LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS
10 Albert Embankment. G & G Properties is seeking to delish the
10/11 storey building called Wah Kwang House and build a 15 storey
hotel, apartments and restaurant. There is a complicated history of
previous applications. The Council Committee report states that the
following groups were notified: Vauxhall Society, Vauxhall
Neighbourhood Housing Forum, IMPACTY, Water Community Development
Group, Manor of Kennington Residents’ Association, South Bank
Employers Group and Lambeth Estates Resident’s Association. Only
WCDG submitted a response. 17 local residents living in nearby
blocks submitted objections.
The officers recommend acceptance subject to the signing of a
Section 106 agreement by 12 March. There are a number of recommended
conditions. The Section 106 envisages money for
Planning
Applications
17-24 February
Kerrin Point, Site of.
Erection of an electrical
substation situated on vacant lot on Black Prince Road between the
Black Prince Public House and the former Granada Bingo Club
(Residential). Applicant Barratt Homes Ltd. Ref: 08/00487/FUL
Court Tavern Public House,
2 Wincott Parade,
24 February – 1 March
Citadel Place. Erection of a new gatehouse security building
(ancillary to Class B1 office use of premises) and vehicle
enclosure. 08/00306/FUL
69 Vauxhall Grove.
Application for a
Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) with respect to the
erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension involving
the formation of a patio and small extension. Creation of a roof
terrace and balcony to first floor level to the rear. Ref:
08/00598/LDCP
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,
Planning
Decisions
17-23
February. Faulty access
so if there are any details cannot be given.
24 February – 1 March
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