RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 7 November 2007

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

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

A short edition

(for November Diary see 1 November edition)

 

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Monday 12 November. Friends of Spring Gardens AGM. 7pm.

Informal chat from 6.30pm. All welcome.

Vauxhall City Farm, Tyers St.

 

Tuesday 13 November. 6.30pm. Pastimes – the history of sport and leisure in Kennington Park

Launch of new booklet by Friends of Kennington Park. Find out how cricket games on Kennington Common contributed to today’s game. Learn why Kennington Park’s outdoor gymnasium was so unusual. Discover more about our much missed Lido – and where to go to find its twin. Free entry and booklet. £2 donation towards refreshments. Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.

 

From Friday 16 November
Paper-thin Worlds

Start of new Exhibition at Man&Eve Gallery by Sarah Bridgland, Sam Messenger, Larissa Nowicki. Until 16 December. It explores the properties of paper: Sam Messenger - intricate pen and ink drawings, using repetitive combinations of simple geometric shapes exploring the expressive potential of the line. Sarah Bridgland – mini-sculptures. Larissa Nowicki - delicate hand-woven pieces. Patiently knit together strands of shredded paper, a rigorously methodical implementation of a drawing pattern, or a painstaking process of assembling the minute elements of a sculpture - all these artworks manifest the great pride in the quality of workmanship that each artist takes in their works. www.manandeve.co.uk. Man&Eve, 131 Kennington Park Road. 12 noon - 6pm, Wednesday - Sunday, or at other times by prior appointment.

 

Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 November 3pm-7pm

BOOKSTALL

Secondhand, remainder, some new.  Particularly fiction, politics, history, biography, gardening, London history.

Organised by Sean Creighton (Agenda Services & History & Social Action Publications) at RCDT, 20 Newburn St.

Some lists available in advance on request from sean.creighton@btinternet.com and viewable on Books for Sale page of www.sean.creighton.co.uk

 

Saturdays 1 & 8 December

GASWORKS LOCAL HISTORY WALKS

Advance notice. Saturdays 1 and 8 December will see two local history walks led by Sean Creighton (Agenda Services & History & Social Action Publications) as part of Gasworks art projects. Further details soon.

 

SQUATTING AT 1 GLYN ST

In response to the item in the 1 November edition Police Sergeant of the Prince’s Ward Safer Neighbourhood Team writes (2 November): ‘we have spoken to the new owners and the locks have been changed. Having made enquiries we have discovered that entry was gained by people jumping over the side wall. The new owners are fully aware what happened two weekends ago and have arranged security. Hope this helps.’ Lulu Gravergaard (Community Safety Partnership Co-ordinator, North Lambeth, Council Community Safety Team) writes (5 November): ‘I have had feedback from the Safer Neighbourhood team informing me that the premises are secure and that no one currently are living there. I hope the situation stays like this but if you observe anything different please do not hesitate to let me know ASAP.’ Tel:  020 7926 2712. Email LGravergaard@lambeth.gov.uk

 

VAUXHALL CITY FARM 30TH ANNIVERSARY

Clare Haskins (City Farm) writes: ‘Our 30th anniversary on the 20th October - it was a great day and everyone who came said how much they enjoyed it. We had a good turn out, particularly from the local estates and lots of people came who had not been to the farm before. The yard was transformed and hosted stalls with food by local volunteers and the Bengali Women's group and Sean's bookstall. There was face painting and spinning in the recycled building and the Spring Gardens development plan in the classroom. Our young volunteers parading the animals in the paddock on Spring Gardens drew a good crowd and they loved hosting the event. We could not have done it without your support and we hope to build on this and work together on future events.’ Sean adds: Excellent weather helped the excellent turnout. One of the few local events where you get a real sense of the diversity of the mix of people in the local area. The Farm’s young volunteers were enthusiastic, keen, and very willing to help. 

 

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS

Planning Applications

28 October – 3 November (additional to list in 1 November edition)

 

The Coach House, 100A Fentiman Rd. Erection of a single storey building to the rear garden to accommodate a enclosed swimming pool. Excavation of new basement level together with the erection of a first floor front extension. Ref: 07/03906/FUL & 07/03911/FUL

 

16 Stannary Street. Redevelopment of existing office/workshop building (Class B1) to provide a four storey building with office use (Class B1) on the ground floor with 3 x 2 bedroom self-contained flats (Class C3) located over first, second and third floor levels. Ref: 7/03805/FUL

 

1-8 Wigton Place. Conservation Area Consent for the retrospective demolition of two-storey building (Replacement building under full planning consideration - Ref. 07/02034/FUL). Ref: 07/02033/CON & Redevelopment of site to provide a two-storey courtyard development to provide a 4-bedroom dwelling, an office (Use Class B1) floorspace and 1 off street parking space. (Full Planning and Conservation Area Consent). Ref: 07/02034/FUL

 

4-10 November (to 18.10pm 7 November)

 

90 Claylands Road. Replacement of existing rear sash window with french doors and replacement of existing kitchen door and window with two new casement windows. Ref: 07/03972/FUL

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.

Planning Decisions

28 October – 3 November (additional to list in 1 November edition)

 

325 Kennington Rd, Approval of erection of two additional rear dormer windows at mansard level (to apartment 3) and alterations to window in rear elevation at ground floor level of the commercial unit.

 

4-10 November (to 18.10pm 7 November)

 

321-323 Kennington Road. Variation of Condition 3 (Hours of operation) to extend opening hours from Monday-Friday 7am-7pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm, to Monday-Saturday 7am-10pm and Sunday 9am-6pm and variation of Condition 5 (Fire exit door) to allow the fire exit door to be open for ventilation only between 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 9am-6pm on Sundays, 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. Withdrawn.

 

28 October – 3 November (additional to list in 1 November edition)

 

325 Kennington Rd, Approval of erection of two additional rear dormer windows at mansard level (to apartment 3) and alterations to window in rear elevation at ground floor level of the commercial unit.

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