RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 8 FEBRUARY 2008

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

Previous ENews/Events Listings can be seen on www.rcdt.org

5 INTERESTING LOCAL JOB OPPORTUITES:

City Farm and NEF (see below)

LAMBETH SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY

2008-20 CONSULTATION ENDS 29 FEBRUARY

For further details go to www.lambethfirst.org.uk

DEADLINE FOR COPY FOR 13 February issue: 12 noon Friday 13 February

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 Diary Saturday 16 February to June

see 1 February Enews on www.rcdt.org

NEWS

What Future for Town Centre/Area Provision? The restructuring of the Town Centre Teams and Areas to fit in with the new approach to neighbourhood management under the Communities First engagement initiative is now at the stage of formal staff consultation as it is proposed that some jobs will be deleted and some new ones created. Details are awaited when final proposals are reported to Council Cabinet and Lambeth First.

Major Window/Door Renewals for Local Estates. Planning permission has been granted for major window and door replacements the blocks on  Vauxhall Gdns Estate and the three Ethledred Tower Blocks. (see Planning section below.)

Stephen Morgan Selected as Parliamentary Candidate. Prince’s Ward Councillor Stephen Morgan tells me that he has been selected for the unwinnable seat of Orpington. See: www.orpingtonlabour.org.uk. He will not be moving out of the Ward. Stephen along with his Councillor colleague Lorna Campbell attended the North Lambeth People’s Expo on 29 January, He met with Vauxhall Gdns Community Centre members and users– see 24 & 25 January ENews on www.rcdt.org for background details.

Tibeb Intermedia Print and Design. Now that it has had to leave its Cleaver St premises (see ENews 1 February), Tibeb Intermedia can be contacted at tibebintermedia@yahoo.co.uk

All Nations Centre - Health Day Event. 24 May. All Nations Centre (Tyers Terrace) will be providing a Health Day Event for the Community. Core activities will be

¨                   PHYSICAL HEALTH - 10:00 - 11:45 (including Questions). Cancer - its causes and possible preventions - Speaker TBC by Dr Chucks.

¨                   EMOTIONAL HEALTH - 2 or 3 workshop/seminar - 12-13.30pm (including questions). Mental Illness in our Community  - General Awareness, Keeping Well Mentally (Dr Sokan),  Managing Stress.

ANC would like to develop the day in partnership with other groups running health activities. Ideas are under discussion through the Health & Fitness network set up to co-ordinate activities in Lambeth Riverside Festival 2006. . Please contact  Brenda Fraser, Projects Support Officer, Lighthouse Education Service, All Nations Centre, Tyers Terrace, SE11 5LY. Tel: 02077353685; Fax: 02077353685; Mobile:07734778971; E-mail: bfraser@l-e-s.org.

Archbishop Sumner School. This coming week Year 6 will be attending Science Workshops with INTO University on Tuesday and Wednesday.

United Friends of Oval. A group of residents are working together as because of their concerns about the future of the area. They  believe the area should be regenerated but in a way that is sensitive to the needs of the community such that no one suffers from a loss in quality of life. They have been working particularly on the planning applications for Brit Oval. See United Friends of Oval website: www.unitedfriendsofoval.co.uk

Roots & Shoots. Lambeth's Living Waters and Spring Science Fair. Sunday March 16, 11am-4pm. This year's programme for National Science and Engineering Week is "Lambeth's Living Waters Mk 11". Those who have been involved with Roots and Shoots for a few years will remember the Lambeth's Living Waters project from 2003. This time round 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 UK, who supplied the roof for the Roots and Shoots hall. Producers' Stalls and Refreshments and, hopefully, a visit from the Lambeth Walk Musical Dragon will make it a lively day. www.rootsandshoots.org.uk

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS

Planning Applications

3-9 February

Archbishop Sumner School, Reedworth St. Installation of six columns of directional floodlighting to the existing school all purpose sports pitch. 08/00034/FUL

365 Kennington Lane. Replacement of existing pitched roof to the rear extension with a flat roof with the formation of a terrace, involving alterations to the rear window to include double doors. Ref: 08/00433/LB & 08/00431/FUL

179 Kenniington Rd. Removal of non-original internal partitions to basement, ground, first and third floors and to stairway at basement and second floor levels. Excavation and lowering of basement floor, formation of opening in basement spine partition and enlargement of fireplace opening in front room. Construction of cloakroom below basement level stairs. Removal of four beams to ceiling at first and second floor levels. Alteration to doorway to third floor front room. Installation of rooflight to rear mansard roof slope. Alteration to rear basement window to form a doorway, and the insertion of glazed timber doors. Demolition of lean-to outbuildings at rear garden level. Partial excavation to form new steps to rear garden (Town Planning & Listed Building Applications).

168 Old South Lambeth Rd. Change of use from existing vacant winebar (Use class A4) and first floor flat into single family dwellinghouse, erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to ground floor frontage. 08/00075/FUL.

Arches 50 51 52, 7-11 South Lambeth Place. Change of use  to A1/A3/A4 with alterations to front and rear elevations. Applicant: Chris Price - Network Rail. Ref: 08/00218/FUL

40 Walcott Square. Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) in respect to the retention of a single storey ground floor rear extension with a parapet rooflight. Ref: 08/00320/LDCE.

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

27 January – 2 February.

Brittany Point, Elkington Point And Ward Point, Ethelred Estate. Replacement of windows and doors. Permitted.

Court Tavern, Renfrew Rd. Conversion of existing public house (Use Class A4) into 8 self contained flats (3 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 1x  3 bed), together with erection of rear extensions at ground, first, and second floor level, construction of a mansard roof extension to create an additional floor, extension of chimneys, excavation of the basement including formation of a front and rear lightwell, installation of front railings and alterations to fenestration of front, side and rear elevation. Amended with respect to creation of an additional flat. Refused.

60A Harleyford Rd. Redevelopment of the site involving the demolition of existing workshop buildings and erection of 6 x 3 bedroom houses with communal courtyard and 6 parking spaces. Refused.

157 Kennington Lane. Schedule of  restoration details. Permitted.

Kerrin Point, site of. Details of cycle provision conditions. Permitted.

Lambeth Palace. Removal of high level doorway, the gantry and adjacent timber steps to Cranmer's Tower. Permitted.

Vauxhall Gdns Estate (various blocks. Replacement of windows and doors.  Permitted.

40 Walcot Square. Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) in respect to the erection of a ground floor rear extension with rooflight. Withdrawn.

3-9 February

Kennington Park. Details of Planting, and discharge of hard landscaping conditions re-renovation of existing play area fronting St Agnes Place, and  construction of 1.5m high bund. Permitted.

Kerrin Point (site of). Details re-waste management plan. Permitted.

Vauxhall Gdns Estate (various blocks). Replacement of existing single glazed timber windows and doors with double glazed timber windows. Permitted.

Vauxhall Station. Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to renovation to Vauxhall Underground Station ticket hall and subways. Permitted.

73 Walcot Square. Erection of single storey rear extension with installation of new lower ground level window at side elevation. Permitted.

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ART GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS

See 1 February ENews on www.rcdt.org

LOCAL JOBS

Education Co-ordinator, Vauxhall City Farm

This is an ideal opportunity to become involved in one of the hidden treasures of London.  Covering 1.5 acres of land, Vauxhall City Farm is home to over 80 animals and provides a chance for Londoners to meet farm animals face to face.  It also provides opportunities, education and training for people in the local community and beyond. Thanks to grant funding, we are looking for an Education Co-ordinator to join our team in this very busy and varied environment. Currently the position is fixed term for 18 months with funding being sought to extend this. Alongside other duties, the successful applicant will be expected to build on the current education provided to provide structured and curriculum related opportunities to schools, both at Vauxhall City Farm and in schools, and to engage with the local community by providing events and activities for young and old.  Applicants should have experience of working in a busy and varied environment, and a proven ability to create and devise new educational materials. Pay: £20,000 to £23,000 pro rata (dependant on skills and experience). Hours: 22.5 hours per week (to cover at least Wednesday to Friday). To discuss the post with a member of staff and/or request an application pack, Please call 020 7582 4204 or email vcf@btconnect.com. Closing date: Monday 25 February 2008 at 5pm. Interview date: Saturday 1 March 2008. The successful applicant will need to have an Enhanced CRB check.

G.O.A.T.S. (Giving Opportunities And Training Support) Youth Worker

Thanks to funding from the Jack etchey Foundation, we are looking for a Youth Worker to join our team in this busy and varied environment. Currently the position is fixed term for 12 months, with possibility of extension for a further year.  The main focus of the job is to plan and run the ‘G.O.A.T.S. for young people’ project at Vauxhall City Farm with the Farmyard Co-ordinator, Horse Yard Manager and other youth workers. This will include planning activities, supervision of the young people, budgeting and updating and maintaining records. In addition it is to maintain the numbers of young people at the farm at weekends, by providing fun and educational activities, good behaviour standards and a safe and secure environment.  The applicant will also be required to assist with the running of the work experience programme at the farm. Applicants should have previously worked in a busy and varied environment, and a proven ability of working with and relating to young people aged 11 to 25 years. £21,000 pro rata. 22.5 hours per week (to cover Saturdays and Sundays and one other day). To discuss the post with a member of staff and/or request an application pack, please call 020 7582 4204 or email vcf@btconnect.com. Friday 29 February 2008 at 5pm. Saturday 8 March 2008. The interview will include a panel of young people who regularly volunteer at the farm. TThe successful applicant will need to have an Enhanced CRB check.

Also at the Farm. Call 020 7582 4204 or email vcf@btconnect.com;clsoing date for both 15 February.

Part time Farmyard Trainee (roughly £50 per week) - 16 hours a week and has to be undertaking, or willing to undertake, training towards an animal qualification.   

Riding Instructor (£50 per day) - 4 hours each Sunday - assisting with the running of the newly established Pony Club.

Project Leader: Counting the Costs of Failing Our Children. New Economics Foundation (and National Children’s Homes)

 £32-£36,000. The project will seek to re-shape the way government invests in the future of our society through children. It will measure the value of early intervention and prevention, equipping policy makers and practitioners with the evidence, knowledge and tools to achieve lasting well-being for children young people and their families. Closing date Friday 15 February. Interviews 29 February. Application form from ‘aboutus/job opportunities’ section of www.neweconomics.org, or email corrie.lombard@neweconomics.org. NEF is at 3 Jonathan St.