Local news and opportunities to get involved from your local Labour and Co-operative councillors in Thurlow Park.
If you have a real Christmas tree you can put it out on your normal collection day on the week beginning 5 January and the council will collect it. Alternatively, you can take it to one of the following sites from 6 to 31 January:
Merry Christmas all!
Snow Wardens Lambeth already has over 300 snow wardens.
You can volunteer either individually or as a group and you will be given training and the equipment you need to help clear your pavement from snow and ice.
Email snowwardens@lambeth.gov.uk or call 020 7926 0524
Due to resurfacing works to be carried out vehicles will not be able to use;
(a) Croxted Road, between Norwood Road and Thurlow Park Road and (b) Norwood Road/Norwood High Street, between Knights Hill and Lansdowne Hill/Chestnut Road.
Otherwise, traffic will suspend the banned right turn by vehicles from Thurlow Park Road (eastbound) into Croxted Road to permit an alternative route. Alternative routes would be available for affected vehicles via adjacent streets as indicated by traffic signs.
This will come into force on 11th January 2015 and continue for a maximum duration of 3 months or until the works have been completed whichever is the earlier.
Below is some information regarding waste collection during the festive break that may interest you.
Waste Collection: Collection day on the weeks beginning 22 December and 29 December 2014:
Normal collection day Revised collection day
Monday Monday (no change)
Tuesday Tuesday (no change)
Wednesday Wednesday (no change)
Thursday Friday
Friday Saturday
Collection days will return to normal on the week beginning 5 January 2015
We all tend to have extra waste over Christmas but remember there’s no limit to the amount of recycling and food waste you can put out for collection.
You can use your clear sacks or shared recycling bins to recycle your wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, glass bottles and jars, tins and cans, food and drink cartons and plastic bottles, pots tubs and trays.
If you have large cardboard boxes, please fold and place them next to your clear sack or shared bin. Please rinse your recycling, especially food packaging. Squashing it will help you to fit it all in! If you have a food waste collection, you can use this to recycle all of your vegetable peelings and any leftovers including bones.
Remember to lock your bin by placing the handle fully into the forward or back position. This will prevent any spillages should the bin be knocked over
During his December surgery at All Saints Church Max was able to listen to this fantastic orchestra as he spoke to residents about their concerns. The sound was beautiful.
We have been informed that the Safer Neighbourhood Team have been busy running Operation Sagnol in Thurlow Park ward this week to combat burglary, motor vehicle crime and drug dealing. The three day Operation resulted in 7 arrests.
One particular incident involved a stop and search of two males who were subsequently arrested for money laundering, handling stolen goods and going equipped to steal. A search of their addresses also revealed a quantity of class A and B drugs. One of the male was a known burglar and is on bail to Woolwich Crown Court for burglary.
It transpired a burglary have been committed that day and was yet to be reported at the point of their arrest. The following day we reviewed the burglaries for the ward and discovered a burglary report listing the items stolen as matching the description of the items found on the suspects. The stolen items have now been restored to its rightful owner.
It’s great know we have such a dedicated and strong community police presence in the ward.
The Norwood Forum Pensioners’ Group invites you to a day of festive cheer for the over 55s. The Festive lunch will take place on Tuesday 16 December at the Old Library, 14-16 Knights Hill between 10:00 and 16:30. The order of the day will be……
12.00 to 12.15 – Introduction and Welcome by NPG and Norwood Forum
12.15 to 12.45 – Warm and Well talk by AGE UK LAMBETH
13.00 to 14.30 – Lunch
14.00 to 14.30 – Warm and Well gentle exercise
14.30 to 15.15- Raffle and Christmas Songs
15.30 to 16.30 – Line Dancing
RSVP to j.ware@rathbonesociety.org.uk 020 8766 9280
Anna, Fred and Max joined local West Norwood residents at tonight’s NAG community meeting. There were presentations from the Manager of the new West Norwood Leisure Centre and Lambeth’s Street & Highways Manager.
It was clear that the condition of some of the roads and pavements in the area are of concern to local residents so we’ll make sure to be out with our rulers as we look for possible trip hazards! If you have any roads or pavements that you think need resurfacing please contact us.
Thurlow Labour had an excellent time today talking to residents on the Harpenden triangle – Ullswater, Ulverstone, Harpenden and York Hill. We talked with residents about a whole range of issues including fly tipping, the West Norwood library, parking, local business and most interestingly, the idea of a future residents association.
To enable a street party to take place, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an Order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering Tulsemere Road on Sunday 7th December 2014.
An alternative route for affected vehicles will be available via Lancaster Avenue, Ardlui Road and Idmiston Road and vice versa.
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