Local news and opportunities to get involved from your local Labour and Co-operative councillors in Thurlow Park.
Since June 2014 the Lairdale Residents Association led by Zarah and with the green gardening fingers of Andy have been working on their very own vegetable patch. As these pictures show there is plenty to show for their efforts – tomatoes, corn, salad, herbs, cucumber and aubergines. It’s a lovely way for those on the estate to get to know one another and to use up space that was not being used. Look out for more crops soon!
The annual Community Autumn Fair run by 4ALL – Building Community in West Dulwich takes place on Saturday 20 September.
If you have things to sell – crafts, jewellery, foods etc – why not think about taking a stall? The cost is just £20. This is a great opportunity to connect with a really local audience.
For more information email Chrisopher at christopher@the-picks.co.uk or call 07432 118859.
Yesterday it was agreed by the Licensing Committee that an application for the Chocolate & Champagne cafe – 463 Norwood Road – would been granted. The premises will be licenced from 7 am to 8pm during the week and 7 am and 11 pm over the weekends.
As residents have been concerned about the proposed licensing application due to historical problems on the site it’s great that the cafe, the residents and licensing have worked so closely together to find a solution which everyone was happy with.
The café will be run as a restaurant /cafe but it’s also a bakery. As the owner will be installing large bakery equipment in the basement there should be little excuse for late night noise. Otherwise, the terms and conditions of the license mean that there will be security staff needed on Friday and Saturday nights though within six months time – provided there are no complaints from the local community – this condition could be reviewed.
If you believe there are any activities going at Chocolate & Champagne that go beyond 8 pm on the weekdays or 11 pm on weekdays please let us know.
Vital repairs to the old West Norwood fire station building
A grant of more than £1.6million will mean that the South London Theatre Building Preservation Trust will be able to carry out vital repairs to the old West Norwood fire station building and restore its Victorian splendour – opening up its original main front doors for the first time in 100 years and making the building fully accessible to the public. To find out more read -http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/WestNorwoodOldFireStation.aspx#.U9LtUShY5SW
On the 22nd of July a week before it’s grand opening, Anna and Fred from Thurlow Park and Councillor Niranjan Francis from Gypsy Hill had a guided tour of the new West Norwood Leisure Centre. The centre combines an integrated approach to community health and well being hosting a gym and a swimming pool alongside a GPs surgery and dental surgery.
The state of the art swimming pool has a moveable floor allowing the pool to be used for a variety of different activities and classes. The leisure centre is intended to operate as a community hub bringing together services and the wider community to enjoy an integrated approach to health and wellbeing. It represents a real achievement on the part of all of those in Lambeth Labour and the wider community who have worked so hard to deliver it since 2009.
At July’s full council meeting, Anna asked for an update on the rollout of 20mph across the ward. This has been raised as a priority for many local residents, particularly in Herne Hill and Tulse Hill – Anna referenced residents in the Deronda Triangle who have made their own 20mph signs to try to encourage drivers to go more slowly. For full minutes, click here.
Fun Palaces are coming to West Norwood on the 4/5 October 2014. They are about fun and learning, participating and making together: a space where arts and sciences meet.
Each will be unique, self-generating, self-supporting and local. If you’d like more information please go to this link – http://funpalaces.co.uk/ or check out the Norwood Fun Palace facebook page -https://www.facebook.com/groups/553780151397382/
Just in time for the start of the summer holidays, the leisure centre will be opening its doors to customers on 28th July.
Want to get stuck right in? Why not…
This is the third leisure centre to be opening by Lambeth Council in the last three years and we’re all very excited that it is coming to Norwood. We think it will be a great asset for local residents and another boost for the area.
On Tuesday 01 July their was a mini-exhibition event to discuss community opinion regarding initial development proposals for the site on the corner of 339 Norwood rd and 3 Turlow Park rd (the Tulse Hill tyre shop).
Following the planning application for double glazing being turned down, Anna and Max organised a walkabout on the Peabody Estate with local residents and planning officers from the council to better understand the next steps.
We think it is really important for all residents to have warm, dry, energy efficient homes which is why this is an issue we intend to prioritise. Many cottages on the Peabody Estate are draughty and damp and new windows would go a long way to improving the lives of residents and reducing their energy bills.
Planning officers were very helpful in explaining why the application was refused. As the estate is in a conservation area, there are strict rules regarding how any development must look. The proposal submitted by Peabody had wide window frames which were not acceptable in conservation terms – this doesn’t mean that double glazing isn’t acceptable, just that any future proposal must pay more attention to meeting conservation criteria. The planning officers explained the kind of application which would be acceptable.
Anna and Max also agreed with residents that more needed to be done to maintain the buildings. A number had broken and leaking guttering, flaking paintwork and other repairs which Peabody need to carry out urgently.
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