The council is listening and working with older residents to agree a plan for making Lambeth a better place to age well – an Age Friendly borough.
There is an online survey here – deadline Sunday 10th September :
Or email directly agefriendlyLambeth@kaizen.org.uk or telephone 020 4536 6321
And drop in to the Age Friendly Festival at the Oval Cricket ground on Saturday 30th September 11am to 3pm . Free entry at Alec Stewart Gate . There will be lunch, stalls, activities & entertainments. 
Filed under Community / voluntary, Health, Housing, Lambeth Council, Libraries
The swimming pool at West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre (WNHLC) is due to reopen in July 2023. The men, women and families change areas are due to reopen by early April. Other services at WNHC such as the Knights Hill GP surgery and most leisure activities continue to operate as usual.
The WNHLC and surrounding park is funded via a private finance scheme with the NHS. The structure of the building, and so the repairs, are the responsibility of the private finance company . Last year unfortunately faults were identified in some parts of the building and the swimming pool and change areas had to be closed temporarily.
From 1st April 2023 Lambeth council is running its leisure services “in-house” as “Active Lambeth” and ending its contract with Better GLL. Existing Better memberships and direct debits will be transfered automatically but you should receive a notification email about the transfer. For more details see: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/active-lambeth
Filed under Community / voluntary, Health, Lambeth Council, Leisure, Swimming Pool, West Norwood
The council is consulting on controls over dogs. The draft scheme specifies where dogs must be on a lead , areas dogs are not allowed, out of control dogs, picking up dog mess and number of dogs per dog walker.
Check the draft scheme to see if your local park or play space is covered: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/consultations/have-your-say-dog-control-lambeth There will be a dedicated Parks Enforcement Team. Once the scheme is formalised as a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) police officers can also issue fixed penalty notices.
The closing date for consultation on the scheme is Sunday 26th March .
To report:
Dog mess see: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/environmental-services/report-offence/report-dog-fouling
Concerns about a dog please email animalwelfare@lambeth.gov.uk
Filed under Environment, Health, Lambeth Council, Parks, Pets
Help map polluted air hotspots in Lambeth and contribute to Lambeth’s new Air Quality Action Plan. To clean our dirty air the council works in partnership with residents, community groups and local businesses.
Have your say on the plan here before Thursday 31st March 2022.
or email directly XDESSustainability@lambeth.gov.uk
In recent years air quality has improved significantly in Lambeth, but much more still needs to be done to create a clean and healthy borough for everyone. The photo shows the first pavement based pollution monitoring system, located on busy A23 in Brixton, that can accurately measure the fine particulate matter PM 2.5 up to two and a half microns in diameter.
Filed under Environment, Health, Lambeth Council
A new small local grants scheme up to £5k for projects to improve community health and wellbeing has opened. Only a simple form is needed and the deadline is 9th February.
Projects must aim to benefit one or more of these priority groups:
For more details see attached notes on the application form [word document]
Norwood Forum is managing the scheme: https://www.norwoodforum.org/gipsy-hill-health-wellbeing-small-grants-fund-round-one
They have an online information session 6pm-7pm on Thursday 27 January. To get the zoom link please email info@norwoodforum.org
If your group is not on line please phone 07946 218 501 and we will pass on your contact details.
Filed under Charity, Community / voluntary, Environment, Health, Kids, Leisure, Local Business, West Norwood
Lambeth is installing 51 new cycle hangars across the borough. The hangars are secure on-street cycle parking at less than £1 a week. In the West Norwood area new cycle hangars are proposed for these locations:
Residents living nearby get a letter [ pdf] with full details of the scheme and the statutory consultation.
Once the hoop is installed in March/April 2022 apply for a space online at https://www.cyclehoop.rentals/
Filed under Environment, Health, Lambeth Council, Parking, Transport, West Norwood
The council wants to make the streets between Leigham Court Road and Streatham High Road a safer, healthier and more pleasant place for all by creating a Low Traffic Neighbourhood called Streatham Wells.
During November and December the council is collecting residents views on traffic, clean air and climate change in the Streatham Wells neighbourhood. To have your say online complete the survey at: https://streathamwells.commonplace.is/proposals/review-our-aspirations Or phone 07999 405 331 for a paper copy of the survey.
And use the online map to submit detailed comments at https://streathamwells.commonplace.is/proposals/streatham-wells-map
There will be more detailed plans on the Streatham Wells Low Traffic Neighbourhood available to comment on in the new year.
Filed under Community / voluntary, Environment, Health, Lambeth Council, Planning, Traffic, Transport
The GP building in Crown Dale is closed for refurbishment & extension till April 2022. It will reopen with more facilities & more services.
Crown Dale recently merged with Tulse Hill and the new combined practice, Northwood, will run from both sites. Whilst Crown Dale is closed all services are based at Tulse Hill. The combined practice has extended opening hours to provide mainly online and telephone access during lockdown.
To contact the practice see their web site: https://northwoodgrouppractice.co.uk/
Planning application 20/01079 has full details of the extended building at Crown Dale (pictured). 
It will include a new multi-purpose community room for classes organised by external organisations such as yoga, tai chi, exercises classes and Macmillan coffee mornings. Use Lambeth’s planning portal to see the planning application.
Filed under Environment, Health, Local Business, Planning, Planning Applications, West Norwood
Lambeth & Wandsworth are running an enhanced covid 19 testing programme to test everyone in the two boroughs.
West Norwood has a free drop-in covid 19 testing centre at Waylett Place car park SE27 9AA (next to Iceland) . The last session will be 9am to 3pm on Monday 26th April. These tests are for people with NO covid 19 symptoms.
For more information on covid19 testing services in Lambeth see:
Lambeth council is asking everyone, aged 16 or over, living or working in the area (pictured) between Norwood Rd and Leigham Court Rd & Valley Rd to get a Covid-19 test, whether they have been vaccinated or not. A variant first identified in South Africa has been detected in the local area. UK government data from various areas across the country shows that the variant is not currently spreading quickly and is being contained.
Tests ready to go out from the town hall
People in the area will receive full information on how to access the testing.
For more details see here.
Filed under Health, Home, Lambeth Council, West Norwood
RSS - Posts