2015 Jumble Trail
West Norwood’s 4th Jumble trail is on Sunday 24th April 11am to 3pm. It’s like a car boot sale ( or garage sale) but lots of separate stalls in the streets across West Norwood. A great chance for real bargains…
A stall costs £3.50 to put you on the map & goes to help cover costs of advertising.
Filed under Arts, Charity, Community / voluntary, Leisure, Shopping, West Norwood
West Norwood’s amazing volunteer-run community street markets return to West Norwood next Sunday 10am to 4pm.
Five areas to check out: Food Fair in St Lukes Church Gardens SE27 0HR; Family & Wellbeing in Devane Way SE27 0DF; Retro at Roseberys Knights Hill SE27 0JD; Fresh & Green by York Hill SE27 9AF ; Artisans Market on Chatsworth Way SE27 9DL . Lots of music & entertainments too.
Show off West Norwood to your family & friends!
And the weather forecast is looking good.
http://westnorwoodfeast.com/blog/market/
@WN_FEAST
Filed under Arts, Charity, Churches, Community / voluntary, Leisure, Local Business, Shopping, West Norwood
Otter’s Food Week event is on Friday
Last summer’s Food Week was a sell out in West Norwood so West Norwood Feast have teamed up with Grub Club to put on another food week in first week of February to cheer us up this winter! For details and bookings see: http://grubclub.com/west-norwood-food-week
Participants include Community Café @CommunityShops, The Great North Wood @tgnwpub , Tulse Hill Hotel @TulseHillHotel, Pintadera Café @PintaderaCafe, Garden Gastro Bar @GardenGastroBar, Otter @OtterTrading, Iberico, The Book & Record Bar @BookNRecordBar and Portico Gallery @PorticoGallery
Filed under Community / voluntary, Health, Leisure, Local Business, Shopping, West Norwood
West Norwood post office is to be upgraded to a new main style branch opening on Monday 1st February. The post office will be closed from 1pm on Saturday 16th January so the modernisation work can be done. Nearby alternative post offices are at: WH Smith 180 Streatham High Rd SW16 1BH and Herne Hill Cost Cutter at 31 Norwood Road SE24 9AA.
The new post office will provide the same range of services from four service positions. New opening hours will be 9am to 5.30pm Mondays to Saturdays.
For more information please contact Keith Long by email: comments@postoffice.co.uk
@PostOffice
Filed under Local Business, Shopping, West Norwood
Norwood Road
The council is starting to update the 2009 master plan for West Norwood. A consultation programme is being planned for the new year.
The plan will cover our main shopping streets and the industrial area, south of West Norwood station, known to town planners as the KIBA (key industrial and business area).
Residents do raise concerns about the range of shops in Norwood Road making up the heart of West Norwood town centre. Online shopping is the latest factor impacting on town centres across the UK. For a brilliant history of shopping have a look at Robert Peston Goes Shopping TV programme- its on iplayer for a short while: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039q44y/episodes/player
Filed under Employment, Environment, Housing, Jobs, Lambeth Council, Local Business, Parking, Planning, Shopping, Traffic, Transport, West Norwood
Lidl site from Crown Lane
In February 2015 Croydon council refused a planning application from Lidl to replace the former car showroom at the corner of Beulah Hill and Crown Lane. Croydon said Lidl’s plans were “ detrimental to the visual amenities of the streetscene, by reason of its unacceptable scale, appearance, siting, massing & overall design and insufficient landscaping & boundary treatment”
Lidl has now appealed against Croydon’s decision. You can comment on the appeal before Thursday 26th November by quoting ref 3087239 at the Planning appeal portal: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/appeals/online/search
Details of Lidl’s plans can be seen by quoting ref 14/04434/P at http://publicaccess.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications .
Filed under Environment, Planning, Shopping
Site for a Costa Coffee shop
Costa Coffee is moving into the empty Money Shop building at 529 Norwood Road SE27 9DL between KFC and the laundrette. Costa will sell cold food to eat in or off the premises and of course hot drinks – mainly coffee. The maximum hours of opening will be 6.30am to 8pm and 8am to 6.30pm on Sundays.
For details of the planning application quote ref 15/04205 in the Lambeth Planning Applications Database: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications-and-policies/viewing-current-planning
Filed under Lambeth Council, Leisure, Local Business, Shopping
The Community shop is a members shop that redistributes food & household products from major retailers and brands. The surplus products may have minor label errors , be excess seasonal products or have a short shelf life and would therefore normally be thrown away as a waste by the retailers.
The shop is open 9am to 5pm weekdays. People living in the Norwood area and who are on benefits are eligible to become members. The products are on sale to shop members at around 30% of normal prices. Based in Vale St SE27 9PA the Community Shop is now 6 months old and already has 500 members.
Clara, the shop manager
The Community Shop helps people on low incomes who are working hard to improve their lives. Each member signs up to a tailored, professional development programme. So the Shop is not about crisis support – which is provided by the food bank – but an extended support programme that will lead to real change in the lives of local households.
For more information see: http://community-shop.co.uk/contact-community-shop.aspx
Twitter: @communityshops
Filed under Charity, Community / voluntary, Shopping
Tulse Hill station bridge
Come along this weekend to join West Norwood residents sharing ideas & for making a real difference to Norwood Road shopping street and the Tulse Hill one way road system. Drop in sessions will be at the Old Library, 16 Knights Hill SE27 90Y on Saturday 6th June (10-4pm) and Sunday 7th June (11-2pm). And look out for a stall at West Norwood Feast near St Lukes Church on Sunday.
Light refreshments will be available on both days and children are welcome too. If you would like further details email georgina@jameswilsoncoffee.co.uk or Cllr Anna Birley: abirley@lambeth.gov.uk
The project, with funding from Transport for London, to bring real improvements to Norwood Road and Tulse Hill is just starting. So come along and have a say. See our previous post on 8th March.
Filed under Lambeth Council, Local Business, Planning, Shopping, Traffic, Transport, West Norwood
The old laundry building
Two key development sites in West Norwood are up for sale. One is the old laundry site off Lansdowne Hill and the other is the group of workshops behind Texaco garage. These properties are thought to be connected with Tesco. GL Hearn are handling the sale – offers due by 21st May. For details see: http://glhearn.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Property%20Details/LansdowneHill-and-YorkHill-WestNorwood.pdf
The council’s Local Plan has guidance on potential future uses of land in Site 18, the area along Norwood Road between Lansdowne Hill and York Hill . A mix of housing and retail are the most likely uses. For more information see page 201 of Places & Neighbourhood section of the Local Plan at : http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Lambeth_Local_Plan_Proposed_Submission_261113-2_Part_11_Streatham_Clapham_Stockwell_Norwood.pdf
The last master plan for West Norwood was published in 2009 and much has changed since then. So the council will be updating the Master Plan over the next few months. Look out for events to have your say!
Filed under Environment, Housing, Local Business, Planning, Shopping, West Norwood
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