Labour party campaigners
Labour party campaigners out and about in West Norwood are finding that Ken Livingstone’s promise to cut public transport fares by 7% is going down well with many voters.
Election day is May 3rd. Use your vote to choose who will be the Mayor for London for the next 4 years.
Check out the new businesses moving into West Norwood.
Sea Breeze is the new wet fish shop open daily 8am till 8pm and Sundays 9am to 6pm.
Lusomassa is a new Portuguese delicatessen & cafe open during the day and evenings.
Filed under Employment, Jobs, Local Business, Shopping
West Norwood ‘s own Yoga Class is at Portico Gallery 23a Knights Hill SE27 0HS – side entrance – on Wednesday evenings 7.45pm to 9pm . Cost £7 and mats are provided. For details contact Vinnie.v@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07986 846 133
Filed under Community / voluntary, Health, Leisure, West Norwood
Cllr Mike Smith on site
West Norwood’s Health and Leisure Centre with swimming pool, gym and dance studio gets the final go ahead. Construction work on the centre will start in the next few weeks and will be complete within two years.
The joint health and leisure centre will be built on land near the derelict Norwood Hall at the end of Devane Way facing West Norwood train station. This major investment by Labour run Lambeth Council is a huge boost to West Norwood and will encourage further private investment in the borough as well as provide much needed new facilities.
Filed under Community / voluntary, Health, Jobs, Lambeth Council, Leisure, Swimming Pool, West Norwood
The 31st March and 1st April weekend welcomes Spring to West Norwood.
Saturday is West Norwood’s first Slow Food Festival 10am to 6pm around St Luke’s church SE27 0HS
Flour milling, apple pressing, urban foraging, pizza making, cider drinking, jazz, meet Mrs Beeton, catch Mr Freaky Peens, enjoy the Honey Theatre Live, check out Brixton City Farm, hear about rare pig breeds, watch Brindisa’s master jamon carver at work, taste perfect pizza made in a mobile wood fired oven, have a cup of Volcano coffee, treat yourself to a tongue sandwich, have a Fortnum & Mason style tea, watch the magical Ms McK interview a surprise celebrity guest ,try authentic pierogi, listen to Levi Roots’ friend on the wonders of caribbean cuisine, bake a cake for the family bake off, make a dish for the slow food cook off , win dinner for two at Bubba’s .. …………. there’s something for everyone but you may need to book online for some events:
http://www.westnorwoodslowfoodfestival.co.uk
Saturday 2pm to 5pm is the Spring Flower Show in St Luke’s church hall. Flowers on display including tulips, daffodils, & polyanthus, photographs, floral art and a ginger biscuit competition. All welcome.
For details see: http://lambethhorticulturalsociety.org.uk/shows.html
Sunday 1st April is first Feast day of 2012 open 10am to 4pm. The West Norwood Feast is a people-powered market celebrating the diversity, talent and entrepreneurial skills in our neighbourhood. There’s plenty to see and do including the Gardeners’ Corner by York Hill where you can pick up seeds, plants and tools, the Artisans’ Market on Chatsworth Road with locally-made arts and crafts, a Food Fair at St Luke’s with stalls serving freshly-cooked street food and even a Retro Village by Roseberys on Knights Hill with a market for reused, recycled and remade furniture and clothes. And there’s music, performance, a beer and cider tent, a community garden on Norwood Road by the Fire Station and The Edible Bus Stop.
More details are on the Feast website http://westnorwoodfeast.com/blog and facebook page www.facebook.com/wnfeast.
Filed under Arts, Charity, Community / voluntary, Leisure, Local Business, Shopping, West Norwood
To help choose the right babysling for carrying your baby try The South London Sling Library based in West Norwood. This is a free, drop in service for parents/carers to come along and find out about and try a wide range of baby carriers and slings. A sling hire service also available at a very reasonable cost. See http://southlondonslings.com/
Filed under Community / voluntary, Kids, West Norwood
Our local police team, in partnership with Lambeth council, evicted squatters that were illegally occupying two addresses in Knights Hill on 27th February. Up to 50 people were residing at 210 Knight’s Hill previously used by the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Squatters were also evicted from a privately owned home.
Knight’s Hill SNT had received complainants of disturbances and anti-social behaviour from both the addresses where the squatters had held late night parties.
Officers exercised their powers under section 12a of the Criminal Law Act 1977 to remove them. The council sought the high court order and local police officers accompanied the bailiffs to enter the addresses during an early morning raid. No arrests were made.
Inspector Bruce Whitter said: “After listening to the concerns of the local community and by working in partnership with the council we have managed to evict those members peacefully and return the property to the rightful owners.”
If you are experiencing anti-social behaviour in your area please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Police Team. They are ready to listen and assist. http://content.met.police.uk/Team/Lambeth/KnightsHill
Derelict Norwood Hall
West Norwood’s 25m swimming pool, 100 station gym, dance studio & health centre passed another hurdle this week. The NHS has agreed Lambeth council’s final plans and now it is just up to the government to give the final go ahead. The new centre is to be built close to the derelict Norwood Hall on Devane Way opposite West Norwood Rail station.
The £14.2m project includes £20,000 for public art. Let us know your ideas for a painting or sculpture to complement this great new resource for West Norwood ( email jmeldrum@lambeth.gov.uk)
Filed under Community / voluntary, Health, Leisure, Swimming Pool
Norwood Bus garage “garden”
Did you see Sarah Raven’s TV series on programme on growing plants in cities to save Britain’s pollinating insects?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cktgq
Local councillors have asked Arriva to improve its grotty flower beds around the West Norwood bus garage. Contact us to support our campaign ( jmeldrum@lambeth.gov.uk) Perhaps we can persuade Arriva to plant wild flowers in and look after our bees & hoverflies too!
Filed under Community / voluntary, Environment, Labour Councillors, Transport
Raku is an ancient pottery art form that came originally from Japan. The word means enjoyment and ease. The Raku firing leads to very unpredictable results, intense colours and flashes of metal lustres across the surface of the work.
Workshops at Portico Gallery 23a Knights Hill, West Norwood, SE27 0HS. £25 per person for the workshop. £40 for the firing sessions. The costs include all materials, and two pieces of work glazed and fired. A raku kiln will be built especially for this workshop. You can come along and just watch the live firings for free!
Make your pots on Thursday 15th March 5:30pm to 8:30pm OR Saturday 17th March 10am to 1pm
And fire your pots with special Raku glaze on Saturday 31st March OR Sunday 1st April morning OR afternoon.
For details & bookings contact: emmafenelon@hotmail.com or john@porticogallery.org.uk
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