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Roadworks, roadworks – all around us! And then they’re going to tunnel underneath …..

Kennington Park Estate is currently an island of tranquillity surrounded by traffic chaos and lots of traffic cones, heavy machinery and people in hard hats and hi-vis jackets. Whether that tranquillity will last when tunnelling for the Northern Line Extension starts, or if Hyde’s redevelopment of the Community Centre site goes ahead, remains to be seen.   The Northern Line Extension   A shaft and head house are being constructed at Kennington Green. The work here has just started and it is anticipated that it will be a worksite for at least three years. Lots of information can be found here http://www.tfl.gov.uk/northern-line-extension.   Oval Triangle Transport for London is making a lot of changes to the roads, junctions, traffic lights, crossings and cycle superhighways all round the Oval Triangle, Harleyford Street, Kennington Park Road and Kennington Road.   The roadworks here are likely to last a year… More information at:…

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Election Hustings! 18 April! 11am! St Mark’s Churchyard! Election Hustings!

A General Election hustings for the Vauxhall constituency has been called by Steve Coulson, the Vicar of St. Mark’s Kennington, and Chair of the Friends of St. Mark’s Churchyard. The outdoor event will take place at St Mark’s on 18 April as part of the popular Oval Farmer’s Market.   The Vicar observes: “You will know the extraordinary historic link that Kennington Park has with open air democracy, and the Friends sought to maintain that tradition by hosting open air hustings for last year’s Council elections. There were a good number of the public attending the Saturday morning market who appreciated that opportunity to meet candidates.”     The site is of great historical interest. St Mark’s stands on the site of 16th Century gallows. Hopefully the hustings on 18 April should be slightly kinder on any candidate who might be slightly economical with the truth. The Chartists movement also…

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What’s happening to the Oval Gasworks?

Oval and Kennington Development Area Masterplan – Update Feb 2015 The latest information from OAKDA is available on their website  at http://www.oakda.co.uk/   Feedback from the consultations held 0n 29 and 31 January The findings from their social sustainability assessment on the area Key findings from a range of background technical studies can be found here: Oval and Kennington Development Area – February 2015 Exhibition Boards OAKDA February 2015 Exhibition Board Download and there is a questionnaire here: Oval and Kennington Development Area – February 2015 Exhibition Feedback Form  ***************************************************** Goodbye Gasworks! Hello ……..? The world famous Oval Gasworks have been decommissioned and the site is now open for redevelopment. This is generating a lot of interest including news items on the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066. Lambeth Council and Berkeley Homes are drawing up a Masterplan for the area, which includes the four Gas Holders, Tescos and its car park, Montford Place, the Beefeater Distillery, Big…

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Local Council Services to be Cut

Lambeth Council Cultural Services are being CUT! Government austerity measures mean that Lambeth Council’s funding has been halved, which means a devastating £90 million service cuts over the next three years. Some of those cuts will come from the budget for our local libraries, parks, sports centres and the arts, and many much valued and used local facilities could be for the chop.   Consultation is taking place with a closing date of 24 April.   The questionnaire is available online at www.lambeth.gov.uk/culture2020consultation and in the Library.   For residents of Kennington Park Estate the proposals particularly mean the loss of all council funding for our nearest library, Durning, and changes to the way Kennington Park is funded and operates.    Durning Library   The Council is proposing to turn Durning into a ‘Community Library’. There is a Campaign against this already underway:       As well as stopping…

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HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION?

The General Election is on 7 May this year and it’s your chance to have your say on who should form the next Government. Without much fanfare, the system for voter registration in the UK has been changed. At the last General Election, one person in every household was responsible for registering everyone else. Under the new regime, each person is required to register to vote individually. Many haven’t yet done so, and hundreds of thousands of people have reportedly fallen off the electoral register – possibly without realising. Could you be one of them? Whether or not you intend on voting for any political party or candidate, the act of registering is an important way of exercising your hard-won right to vote. Register now at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote or http://lambeth.gov.uk/elections-and-council/elections/register-to-vote. DO IT TODAY! DO IT NOW!   If you’re not on the Electoral Register before 20 April you will not be…

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Meeting 19 November 2014

To tenants and leaseholders of Kennington Park Estate You are invited to attend a Meeting of the Kennington Park Estate Tenants’ Association To be held at 6.30 pm for prompt 7.00 pm start on Wednesday 19 November 2014 at the Kennington Park Estate Community Centre (between Alverstone and Lockwood Houses) All tenants and leaseholders are members of the Association and welcome to attend meetings A G E N D A Welcome and Introductions Apologies for absence Minutes of the last meeting of the Association held on 9 July 2014 here: For approval Matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting Housing management and estate management issues. (Reports and queries from tenants and leaseholders for the attention of HSH management) Proposal from Hyde to redevelop the site of the Kennington Park Estate Community Centre: Progress Report Progress report on introduction of warden controlled parking enforcement arrangements Programme of planned and…

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