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Hyde’s presentation of its redevelopment plans
These are the slides Hyde presented to residents at the meeting on 20 October 2023.
Schedule of regular activities at the Community Centre – Autumn 2023
KPCC Community Benefit Society
Live on Kennington Park Estate? Live or work nearby? Come to events or activities in the Centre? Do you want to be more involved in our local community? Why not become a Member of the Community Benefit Society now running our Community Centre?
A membership form can be found here – please complete and return to Kennington Park Community Centre, 8 Harleyford Street, SE11 5SY, or by email to kpcc.cbs@gmail.com.
Residents’ meeting, 6.30pm Friday 20 October 2023
All Estate residents and Community Centre users are invited to come to a meeting to discuss Hyde’s proposals to redevelop the site of the Community Centre and the Oval Arts Depot. (hover over and click the arrow at the bottom of the poster to read more on page 2……)
Plans for the future of Kennington Park Community Centre
Hyde Housing circulated a letter to all residents at the end of July saying that they are planning to redevelop the Community Centre and Oval Arts Depot site. The letter said that they plan to demolish and then rebuild the Centre and Depot buildings, and to build new flats on the site. This letter can be seen below. Many residents will remember that Hyde made similar proposals nearly a decade ago. When those plans fell through, Hyde handed management of the Centre over to volunteers from the Tenants’ & Residents’ Association and supported us in forming a charitable Community Benefit Society to run it democratically. Despite having to close during Covid-19 lockdowns, the Community Centre has flourished. It is financially viable, and provides space for many groups, including a drama school and historical fencers, faith groups, a youth club, several after-school clubs, Zumba exercise for older people, and a…
Tenants’ & Residents’ meeting, 1 March 2023
There will be an online meeting of the Tenants’ & Residents’ Association on 1 March 2023. All Estate residents are welcome. Register here
A Warm Winter Welcome and Hot Food!
KPCC’s warm space is open every Monday from 12.30 to 2.30 until 27 March. There’s hot food and warm company! Come along. It’s free!!
Santa’s back on Kennington Park Estate
Santa and his elves have found their way back to Kennington Park Estate and will be joining the Simply Smiley team on Thursday afternoon for a panto party and present-giving! It’s free, but come early as space is limited.
A Warm Winter Welcome in our Community Centre
Kennington Park Community Centre is warm! and we are sharing our warmth with local residents who want to pop in for a cuppa, game of bingo or dominoes, or just to make use of our free wi-fi in a quiet corner. From 9 January we will be opening on Monday and Friday afternoons from 12.30pm. On Mondays we will close at about 2.30 but on Fridays we plan to stay open until 4.30. We are working on getting hot food and food parcels available to take home or pop into our microwave.