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Save Durning Library!
Lambeth Council is consulting on which of Durning or Tate South Lambeth libraries should become a new Town Centre library for the north of the borough. This choice is being forced on the Council by the Government’s cuts to local authorities and is not a choice anyone wants to make. However, if Durning is supported, then TSL will become one of Lambeth’s proposed “bookish gyms”. If TSL is supported, then Durning will close. Most KPE residents use Durning as it is closer to us. The Consultation deadline is 11pm on 21 December. Complete the questionnaire here: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/consultations/durning-library-and-tate-south-lambeth-library-consultation
Community Safety and Policing Meeting
Community Safety and Policing Meeting 7.00 pm on Tuesday 20 October 2015 Kennington Park Community Centre Following concerns raised at the last TRA meetings, we are holding a special meeting to discuss how we can tackle and reduce anti-social behaviour on the estate. Local Police, Lambeth Council Community Safety, Hyde officers and the Cabinet Member for Community Safety (local Cllr Jane Edbrooke) will joining us. Come and share your concerns, ideas and hear what options we can explore.
Health and Wellbeing in Lambeth
You are invited to a workshop to help improve health and wellbeing in Lambeth on Thursday 25 June from 2-7pm in Lambeth Town Hall.
Kennington Park updates
Healthwatch workshop: 12 March
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…
Advice!
Need Help or Advice? Benefits? Debt and/or money? Work? Housing? Goods and services? Try contacting One Lambeth Advice – a new initiative from Lambeth Council and the Citizens Advice Bureau. Phone 0800 254 0298 or go to www.onelambethadvice.org.uk by clicking here for more information. ************************************************************* If you need legal advice there is now a free drop-in service staffed by London South Bank University law students at Caxton House, 13-16 Borough Road. It is during term time only (23 Sept-10 Dec 2014) and their opening times are Tuesdays 10am to 12 noon and Wednesdays 10am to 12 noon and 3pm to 5pm. More information is available here, on 020 7815 5450 and by emailing legaladvice@lsbu.ac.uk.
Elections! Vote! Vote! Vote!
Local council and European parliamentary elections are taking place on Thursday 22 May and it’s important to vote. Lambeth Council may no longer directly manage our homes on Kennington Park Estate but the TA works closely with our councillors, they come to our meetings, take up individuals’ problems and sit on Hyde committees. The Council’s decisions and the services it provides affect much of our lives, whether it’s emptying the bins, recycling our rubbish, filling in potholes, providing education for our children at Henry Fawcett and other local schools and nurseries, funding and supporting Kennington Park, Durning Library, Oval House Theatre, and many of our local sporting and recreational facilities, providing social care and support for our elderly, young, sick or disabled residents, backing local businesses, creating jobs and apprenticeships or deciding on local planning or licensing applications. Badly hit by central government restrictions and cutbacks, nevertheless our…
Stay Warm this Winter!
