Category Archives: Education
**Public Meeting** – Croydon UNJL Consultation
Croydon council have announced that they will hold a public meeting at 7:30pm on Wednesday 16th May at the Salvation Army Halls on Westow Street. This is where the public meeting was held last year that attracted hundreds of Upper … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Leisure Services
Croydon’s Consultation on the UNJL
For the past two years we’ve been working with the community to fight for the Upper Norwood Library – where Croydon have threatened to withdraw funding or to try to sell the building, we’ve stood with staff and users in … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Leisure Services, Youth Issues
West Norwood Temporary Library Relocation
West Norwood Library has been housed in temporary accommodation at the Lambeth Resource Centre on Park Hall/Robson Road since the building had to be closed after the roof was stolen by metal thieves. This location has not been suitable, being … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Youth Issues
Save Our Library!
Over the past few months we’ve been working hard to save our library in Upper Norwood. For over 111 years this library has served the local community and sits at the heart of Upper Norwood. Since the election in May … Continue reading
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West Norwood Library Update
Work is continuing to repair the roof of West Norwood library after it was the victim of a series of copper thefts (the chapel in West Norwood Cemetary and the Baptist church on Chatsworth way were also targetted). The council … Continue reading
Primary School Places
Primary school places are a real issue in Lambeth and, particularly, in Norwood. Demand for places has risen by as much as 40% in the past few years and the council has worked to increase the number of places available … Continue reading
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Protecting Our Children’s Centres
Gipsy Hill’s Labour councillors, Matthew Bennett, Jenny Brathwaite & Niranjan Francis have pledged not to close our Sure Start centres, including Kingswood Children’s Centre, despite the Tory government cutting funding for children’s centres 21% in just one year. David Cameron … Continue reading
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Government Cuts to Lambeth’s Funding
The Conservative-led government has announced the size of the cut to the funds used to pay for local services here in Lambeth. In 2011-12, Lambeth’s main government grant will be cut by £28 million, or just over 11%. The funding … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Council tax, Crime, Education, Leisure Services, Licensing, Transport, Youth Issues
Fighting for the Upper Norwood Library
The Upper Norwood Library is a unique institution on Westow Hill in the south of the ward, on the border with Croydon. The Library is over 100 years old and is independent of Lambeth and Croydon’s library services. The library … Continue reading
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Lambeth Labour’s Manifesto for 2010
Lambeth Labour has launched the manifesto for the council elections on 6th May. Click here to read an online copy. Labour won control of Lambeth from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in 2006. In the past four years Labour has … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Council tax, Crime, Education, Leisure Services, Youth Issues
