Category Archives: Leisure Services
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
Filed under Community, Education, Leisure Services, Youth Issues
Support the Cinema Campaign: 25 Church Road Planning Application
Residents in Upper Norwood will be well aware of the long-running and hugely popular Picture Palace Campaign for a cinema in Crystal Palace. Some 18 months ago local residents wrote in their thousands to oppose an application to change 25 … Continue reading
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West Norwood Feast – 3rd April
This Sunday, 3rd April, sees the first of a new monthly market open in West Norwood. The West Norwood Feast is a community-driven market led by local people who want to help regenerate our community. The group received start-up funding … 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
West Norwood Swimming Pool & Leisure Centre – Planning Application Now In
Work on the joint swimming pool and health centre for West Norwood is at a very important stage – and the project now needs your support. £14.2 million was agreed by the previous Labour government to build a brand new … Continue reading
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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
Victory for the Cinema Campaign
Great news to hear that the Crystal Palace Cinema Campaign, backed by Tessa Jowell MP and Lambeth Council, won at Bromley’s planning meeting by an unexpectedly close vote of 4-3. Congratulations to everyone involved with the campaign; it’s good to … Continue reading
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Norwood Forum Meeting 17th December
The Norwood Forum met on the 17th December in West Norwood; Niranjan Francis as a local resident and small business owner and Matthew Bennett as a local resident attended the meeting along with many members of the local community and … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Crime, Education, Leisure Services, Transport, Youth Issues
Support the Cinema Campaign
Residents in Upper Norwood, Gipsy Hill and West Norwood may be aware of the campaign to bring a cinema back into the area. Picturehouse cinemas had wanted to buy the old Gala Bingo site in Crystal Palace to restore it as … Continue reading
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