Tag Archives: Upper Norwood

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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Soaring Fares, Poor Service

One of the issues that we have increasingly picked up on the doorstep is about the [un]reliability of bus services in our ward. It’s fair to say that we’re not that well served by buses unless you live right up … Continue reading

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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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Recent Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in the Woodland Road Area

Over the summer we received a number of complaints about an increase in Anti-Social Behaviour and crime around the Woodland Road area. As the local councillors we immediately contacted Gipsy Hill’s Safer Neighbourhood Police Team and the relevant department in … Continue reading

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Save Our Police from Boris’ Tory Cuts

Your local Labour councillors are backing Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP and Ken Livingstone in their challenge to Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson over figures which indicate the number of police officers in London is set to fall by … Continue reading

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Good News on Road Repairs

The heavy snow and ice during the hard winter caused real damange to roads across Gipsy Hill ward. The council runs a rolling repairs programme but some roads were more badly damaged than others. Matthew, Jenny & Francis have worked … Continue reading

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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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Complete the Census

Census day was Sunday 27th March and every household in Gipsy Hill should have received their form in the post. It’s extremely important that everyone fills in their form and sends it back as soon as possible. Failure to return … Continue reading

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Making School Journeys Safer

We’re extremely luck in Gipsy Hill to have three excellent primary schools for the children in our ward. Cllr Jenny Brathwaite (pictured) and Cllr Niranjan Francis were at Elm Wood Primary School on Carnac Street on Monday morning to speak … Continue reading

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Nominate Roads for Resurfacing

Councillors have been asked to nominate roads in Gipsy Hill which are in need of resurfacing to the council. Lambeth already surveys roads to see which are in need of repairs but are asking for input from the community in … Continue reading

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