• Norwood Forum

News

Norwood Road - bollards, trees, benches and grot spots

A public consultation is now underway on the proposed location of trees, benches and bollards which will go in along Norwood Road between Robson Road and Tulse Hill station under the Streetworks project. Last week, Norwood Forum walked the length of the road with Council officers identifying a number of possible locations, and also raised a number of grot spot issues and other actions needed to tidy up the road.

Streetworks: trees, benches and bollards:

Lambeth Local Elections

Local elections for Lambeth Council are being held all over the borough on Thursday 3 May 2018. The closing date to register to vote is Tuesday 17 April 2018.

You can check you are registered by contacting the Lambeth Council Electoral Services team beforehand: 

Tel.: 020 7926 2254

Email: electoralservices@lambeth.gov.uk

You can also register to vote here.

West Norwood Library / Cinema Update

At the Norwood Action Group ("NAG") AGM Picturehouse Marketing and Communications Managers were given a rough ride over the length of time the project is taking and the refusal to pay the London Living Wage.  The main updates were:

Streetworks: update

Streetworks is a unique community-led project to improve Norwood and Tulse Hill.  The project is funded by Transport for London and supported by officers at Lambeth Council.  The Norwood Forum, Tulse Hill Forum, local councillors and community groups are working together with residents, businesses, schools and road-users to design a better space, remove the one-way system at Tulse Hill and provide training and support for future local projects.

West Norwood Town Centre Redevelopment Plan

Site 18 is the red area on the town centre map below and is split in ownership.  Lambeth Council wishes landowners to redevelop this in accordance with policy.  This policy has been arrived at over the last 10 years with extensive public consultation.  Briefly:
 

West Norwood Cemetery: help shape the next Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid

Over the past year or Lambeth Council, in partnership with the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery and following public consultation last summer, has developed proposals to conserve and protect the ‘magnificent’ West Norwood Cemetery for future generations. Extensive specialist surveys and consultation were carried out to develop a HLF bid which looks to:

Log In Log Out: free online help

You might know someone who could potentially be helped by this service. Log In Log Out are offering free online help with:

  • Universal Credit
  • Universal jobmatch
  • Housing Benefit
  • Housing registration/bidding

When: Tuesdays (10am-12noon)

Where: Rosendale Community Centre, 147 Peabody Cottages (off Rosendale Road), SE24 9DR

Further information: lilo@myatobee.com

 

West Norwood Free Film Festival: 48 hour Film Challenge

As part of the West Norwood Free Film Festival 2018, a 48 Hour Film Challenge (WNFFF 48h), open to anyone interested in film-making is to be held. The kick-off event is Friday 13 April 2018.

The shortlisted entries will then be screened at the 48-hour Film Festival Competition Event on Sunday 29 April, held at the Portico Gallery (23B Knight's Hill, SE27 0HS). Winning entries will be judged by a panel of experts in the following categories:

Under 16 

Over 16

Overall winner

Peddle My Wheels

A Lambeth Council funded initiative to supply affordable used and new bikes and follow up training to make cycling accessible to everyone is coming to West Norwood Feast on Sunday 1 April. Peddle My Wheels is a business that puts the environment before financial profit.

Buyers: go along and get yourself a serviced, theft-free, affordable bike. You can even pre-order beforehand.

Pages