Food hub: Council tender

Building on the learning from the first phase of COVID-19, Lambeth Council wishes to commission the food voluntary and community sector to improve access to surplus food (and where possible other types of food) to residents in need. The Council is seeking to fund:

Local COVID alert levels

The Government has published "what you need to know" guidance following yesterday's announcement of three new local COVID-19 Medium, High and Very High alert levels.

South London Botanical Institute: Tales from the Fruit Bowl

More news from the SLBI. Four talks on favorite fruit and veg; botany, history, medicine, folklore, ethnobotany, as well as their plant family connections and a myriad mix of fascination and information. You can book for each one on separate tickets or all four on a multi ticket.

Have your say on restoration plans for Brockwell Hall

Lambeth Council wants your views on proposals to restore and improve Brockwell Hall, a historic Grade II* listed building in the middle of Brockwell Park.

Volunteering opportunities this week

This week's opportunties for volunteering from Team Lambeth are for volunteers to help with local food deliveries with Healthy Living Platform and for an HR specialist for a youth focused organisation: JAGS. Read more and apply here.

Clean Air

Thursday was Clean Air Day and the Mayor of London was able to report that London’s air is getting cleaner:

South London Theatre returns

Great news! The SLT is back with live shows and a full programme of short plays, which will take place in the SLT auditorium as socially-distanced performances.

West Norwood Picturehouse indefinite closure

Helen Hayes MP has written to the CEO of Cineworld Cinemas attacking the decision to close the West Norwood Picturehouse, The Ritzy, East Dulwich Picturehouse and all other cinemas in her constituency from Thursday 8 October, with just four days’ notice and no staff consultation. The letter highlights the local anger at this decision and its impact on the local cultural scene and the staff affected, asking the CEO to work harder to keep our local cinemas open and protect jobs. See Helen's Facebook page for reaction. See also our earlier story here.

ClearCommunityWeb and the Lambeth’s Digital Inclusion Network

ClearCommunityWeb is a social enterprise, providing borough-wide digital skills training, advice and support services to community groups, older people, vulnerable adults and carers across Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark. Their popular Digital Skills For Seniors virtual class has restarted with a session on the Covid-19 Track and Trace App.

West Norwood Library & Picturehouse

Our Picturehouse cinema will close temporarily from this week as the Cineworld Group has decided to close and mothball all of its 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK with Thursday 8 October 2020 as the last day of opening.

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