Community and family projects

South London Theatre has a series of family events, school holiday workshops, activities for older people, and a writing group running until June. There is also an education programme underway – schools, youth or community groups are invited to book to attend a series of workshops.

Try before you bike

Thought about cycling but something or the other has stopped you? Lambeth Council has the scheme for you! Try before you bike could offer just the right solution: a number of bikes are available (from standard to folding to electric) and any necessary adaptations can be done if you have a disability or physical impairment.

Don’t let the many hills of our neighbourhood put you off. You can always hop off and push your bike up hill. Cycling can be a great time saver, improve your health and be great fun.

Wrap up warm with lots of layers this season and get cycling.

London’s green cover map

The Greater London Authority has published a new Green Cover Map providing the best picture yet of London's green and blue space.

Ultra Low Emission Zone: is your car affected?

Further to our previous story, the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) starts on 8 April 2019.

Mistletoe isn’t just for Christmas

Lambeth’s Parks team want help growing more Mistletoe this new year as a food source for wild birds in winter and for scientific study. Mistletoe is quite rare in Lambeth, so as part of its Biodiversity Action Plan, Lambeth is working to encourage it to spread onto new host trees, as well as protecting trees where it’s already found.

Veg Power

Veg Power is a national campaign to help inspire young people into new eating habits. Instead of fast food and fizzy drinks they’ll see TV advertising for vegetables, backed up with lessons in schools, veggie messages on social media, and events.

80% of children and 95% of teenagers don’t eat enough vegetables. Lambeth Council is part of the new alliance to change the way we all eat and combat childhood obesity.

Crystal Palace Festival: volunteering opportunities

Fun loving, flexible and free?

Your opportunity to help this festival take place. The Crystal Palace Festival runs from 15 – 23 June, and volunteers are sought in a variety of fields, ideally for six hours work.

Receive full training from industry professionals, have a fun filled shift while making new friends, be invited to regular social events and give something back to your community.

Volunteering applications

Crystal Palace International Film Festival

The 10th anniversary. CPIFF screens films from all over the globe with food and drink in venues, including the Everyman Cinema Crystal Palace, West Norwood Picturehouse, Stanley Halls and Anerley Town Hall. With remarkable film quality, each night is a social event to remember and a one time opportunity to catch most of these incredible films. Lots of film makers fly in from around the world for Q&As.

Film schedule here

When: Thursday 7 – Saturday 30 March 2019

Where: venues all over Crystal Palace and West Norwood

West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre:consultation on play equipment

Lambeth Council is consulting on new play equipment for the play area at the top of the hill outside the Health & Leisure Centre. This follows on from a previous consultation. Some funding is now in place and provisional ideas have been drawn up by a play equipment company Playdale Playgrounds. Plans are on display in the Centre.

West Norwood Free Film Festival returns in April

At Norwood Forum we’re all looking forward very much to the return in April of the free film festival. What recent releases or classics will be chosen this year? Perhaps a chance to see those films subject to a very limited theatrical release – Roma or the Ballad of Buster Scruggs?

In the meantime, there’s a call out to all short film makers:

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