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10.03.2021 UPDATE - Covid-19 testing for parents of school age children

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Did you receive a letter?

The Education team at Lambeth Council wrote to all parents giving them the details of the LFD testing centres, but since then the government has said that LFD devices can be collected from selected test centres.

Lambeth Council takes over local test and trace

Lambeth Council has become the first London borough to bring all Covid-19 contact tracing inhouse in a new pilot scheme launched this week. The council has recruited and trained new teams of tracers to work with residents to quickly and effectively track contacts who may have been exposed to the virus. 

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is a worldwide celebration of everyone who identifies as a woman, a chance to engage in activities and reflect on women’s successes as well as the barriers and challenges we still face in society. This year International Women’s Day is on 8 March, so look out for events being held by local organisations and groups to celebrate and raise awareness; we have listed details of some events.

Community - in any language

Can we harness your interests for the benefit of your local community? Norwood Forum Norwood Forum is looking for enthusiastic individuals who want to help make Norwood an even greater place to live.

South London Theatre news

A prepared reading of the much loved classic Casablanca. the next SLT production: Lunch Girls by Ron Hart via Zoom 25-27 March, and more exciting courses for children and young people who have attended the SLTr drama classes or whose parents/carers are members. Read all about the latest SLT news here.

Volunteering opportunities this week

Park rangers (but be quick), family volunteers, runners for the 2021 London marathon, a laptop technician, a social media guru, and mental health first aiders are all sought this week.

Census update

60 seconds. That’s the length of time the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had to capture a group portrait of the UK, ensuring it was representative of all ages, genders, ethnicities, sexualities, abilities, social classes, professions and geographies, and reflective of everything the census stands for. It also had to set the right tone.

Windsor Grove Development

The issue has been rumbling along for so long that you may be forgiven if you have given up all hope of seeing off this pernicious development; perhaps that is precisely what the developers are hoping for.

Lambeth Local Plan: consultation on Main Modifications

Lambeth Council reports that the Draft Revised Lambeth Local Plan (DRLLP) is currently undergoing examination by an independent planning Inspector. The Inspector has now produced a list of proposed Main Modifications to the draft Plan and the Council is required to undertake public consultation on these for six weeks.  

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