Waste less, Save more project launch in Camberwell

Waste less, Save more project launch in Camberwell

You are invited to join the launch of Waste less, Save more in Camberwell. The evening will be a great opportunity to hear about the project and how you can get involved. They’ll also be delicious food and a chance to meet others taking part.

The evening will be a great opportunity to hear about the project and how you can get involved. They’ll also be delicious food and a chance to meet others taking part.

Thursday 16 March, 18 – 20.00

The Albrighton Centre, Albrighton Rd, London SE22 8AH

Feel free to bring along your family and neighbours.

 We look forward to seeing you there.

RSVP to katie.purell@sainsburys.co.uk by 14 March

 

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EXPLORE, EXERCISE, EXHALE

EXPLORE, EXERCISE, EXHALE: CoolTan Arts Festival of Walks and Urban Exploration 28 March- 2 April

Dear Walker and Urban Explorer,
CoolWalks team are delighted to be launching 2 new tours, 4 redesigned walks and 2 walking workshops, all part of this exciting Spring Festival of Walking and Creativity.

The leaflet is attached but to find out more about individual walks just visit: www.cooltanarts.org.uk/guided-walks

And please do support the festival not only by signing up and joining a walk but by spreading the word. All sales and any additional donations contribute directly to CoolWalks programme. So we look forward to seeing you at one of our unique walks, led by one of dedicated volunteers.


Charlie Fox
Project Coordinator and Walk Leader Trainer CoolWalks

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YOUR VIEWS ON BEING A SOUTHWARK – survey


Your views on being a part of your local community

The Southwark CAN website is coming up to a year old! We have told stories, shared events and met you in your communities to talk about how you can make change together.

We were just wondering… CAN you spare 5 minutes to share your views on community life in Southwark – think of it as a Birthday present to your CAN community!

The survey will take no more than a few minutes of your time (we promise!) but will give you an opportunity to tell us about how you get involved in your community, or not, and your views on the CANs.

We CAN repay the favour in helping support another year of community activity with all of the excellent activists and community groups in your local area 🙂

If you want more information, want help getting involved in your community or have any questions about Community Action Networks contact: engage@communitysouthwark.org or give us a call on 020 7358 7020.

Thank you – you wonderful Southwarker!

Southwark Community Action Network team

Link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/yourcommunityviews2016

Link to Southwark CAN website: http://www.southwarkcan.org

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Volunteering Advice

Community Southwark offers free advice for anyone who wants to start volunteering

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Grow Food – Eat Better – Save Money

Grow Food – Eat Better – Save Money

Come and learn how growing some simple crops at home can improve your diet and save you cash. No growing space, no problem.
At Bells Gardens Community Centre 19 Buller Close, Southwark SE15 6UJ, Friday 17th March 10.30-1.30pm

Free workshops, hands-on activities, lunch included

BOOKING ESSENTIAL – ADMITTANCE BY TICKET ONLY

Contact: Liza Scholefield 0758 4474778 / lscholefield@gardenorganic.org.uk Or

Debbie Mitchener 07584 474779 / dmitchener@gardenorganic.org.uk

 

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Planning appeals

Planning appeals

Inspectorate Called in over DHFC Stadium Plans on Protected Green Space
Southwark Council have still not made a decision over the controversial planning application to build flats on the current stadium of Dulwich Hamlet Football Club and build a new stadium on nearby protected green space, Green Dale. The property developers have now called in the Planning Inspectorate to appeal over this tardy non-decision, as well as the council’s decision to not allow changes to the Section 106 agreements that protect the current stadium from uses other than leisure and recreation.


The Green Dale Fields have seen off previous planning applications, mainly due to the fact that they are protected as Metropolitan Open Land (MOL). This is the highest level of protection land can have in London, and is on a par with  Green Belt.


The plans would see a 4000 capacity stadium built mainly on the current astro turf pitch, which is also MOL. Due to the large size of the pitch though, 2267m2 of grassland would also need to be swallowed up, plus a copse of shrubs and mature trees where hedgehogs have been found. The stadium also requires a high wall to ensure no-one can view the game from outside. This wall would cut off views across the fields and contradicts the London Plan which states that MOL should be protected  from “development having an adverse impact on the openness of MOL”.
Vocal Hamlet fans will argue that this development is the only way to secure the future of the club, yet we heard all of the same arguments in 2002 when a similar application was made and rejected by the Planning Inspectorate.  No-one wants to see the club go under, but building on a rare piece of green space is not the answer.

 
Whatever your views, you have until the 7th March to make them known to the Planning Inspectorate via their website: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?Caseid=3164823&CoID=0 

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Free Arts Workshops

FREE Arts Workshops for all!

Camberwell Arts invites adults, young people and children of all ages to join them for a day of creativity with a series of arts workshops at  St Giles Hall, 161 Benhill road, SE5 on
Saturday 11 March 2017.

If you want to find out about ALL the workshops, the times and what to bring to them, click HERE and it takes you to the Camberwell Arts website. You can book onto each workshop from the website. We have limited places, so booking early to avoid disappointment.

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CAMBERWELL COMMUNITY COUNCIL FORUM

CAMBERWELL COMMUNITY COUNCIL FORUM

Camberwell Community Council Forum

The focus for the meeting will be: Community action in Camberwell

Thursday 30 March 2017, 6.30pm

The first part of the meeting from 6.30pm-7pm will be the Camberwell Neighbourhoods Fund 2017/18 decisions. 

From 7pm we will have our new town hall style meeting.

Venue:  The Employment Academy, 29 Peckham Road, Camberwell, London SE5 8UA

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Waste less Save more

What could you change with £100?

ZERO WASTE KITCHEN CHALLENGE

We’re all passionate about the food we eat, yet each year in the UK we throw away 15 million tonnes of food and drink. Nearly half of this is perfectly good to eat. This amounts to around £60 per week per household. 
In 2016 Sainsbury’s launched Waste less Save more in order to help households to reduce their food waste and save on their food bills while meeting new people and learning new skills along the way. 

This year Sainsbury’s are looking for 40 Camberwell households to take part in The Zero Waste Kitchen Challenge to build upon last year’s work. Households would ideally live on or around Bromar Road, Grove Hill Road, Malfort Road or Ivanhoe Road. Participating households will receive £50 of Sainsbury’s vouchers and £50 to spend on products that help reduce food waste. The Zero Waste Kitchen Challenge will run from April to July 2017. 

Participants will receive a food waste home consultation and a Zero Waste Kitchen Handbook to assist in the selection of products. The products are designed to help with planning, storage and cooking. There will also be cooking workshops, events and on-line support such as a Facebook group.

 

Please get in touch with tessa@hubbub.org.uk to register your interest and find out more.

ABOUT WASTE LESS SAVE MORE

Waste less Save more is part of a new partnership between Sainsbury’s, Southwark Council and environmental charity, Hubbub, which will help local residents to reduce their food waste and save on their food bills while meeting new people and learning new skills along the way.

Sainsbury’s customers have told us that wasting food is one of the biggest things on their mind and they hate doing it. Quite rightly, they see food waste as money going in the bin, and they’ve said they’d like help in this area. In response we created our Waste less, Save more programme, a five year plan designed to test, learn and share the best solutions for helping households reduce their food waste. https://wastelesssavemore. sainsburys.co.uk 

In 2016 we partnered with Swadlincote in Derbyshire to try out lots of projects and innovations to find the best ways households can reduce their food waste and save money. We’ve since delivered over 20 projects in the town which have helped to reduce household food waste, save money for families and strengthen local bonds. You can find out more about the initiative here: https://wastelesssavemore. sainsburys.co.uk/projects

Southwark Council are now keen for us to bring some of the learning to Camberwell. The project will begin early in early March and run through to May. We’re delighted to say that the London Evening Standard would like to follow this journey as their Food for London campaign turns its attention to household waste. 

Waste less Save more Camberwell will include a range of community projects from fun school programmes, cooking workshops and competitions to lasting features such as a community fridge. We are also looking for households in the East Dulwich Estate and Camberwell Grove areas to partake in the Zero Waste Kitchen Challenge reduction challenge.

 

Tessa Tricks, Creative Partner

tessa@hubbub.org.uk

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Time to lend a hand

Friends of Ruskin Park – volunteering opportunities

PADDLING POOL – RESPONSIBLE PERSON
The Friends of Ruskin Park are looking for a volunteer to be the “responsible person” for the paddling pool. We are looking for someone to commit for at least 3 years from summer 2017.
Please contact Andrew Makower, 33 Finsen Rd SE5 9AX (tel) 020 7733 9471 andrewmakower@aol.com  Andrew is currently the responsible person and will provide a full handover.

All the details are available here http://friendsofruskinpark. org.uk/?p=4398

BANDSTAND CONCERTS CO-ORDINATOR
The Friends of Ruskin Park are looking for a volunteer to organise the summer concerts on Ruskin Park bandstand and to help as required with anything else bandstand-related during the year. Ideally you can commit for at least 3 years from summer 2017.

Please contact from Andrew Makower, 33 Finsen Rd SE5 9AX (tel) 020 7733 9471 andrewmakower@aol.com. Andrew has done this role for 10 years and will provide a full handover.

All the details are available here: http://friendsofruskinpark. org.uk/?p=4401

BANDSTAND CONCERTS STEWARDS
The summer bandstand concerts are very popular with all sections of our community. A small amount of your time helping to set up and put away chairs and equipment would help enormously, we need more stewards on the rota.

Find out more: http://friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/?p=4404

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The High Street Challenge Round 6

The High Street Challenge Round 6

Southwark Council – High Street Challenge Knowledge Exchange

Round Six of The High Street Challenge will open on Monday, inviting proposals for a sixth set of pioneering projects that will help achieve the following goals:

  • Promote town centres and high streets for increased footfall and customer spend
  • Diversify what town centres and high streets offer to attract more people throughout the day and meet changing demands 
  • Transform spaces to attract new customers to the high street and engage people for longer 
  • Improve connections between businesses, residents and community groups to help high streets and town centres to thrive. 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 21st March 2017.

This will be the final round of the High Street Challenge. 

Who can apply?

The fund is open to range of organisations and we welcome partnerships that bring together diverse skills and expertise.  We want to hear from you if you are a:

  • Business network 
  • Group from the arts or creative sectors 
  • Educational establishment such as a school, college, or university 
  • Voluntary sector, community or resident group 
  • Individual business (if representative and supported by other local businesses). 

If you have an inspirational idea, located in one of the borough’s high streets or town centres, that will help shops and businesses to thrive and bring long term benefits to Southwark, we want to hear about it. 

To apply, visit Southwark Council’s website where (from Monday 20th February) you will find The High Street Challenge prospectus and application form and you can also read about the projects we have already funded.

http://www.2.southwark.gov.uk/info/100002/business/3381/the_high_street_challenge

Finding out more: Southwark Council – High Street Challenge Knowledge Exchange

The council is organising a ‘knowledge exchange’ on the 27th February, you’ll be able to speak to council officers and organisations who have successfully delivered High Street Challenge projects from previous rounds of funding.

The event will be 10.30-12.30, 27th February at the East Street Enterprise Hub, 53-63 East Street Market, London SE17 2DJ. 

To find out more and book a place visit:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-council-high-street-challenge-knowledge-exchange-tickets-32150531104?utm_term=eventurl_text

Liz Gardiner – Senior Strategy Officer

liz.gardiner@southwark.gov.uk

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NHS Lambeth CCG Governing Body Meeting in Public

Invitation to – NHS Lambeth CCG Governing Body Meeting in Public – 12pm – 4pm, Wednesday 1st March 2017, The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR

All staff and members of the public are welcome to attend.

Papers for the meeting will be available online on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 as follows: www.lambethccg.nhs.uk/news-and-publications/meeting-papers/governing-body

We look forward to seeing you there.

Best Wishes, 

Adrian McLachlan,

Chair of the Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group (LCCG)

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