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This week, we are celebrating National Apprenticeships Week. Over the last year, more than 1,500 residents have gone into apprenticeships across the borough with the support of Lambeth Council.
In addition to creating apprenticeships in the Council, we have been able to support such fantastic uptake by working closely with our partners including London South Bank University, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College Hospital Trust, Spiral Skills, LDN Apprenticeships, G Network, and Wates. And we have been able to identify opportunities for local people in the low carbon economy, creative and digital, and health and life sciences.
Our ambition is to make Lambeth the best place to grow up and creating new apprenticeship opportunities plays an essential role in achieving that. Apprenticeships are a fantastic way for people to find their feet in new jobs or starting their careers, benefitting from on-the-job training and practical experience while also being paid.
To find out more about apprenticeships in Lambeth, please visit the Opportunity Lambeth website.
Councillor Claire Holland, Lambeth Council Leader
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 Lambeth Council sets out its priorities for children and young people
As part of our commitment to be a child friendly borough, we’ve announced our priorities for children and young people. We consulted with over 1,500 children and young people, over six months to find out what matters most to them and to help shape the priorities, which are Safety and Security, Place and Child Friendly Services. We’re also working towards becoming recognised as a UNICEF UK Child Friendly Community.
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 Lambeth Archives on their way to the heart of Brixton
The archives is set for its move later this year, after being based at Minet Library for 133 years. The newly built for purpose building, at the site of the former Olive Morris House, will host Lambeth’s rich historic collections of documents, books, maps and photographs about the borough and its people.
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Job fair and green skills events to mark Apprenticeship Week
As part of the week, we held a green skills focused workshop yesterday at the Clapham Job Centre, and also a jobs fair held at Kennington Park Job Centre yesterday, to support local people to learn about apprenticeships and find job opportunities.
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 LGBTQ+ History Month events happening this week
Now in its second week, we’ve got lots of exciting free events for you to sign up to and take part in. Events happening this week include:
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Experience Virtual Reality with the story of Kindred, today from 4pm to 5pm at Brixton Library. Part of the UK-wide StoryTrails project, Kindred is based on the remarkable true story of one aspirational LGBTQ+ parent’s ground-breaking journey through the adoption process in the U.K
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Radical Readers Discuss: Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language, today from 7pm to 8.30pm at Brixton Library. Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. It offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage and a means of identification.
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Lambeth LGBTQ+ Zine fair, tomorrow from 12pm to 4.30pm at Brixton Library. From Holy Titclamps and Homocore, to Red Hanky Panky and Nancy, LGBTQ+ zines have been popular since the days of punk! With a burgeoning current scene, we welcome dozens of zinesters and queer distros to Brixton Library.
 Lambeth's launches new Air Quality Action Plan for the next three years
We’ve published our latest Air Quality Action Plan 2023-2025, which sets out how we will continue to improve air quality and protect those most at risk from the effects of pollution and toxic air in Lambeth. It outlines how we will combat the main sources of pollution and work with our residents, businesses, and local organisations to tackle this issue.
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 Marking HIV Testing Week to prevent the spread of infections in Lambeth
This week is HIV Testing Week and we’re supporting the annual event, which promotes regular free, confidential, quick, and easy testing for HIV. We’re supporting this important event, as we continue to the London-wide Do It London campaign, which aims to prevent HIV infections and save lives through testing, support, and advice.
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 Public painting celebrates Clapham Common history
A new painting on a railway bridge in Clapham by artist Flo Brooks celebrates Clapham Common’s history, visitors, and environment. The painting was developed by Flo who spent three years talking with residents, and Clapham Common historians and photographers and researching at Lambeth Archives, The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA), The Hall Carpenter Archives and the Digital Transgender Archive.
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Changes to site allocations in West Norwood announced
In an open letter to the West Norwood community Lambeth’s sustainable growth and new homes lead has announced changes to the draft site allocations in West Norwood following consultation with the community as part of the Council’s Site Allocation Development Plan Document (SADPD).
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Treating care experience as a protected characteristic
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Sign up to free workshop for parents - Keeping children and teenagers safe online: morning course and afternoon course.
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