Hello, We have big plans for Lambeth when it comes to planting more trees and greening our neighbourhoods and streets. Last year, we announced that over the next few years, we will plant over 5,000 trees in the borough. Trees provide vital shade during the summer months, protect us from flooding and are vital habitants for so many animals in our urban area.  In the next couple of months, we will be bringing forward a new Urban Forest Strategy which will lay out how we will prioritise where we plant the new trees. Our strategy will show how we will do this equitably – focusing first on areas with higher stressors such as deprivation, poor air quality or areas that feel the effects of heat the most. This month alone we planted over 300 new trees, with thousands more on their way.  Cllr Chowdhury was busy at a planting day for Deronda Estate TRA last Saturday as part of our ‘Bee Roads’ programme – our programme of converting verges and other spaces into pollinator havens, supporting our bees, insects and butterflies to thrive. You can read about how we are protecting our wildlife and aiming to grow our pollinator population in our Pollinator Action Plan. Councillor Claire Holland, Lambeth Council Leader

Today, we announced that Lambeth's new Borough Plan ‘Lambeth 2030: Our Future, Our Lambeth’ is going to Cabinet on 27 March for approval. We have been working with partners, local organisations, and residents to decide our shared ambitions for the next 7 years. These are:

• Making Lambeth Neighbourhoods Fit for the Future
• Making Lambeth One of the Safest Boroughs in London
• Making Lambeth A Place We Can All Call Home. 

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FREE Basic Bike Maintenance course for young people in Lambeth during the Easter break! 

Lambeth Council has partnered with upCYCLE LDN to teach young people how to fix their bikes. This FREE Basic Bike Maintenance course is aimed at 13 to 18 year olds and will take place during the Easter break. 

Food and drinks will be provided on the day, all you need to bring is you, we'll provide everything else! Find out more and to sign up now.

Work begins to transform Lambeth’s roadside grass verges into flower and insect havens

Last Saturday, local volunteers joined the Lambeth Bee Roads team to transform a grass verge on the Deronda Estate. They spent the day, digging and planting to create a wildflower meadow haven for bees and other insect pollinators. Thanks to everyone who joined! Find out more.

Also, residents and pupils from La Retraite school recently helped to transform a grass verge on Myatt’s Field South Estate, as part of the Bee Roads project. Find out more.

Jobs in Lambeth

Community Works Surveyor

Senior Urban Design Officer

Public Health Specialist

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Join Lambeth's free health and wellbeing open day for local patients

North Lambeth Primary Care Network is holding a wellbeing day for patients living with chronic pain on 31 March 2023. On the day you can expect: 

• Health and wellbeing advice
• Financial advise
• Yoga
• Healthy food and more

If you are a patient of one of the below surgeries, please attend to learn more about applying a holistic approach to wellbeing and managing persistent pain.

(Mawbey Group Practice, South Lambeth Rd Practice, Waterloo Health Centre, Hurley and Riverside, The Vauxhall Surgery and Lambeth Walk Group Practice)

Conviction following fraud worth an estimated £1million

Following an investigation by Lambeth Council’s Counter Fraud team, two people have been convicted of Direct Payment frauds. The frauds were committed, over almost 20 years and is estimated at £1 million. The convictions include failure to declare recovery from ill health and the purchase of five properties in total using public money. Sentencing will take place on 30 March.

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Help to shape Lambeth's All-Age Autism Strategy and share your experiences

We're holding online sessions starting next Tuesday, 21 March for a range of stakeholders, including autistic people, their families, and experts in the field, to come together and provide their feedback on the ongoing All-Age Autism Strategy consultation. Join a session to have your say. Find out more and register to attend.

Also, we’d love to hear your personal experiences or insights about others with autism and how it impacts their lives or the lives of those around them. Please send us your photos, art, poetry, videos, or music to share and express your thoughts and feelings about autism. Please email them to: ASCCommissioning@lambeth.gov.uk.

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