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This week, Lambeth Council has announced its new five-year Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
When we launched our Borough Plan, Lambeth 2030: Our Future, Our Lambeth, we put health and equity at its heart. Our new Health and Wellbeing Strategy will work alongside the Borough Plan, redoubling our focus on tackling health inequalities in Lambeth.
Harnessing and building on the partnerships we have, through a decade of collaboration with the NHS, Voluntary, Community and Faith sectors, and our local residents, we are embarking on an ambitious agenda for the next five years. Our priorities include; Ensuring the best start in life, Supporting people to lead healthy lives, Supporting communities to flourish and building resilience. Find out more and read the strategy.
The Mayor of London has also announced his Clean Air Day challenge, and you can get involved. Calling on all young Londoners, he is now inviting London school children aged four to 14 to create designs, with the chance to have them featured as part of this year’s Clean Air Day celebration with posters across London or the Mayor of London’s social media channels. Find out more.
Councillor Claire Holland, Lambeth Council Leader
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 Lambeth residents hold royal celebrations for HM The King's Coronation
Over the bank holiday weekend, Lambeth residents held street parties to celebrate HM The King’s Coronation. People of all ages and from all corners of the borough joined in on the royal celebrations and had lots of fun!
They paid tribute to our new King and Queen and welcomed them in real celebratory style. Lambeth’s new Mayor, Sarbaz Barznji, Deputy-Lieutenant, Christopher Wellbelove, Council Leader, Cllr Claire Holland, and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, Cllr Rezina Chowdury were delighted to attend the celebrations.
 Lambeth GP practices commit to 'Safe Surgery' status for migrant care
Twenty-six Lambeth GP practices have signed up to be Safe Surgeries - meaning they've committed to protect the human right to health and helping migrants to overcome barriers they face when accessing healthcare. As a borough of Sanctuary, Lambeth is encouraging every GP practice in the borough to make the important commitment.
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 Lambeth Bee Roads project keeps buzzing along
The Lambeth Bee Roads project is in full swing as spring begins. Together with volunteers, including Agnes Riley Gardens Friends group and St Matthews Estate TRA, Lambeth Bee Roads team have been busy planting wildflower meadows across the borough, transforming unused grass verges. The meadows will give key insect pollinators a boost by providing 'Bee Roads' that connect up larger green spaces.
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 New five-year strategy to support residents health and wellbeing launched
A new Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Lambeth focuses on how we will work with our partners to tackle health inequalities in Lambeth. The strategy has a big focus on preventing illness and support residents’ health through things like housing, economy, employment, and training. It sets three key priorities for the next five years: 'ensuring the best start in life', 'supporting people to lead healthy lives' and 'supporting communities to flourish and build resilience'.
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 Local charity urges more organisations to become living wage employers
Brixton based Poetic Unity, a charity founded in 2015, are Lambeth’s newest accredited Living Wage employer. They are encouraging more local businesses and organisations to pay the living wage. The wage has become even more important during the cost of living crisis, with many people in work struggling to make ends meet. The charity, based in Windrush Square, supports young people with mental health, education and more.
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 Calls for residents to submit design ideas for new public spaces
We’re calling on residents to submit us their design ideas to build 25 community parklets, that will transform our kerbside space. We want to reclaim the space for public use, and not just cars. With your help, we want to create outdoor spaces for local people to enjoy. The scheme is part of our wider Big Shift initiative to move to greener and healthier travel around Lambeth.
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The Ultra Low Emission Zone is expanding across London
As part of the Mayor of London's plans to clean up the Capital's air, the ULEZ is being expanded across London. This means older polluting vehicles will need to pay more to drive in London. A £110m scrappage scheme is being launched, alongside the expansion, to support low income and disabled Londoners, charities, and small businesses. They and other Londoners can also benefit from special deals on car, bike and scooter rental and purchase.
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Food waste services to be launched on all Lambeth estates
From refugee to Mayor: Lambeth welcomes its new First Citizen
New parking charges to be introduced in Lambeth to tackle air pollution
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