Your community council

Do you want to suggest topics for the next round of meetings?

It is very important that the meeting themes and discussion topics are interesting and relevant to everyone in the Peckham and Nunhead area, and would love to hear from local people about the sort of issues that matter most to them. The meeting on 27 June, at All Saints Church Hall, Blenheim Grove, will present an ideal opportunity for you to vote for your preferred options for the rest of the year. Please come along at 7pm and make sure your suggestions are included... Hope to see you there!

Community Action Network

Libraries Festival

Too cold for poets to sing: the life of Una Marson

Thursday 8 June 2017, 7pm to 8.30pm

Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR

Una Marson (1905–1965) was a Jamaican poet, playwright, campaigner for equality, and the first Black woman programme maker at the BBC. Historian S.I. Martin and poet Patricia Foster bring Una’s story to life in this illustrated talk looking at her Southwark connections and her pioneering radio work. Her own poetry retains its power and relevance, highlighting the racism she encountered in 1930s Britain and in poems such as Kinky Hair Blues and Black is Fancy, celebrating a Black beauty aesthetic to counter the relentless media promotion of Eurocentric beauty ideals.

Suitable for adults

 FREE – but advance booking is recommended via: www.southwarklibs.eventbrite.com

Julia Donaldson day

Saturday 24 June 2017, various times.  All Southwark libraries

Julia Donaldson’s wonderful picture books feature some of the catchiest rhymes and songs in children’s literature. Join us on Saturday 24 June as every Southwark library celebrates Julia’s work with story sessions, craft activities and sing-a-longs. Why not come in fancy dress as one of your favourite Julia Donaldson characters? And if you’re a fan of The Gruffalo and live near John Harvard Library you might just catch a glimpse of a VERY special – orange-eyed – guest at around 10:30am, while fans near Dulwich Library should keep a sharp lookout around 2pm.

Check your local library or visit www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries for full details. Suitable for families.

FREE, no advance booking required.

Refugee Crisis - can you help?

Peckhamplex

To find out which films are coming up, go to http://www.peckhamplex.london/films/coming-soon

Get involved in construction

Finale of National Walking Month

I hope you have enjoyed National Walking Month as much as we have.  All that's left is to wrap an amazing month up with a flourish.

Top of the list is our Rate Your Walk tool. Go for an everyday stroll and tell us what you think of the state of the streets using our simple mobile-friendly tool.

RATE YOUR WALK NOW

And have you tried one of the fun guided walks put together for us especially by our pals at Crumbs City Trails? Just download the app, choose your city and get walking - find out more here.

Help out with HOurbank

All of the Offers and Requests below are on HOurworld, so feel free to go on there and contact the members yourself.  HOurBank Offers Garden Organic are looking for Food Buddies. I have a city and guilds certificate in floristry (merit pass) and can offer help in flower arranging etc, Themoulla. I don't do book-keeping but can help with filing (incl. setting up filing systems), creating business templates for correspondence etc. Kathy. I work in university education as an English lecturer, and have a lot of experience teaching at all levels from GCSE up. I would be able to offer tutoring to any GCSE or A-Level students who might need it, or offer help with UCAS applications. I would also be able to help with adult learners who might want to improve their English literacy, to help their employment prospects: for example, help with how to write an engaging cover letter, CV, LinkedIn Profile - anything you think might help. Kevin I am Anat, a student from Israel, studying alternative currencies like timebanking. I can help with anything like gardening, decluttering. I especially like showing people how to build campfires. I am able to help out with some photo snap's or a video of "whatever". Arthur I would be quite prepared to advise people about Gardening procedure's. As an adviser, I have worked as a bowling green keeper and groundsman for many years. Arthur  Click here to visit hOurworld and contact any of these people HOurBank Requests Wise advice from older people about their experiences of when they were younger and how they use this now they are older. I need someone to regularly mow my small lawn. I live in Camberwell. Jo. Detailed information on how to publish my own e-book, Jacqueline.  Show off your skill at one of the Festivals this summer. I need help in setting up a database and retrieving data from it, Mariam I have basic to intermediate French, but it is gone a bit rusty. I would like to meet a native French speaker from anywhere in the Francophone world to meet up for a regular coffee or tea, to help me practice my French and introduce me to all and any parts of Francophone culture. Kevin I am a keen gardener but I can't drive and so I often can't pick up things from a garden centre. It would be great to have someone volunteer to drive me to a garden centre every now and then to go on the hunt to buy some plants - and have a cup of tea too! I'd be happy to pool with others if interested. Kevin I'm looking for 3 window box trays/troughs of 80cm length or a little longer to sit under my window box planters.  Would anyone happen to have any knocking about spare in their garden/garden shed.  Alternatively does anyone know where I might buy some.  I couldn't see any in B&Q of that length. Jo  Visit hOurworld to add your own Offers and Requests

Getting more HOurBank members

Do you have a skill you would like to share with others on a festival stall? This would help us advertise HOurBank. We have 6 different festivals this summer and want to do interesting things people can join in with at the stalls. This could be making, mending, teaching; anything simple people can do in about 10 minutes. Contact us to discuss ideas. Even if you can only do one festival that would be amazing.

• Great Get Together, Union Street - 18th June
• Brimmington Festival - 24th June (running Tea and Coffee stall)
• Mint Street Festival - 16th July
• Camberwell Fair - 22nd or 23rd July
• The Great Fete, Peckham Rye Common, 2nd September
• Peckham Festival -14th-17th September

Do you have a local Hero?

Do you know someone who works hard to improve your local community?

We want to recognise those who go the extra mile to help others. Tell us why you think they deserve a Housing Heroes Award.

The Housing Heroes Awards recognise individuals or groups of people who have made an outstanding contribution to their local community.

If you know someone who deserves recognition, we’re calling on you to nominate today.

To nominate and for more information visit Southwark.gov.uk/housingheroes

Please spread the word amongst your local community.

If your nomination is shortlisted, you and the person you are nominating will be invited to an awards ceremony where the winners will be announced.

Special Alert - Anti Terrorist Hotline

Friends of Kelly Avenue Park

The Friends of Kelly Avenue Park formed in July 2016, grown out of a Peckham Citizens-led campaign initiated by the children of Oliver Goldsmith and St. James the Great Primary Schools. The lovely space, formerly known as Central Venture Park, had previously benefitted from significant funding but had become 'unloved', poorly used and  had gained itself a negative local reputation as a place where young children were bullied, play equipment was vandalised or stolen and 'gang activity' was rife.

With support from our ward councillors, grants through the Cleaner, Greener, Safer, and Neighbourhood Funds, and through the dedicated hard-work from growing numbers of the local community, we have been able to 'clean-up' the park, to employ an artist to create a welcoming entrance arch and to utilise the space as a learning resource for children at the schools. We are now pleased to see families returning to the park, bringing picnics and enjoying leisure time together, just as it should be.

All are welcome to our (first anniversary) celebration fun day on 1st July.......

Avoid Fraud

Arts and Culture Southwark

Creative Network Southwark

The Creative Network provides an opportunity for the creative community in Southwark to network and discuss specific topics.  To find out more and join the network please click here  

The Creative Sector Network is managed by Community Southwark, an umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector.  To find out more about Community Southwark their free training courses please click here

Youth and play grant programme 2017-2019

Southwark Council is seeking not for profit organisations to assist and deliver its activities for children and young people. 

Are you passionate about young people and in the business of engaging children and young people in constructive activities to support them in their journeys to adulthood? If so, follow the link below to submit an application, and tell us what you can deliver to meet our 5 strategic outcomes: 

1.     Happy “Children and young people have fun and feel happy”

2.     Healthy “Children and young people live healthy lives”

3.     Active “Children and young people participate and are active citizens”

4.     Safe “Children and young people feel safe and secure”

5.     Prepared “Children and young people have the life skills to succeed 

This link will take you to the application form, application guidance notes, Activities for children young people strategy 2017-19, Youth and play commissioning plan, consultation report with children and young people and the commissioning timescales

Update from Funded Groups

Southwark Council’s Events and Arts team supports seven art projects in Southwark through the arts & culture grants programme and assist the Albany who manage the Canada Water Culture Space.

Below is a link to all the projects we are supporting this financial year: 

Blue Elephant Theatre

Café Gallery Projects

London Bubble

South London Gallery

Theatre Peckham

Canada Water Culture Space

New Southwark Plan consultation extension

New Southwark Plan: Area Visions and Site Allocations preferred option consultation deadline extension to Friday 7 July 2017

We consulted on Part 2 of the New Southwark Preferred Option: Area Visions and Site Allocations between 6 February and 28 April 2017. This followed consultation on the New Southwark Plan Preferred Option Part 1 (Strategic and Development Management Policies) between October 2015 and February 2016.

We received a significant number of responses to the consultation which closed on 28 April 2017 and we are grateful to all who took the time to consider the proposals and respond. Following the consultation end date we have received requests for an extension to the consultation period to enable some consultees to consider proposals in more detail and to prepare a response. We are very keen to consider all views and as such we are extending the consultation for a further six weeks to Friday 7 July 2017. We will be unable to accept any responses provided after this date.

IMPORTANT: If you have already submitted a response to the consultation we will take this into account. You do not need to re-submit your response unless you wish to make any changes.

View and download the area visions and site allocations document on our website here. You can also find the supporting documents including our consultation plan, consultation report, integrated impact assessment, which includes an equalities analysis, and the Site Allocations Methodology Paper. You can provide comments on all supporting documents as well as the main document.

A summary of the New Southwark Plan: Area Visions and Site Allocations is provided below.

Please submit comments by the close of Friday 7 July 2017:

Our online consultation hub: https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/planning-and-regeneration/new-southwark-plan/

Keep vigilant against Hate Crime

In light of the recent incident in Manchester, there may be concerns in our communities around the possibility of hate crimes occurring in response.

Southwark police are closely monitoring any spikes or changes in hate crime, and we will work alongside them to ensure stern action is taken against all perpetrators.

If you are a witness or victim to any hate crime, please report it. For more information about hate crime and the services and support available to victims and witnesses, please go to www.southwark.gov.uk/hatecrime

Reach Apprenticeship programme

Berkley Homes are now recruiting for their REACH Apprenticeship programme. These roles are not borough specific roles although they are encouraging more of a local recruitment focusing on Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Islington, Enfield but candidates from outside these boroughs would also be welcomed.  Candidates need to have achieved 2 GCSEs or equivalent for trade apprenticeships and at least 5 GCSEs A*- C in Science, Maths and English (or equivalent) for management trainee apprenticeships.

All the apprentices will be paid £12,000 per annum and receive a range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Travel card zone 1 to 6
• Tool kits for trade apprentices 

They are looking for people who are passionate about a career in one of the following areas:

• Landscaping,
• Carpentry & Joinery,
• Bricklaying,
• Painting & Decorating,
• Roofing,
• Form work,
• Dry lining,
• Steel fixing,
• Civil engineering,
• Quantity surveying,
• Construction Management,
• Groundwork,
• Logistics.  

If you have suitable candidates please complete the attached Berkeley Homes application with their CV and send back to me.  

Further details about the program, the various roles and the stages of recruitment can be found on the REACH Apprenticeships website - http://www.reachapprenticeships.co.uk/. Please note that candidates who are referred via Peabody do not need to register their interest on the website.

Ledbury Fete

Ledbury TRA are celebrating their newly refurbished football pitch, and holding a lovely community fete on 22 July - All welcome

Peckham Heritage Talks

Refugee Week

A host of interesting items of which these are but a few... find out more at https://southwarkrefugeeresponse.wordpress.com/refugee-week/

Theatre – Scratch Night of Home

Saturday 17 June from 7.30pm-9:30pm
Theatre Delicatessen, The Old Library, 39 Wells Way, London, SE5 0PX View map

New theatre about migration, inspired by real-life moments, true stories and wild imaginations. Join us for four unique short shows on immersive, experiential and non-traditional performances. Artists include: Amy Clare Tasker, Andrea Spisto, Papersmokers & Nabihah Islam.

Suggested donation £5

Free tickets on Eventbrite

Theatre – Labels by Worklight Theatre

Tuesday 20 June 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Theatre Delicatessen, The Old Library, 39 Wells Way, London, SE5 0PX View map

A funny, moving and honest story – and multi-award winning show – about mixed heritage and immigration. Using comedy, storytelling and spoken word, Labels offers a human story from multicultural Britain.

Suggested donation £5

Cuisine – Baking and Sharing with Southwark Refugee and Migrant Project

Tuesday 20 June 6pm – 9pm
All Saints Church, 7 Blenheim Grove, London SE15 4QS
Middle Eastern Flat Breads Workshop

Theatre – Still Waiting by Crew for Calais

Wednesday 21 June 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Theatre Delicatessen, The Old Library, 39 Wells Way, London, SE5 0PX View map

Drawing on personal experience in the Calais, Paris and Greece refugee camps, camp twitter feeds and material from the Refugee Rights Data Reports, this piece shows a version of events that simply didn’t exist in mainstream media. Performed by musicians and actors, there will be music, facts, hopes and fears.

Suggested donation £5

An evening of spoken word

Thursday 22 June 7.30pm – 10:30pm
Peckham Pelican, 92 Peckham Rd SE15 5PY

A special evening of poetry and spoken word to raise awareness of refugee and migrant experiences. Hosted by Richard Purnell.

Funding for Black History Month events

All Southwark community groups and organisations that might wish to put on events in October

Grant application documents and guidance are  now available via the Black History Month page below:  

http://www.2.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/200449/black_history_month

The closing date for applications is Monday 26 June 9am.

Angus Lyon
Commissioning Officer
Commissioning & Voluntary Sector Support Unit
 
Direct Telephone: 020 7525 4069
e-mail: angus.lyon@southwark.gov.uk
 
www.southwark.gov.uk/grants

http://thesource/tools-and-resources/contracts/commissioning-resources2

Healthwatch Southwark

Tell us about the appointment system at your GP surgery!
Over the next few months, we're visiting Southwark GP surgeries to find out more about how they run their appointment systems. This is because you told us that this was an area you wanted Healthwatch to focus on. 
 
We want to hear about your views! Please complete this short survey. 

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