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Get a free day pass to the gym, exercise classes and swimming pool at a local leisure centre. Passes are available for Camberwell, Dulwich, Peckham Pulse, Seven Islands, The Castle leisure centres, Southwark Park Sports and Athletics Centre and Surrey Docks Fitness and Watersports Centre.
It's national apprenticeship week and we're advertising a number of apprenticeship and internship vacancies.
There are lots of ways to get involved in the celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee including by arranging your own street party with neighbours.
If you want to close your street for a party over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend in early June, you must apply to the council by Monday 7 March.
Sir Norman Lamb and other mental health campaigners visited The Nest’s drop-in centre on Rye Lane recently to see a successful early support hub in practice.
The Nest offers free and confidential mental wellbeing advice and support for young people aged 11 to 25 in Southwark.
HMRC is reminding working parents they could be getting up to £2,000 a year to help with childcare costs. For every £8 saved in an online childcare account, families will get a top of £2. Check eligibility and register for an online childcare account.
Network Rail is hosting a public meeting, on Zoom, on 16 February to share proposals for Peckham Rye station and answer questions.
We are looking for foster carers to make a difference to the lives of Southwark children in care. We offer excellent training, generous financial support and round-the-clock support. If you have a spare room we'd love to hear from you.
The risk of catching all three diseases increases when your child goes to nursery. Without the MMR vaccines, children are exposed to becoming seriously ill. Contact your GP to book their first or second dose.
If you want to quit smoking, eat more healthily, lose weight, move more or take care of your mind, try our digital health coach to improve your life. You'll be asked where you want to make changes to improve your health, and directed to local support to help you achieve your goals.
Buy advance tickets for a vintage sale on Sunday 20 February from 10am to 4pm. Pick and mix vintage clothing at £20 per kilogramme, from the 1960s onwards, including branded and designer items, and accessories.
More people are likely to get flu this winter. This is because fewer people have built up natural immunity during the pandemic. It's very important to get vaccinated if you're pregnant, over 50, or are any age and have an underlying health condition. Find out if you are eligible to get a free flu vaccine and where to get it locally.
Climate Emergency UK is an organisation that checks councils' work to tackle climate change. It has said that Southwark Council is the second best council in London for its plans to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Southwark Council and the Friends Of Nunhead Cemetery are restoring the East Lodge building that sits in the historic cemetery. We want your views on how the building can be best used by residents and others.
We are introducing new housing licensing schemes from 1 March 2022. These schemes will help to improve rented homes in the borough. Landlords and agents can sign-up to our mailing list to get regular updates including when you will be able to apply for a license. Email propertylicensing@southwark.gov.uk to join the mailing list.
With their winning proposal ‘A Park Made in Bermondsey’, Assemble architects and their partners, Local Works Studio, beat five other shortlisted teams for the project. The winning concept pairs a new public square with a green 'forest garden'.
Get your COVID-19 vaccine now
The vaccines are safe and the best defence against COVID-19. Every day in Southwark people are getting their first, second or booster jab.
COVID-19 vaccines – your questions answered
Get expert information from the NHS if you want to know more about COVID-19 vaccines, either for yourself or family members. Find out how vaccines were developed so quickly, how they protect you, how vaccines do not affect fertility and are safe if you're pregnant, and answers to other questions.
Get lateral flow tests
There are lots of ways to get a lateral flow test in Southwark
>> Get a lateral flow test if you don't have symptoms
Register the result of your lateral flow test whether it's negative or positive.
PCR tests if you don't have symptoms
If you don't have COVID-19 symptoms you no longer need a PCR test to confirm a positive lateral flow test. You must still self-isolate for up to 10 days, but can end quarantine if you get two negative lateral flow test results, 24 hours apart, on days six and seven. If you have symptoms you must still get a PCR test.
>> Get a COVID-19 test if you currently have symptoms
Half-term walk-in jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds
Most children aged 12 to 15 will be offered first and second doses in school. If you have missed that opportunity you can go to a walk-in clinic in half-term or book online.
>> Find a vaccine walk-in clinic for a 12 to 15-year-olds
>> Book a first or second dose for a 12 to 15-year-old
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