Royal leaning on the lamp post

Every summer, we have a "leaning on the lamp post" event. Even though it's only April, we couldn't miss a chance to get together around food and drink. We weren't the only ones, there were parties nearby on Brixton Hill and Rodmill Lane. Anyway, here's ours:

The bin fairy is back! This time for the royal wedding

The bin fairy usually strikes on Christmas eve, decorating our bins with tinsels. But it looks like the royal wedding was a big occasion enough for her. Here are the pictures of the decorations which appeared last night in Sulina Road.

The planning weekly list: stay on top of changes in our area...

What is changing in our area? Are there any planning applications which will impact our neighbourhood?

I had a nice chat with Diana Morris, a councillor in an adjacent area who happens to be the chair of the Lambeth planning committee. She gave this nice little tip: Lambeth publishes a Planning Weekly List with all the planning applications and appeals received and determined in a given week.

Here's the link to it: Lambeth Planning Weekly List

It makes an easy way to spot changes in our area. I just searched for "sulina", "morrish", "wallis", "new park road" and "streatham place" in the last 8 weekly lists.

All I could find were the pruning of trees in New Park Road, a new logo on the McDonald's roof in Streatham Place and a strange proposal to transform a single property in Morrish Road in "9 bedsits" (this last one was refused).

Do you know a better way to keep track of planning applications? Are you aware of current planning applications affecting our neighbourhood?

Laurent

Recycling just got compulsory!

You've probably received Lambeth's booklet on the new recycling and rubbish services. From April 4 we all have to put our bins on the street by 6 am on collection day and replace them ourselves. Plus we have to recycle everything possible in the orange bags. More items can now be included eg yoghurt pots and margarine tubs. And you will need a permit (£25 a year) for garden waste collection. To find out more:
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/recycling

Charmian

School vouchers for Kids' City please!

Kids' City are really happy with the bike racks.

Kids' City are once again collecting the Active Kids vouchers from Sainsbury’s. Last year they collected 7,000 vouchers, which gave them over £500 worth of equipment for the children to use. This year they are hoping to collect 10,000 vouchers!

So, would willing residents please collect the vouchers and let Kids' City have them. Please drop them through their letterbox at Unit 4, 25 Morrish Road.

Charmian

New bike racks

By now, you've all seen the new bike racks in Sulina and Morrish road. Charmian spotted the first bike using them:

This is part of a range of traffic novelties in our streets, with bigger changes (CPZ, etc.) probably coming in the Summer.

As for the bike racks, I suggest we consider painting them and making them more attractive. The "hostpital white" is really not my taste. What do you think?

Laurent

Notice: next residents meeting: Tuesday Feb 22, 8pm

Usual place and usual time. Do come along. We'll discuss the parking zone, the latest bike racks and any other matters.

Tuesday February 22nd, 8 pm at All Saints Church Hall, top of Lyham Rd.

Graffiti 1 - Sofa 0

Street art on the billboard on Streatham Place. Who's seen it? It was already covered up this evening...



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