Councillor Wellbelove buying jam at Holy Trinity Summer Fayre

As always it was great to see so many local people of ages coming together in these fantastic community events.

Thank’s to voters across Clapham Town Ward your three Labour councillors have been re-elected to represent you for the next four years. Your support and feedback was crucial in helping us improve our local community in the past four years, and we look forward to working with you in the years to come.

All three councillors were re-elected with an increased majority and we really appreciate the trust that you have put in us again. We promise we will continue to fight to defend and improve the environment along with the services delivered by the council.

Their job is going to be challenging as we all face huge cuts by the coalition government. With many angered and concerned by their plans we are already seeing a large increase in people joining the Labour Party in Clapham. You can to by visiting www.labour.org.uk/join or contact us for a membership form and help us defend jobs, the NHS, our schools and public services. 

As part of our commitment to you we are setting up new localised surgeries, making it easier for you have a chance to speak directly to your councillors. Held at the following locations from 11:00-midday each Saturday, except on Bank Holiday weekends

1st Saturday of the month: Heathbrook Hall, 117-119 Heath Road,  SW8 3BB (usually Christopher Wellbelove)

2^nd Saturday of the month: Clapham Library, 1 Clapham Common Northside, London SW4 0QW (usually Nigel Haselden)

3^rd Saturday of the month: Methodist Church Hall, 121 Clapham High Street/Nelson’s Row, SW4 7JR (usually Helen O’Malley)

By joining the Labour Party now you will be able to vote for the new leader of the Labour Party and become involved in your local Labour Party including regular opportunities to meet with other members and local councillors to discuss local and national issues that concern us all.

Thousands of people have already joined Labour because they want to be part of this exciting moment to have their say on the issues that really matter to them.

Join Labour now to get involved and have your say.

Or, if you’ve already joined, you may be interested in attending one of the Leadership2010 hustings in Membersnet.

Despite intensive lobbying by your local Labour councillors and GLA representative Val Shawcross and thousands of signatures on a petition asking for the line that links Clapham directly to Victoria Boris is threatening to cut the service to Victoria instead of improving the service as Labour councillors have demanded from just two trains an hour to at least four.

Clapham residents know all too well the nightmare of travelling during peak hours, being unable to get on overcrowded tubes bound for the centre of London. 

The tragic loss of the South London Line will only make matters worse and it is madness that this Conservative Mayor refuses to listen to local concerns.

Boris has awarded TFL bosses 17 million pounds in bonuses which is an insult to ordinary Clapham commuters who are being forced to pay increased fares for a poorer service.

This survey is about what we can do about it – how community groups, voluntary organisations and their members can have their say about reducing crime, improving policing and increasing safety.

The Safer Lambeth Partnership (Lambeth Police, Lambeth Council and others) has asked the Lambeth Community Police Consultative Group to look at how people would like to have their say and to be involved in improving community safety in Lambeth.

If you would like to complete the survey, please complete the community safety survey on-line.

Cathedral are preparing to demolish Mary Seacole House in November 2009 and we will keep you informed of progress further over the coming weeks. During this time the Leisure Centre will remain open and continue to offer a full range of services.

We are committed to keeping you updated with news as it develops and will pass on further information as soon as we have it.

The Future Clapham Team

For more information visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/futureclapham

Below is notice of traffic restrictions however it is important to note their will be additional restrictions for tube travel with restrictive access to local tube stations.

In past years following the fireworks Clapham High Street becomes incredibly packed so it is wise to avoid the area if you are driving or add time to your journey.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS IN CLAPHAM COMMON NORTH SIDE, DULWICH ROAD, LONG ROAD, NORWOOD ROAD, OLD TOWN, ROOKERY ROAD, STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH, THE PAVEMENT AND WINDMILL DRIVE AND TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN ROOKERY ROAD, STREATHAM COMMON SOUTH AND WINDMILL DRIVE FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS

1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, subject to the agreement of the Council of the London Borough of Wandsworth and Transport for London, intend to make Orders the general effect of which would be on Thursday 5th November 2009:-
(a) to temporarily ban vehicles from entering or waiting in:-
(i) that length of Rookery Road which lies between Clapham Common South Side
and Long Road (an alternative route for vehicles would be available via Clapham
Common South Side, The Avenue, Clapham Common West Side and Clapham
Common North Side);
(ii) Streatham Common South (an alternative route for vehicles would be available via
Streatham High Road and Baldry Gardens and vice versa);
(iii) Windmill Drive (an alternative route for vehicles would be available via Clapham
Common South Side and The Avenue and vice versa);
(b) at certain times to temporarily ban vehicles from entering:-
(i) Clapham Common North Side between Cedars Road and Orlando Road (an
alternative route for vehicles would be available via Long Road, Clapham Common
South Side, Clapham High Street, Clapham Road, Union Road, Wandsworth
Road, North Street and Old Town and vice versa);
(ii) Long Road between Clapham Common South Side and Clapham Common North
Side (an alternative route for vehicles would be available via Clapham Common
North Side, Old Town, North Street, Wandsworth Road, Union Road, Clapham
Road and Clapham High Street);
(iii) Old Town between the south-eastern kerb-line of Grafton Square and its junction
with The Pavement (an alternative route for vehicles would be available via The
Polygon, Old Town, North Street, Wandsworth Road, Union Road, Clapham Road
and Clapham High Street);
(iv) The Pavement (an alternative route for vehicles would be available via Old Town,
North Street, Wandsworth Road, Union Road, Clapham Road and Clapham High
Street),
(v) The slip road fronting the Herne Hill entrance to Brockwell Park linking Norwood Road with Dulwich Road.

2 The Orders would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs. In practice it is anticipated that the bans referred to in paragraph 1(a) (i), (ii), and (iii) above would have effect from approximately 4 pm until approximately 10.00 pm and that the bans referred to in paragraph 1(b) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above would only have effect at certain times from approximately 7.20 pm until approximately 8.15 pm and that the ban referred to in paragraph 1(b) (v) above would have effect from approximately 6pm until 10pm but if it is deemed necessary in the interest of public safety the Orders may also have effect at other times.

3 The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1(a) (iii) above in relation to vehicles entering Windmill Drive would not apply to any vehicle requiring access to or egress from properties in Windmill Drive.

4 The prohibitions are necessary because of the likelihood of danger to the public which would otherwise be caused by an increase in traffic and parked vehicles, as a consequence of fireworks displays on Clapham Common and Streatham Common.

PROPOSED CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING ON STREET PARKING PLACE IN OLD TOWN TO A LOADING PLACE AND THE REDUCTION OF AN EXISTING ON-STREET PARKING PLACE IN MERVAN ROAD

(NOTE:- This notice is about proposals to reduce an existing on street parking place in Mervan Road and the conversion of an existing on street parking place to a loading place in Old Town. Objections may be made – see paragraph 6.)

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lambeth Borough Council propose to make the Lambeth (Brixton ‘B’) (Parking Places) (No. *) Order 200*, the Lambeth (Clapham) (Parking Places) (Revocation No. *) Order 200* and the Lambeth (Loading Places) (No. *) Order 200* under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:-

(a) revoke an existing shared-use residents’/pay and display parking space in Old Town, so as to provide a new loading place in Old Town, on the north-east side between No. 59 Old Town and a point 9.4 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Wingate Square which would operate at any time for the purpose of loading or unloading vehicles;

(b) reduce the length of an existing parking place on Mervan Road to accommodate the construction of a new crossover (the operational times of the remaining length of parking place, the classes of vehicles that use it and the charges for its use would be the same as those that currently apply).

3. The Orders are necessary to provide loading/unloading facilities to enable the delivery/collection of goods in the vicinity and to enable access to and egress from premises that have off street parking facilities.

4. For further information about the Orders please telephone 0207 926 8983.

5. Copies of the proposed Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of them are available for inspection from 9.30 am until 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except Bank and Public Holidays) until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made or, as the case may be, the Council decides not to make the Orders, at the offices of the Transport and Highways Group, 3rd Floor, Blue Star House, 234-244 Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9SP. Please contact 020 7926 9000 and select the Transport and Highways option to arrange a viewing.

6. All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Orders must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and should be sent to Barbara Poulter, Transport and Highways Group, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor, Blue Star House, 234-244 Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9SP, by 5th November 2009. Any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.

As part of the Lambeth Community Action Fund, £250,000 has been allocated to local projects and the local community will choose which ones get the money.

This is the first ever participatory budgeting scheme run by the council The scheme is called “Your borough, your budget, your choice!“

Participatory budgeting involves local people directly in making decisions on the spending priorities of the council.

“This new initiative will give citizens a greater say on how council funds are allocated to community projects,” said Councillor Jim Dickson, Lambeth cabinet member for finance and resources.
“I urge all residents to get involved in deciding which projects are funded – your choice will really make a difference”.

The council has shortlisted twelve projects, which have been divided into three bands of £125,000, £75,000 and £50,000. People can vote for one project from each of the three bands. The winning projects will be announced at the end of October 2009.

Only Lambeth residents on the electoral register are eligible to vote. Voting takes place between 14 September 2009 and 18 October 2009.

There are several ways to make your choice, including online at www.lambeth.gov.uk/yourchoice, by post using the voting card that you will have received in a previous issues of Lambeth Life or by text to 07786 206 955.

To text vote enter ‘Lambeth’ followed by the band number and letter of the project you are voting for and then your full name and postcode. For example text: Lambeth 1a, 2d, 3b Sarah Smith SW6 6HT.

Voting ends on Sunday 18 October 2009.

An additional information board has been added to the display in Clapham Library and this gives more detail about initial proposals for the Station Island and Venn Street.

The four proposals by the shortlisted artists also remain on display in the library for the next few days so please make sure you get down to see them.