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The latest news, opportunities and announcements covering the Brixton area, including Brixton Hill, Tulse Hill, Coldharbour and Herne Hill wards.

Actor Tony Cealy (pale blue shirt, check trousers, glasses on head) stands up with notes in his hand at a theatre workshop with seated adults

Drama brings 50+ men together for better mental health

Isolation and loneliness – especially among older people – can damage health and wellbeing. Local actor and theatre teacher invites Lambeth men aged 50+ to change that.

Picture captions: Myanmar delegates with Lambeth council’s Head of Lambeth Adult Learning Lesley Robinson, Lambeth Adult Learning Quality Manager Tara Roudiani, Lambeth’s Director of Education Cathy Twist and staff from Lambeth learning provider Mi Computsolutions.

Lambeth shares learning lessons with Myanmar

Directors from Myanmar's Ministry of Education came to Lambeth in January to work with the council's Adult Learning Service as part of a fact-finding UK visit.

Cllr Winifred refills water bottle at new hydration point installed by Mayor of London & London zoo to reduce plastic waste in Lambeth

Refill, not landfill

The Zoological Society of London’s #OneLess campaign and the Mayor of London have chosen 28 sites across London where water fountains for refillable bottles can make a difference to...

L-R: Polish women writers bicentenary poster; drag king in green tuxedo with drawn-on moustache & beard; Gay Times Tango 70s-style poster dance event at Lambeth Assembly Halls

Lambeth LGBT+ History Month – part 2

LGBT+ History Month in Lambeth celebrates the diversity of our communities and Lambeth’s commitment to equality with events in Lambeth Libraries & in the community.

Children, parents, grandparents and representatives of food growing garden experts Urban Growth all 'dig in' for a bulb planting day

Estates dig in for spring

This winter, Lambeth and Urban Growth teamed up to give residents on six estates who volunteered a chance to plant bulbs for a brighter spring.

Mayor Wellbelove at the IMperial War Museum holding phone showing Pokemon on his screen. (Masyor Wellbelove is wearing chain of office)

Pokemon Go comes to Town Hall

A Pokemon Go reception at the Town Hall on 1 March marks the Mayor of Lambeth's formal recognition of the community built from diverse players.

L-R: photo from exhibition of LGBT+ people in Delhi; cross-dressed storytellers for DRag Queen story time in Lambeth libraries; collage of shows at 96 Festival Clapham Omnibus inc. dancers, actors, & more

LGBT+ Month in Lambeth – events all February

Lambeth’s LGBT+ History month includes events all February and some in March - as well as one-offs. Find full details via Lambeth Libraries.

L-R Section 28 film BBC news invasion; Rainbow cupid from craft fair; cover of book 'Giovanni#s Room' by James Baldwin (readers group discussion)

Lambeth LGBT History Month Feb 2019 – Weeks 1 and 2

Lambeth’s LGBT+ History month includes books, talks, storytelling, photography, dance and more.

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