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The latest news, opportunities and announcements covering the Clapham area, including Clapham Town, Clapham Common, Thornton and Ferndale wards.

Young Fire Brigade Cadets at a graduation ceremony

Lambeth Fire Cadets Programme opens at Clapham Fire Station

London Fire Brigade launch the Lambeth Fire Cadets Programme in Clapham Fire Station

Clapham Common music dad dancing

Free the music on Clapham Common Bandstand

Building on the success and popularity of previous years, Clapham Common’s summer Saturday and Sunday concerts offers mix of musical styles reflecting the a diverse community in which we...

2 x Operation Centaur horses creating mini-meadow for pollinators on Clapham Common

Working with horses for a biodiverse future

People and pollinating insects both benefit from new planting on Clapham Common where horses have prepared the ground – creating a nature-friendly space without releasing pollution into the environment.

Pupils at Loughborough Primary School pose in front of the new 'green screen' installed.

Read Spring’s Lambeth talk

Loughborough Primary School became the third Lambeth school to have a ‘green screen’ installed to help reduce air pollution on the school playground. Clapham’s businesses have voted overwhelmingly in...

Members of the BID and local Councillors with the successful results

Clapham Business Improvement District is here to stay

Clapham's businesses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of keeping the 'This is Clapham' Business Improvement District (BID) in place for a further five years.

1975 poster for original gay times tango with illustrations of bearded men in dresses & women in gangster suits - text updated to 2019 event with performers & prices; right hand column mayor wellbelove in red robes & gold chain of office photographed in Lambeth Tomn Hall

Mayor of Lambeth celebrates Gay Times Tango

In 1975 South London Gay Liberation Front organised a Gay Times Tango in support of the Gay Times Festival. February 2019 and the Mayor of Lambeth, Christopher Wellbelove, is...

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 & adults dressed as kids book character where's wally in red & white striped jumpers, round black spectacles and bobble hats join fundraising fun run on Clapham Common

Where’s Wally? fun run returns to Clapham Common

Clapham Common will be full of red and white jumpers, bobble hats and glasses for the seventh annual National Literacy Trust ‘Where’s Wally’ themed fun run in March

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