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Lambeth is home to one of the youngest populations in London, and the council offers a wide range of services to support them. Here you can read about the latest work being done by Lambeth and our partners to ensure our young people live safe, happy and fulfilled lives.

Team Lambeth cross-country runner Lily came first out of 165 competitors in the London Youth Games.

Star performance for Team Lambeth

The London Youth Games events take place over 9 months, with young people from all 33 London boroughs taking part. Team Lambeth is always looking for more inspiring young...

Lambeth talk Winter edition with West Norwood Library on the cover.

Read Winter’s Lambeth talk

West Norwood celebrates the opening of a new Library and cinema. Vauxhall has a new gym. Young professionals find affordable workspace in Brixton. Lambeth gets ready for the new...

Group Of Children Running In Park

Lambeth launches consultation on children’s centre changes

Lambeth Council has launched its consultation into the future of children’s centres in the borough. The consultation sets out how Lambeth has worked to protect children’s centres despite a...

Children with their new library cards

David Walliams launches Lambeth’s new library card

Lambeth Libraries have launched their newly designed library cards, with a little help from one of the country’s best known children’s authors.

Boy with tray of herbs - part of Clapham's leaf project where local schools not only grow food but run a market stall to sell it

Blooming Lambeth winners: Innovation

Lambeth’s gardening community chose three joint winners of the Blooming Lambeth ‘Innovation’ Award - mixing traditional and modern organic methods, teaching primary children the food chain story from seeds...

Asian boy in blue uniform jumper with white flowering shrub in the gardens of Heatbrook Primary School, joint 'best school garden' winner 2018

Blooming Lambeth winners 2018: School gardens

Incredible Edible Lambeth (IEL) teamed up with Lambeth Council for a second year of ‘Blooming Lambeth’ Awards - with recognition for two of the best school gardens/outdoor classrooms in...

Emmanuella Kwayie & Olivia Boyle joined Lambeth Council for the Takeover Challenge which puts young people into real life decision-making jobs.

Talking About The Takeover Challenge

Year 10 pupils from Lambeth schools today joined Lambeth Council for the Takeover Challenge which puts young people into real life decision-making jobs. The students shadowed councillors and staff...

Author Angie Thomas meets Lambeth students at Clapham Library as part of March 2018 Book Fair. 10 Months later they were among the first to see the film 'the Hate You Give' at the new West Norwood Cinema

Schools love ‘The Hate You Give’

Lambeth secondary school students followed up meeting writer Angie Thomas at the Clapham Literary Festival with an exclusive screening of the film of her book ‘The Hate You Give’...

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