News from Lambeth Council

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We are committed to maintaining a clean and safe environment for everyone in our borough to enjoy. Here you can read about the latest news from our parks, waste, streets, transport and sustainability teams.

purple flowers in Kennington Prk flower gardens - (‘London in Bloom’ Gold award winner Kennington Park features in the ‘Good Parks for London’ report)

Lambeth scores in London’s Parks report

Lambeth scores highly in the 2018 ‘Good Parks for London’ report, highlighting what volunteers and local people do, alongside what our Events and Landscapes Teams to manage these essential...

Kennington's amputee rehabilitation garden is one of 3 joint winners in 2018' s 'Blooming Lambeth' awards for best garden NOT in a park - wheelchair users & others work on raised beds

Blooming Lambeth winners: Community spaces

Incredible Edible Lambeth (IEL) and Lambeth Council teamed up for a second year of ‘Blooming Lambeth’ Awards - with £100 prizes in recognition of some of the best community...

Prinmary school children learning about gardening at Brockwell Park Greenhouses

Blooming Lambeth winners: Best community garden in a park

Streatham Common and Brockwell Gardens were voted joint winners of the Incredible Edible Lambeth 2018 ‘Blooming Lambeth’ award for ‘Best Community Garden in a Park’.

2 x white shire horses ploughing in Rusking Park for heritage wheat to be grown & made into flour at Brixton WIndmill

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...

Primary school children in maroon uniform jumpers and grey trousers digging the gardens at Hitherfield Primary School

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...

Residents learning to make benches, planters from wood in Rosendale Estate Community Orchard - joint winner of 'Blooming Lambeth' best estate garden 2018

Blooming Lambeth winners: Best community gardens on a Lambeth housing estate

Blenheim Estates community garden and Rosendale’s community orchard were voted joint winners in the Lambeth Council/Incredible Edible Lambeth 2018 ‘Blooming Lambeth’ category ‘Best Community garden on a housing estate’.

Green wooden planter with hebes, etc, on the streets of Herne Hill - installed to discourage littering on the street

Planters v. Tippers – Street Champions take the lead

Lambeth Street Champions get advice and support for all sorts of activities to improve their neighbourhood, from tackling issues such as litter and dog fouling to organising street parties...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Deputy Mayor for Environment Shirley Rodrigues, with Cllr Lib Peck and Cllr Jennifer Brathwaite

Brixton’s low emission bus route proving successful in reducing pollution

The introduction of a ‘clean bus corridor’ through Brixton has dramatically reduced emissions and is contributing to cleaner air.

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