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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.

Cllr Davie with Martinet Ackerman, Jessop Assistant Headteacher, Skye and Divya holding their designs

Smoking set for ban in Lambeth playgrounds

Lambeth council-run playgrounds are to go smokefree, protecting children’s health and reducing litter.

Flying the Flag: fifteen of Lambeth’s open spaces now recognised as some of the UK’s best

Fifteen of Lambeth’s parks and open spaces are among a record number of parks and green spaces flying a Green Flag, which publicly recognises them as some of the...

Cllrs and sustainability officers from all five boroughs at the Clean Air Villages launch

Clean Air Villages: Five London boroughs join forces to reduce air pollution

As part of the council's drive to improve air quality, Lambeth is leading the Clean Air Villages project, aiming to enable and support businesses, schools and other organisations to reduce emissions from...

Pre-school age blonde girl with hair in bunches wearing a superman cape and outfit putting rubbish into a green bag on a Lambeth street (photographed from behind)

‘Make a change’ says Street Champion

As well as co-ordinating a day to build and plant planters to improve the environment of the West Norwood street where she lives, Lambeth Street Champion Esther features “local...

ampitheatre seats at Milkwood Community Park - one of the choices that Friends of the park are consulting on 12 July 2018

Have your say on Milkwood Community Park Plans

Milkwood Community Park was created by the community, for the community, and Lambeth Council and the Friends of the park are consulting with the community about making changes.

posters for 12th night, the winter's tale & romeo & juliet at Streatham Rookery plus photo of the gardens where treasure hunts and an open-air performance of Wind in the Willows

Streatham Rookery Gardens – summer of drama

Streatham Common Co-operative (SCCoop) hosts open-air theatre in the Rookery Gardens in July, August and September – including Shakespearean cyclists, treasure hunts, Toad of Toad Hall and an exit...

Gardeners of different ages & backgrounds planting to fill a new rfaised bed made of railway sleepers against a wall with 'Melbourne Mews' road sign

Planters bring togetherness at Melbourne Mews

Residents’ plans for a community garden in raised beds at Melbourne Mews to help stop anti-social behaviour came true with the support of Lambeth Council and social enterprise Urban...

Cllr Claire Holland, headteacher Robert Coyle and parent Bernie Leyland with children from Corpus Christi in front of their new green screen

Green screen to protect more Lambeth school children

More Lambeth school children are set to be protected from harmful air pollution thanks to the borough’s second ‘green screen’.

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