The new Lambeth Talk special edition focuses on children and young people and includes a free guide to where to find support and free creative activities in the school holidays for Lambeth families who get free school meals.
Your Lambeth Talk summer special features a cover photo of a boy eating an apple. News and features include:
A welcome message from Cllr Claire Holland, Leader of Lambeth Council, on Lambeth being formally accredited as a UNICEF child-friendly borough and the .
‘Meet the Cabinet’ interview with Cllr Ben Kind, Lambeth’s Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, discussing the role of creativity and culture in education; youth violence; school initiatives; weekends; and young people’s mental health and wellbeing,
Lambeth’s Holiday Activities and Food – a pull-out guide, area by area (with online links to extra information) to when and where to find creative and social activities and meals in the school summer holidays for Lambeth families who receive free school meals in term-time,
News pages featuring:
- Tulse Hill’s Adventure Playground becomes a not-for-profit youth centre offering free, safe and inclusive play for ages 8 to 18, managed by High Trees Development Trust.
- How community support for London Basketball Association will help them provide extra training sessions for young people and new opportunities to train for jobs.
- A ceremony in World Refugee Week to each of Lambeth’s 10 libraries as a ‘Library of Sanctuary’ for the services they offer sanctuary seekers.
- Lambeth’s support for the Centre for Better Ageing’s national ‘Age Without Limts’ Day
Car-free evenings in Brixton from July to October to help create an environment of outdoor dining and socialising on summer nights when the borough is at its liveliest.
The SEND Youth Forum representing the voices of young people by filming documentaries about autism, inspecting school and library services, and planning an autumn ‘Take Over Week’ to work with Lambeth Council.
Read Lambeth Talk Summer special edition
This special edition of Lambeth Talk has been sent direct to people and organisations in the borough who work with young people. You can download a copy or read it online at https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-07/lambeth-talk-children-and-young-people-2025.pdf
