Skip to main content
back to the homepage
Love Lambeth
News from Lambeth Council
Website search form
  • News
  • Go to lambeth.gov.uk
  • News
  • Go to lambeth.gov.uk

Half million pound upgrade for Lambeth children’s future

4 April 2019

Written by: Lambeth Early Years Partnership (LEAP)

Children and young people - Focus on Brixton - Sustainable growth and opportunity

Schoolchildren visiting the building work in progress at Loughborough Children’s Centre can’t wait to use the new facilities once the £half-million building work is done.

Latest posts

  • Lambeth: Counter-fraud team foils attempts to cheat council out of millions
  • Lambeth wins Top 10 place in London Youth Games Jubilee Trophy rankings
  • Lambeth celebrates Love Parks Week with a big thank you
  • Lambeth: Heat waves prompt cools spaces plan
  • Lambeth: Primary school closure decision rejected

Main post content

Half million pound upgrade for Lambeth children’s future

Local children took a tour of the building works for the new-look Loughborough Children’s Centre in Brixton. The Centre has begun refurbishments costing nearly half a million pounds as part of Lambeth Early Action Partnership’s (LEAP) ongoing ‘Capital Project’  – the £4 million redevelopment project of 11 different early years spaces in Lambeth.

Word from the Cabinet

Cllr Jennifer Brathwaite, the Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council, said: “This investment in Loughborough Children’s Centre builds on the important work being carried out in the borough to help young people get the best possible start in life. I look forward to this refurbishment being completed as part of the LEAP Capital Project and to joining the local community for a celebratory re-opening.”

Developments for delivery

The work includes a new outdoor space for play, a buggy store, and a new entrance. Changes inside the building will:

  • improve space for the delivery of health services
  • refurbish spaces for the delivery of stay and play activities and groupwork.

Making progress

LEAP Director Laura McFarlane said: “It was fantastic to go down to Loughborough and see the work well under way. These improvements are going to make a huge difference in terms of the activities Loughborough Children’s Centre can put on and to the long-term development of children. It was really nice to have the children here and they all were really excited to see the progress and can’t wait to use the new facilities.”

LEAP capital projects

Works at Loughborough are carried out by PA Finlay & Company Ltd. LEAP’s Capital Project (supported by the National Lottery Community Fund) has been taking shape since November 2017 and has already seen improvements to the Mulberry Centre, Max Roach One O’clock Club and St Stephens Children’s Centre amongst others. All 11 sites should be completed by this Autumn.

For more information

  • LEAP (Lambeth Early Action Partnership) is part of the 10-year (2015-2025), £215 million National Lottery funded A Better Start programme, supporting families to give their babies and very young children the best possible start in life. See their information pages
  • LEAP is hosted by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB). NCB is a leading children’s charity working to build a better childhood for every child. See their information pages
  • For more about LEAP or the capital project please email Communications Stakeholder and Engagement Officer Gareth Williams.

 

The Lambeth Growth Plan with a photo of people enjoying outdoor space

The Lambeth Growth Plan

Learn more about our commitment to create more jobs, build more homes and unlock opportunities for everyone in our borough.

Follow Lambeth Council on WhatsApp - with icon and purple background

Follow Lambeth Council on WhatsApp

Follow us to get local news, updates and opportunities and stay updated on what's happening in Lambeth.

Share

You might also like

Lambeth Youth Summit a huge success

Lambeth’s Youth Summit, an event for young people to share their ideas, welcomed 600 people to Lambeth Town Hall.

Lambeth launches ambitious 10-year blueprint for growth

More than one hundred of Lambeth’s most prominent employers today joined senior councillors to launch a growth masterplan designed to bring more than 20,000 jobs and 10,000 new homes...

Lambeth: book your spot for the Holiday Activities and Food programme

Lambeth Council is implementing a new booking system for their Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF), making it easier for families to track and book their children's activities during...
  • House rules
  • Love Lambeth Privacy Notice
  • Copyright
  • lambeth.gov.uk
  • About Love Lambeth
lambeth council logo