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Thursday, September 15th, 2011Today, the Wheatsheaf Community Hall launched its new website to help promote the hall and available spaces among the local community.
The new site provides booking information and details of the available spaces as well as information about the history of Wheatsheaf Hall.
The Wheatsheaf Hall has been a community venue since 1988 when members of the [...]
Wilcox Road Market
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011A small group of local residents have come together to form South Lambeth Trading Collective to stimulate the economic and social regeneration of the area.
Our first project is to be the development of a market on Wilcox Road SW8 and we have been working with Lambeth Council to help achieve this goal. We want [...]
Proposed Northern line extension public consultation begins
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011TfL and Treasury Holdings are hosting exhibitions for local residents about the Northern line extension on the following dates:
-Wednesday 18 May and Monday 6 June from 12pm to 8pm at the Acquire Arts Gallery, 155 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BU
- Friday 20 and Saturday 21 May from 10am to 6pm at The Long Room, [...]
Lost Theatre Summer Season Offer
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010The LOST Theatre Company has had a very active first 6 months in Stockwell and we would love residents to come and join us for the second half of the year.
Our summer season launches on Tuesday 20th July with 3 very different plays: The Government Inspector, Peer Gynt and Troilus & Cressida.
As part of our [...]
Stockwell War Memorial
Monday, February 1st, 2010The unveiling of Stockwell War Memorial in London SW9 on 3 May 1922 - after years of tireless fund-raising by the committee - was a dramatic and heart-rending occasion.
Thousands watched as Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, unveiled the clock tower in memory of over 550 men from the area who had died in the Great [...]
Help a London Park
Saturday, November 29th, 2008Ten London parks are about to benefit from a major makeover and one of them could be a park near you.
The Mayor of London is giving ten grants of up to £400,000 to London’s most needy parks to make them cleaner, safer, greener, and nicer places to visit. Londoners are now invited to vote for [...]
Tate South Lambeth Library
Thursday, October 9th, 2008South Lambeth Library is located between Stockwell and Vauxhall in the heart of Lambeth’s Portuguese community.
It offers books, DVDs, videos and CDs for loan, a reference and information service, and free use of computers for Internet, email and word-processing. The library also holds a small collection of books in Portuguese and Spanish.
Wi-Fi is available in [...]
Vauxhall City Farm
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Vauxhall City Farm started out in 1977 with local people working voluntarily to transform derelict land into an oasis of country life in the heart of London. The farm continues to rely on volunteers and the support of friends.
Entrance is free to the farm, however donations are welcome! The farm attracts people from all around [...]
Oval House Theatre
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Oval House Theatre is a lively theatre and arts centre based on the Kennington Oval right opposite the famous cricket ground. We’re easy to find: our building is wrapped in a huge blue banner featuring some of the many artists who have performed or directed work at Oval House in the past!
“In my opinion Oval [...]
The Brit Oval
Thursday, September 11th, 2008The Brit Oval in South London is home to Surrey County Cricket Club and seats a capacity crowd of 23,000. The Oval is over 150 years old and has witnessed some famous victories, including England’s Ashes win of 2005.
Visit The Brit Oval website