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Dispose of garden waste at weekends at Girton Road Car Park
Posted on 06. Apr, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Open each weekend until November 25
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Read February’s online edition of Lewisham Life here
Posted on 09. Feb, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Survey on crime and anti-social behaviour plus volunteering and Fairtrade Fortnight
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Read Lewisham’s July Newsletter
Posted on 05. Jul, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Lewisham’s Peoples Day and other summer events
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Read Lewisham’s July enewsletter
Posted on 08. Jun, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Music, theatre dance and drama are to the fore this summer in Lewisham
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Read the April on-line edition of Lewisham Life
Posted on 07. Apr, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Read the first on-line edition of Lewisham Life, including Easter activities for kids.
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Webcast of Lewisham Mayor & Cabinet Meeting
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
A webcast of the all-important Mayor and Cabinet meeting on the 17 February which agreed cuts to the borough’s spending is now available here: http://www.lewisham.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_compact.php?a=53334&t=0&m=wm&l=en_GB The library discussion starts at around 2.56.00
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Very, very small riot breaks out as Mayor approves cuts
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Lewisham’s Mayor and Cabinet meeting on 17 February to approve £80m of cuts over four years began at 10am - a time recommended by police to avoid the scuffles and smoke bomb of the two previous cuts meetings. The earlier time and a strong police presence seemed to do the trick. In what Mayor Steve Bullock [...]
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Lewisham Mayor asks community groups to run threatened libraries
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
At the Mayor & Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 17 February, Steve Bullock took the decision to close five threatened libraries at Sydenham, New Cross, Blackheath, Grove Park and Crofton Park. He instructed officers between now and the 28th May to seek detailed bids from groups wishing to run the affected libraries and report the outcome [...]
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Lewisham Mayor’s February newsletter
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Celebrating apprentices I got a taste of the role of a sports coach apprentice, training pupils from Kelvin Grove Primary school in football skills, to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week (7-11 February). Later in the week 36 Lewisham apprentices graduated in a special ceremony held at the Town Hall. Their graduation was the [...]
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Officer’s report recommends closure of five Lewisham Libraries. Four groups apply to take over Sydenham Library
Posted on 08. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
A report to be presented to the Mayor and Cabinet meeting on 17 February recommends closing five Lewisham libraries, including Sydenham, from 28 May 2011. The report requests Lewisham officers to pursue the potential for asset transfer to deliver community library services in the affected neighbourhoods. The five threatened libraries are Sydenham, Grove Park, Crofton Park, [...]
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Library closures – a reply to Steve Bullock
Posted on 06. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
In a recent article entitled Reading in the Runes on Localgov.co.uk, Steve Bullock argues that there is no alternative to reviewing the whole purpose of libraries and streamlining their provision. The article is a clear guide to his thinking on the five libraries threatened with closure in Lewisham. A full version of the article can be found [...]
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