January - March 2007

Children across Lewisham are set to have an energetic start to their summer term, thanks to walking initiatives in the borough’s primary schools.

Sydenham resident, Belinda Harries, has spent the £100 prize money she won in a Love Lewisham competition to further improve the environment and benefit her local community.

Peggy Fitzsimmons, Champion for Older People, is urging elderly people to claim their winter fuel payments before it’s too late.

Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, wants residents to join him in helping Horniman Museum win a prestigious £100,000 art prize.

Former Young Mayor of Lewisham Wilf Petherbridge and former MP Oona King led a delegation of young people dressed in hoodies to 11 Downing Street and presented Chancellor Gordon Brown with a report calling for more resources for young people.

Lewisham residents are being urged to have their electric blankets tested before storing them away for another year.

Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, is delighted to announce a preferred bidder partner for Lewisham Council’s massive school redevelopment programme.

Parents in Lewisham can save themselves hundreds of pounds and reduce waste by thousands of tons by switching to real nappies.

This year’s national No Smoking Day 2007 takes place on Wednesday 14 March 2007.

Competing for the title of Cleanest Borough in Britain, Lewisham faces Ipswich in the final of the first ever ‘Clean Britain Awards’ on Tuesday, 13 March.

After a month long voting competition Lewisham Council has found the top four restaurants that residents love to eat at the most.

Young Mayor of Lewisham, Siobhan Bell, is inviting all Lewisham females to participate in events across the borough in celebration of this year’s International Women’s Week (IWW).

Lewisham Council has set a budget that will keep the council tax rise below inflation at 2.5%.

A joint operation between Lewisham Trading Standards staff, police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has led to the successful raid of a residential premises in Deptford and the arrest of eight suspects.

Lewisham Council’s Trading Standards team is investigating an overseas organisation that is misleading residents into believing it’s a charity.

The young and old of Lewisham have been flocking every Tuesday, to sit in a 25ft graffitied truck parked on a side road in Downham, to watch films and learn about film making.

Lewisham's Mayor, Steve Bullock, has welcomed news that the council has been awarded three out of a possible four stars by the Audit Commission, with its youth engagement work being dubbed 'outstanding'.

Work began this week on a new 25m, six-lane swimming pool at Wavelengths Leisure Pool and Library in Deptford, Lewisham.

Lewisham’s Safer Neighbourhood Police Teams are under review and residents are being urged to give their views and experiences.

An independent survey has revealed that Lewisham residents are “highly satisfied” with the level of cleanliness of the Borough’s streets and refuse collection services.

Young parents in Lewisham are being recognised and celebrated at a special awards afternoon on Wednesday 14 February for their outstanding achievements.

Six members of staff will receive special recognition for their hard work and outstanding contribution to improving Lewisham’s environment this Valentine’s Day, 14 February.

The combined efforts of residents and Lewisham Council have produced a novel Valentine’s present for the borough – a giant heart made of recycled Christmas trees.

The Lewisham councillor responsible for keeping you moving on snowy and icy days is the Deputy Mayor, Heidi Alexander. Here she outlines how it’s done.

Residents are assured that the outbreak of bird flu in the UK presents a negligible threat to human health.

Love will be in the air in Lewisham Town Centre on Saturday 10 February from 12noon to 4pm as Lewisham Council invites residents to a free Valentine’s celebration.

The month long 'who do you love?' voting competition is back for the second year running.

If your child turns five during the next school year time is running out for securing them a primary school place.

Schools across the borough are getting ready to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the borough’s annual multi-faith remembrance day for victims of genocide.

Lewisham is the fastest improving borough in London at GCSE over three years with a rise of 16.1 per cent.

To ensure everyone has a ‘green’ start to the year, we have set up collection points so we can recycle your Christmas trees.

Transport for London (TfL) are to carry out major overnight resurfacing works on the south circular between Blythe Vale and Catford Bridge, taking in the mini gyratory outside St Dunstan's College.

A former headteacher of Deptford Green School has been knighted for his role in guiding it to numerous successes over his 20-year tenure.

Lewisham residents have voted 'yes' to taking control of 6,356 council properties in the borough's largest ever stock transfer.