Brixton Buzz

Lambeth Council has confirmed plans to sell off 20 housing assets, including five empty homes and 15 non-residential sites, in a move designed to plug gaps in its troubled Housing Revenue Account (HRA).

The Council expects to raise £13.7 million from the sales – but critics are warning that the strategy risks stripping local estates of vital amenities while failing to address the roots of the crisis.

The asset disposal programme is part of a sweeping five-year Housing Asset Management Framework (AMF).

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Member of Parliament for Clapham and Brixton Hill has joined over 50 parliamentarians in signing a letter to Daniel Zeichner MP, Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, urging the government to move swiftly from consultation to decisive action on banning hunting with hounds.

Adult Events

Radical Readers Summer Discussion: I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel.

Friday 8 August, 7pm

Carnegie Library. SE24 0DG

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Join Lambeth Libraries’ Radical Readers reading group as they discuss Sheena Patel’s I’m a Fan. We’re delighted that author Sheena Patel will be joining us to discuss her novel.

Lest We Forget with Tessa Dunlop

Tuesday 12 August, 7pm

Carnegie Library. SE24 0DG

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Lambeth Council has announced how it plans to spend just under £1 million of government funding aimed at boosting local economic growth, supporting jobs, and improving public spaces.

The money comes from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) – part of the government’s levelling up programme – and will be distributed through the Greater London Authority.

The Council must spend the full £983,639 allocation by the end of March 2026, and has outlined a programme of creative, green, skills-based and community projects.

Lambeth Council has confirmed it will go ahead with new Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) in Streatham Vale, despite significant opposition during consultation and rising public anger at the cost of permits.

The new CPZs – Zone X to the east of the railway and Zone Y to the west – will be introduced between August and October 2025, operating Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2pm.

The Council says the short two-hour window is designed to deter commuter parking, reduce vehicle emissions and encourage more sustainable travel.

Teachers and support staff who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) at Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich will take strike action on Tuesday 8 July, Wednesday 9 July and Wednesday 16 July in opposition to a restructuring that threatens to make up to seven experienced staff members redundant, including five members of the safeguarding team.

NEU members are concerned that the Harris Federation is choosing to make cuts to critical frontline roles while maintaining the highest paid executive team in the education sector.

Three Labour MPs representing the Brixton Buzz patch have publicly defied the Labour government by putting their names to a parliamentary amendment opposing the controversial Welfare Reform Bill.

The amendment rejects plans to cut Personal Independence Payments (PIP), a key benefit for disabled people.

Green Party Councillors urged action on a petition to divest Lambeth pensions from weapons manufacturing, Israeli atrocities and illegal settlements, ahead of Saturday’s march to end the genocide in Gaza.

SIGN THE PETITION HERE

Goldfinch Primary School in Streatham, run by the Dunraven Trust, is due to close in August 2025.

The School, previously known as Eardley, has been open since 1894 and was considered by families and staff to be a thriving primary school until the Dunraven Trust unexpectedly announced plans for its closure.

One Goldfinch teacher commented,

“We’ve put our hearts into this school. It’s a real community and the children are at the centre of everything we do.

Goldfinch isn’t just where we work; it’s where we’ve seen children grow, thrive and find their voices.

Local labels and DJs are joining forces to raise funds to try and stop the deportation of a Jamaican father, activist and friend who has been living in London for over 15 years.

Entitled “… ACTUALLY, I’LL STAY!”, the late night features an allstar roster of weirdo, oddball, bass-heavy, club sounds who will take over Bricks in Coldharbour Lane this Saturday night, (formerly Club 414).