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His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant, Mr Anthony Griffith, and the Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Adrian Garden, were among those who joined residents and their relatives to celebrate the occasion. They also joined the Prime Minister’s office in paying tribute to the scheme’s manager Tara Solanki, who has worked at Joe Hunte Court since the first residents moved in on 20 February 1986.

The Civic Awards nominations were open between 18 December 2025 and 25 January 2026. During this five-week period, Lambeth residents nominated individuals, groups and organisations that make a difference through their time, work, or passion to help others.

One of the projects will be led by the council and four others by community groups in the borough, including two housing estates and Tulse Hill adventure playground.

Raising Streatham Stream, Streatham Common

Lambeth Council has been awarded Green Roots funding to create a new stream habitat in Hilly Four Acres on Streatham Common.

In a report released today (January 13) the government inspectors said they found strong work to achieve positive change for children across assessing, planning and delivery when they visited Lambeth in October.

They also said the council team displayed an understanding of how trauma impacted children’s wellbeing and adopted a trauma-informed approach. Its practitioners worked alongside children and ensured their voices and opinions were heard, which influenced the work undertaken with them.

Enterprise CarClub is available to Lambeth residents and the council is talking to other CoMoUK, accredited operators, to see which other car clubs could be brought to the borough to fill the Car Club bays Zipcar will vacate

Quit smoking this year, with support from Stop Smoking London, which has launched a new campaign setting out six steps to help you. From using local stop smoking services to setting your goals and using the Smoke Free app, there are so many ways and reasons to help you quit smoking for good.

The council is proposing to install Phase 3 of the Healthy Route, extending it from the South Circular to Park Hall Road, after having consulted residents about the plan.

The Brockwell Park-Gipsy Hill route is a key part of the Healthy Route network and the Cycleway network, both of which link people with destinations including schools, workplaces, amenities and shops.

The honours list, published by the Government on Monday 29, December is granted by the King to deserving people from all walks of life, in public recognition of their merit, service or bravery. It also saw others in Lambeth honoured for their services to education, young people and politics.

Cllr Holland has been the leader of Lambeth Council since 2021 and the chair of London Councils, the representative body for local authorities in the capital, since 2023.

Lambeth Council invites you to nominate your local heroes for a Civic Award. The awards aim to recognise the incredible work that Lambeth’s community does to help others.

Nominations for all seven of the awards categories of awards opened on 18 December and close at midnight on 25 January 2026. Once the application deadline is closed, all entries will be considered for shortlisting by a panel of community partners and Lambeth Council Leaders.

Cllr Claire Holland and Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, the leader and deputy leader of Lambeth Council, met Andy Lord the Commissioner of Transport for London on December 8 at Lambeth Town Hall.

They stressed the importance of a series of local projects to residents, including the transformational Vauxhall gyratory removal scheme, the redevelopment of Waterloo station and surrounding area as well as the importance of improvements at Tulse Hill gyratory.