Month: June 2015

As part of Transport for London’s increase capacity, services on the Victoria line will be closed between Seven Sisters and Walthamstow Central from Saturday 8 August to Sunday 30 August.

Additionally, services between Seven Sisters and Brixton will run at a lower frequency.

These works form part of a series of improvements that will see 36 trains operating per hour next year.

This will provide a train every 100 seconds during peak hours, making the Victoria line the UK’s highest frequency railway and comparable with the very best in the world.

When complete, all peak-time trains will run the full length of the line from Walthamstow Central to Brixton, giving a 40% capacity boost for customers northeast of Seven Sisters.

During the Closure Rail replacement buses will run from Walthamstow Central to Seven Sisters station, as well as from Walthamstow Central to Stratford and Stratford International stations.

In addition, a temporary local bus route 558 will run between Chingford Mount and Seven Sisters, calling at Blackhorse Road and Tottenham Hale.

Other options for passengers include the London Overground service from Walthamstow Central to Liverpool Street, and London Underground tickets will also be accepted by other train operating companies on a number of routes.

The three-week closure means that other stations on the Victoria line will be busier, as will parts of the Central line and London Overground.

TfL will publicise information about the work and how to avoid delays, with customer emails, online information including via the @victorialine Twitter account, posters and announcements in stations, and we are encouraging all affected passengers to plan ahead prior to travelling.

Improvements are underway across the Victoria line, including the redevelopment of Victoria and Vauxhall stations to increase capacity and make them step-free.

A step-free access scheme is also planned at Finsbury Park station. From 12 September, a 24-hour Night Tube service will run the full length of the line on Friday and Saturday nights.

For the most up to date information, including alternative travel options, visit tfl.gov.uk/victoria-line-closure.

It is likely the closure will be in place until early tomorrow afternoon. (01.07.15)

The southbound diversion will be installed at the junction of Newington Butts and Kennington lane, Thames will be manning this junction 24/7 once taken over from police to allow vehicles to access local roads, the diversion for this would have included Elephant & Castle roundabout which is why TfL have avoided this.

The diversion for all other vehicles will be Kennington Lane, Durham Street, Harleyford Street, Kennington Oval, then left turn onto Kennington Park Road.

Kennington Road is currently closed southbound where it meets with Kennington Lane, the diversion is the same as above.

The Northbound diversion will remain in place until the clean up has been complete, the diversion is Kennington Oval, Harleyford Road, right onto Kennington Lane, Newington Butts.

Thames water are optimistic that this could be reopened for the morning peak. If Kennington Road were to be reopened this could be utilised for the northbound closure but is currently still closed.

Providing training for 8 young people to improve their employment prospects, build skills and provide real world experience opportunities as they organise a networking event for members.

The Academy will also provide opportunities for member businesses to deliver workshops in communications, professionalism and career development whilst gaining an awareness of the local community and a wider appreciation of diversity.

If are interested in learning more, please contact Tolani Adeoye, Events Academy Project Coordinator, at tolani.adeoye@vauxhallone.co.uk.

The scheme allows each Local store to shortlist local charities during May and June.

Customers vote for their favourite and the charity with the most votes will receive fundraising and volunteering support from Sainsbury’s over the next 12 months.

Vauxhall-based charity The Big Issue Foundation has made the shortlist for the Vauxhall Station Sainbury’s Local Charity!

The scheme allows each Local store to shortlist local charities during May and June. Customers vote for their favourite and the charity will the most votes will receive fundraising and volunteering support from Sainsbury’s over the next 12 months.

Local businesses and residents can help The Big Issue Foundation in their bid to win by voting.

You can vote by:

• Popping into the store by Vauxhall Station;
• Writing “A” on the voting slip; then
• Posting it into the voting box. (The voting box just inside the shop’s door).

Vauxhall One and The Big Issue Foundation appreciate your support.

Vauxhall One supports this proposal.

If you would like to know why Vauxhall One supports the proposal, please contact Frances Forrest at Vauxhall One on 020 3179 2072.

Listen to BBC London radio report on Lambeths proposals to tackle legal high use and the associated littering and interviews with Cllr Jane Edbrooke and Chair of the Vauxhall Safe theme group/General Manager of Fire and Lightbox, Phillipe Chiarella.

BBC London 94.9 Breakfast Show with Penny Smith and Paul Ross – Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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After the success of three Brixton community energy schemes, Repowering London has now been set up to support community groups across London to establish co-operatives that enable them to generate their own power. The solar installation is financed by a community share offer and the electricity generated provides an income to the community.

Some of this income pays a small return to local investors with the remainder going to a community fund to help local residents save money on their energy bills and to train young people and the unemployed in new green skills such as solar energy generation.

Repowering are keen to hear from local residents who would like to get involved with the project, either through supporting events and workshops, attending meetings, promoting the scheme to the community or investing when the share offer is launched later this year.

If you would like to find out more about the Vauxhall Energy scheme come along to one of our meetings on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at the Carmelita Centre at 6pm or get in touch via email or telephone.

Stephen Edwards

stephen.edwards@repowering.org.uk

07779 297 394

www.repowering.org.uk

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