Month: April 2017

Following last year’s incredible success, where Team LPO raised a phenomenal £23,000, LPO are looking for willing and able runners to take up the mantle for this year’s run.

Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or first time runner, all they ask is that you aim to raise as much money as possible.

In 2017 LPO will be running in aid of BrightSparks, the Orchestra’s schools concerts. All money raised by Team LPO will help to enable over 10,000 young people from our South London communities and further afield to attend one of our live schools concerts, many for the very first time.

If you are interested in running on behalf of the LPO or would like more information, please contact Ellie Franklin at ellie.franklin@lpo.org.uk or on 020 7840 4225.

Scale 3: Starting Salary £20,030 pa rising in annual increments to £21,252 pa incl. LW pro rata

14 hours per week Fixed Term Contract for 6 months (April to September)

Our Parks and Open Spaces are a valuable resource for Lambeth’s residents and visitors, essential for their health, wellbeing and quality of life. We are proud to have 12 award winning parks in the borough and take pride in ensuring they remain a great asset for the Lambeth community and future generations to enjoy.

The grounds maintenance service is run in house and staff are responsible for all aspects of maintaining over 60 parks, open spaces and cemeteries across Lambeth.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of dedicated staff as one of our Weekend Park Attendants for 6 months. You will be required to work either a 07:00 – 15:00 or 12:00 – 20:00 shift on Saturdays and Sundays.

You will be responsible for carrying out general cleansing, litter picking and security of facilities. As a front line member of staff you will be required to act as a key point of contact with the public and stakeholders.

Successful candidates will have knowledge of waste management techniques and be able to work with minimal supervision. The post holder will also be required to carry out physically demanding, manual work and should have a willingness to work outside in all weathers. A clean driving licence is desirable but not essential.

If you feel that you can meet these needs and are passionate about helping us to maintain our parks, then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date of receiving the completed application forms is Thursday 27 April 2017 at midnight.

Please apply online or via the Redeployment Team, if applicable.

Contact email: HRErecruitment@lambeth.gov.uk including the job reference number in the subject line of your email.

It is essential that your written application gives evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the criteria marked as “Application (A)”. Evidence of other areas will be sought at interview and/or test, as highlighted.

Lambeth is committed to Safer Recruitment and aims for quality services and equal opportunities for all.

For more information, please click on the job description link below.

Lambeth Landscapes Weekend Park Attendant.pdf

March 2017 – To celebrate Japan’s Hanami festival, Chino Latino Pan Asian Restaurant & Latin Bar, the award-winning Vauxhall restaurant located on Albert Embankment, has created a bespoke cherry blossom afternoon tea and cocktail.

Hanami is the festival that celebrates spring blossoms season in Japan and as such Executive Group Chef Werner Seebach has created a bespoke cherry blossom afternoon tea, to include a cherry blossom financier cake and cocktail.

Of the new dish and cocktail Chef Seebach says: ‘We wanted to celebrate this special season in Japan and also highlight the Japanese influences in our menu so what better way than creating an afternoon tea and cocktail made from the very flowers we are honouring’.

Available until the end of May, subject to seasonal availability, the afternoon tea and cocktail is priced at £23.50 per person. Alongside the cherry blossom financier, the afternoon tea includes a choice of tea, two scones with Cornish clotted cream and jam, three sweet tarts including yuzu and chocolate flavours, macaroons, cucumber, smoked salmon and egg mayonnaise finger sandwiches and prawn cocktail and smoked salmon maki rolls. The cocktail is made of sake, cherry Heering, Cointreau, lime, grenadine with a dash of bitters.

Recently the restaurant has undergone an extensive reinvention – now boasting floor-to-ceiling river views towards the Houses of Parliament, live music and a new dining and cocktail menu.

Following a complete redesign, diners can now enjoy extensive views of the Thames and live music in the evenings.

With a Santander Cycles Business Account you can simply hire a bike to commute in, ride to a meeting or go wherever you fancy on your lunch break; then return it to any docking station 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Within the Vauxhall One BID zone there are 14 stations with over 300 docking points and over 11,000 bikes at over 750 docking stations across London.

There are two account types to choose from, Pooled or Individual. Both benefit from reduced travel costs, increased productivity, corporate social responsibility as well as simple Direct Debit payments, sequential invoicing and automated reporting.

Following the growth and success of the project. TfL are offering a 25% discount on all new accounts that register for TfL’s Cycling Workplaces programme. The promotion will last until the end of April.

For more information including how to sign up please click here.

We will stage an adventurous programme of exhibitions, events and education workshops telling stories of movement to and from Britain at our new museum, situated within the Workshop, an exciting arts and community space just off Albert Embankment.

Opens: Weds 26 April 2017

Weds–Sun (plus bank holidays) 10am–4pm

Free admission

What’s on:

Call Me by My Name: Stories from Calais and Beyond

26 April 2017–30 July 2017

A critically acclaimed multimedia exhibition exploring the complex and human stories behind the current migration crisis, with a particular focus on the now-demolished Calais camp. Originally staged in June 2016, this updated exhibition is both a record of a complex temporary space that no longer officially exists and an exploration of the stories and creativity of those who passed through the camp, many of whom continue to face an uncertain future.

100 Images of Migration

26 April 2017–30 July 2017

100 Images of Migration is a collection of diverse images by professional and amateur photographers. The subjects of these images range from the unique to the everyday; together they tell a compelling story about what migration means now to people across the UK.

Keepsakes

Late May 2017–30 July 2017

Keepsakes is a display of personal items that keep memories of migration and identity alive.  This brand-new display is in partnership with Morley College, located close to Migration Museum at the Workshop.

Lambeth Council have worked with businesses, business improvement districts, such as Vauxhall One and other councils to lobby the government to look again at the impact on local businesses, many of which face rises in excess of 30 per cent.

In response to lobbying from London and across the country, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that he would make available an additional £300 million to councils over four years to facilitate a discretionary scheme to help businesses struggling to meet their new increased business rates charge. Lambeth Council will receive approximately £3 million to support businesses facing rates rises – though this is a relatively small amount compared to the total increase in the business rates bill for Lambeth which is almost £30 million.

Central government is consulting with councils with regard to how the scheme will work before deciding on the national rules which they will impose.

The consultation period ends on 7 April and we expect the government to confirm what the process will be shortly after that.

Lambeth Council are currently considering different options of how their scheme can best support local businesses. But they will be unable to finalise the scheme until the government has produced the regulations around it.

An agreed is anticipate to be in place by mid May 2017.

To make sure that the scheme can properly support the businesses that most need it in the borough, we encourage you to register your interest by using the form here.