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Trygve

By Admin SE5 Forum18 November, 2016Forum news

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TAKES ON DIGITAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOL

The Southwark Neighbourhood Watch Association, together with Swedish community safety app Trygve, are pioneering a new, digital method of local engagement to connect communities within the London borough of Southwark.

Trygve is a free app that provides a specially designed digital platform where users can collaborate, empowering community members to support each other and work together to solve local issues and combat crime.

Marcus Suitor, Secretary of Southwark Neighbourhood Watch Association said “Trygve is a terrific app that’s free and will surely benefit everyone in the area.”

“We are hoping it enhances communication between members, but also encourages the younger members of the borough to play more of an active role in Neighbourhood Watch. We hope everyone who lives and works in Southwark gets involved.”

The app features an interactive map where users can see and share local incidents and information. Users are able to communicate with each other and contribute to posted events, capturing ground-level intelligence in real time. There is also a personal safety alarm built into the app that alerts other users when triggered.

Trygve is hugely successful in Sweden and is now available in the UK, free of charge. It is available on iOS through the App Store and Android through Google Play. There is also a computer version of the app for non-smartphone users.

“This is such an interesting project for Trygve, where we are gaining an insight on how communities in very large and complex cities can band together and utilize each other more,” Sheona Urquhart Trygve UK Manager said.

“We are aiming for a very big and positive culture shift where members of the community feel they can turn to each other and trust each other more.”

Everyone in the Southwark area is encouraged to take part. The Southwark Neighbourhood Watch Association has already created groups in the app that community members can join.

Visit www.trygve.co.uk/join to get started.

CONTACT

Trygve: Sheona Urquhart Sheona.urquhart@trygve.co.uk

0203 868 2289

LAMBETH COMMUNITY NETWORKING EVENING

By Admin SE5 Forum11 November, 2016Forum news

LAMBETH COMMUNITY NETWORKING EVENING

22 November 7-9 pm, POP BRIXTON
More information available at: http://lambeth.network/wordpress/

Hollington Youth Centre

By Admin SE5 Forum11 November, 2016Forum news

Hollington Youth Centre

Hollington Youth Centre are holding an open day event for local schools and community groups that might be interested in using their newly refurbished facilities.

Thursday the 17th of November, 12 – 2pm, Light Lunch & Refreshments provided

Contact details
0207 703 5193
hallhire@hollingtonyc.org.uk
56-60 Comber Grove Camberwell London Se5 0LD

Further information about the Youth Centre our activities and opening times can be found on our website:
www.hollingtonyc.org.uk

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KNIFE DOWN NO MORE MAN DOWN

By Admin SE5 Forum11 November, 2016Forum news

KNIFE DOWN NO MORE MAN DOWN

FUNDRAISING GALA
on 16th December 4pm – 8pm
Silverlock Hall, Warden Street London SE16

Neighbourhoods Fund

By Admin SE5 Forum11 November, 2016Forum news

Neighbourhoods Fund

Communities are built on shared experiences and ideas. If you have an idea for a project that will bring local people together, support community development and improve opportunities in your neighbourhood this is an ideal time to make it happen, with help from the Neighbourhoods Fund.

More information available HERE.

MAUDSLEY LEARNING AT WORK

By Admin SE5 Forum11 November, 2016Forum news

MAUDSLEY LEARNING AT WORK

‘The gender divide – mental health in the workplace’

Friday 18th November from 8:45am until 12:00pm
ORTUS learning and events centre, London

The recent report published by BITC on Mental Health in the Workplace, highlighted that in general men are less confident than women in talking about mental health in the workplace – as employees they are less likely to discuss issues with their manager and as line managers they are less enthusiastic about training in mental health.

As part of Men’s Health Awareness Month, Maudsley Learning at Work will explore the reasons surrounding this and the ways in which employers can support workplace practices that promote openness around mental health for all. With expert insights and a format that enables peer to peer discussions we will discuss the role of the line manager in relation to supporting mental in the workplace and how getting this right will have a positive impact on business goals as well as individual mental health and team performance. This briefing will be followed by a taster session of our Workplace Mental Health Training

Agenda
8:45 – 9:30 Introductory Briefing with coffee/tea & working breakfast
8:45 – 9:15 Introduction and panel discussion
9:15 – 9:30 Audience Q&A
9:30 – 10:00 Break and Networking
10:00 – 12:00 Workplace mental health training taster

Christmas Creations

By Admin SE5 Forum11 November, 2016Forum news

Christmas Creations

After-school art workshops for children & young people using a range of exciting materials and techniques to create art & craft items for Christmas.

Parents, grandparents and carers also welcome.
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesdays 15th, 22nd, 29th November, 6th and 13th December, 3.30pm-5pm at Art in the Park, Chumleigh Gardens, Burgess Park SE5 ORJ

Sessions run by artists Andrea Sinclair and Elle Salt with volunteers, Ange Mukeza and Florence Goodhand-Tait.

Cost £3.

CAMBERWELL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

By Admin SE5 Forum01 November, 2016Forum news

CAMBERWELL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING 23d NOVEMBER

Next meeting on the Wednesday 23 November 2016, 7pm.

The venue: The Employment Academy, 29 Peckham Road, Camberwell, SE5 8UA.

Focus: How can we create more quality jobs in Camberwell.

Link Age Southwark

By Admin SE5 Forum27 October, 2016Forum news

Link Age Southwark

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity providing friendly volunteer support to over 500 isolated, older people in Southwark.

Could you volunteer in your local area to make an older person’s day? Just an hour of your time can make a big difference to a lonely or isolated older person.

You can help out by:

Visiting an older person in their home for a chat
Helping to run one of our activity groups
Giving an older person a lift to an activity group or appointment
Helping an older person with light gardening or household odd jobs

You could help an older person like May, 98, who attends our volunteer-led social groups. She says, “I was bored and lonely before I learned of Link Age Southwark. I’m very grateful to their volunteers for bringing joy to my life.”

We are working to make Southwark a more inclusive and age-friendly borough and would love volunteers in Camberwell to be part of this. Volunteering with us is very rewarding – you will enjoy new experiences, meet new people in your local community and have the satisfaction of supporting older people to live happy, fulfilled lives.

To volunteer, please email info@linkagesouthwark.org or call 020 8299 2623.

Please see our website http://linkagesouthwark.org/ for more information.

Five ways to re-vamp an shirt!

By Admin SE5 Forum27 October, 2016Forum news

Five ways to re-vamp an shirt!

Rather than wasting your money in the shops, look no further than the back of your wardrobe for that old shirt. Bring it along to our creative workshop to discover inspiring ways to create a fresh look, or a lovely gift from the things you already have.

The ‘Upcycling’ workshop is being held on Monday 31 Oct from 12.30 to 4.30 pm at the Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility, hosted by Veolia Southwark and Love Your Clothes, as part of the Recycle for London campaign. The workshop will follow an introductory site tour of the plant.

Learn from the experts, share sewing, repair, and upcycling skills creating something new from that unloved old shirt. Getting creative with your clothes isn’t just about saving cash: it can give you a fabulous style or unique gift that nobody else can match.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Spaces are limited so please RSVP to jeyda.keski@veolia.com by Friday 28 October 2016.

Don’t forget to bring with you a shirt you’d like to upcycle!

NETWORK RAIL PLANS TO TRANSFORM CAMBERWELL ARCHES INTO CAFES

By Admin SE5 Forum27 October, 2016Forum news

NETWORK RAIL PLANS TO TRANSFORM CAMBERWELL ARCHES INTO CAFES

Plans to transform industrialised railway arches into new spaces for cafes and bars have been drawn up by Network Rail.

A planning application submitted to Southwark Council last month shows the six archways could soon offer Camberwell a new hot spot for evening entertainment.

The six archways in 344-349 Camberwell Station Road “currently in a poor state of repair”, according to Network Rail. But each contain about 120 square metres, with a six smaller one providing 50 sq m of space.

Public consultation on the plans ends today (Thursday), and will soon be decided be either approved or sent back to redesigning by Southwark Council’s planning committee.

We need your input – Quietway 8 Kennington Park to Burgess Park

By Admin SE5 Forum27 October, 2016Forum news

We need your input – Quietway 8 Kennington Park to Burgess Park

Quietway 8 Kennington Park to Burgess Park

https://consultations. southwark.gov.uk/environment- leisure/qw8

Overview

A new safe, quiet route between Kennington Park and Burgess Park is coming to make it easier and safer to get around on foot or by cycle. This route is for everyone – and is particularly good if you’re travelling with children or if you want a quiet route to get to the shops, school or work. With your input and support our engineers and safety specialists will be able to design this route to be quieter, away from heavy and fast moving traffic and polluted air. Help us get it right.

This new walking and cycling route was developed due to concerns about road safety and is designed to create a better link between Kennington Park and Burgess Park for cyclists and walkers. As most of the route is part of other schemes, right now we just need your local knowledge to make sure that the part of the route between Kennington Park and Addington Square – shown below – works for you and to know whether there is anything we have missed. We are trying to make as little disruption as possible focusing on clear signage, better surfacing, new paths for walking and cycling including some changes to parking spaces.

Why We Are Consulting

https://consultations. southwark.gov.uk/environment- leisure/qw8/

Quietways are a network of cycle routes in London that run through streets with low traffic volumes. Linking key destinations, the vast majority of Quietways follow back streets with some on paths across parks and open spaces. The routes are for new less-confident cyclists who want to avoid busy roads. Quietways form an integral part of the Council’s Cycling Strategy and the Mayor of London’s vision for cycling. We want to increase cycling and walking as a preferred way of getting around locally.

Kate Tiernan

Consultant | Southwark Council

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