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The Platform Cafe’s Cost of Living Programme Winter 2024
Find out more about how one of our projects, The Platform Cafe, was able to offer more support to local people this winter as part of their Cost of Living Programme, boosted by funding from The National Lottery and Lambeth Council.
Say No to the Hinton Road Development
Developer London Green is proposing to build 320 poky bedsits in a 14-storey block on Hinton Road, out of keeping with surrounding 2 and 3 storey houses. Say no to this rabbit hutch development. Join our fight to get this proposal turned down. We need affordable family homes not expensive bedsits. Make a comment or objection on Lambeth’s planning website.
Social Prescribing Day with Thriving Fiveways at the Akerman Centre
Thanks to Carmelo, Thriving Fiveways’ link worker and all who joined this community event to celebrate national Social Prescribing Day on March 14 at the Akerman Centre. Great to get together and share the valuable work.
Maude and Hazel’s Craft Workshops, Tuesdays at Carnegie Library
Maude and Hazel’s craft workshops at Carnegie Library Hub are going from strength to strength – LJAG have supported and funded these free walk-in workshops for many years. Great for all ages and all levels.
Thriving Fiveways Call-Out for Community Event Ideas
Thriving Fiveways is a new health & wellbeing initiative coordinated by LJAG, Ecosystem Coldharbour and CHIPS. Our idea is to empower people to run events and activities with a health & wellbeing theme in the Loughborough Junction/Angell Town area. See the flyer for more details.
LJ Neighbourhood Forum Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 7pm at The Platform Cafe
You are all welcome at The Platform Cafe for the next meeting of LJ Neighbourhood Forum. There will be light refreshments.
Co-living planning application for Hinton Road has arrived
Planning application for co-living development in Wellfit Street, Hinton Road, Hardess Street is now on Lambeth planning portal. Please help us oppose.
LJAG Away Day 28th January 2024
The LJAG Away Day brought together staff, volunteers and representatives from our projects: Grove Adventure Playground, The Platform Cafe, Loughborough Farm and our Craft Workshops. We discussed the opportunities and challenges that we face in Loughborough Junction, and how we can best serve all members of our local community.
Cost of Living Programme at The Platform Cafe
The Platform Cafe are delighted to have received National Lottery funding to support people affected by the cost of living crisis this winter. They have a full programme of events plus their year-round free meals programme has been given a winter boost so that they can offer more free meals and hot drinks to those who need it.
A Lift for Loughborough Junction Station
Our campaign to get a lift installed at Loughborough Junction continues. We will be leafletting at the station on Tuesday 6 February from 4.30pm to 7pm. Please come along and help, even half an hour helps.
Dads Hub starts 31 January 2024
Unity Matter’s weekly Wednesday group for fathers and influential male carers to come together to share parenthood experiences and other stuff. Each week we will have a variety of activities and information available. Refreshments provided. Free to attend
LJAG is appointing a part-time community engagement worker/events organiser
Thriving Fiveways, which is co-ordinated by Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG), is looking to appoint a part-time Community Engagement Worker/Events Organiser for 2 days a week to co-ordinate our new Community Living Room Project. We are excited to launch this new programme with funding from Lambeth council’s public health team which will run for a year in the former Vassall and Coldharbour wards.