Ann Kingsbury speech to Lambeth Scrutiny CommitteeOctober 2, 2023Ann Kingsbury, chair of the Brockwell Park Community Partners, gave the following speech to the meeting of Lambeth Council’s Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday, 27 September 2023: The CC MAC and BP MAC are not against events in principle. We are against events that are too big, too loud and too damaging. Large and major events in parks always do damage. A lot of it cannot be prevented or fully [ Read More…]
Lambeth Scrutiny Committee examines events in ParksSeptember 29, 2023Summary: First, reconsider the use of Lambeth’s precious parks as mere assets to sweat, rather than an oasis to protect for future generations Second, if you make promises to local people and local groups, please keep them. At 7pm on Wednesday 27 September 2023, the first item on the agenda of Lambeth Council’s important Scrutiny Committee was the topic of events in parks. Brockwell Park and [ Read More…]
FOBP and wild life hedgeSeptember 23, 2023Friends of Brockwell Park (FOBP) is pleased to contribute £2000 to the Brockwell Park wild life hedge. This a major project initiated by Lambeth council and the Brockwell Park Community Partners (BPCP). The hedge runs from the top of the park at Cressingham Gardens right down the west side to Brixton Water Lane. The benefits of the hedge include: pollination enrichment, small bird sanctuary and [ Read More…]
Hooray! Brockwell Hall closed – Restoration begins at lastJune 30, 2023The long-awaited restoration of Brockwell Hall, the jewel in the park’s crown, is finally under way. The cafe is gone but is still open nearby (see picture). This is the first step on the way to restoring the best rooms in the Hall for community access and use. We can look forward to exhibitions in these spaces and public hire and to a lovely new cafe opening out into Stable Yard at the back of [ Read More…]
Intrusive Events – FOBP on BBC twiceJune 9, 2023Mighty Hoopla weekend just finished 3rd – 4th June 2023 Lambeth Country Show this weekend June 10–11 Pokemon Go event scheduled Friday August 4th to Sunday 6th Events in Brockwell Park seem over the top and have received more attention than usual. Friends of Brockwell Park chair, Peter Bradley, was in the thick of it, with two BBC interviews, one on TV one on radio. He was on BBC London TV, [ Read More…]