Kate's coffee morning this Saturday

Our local MP Kate Hoey is holding a coffee morning this Saturday from 11am to 12:30pm, at Roots and Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, SE11 6DN.

All local residents are welcome to come along and say hello!

Roots & Shoots Open Day

Roots & Shoots Open Day

Roots & Shoots will be opening its garden this Sunday (13 June) as part of London Open Garden Squares Weekend.

It will be a fantastic chance to explore North Lambeth's richest and most diverse wildlife garden, as well as to enjoy exhibitions on biodiversity and green roofs, and have a chance to buy organic produce and plants.

Entry to Roots & Shoots alone will be £3 (with free tea and cake), and the garden will be open from 10am to 5pm. You can also buy a £7.50 ticket giving you access to all the private garden squares open over the weekend across the capital.

Open day at Roots & Shoots

National Science Week Open Day - Roots and Shoots - Sunday 15 March 2009 -11am - 4pm

It may be too early to see green shoots anywhere else but they're guaranteed at Roots and Shoots' Spring Open Day during National Science Week on Sunday15 March.

The acclaimed half acre wildlife garden will be in its spring colours and frogs are confidently predicted to be spawning in the ponds. There will be plenty to interest enquiring young minds in a fascinating exhibition in the Wildlife Garden Study Centre of highlights from the last eight years' Science Days, plus storytelling and bee and newt mask-making.

Roots & Shoots Christmas market

Make sure of a special Christmas tree this year, get yours from Lambeth charity Roots and Shoots. Gorgeous trees and all kinds of interesting and unusual presents will be on sale at this year’s Christmas Fair on Sunday 7 December.

Mulled apple juice, roasted chestnuts, mince pies and sizzling sausages will add to the festive spirit and among the gifts on offer will be elegant silver jewellery, floral printed fine fleece scarves, out of the ordinary crafts, outdoor plants to bring colour to a winter garden and the latest in Roots and Shoots’ successful Wild Garden card collection. As well as Christmas cakes and puddings, organic fruit and veg, jams and chutneys and traditional bread, this autumn’s pressing of Roots and Shoots’ famous own label apple juice will be available, plus exotic honeys and honey products.

And while the grown-ups shop, the children will be entertained with candle making and Children’s Christmas cinema. Carol singing, twinkling lights (powered, of course, by Roots and Shoots own photovoltaic panels) and the friendly welcoming atmosphere for which the charity’s open days are well-known, will add up to a really Christmassy day out.

ADMISSION: £1 for adults; free for children. Refreshments will be available. Roots and Shoots is accessible from Walnut Tree Walk or Fitzalan Street. Lambeth North is the nearest tube station.

It’s best to pre-order Christmas trees for collection at the Christmas Fair. To order please call 0207 587 1311 or email admin@rootsandshoots.org.uk.

For more information visit http://www.rootsandshoots.org.uk/

£12000 purse to spend!

'The Ward Purse' in a new scheme Lambeth Council has introduced for 2008, which will allow councillors to allocate funds to projects in their local area. Up to £12000 is available to spend in each ward, on up to three projects. It is up to the ward councillors which projects are allocated the money, but they are required to consult their local community before doing so.

Councillors Lorna Campbell, Steve Morgan and Sam Townend have until 12 December to consult and decide which projects in Prince's ward will benefit from the 'Ward Purse'. They want to hear from community groups and individuals who have ideas as to how the money should be spent.

Initial ideas that were suggested at a recent meeting of local Labour party members include:

-protecting newly planted trees from vandalism / planting new trees

-a collaborative project with a local group like the Kennington Association or Roots & Shoots

-improvement work to Kennington Cross, such as installing bike racks

-refurbishment of community facilities - such as the Vauxhall Five's hall

-community action days to clear up certain areas

What do you think?

Please let your councillors know:

lcampbell@lambeth.gov.uk

srmorgan@lambeth.gov.uk