Campaigners continued to meet fortnightly right up to the end of the year. With the council still intent on its scandalous £4million giveaway to replace libraries with gyms and its plans to further decimate the borough’s library service, the campaign against the council’s plans continues. Next actions: Thursday 12th January: Campaign meeting 8pm Brixton Library. […]
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4pm, 1 December Herne Hill United Church Hall – Public meeting
Public meeting following the Carnegie Friends Christmas Fair to discuss action on the planning application currently filed with Lambeth. The changes proposed in this application will cause drastic, irreversible changes to the Carnegie building. There are many technicalities that need to be understood to object effectively. Come to the meeting to find out more. The […]
Carnegie Library – Object to the planning application
Act now to tell Lambeth council (yet again) that everyone wants a proper library in the Carnegie Library, Herne Hill, and nobody wants a gym. But you’ll have to be quick. VERY quick. A planning application is being rushed through. The deadline for comments is 9th December. It was pushed back from the original deadline […]
JOIN THE LAMBETH CONTNGENT ON THE NATIONAL MARCH THIS SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER. MEET IN WINDRUSH SQUARE 11.15 AM TO GO TOGETHER. WEAR YOUR T-SHIRT…
Lambeth’s Exhibition of Plans for the Carnegie Library
The Friend’s Of Carnegie Library reported back on the exhibition held by Lambeth on the 21st and 22nd June. Here is an extract from their website: “The two-day exhibition on Lambeth’s and GLL’s plans for the future of the Carnegie (building, not library) showed that Lambeth’s plans are still at a very early stage. The […]
Campaign meeting 23rd June report back and actions
Campaigners met for our fortnightly meeting on Thursday 23rd June to discuss the current situation and plan next steps. Following our last meeting campaigners have been collecting signatures on the petition to defend Rachel Heywood and selling campaign tee shirts at last weekend’s events at Myatts field and Tate South Lambeth’s very successful Portuguese market. […]
Pop-up Carnegie
To coincide with the ‘exhibition’ of the plans for the Carnegie Library being held at St Saviours Church Hall on Tues 21st June (2pm to 8pm) and Weds 22nd June (11am to 6pm), Defendthe10 campaigners are organising a ‘pop up carnegie’ in the park opposite. Supporters are encouraged to visit the exhibition and find out […]
Materials
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Gipsy Hill By-election Hustings
A hustings will take place for the Gipsy Hill Ward by-election (due to take place on Thurs 9th June) to which all seven candidates have been invited. All candidates have been asked what they think of Lambeth Libraries Plans This will be your chance to put questions to all the political parties about local issues. […]
Lobby Lambeth Full Council Meeting Elm Green School 18 May 6pm.
The Council continue to pursue their Bookish-gym proposals even though its now clear there is NO plan – so they are throwing money at trying to close libraries – We must stop them.