Peckham Rye Labour

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Vote for Victoria & Renata on 3rd May – Two Local Voices for Peckham Rye, with Labour Values Being a councillors for Peckham Rye since 2010 has been an honour and we're seeking your support once again in the forthcoming local elections on 3rd May. We are proud of our record since 2010. We have:- - Introduced free swim and gym for all residents; - Introduced free healthy school meals for all primary school children and now plan to roll them out to school nurseries; - Raised standards across our schools and created more school places; - We’re building new council homes and making existing ones warm, dry and safe with quality kitchens and bathrooms so now 97% are decent; - We’ve kept all our libraries open and opened new ones; - We have the best recycling rate in inner London; and we have made the borough cleaner, greener and safer. We have done all of this while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in government have slashed the council’s budget and made i...

We are expecting the new play area to open during the May Half Term holiday. We’re delighted that after years of working tirelessly to get a new play area, new football changing rooms and a new playroom on Peckham Rye we are nearly there. The playroom is about to open. By fighting to protect the funding for local Children’s Centres we will still be able to deliver a range of free activities for local families and carers from the new playroom. Our promise if elected – we will fight for new investment in the Peckham Rye Adventure Playground. Once again this shows that your Peckham Rye Labour councillors are always role up their sleeves to get the job done! 

(This post from Victoria about the closure of 'Southwark Free School', first appeared on LabourList .) Last week saw the demise of yet another free school.  Southwark Primary , which opened four-and-a-half-years ago in temporary buildings, will hastily close by February half-term never having made it to its permanent site, after being developed at great public expense. As Southwark council steps in to pick up the pieces and find places for children at other local schools it is difficult not to grind the axe about the government’s free school programme. We remain pragmatic that the programme is here to stay. However the government must reconsider the need for free school applicants to have a local and outstanding educational experience. At a time when many areas are experiencing a shortage of school places, and schools’ budgets are being cut, they must also stop wasting money building schools where there is no established demand. The story of free schools in Southwar...

Southwark Council is giving away salt at the locations below. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Southwark's Overview and Scrutiny Committee is carrying out an investigation into the problems relating to peak-time travel across the borough.   As part of this work we have put together a short survey to gather your views.  You can complete the survey here:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7CSGMYT We want to know about those issues, big and small, which make it difficult for you to get to work or get the kids to school in the morning.  Are there bus stops where people just can't get on the bus because it's always to crowded?  Is it difficult getting in and out of your train station at peak times?  Are there cycling routes which you feel are unsafe?   We also want to get your positive suggestions for improvement. Could extending a bus route a little further link up the local transport network?  Could more be done to relieve congestion on the roads? Southwark Council does not have direct control over many of the issues which will co...