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A Proud Record. A Fairer Future

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
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New play area open May during the May Half Term holiday

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! 

Free schools: A project cooked up by Tories who claim to be committed to social mobility has failed our children

(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 Southwark

Salt giveaway details

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

Peak time travel for Southwark residents - tell us your views

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 come up, but the council does have

Free Swim and Gym in Southwark

Just a quick note to remind Peckham Rye residents that, since 29th July 2016, all Southwark residents can use the swim and gym facilities for free in six of the borough’s leisure centres.  This is one of Southwark Labour’s flagship policies from the 2014 manifesto, and your Peckham Rye Councillors are very proud that it is being delivered after a successful year piloting the scheme. Registration for free swim and gym is here . Alternatively, ask in your  local leisure centre  or  library  for an application form. 

Peckham Rye Adventure Playground: protected

As local residents will know, Southwark Council has suffered as a result of unprecedented cuts Government funding since 2010.  The council has had a third of its funding cut. As  a result  of these deep cuts, the council has been forced to consider reduc ing   adventure  play services.  This could have meant that Peckham Rye Adventure Playground, while keeping its weekend sessions, might have lost of its four after-school sessions . Many local people spoke to us about this issue and Renata, Victoria and I  were committed to using our local devolved budget to protect the hours to ensure the reduction would have been avoided. I’m very pleased to tell you that, at last night’s budget setting meeting, w e managed to secure a commitment that Peckham Rye Adventure Playground will see no change in opening hours.  We are now taking a look at how the hours are structured to see if it would be possible to open up the playground to more people over the whole of the weekend.  Watch thi