Foundation awards scholarships to promote inclusion and belonging
Barrister, Lambeth Equality Commissioner and founder of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation delivered the fourth diversity annual lecture on 26 October at the...
Brixton pupils on top in Levi Roots’ new Dragons’ Den
Two Brixton schools were the joint winners when entrepreneur Levi Roots revisited Dragons' Den in Lambeth town hall with more than 50 pupils from...
Brixton student celebrates exam success
A student from Ark Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton is celebrating great A-level results and a place to study at a top medical school.
Hibo...
Council honours school governors
Lambeth council has made awards to long-serving school governor for the first time. Governors are all volunteers. Nearly 100 received a certificate and a...
ERIC Fest: Creative Careers Festival at Pop Brixton
ERIC Festival took over Pop Brixton on Saturday (6 July) to host a careers fair aimed at those aged 16-25 who are looking for...
Brixton pupils enjoy slime, Stilton and a visit from new friends
When Julie Marston, who teaches in a primary school in the Nottinghamshire village of East Bridgford, read the regular Hill Mead Herald page in...
‘Act like who you want to be’ Luol Deng tells Brixton Evelyn Grace students
US all-star basketball player Luol Deng and his sister Arek Deng visited Brixton’s Evelyn Grace Academy recently.
Born in what is now South Sudan, Deng...
TechClub’s July edition arrives in Brixton Pound Café
AGT (All Growing Together), an IT support company based in Brixton, are hosting their third TechClub on Thursday 25 July. The event will take...
Scholarship competition open at the School of Communication Arts 2.0
Local Brixton institution the School of Communication Arts 2.0 (SCA) has recently launched its scholarship competition for this year.
Applicants have to produce a 2-minute...
Brixton school bringing diversity to media and advertising
Richard Haas meets the founder of a high-achieving but free Brixton course that is beginning to change the face of the advertising industry
After the...
Free programme for social entrepreneurs in Lambeth
The School for Social Entrepreneurs has launched a new programme for Lambeth residents who have ideas about how to create positive change in their...
New courses at Mosaic Clubhouse – sign up now!
Introduction to Computer Skills
In partnership with Morley College
Meet the tutor and enrol on Wednesday, 24 April, 11.00-13.00Course dates: Wednesday 11.00-13.00 from 1 May - 10 July 2019 (Half-term...
South London Botanical Institute wins £86,500 national lottery award
The South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) has scooped £86,500 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The grant will enable the Institute to increase its fundraising...
Top tech award for Evelyn Grace Academy
Pupils and their computer science teacher from Brixton’s Ark Evelyn Grace Academy received Teen Tech’s “best innovative product” and “teacher of the year” awards...
Supporting the community is more than worthwhile say students
Kalysha Stapleton, 19, took part in a 12-week Prince’s Trust programme delivered by Lambeth College. Her team chose to renovate the playground areas of...
Brixton primary school in Christmas TV final
Brixton’s Corpus Christi primary school has been shortlisted as a finalist in Virgin TV’s national Christmas Stars competition.
The winning school will have its Christmas...
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He’s Buddie lucky
Charlie Metcalfe follows the fate of one that got away – a very lucky young pigeon
Leonid Dementiev was spending a quiet day with his...
Grove Adventure Playground’s new role as food distribution centre.
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The coronavirus crisis may have forced Grove Adventure Playground to close its doors to physical play but volunteers are rolling their sleeves up to...
Keep Papa’s Gates Open!
Papa’s Park is an open access playground in the heart of Brixton, that has seen many generations of local children pass through its gates....
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LATEST CAMPAIGN NEWS
Nour protesters crash Hondo boss’s Zoom DJ set
Protesters against the threat of eviction of Nour Cash & Carry from Brixton’s Market Row crashed into a Zoom and Facebook DJ set by...
MP urges laptop donation drive for local schools
Local MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy is calling on anyone with a spare laptop, tablet or iPad to donate it to local schools and children who are struggling to...
Big demand for Windrush compensation scheme
The strong response to a letter from Lambeth council urging residents to claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme meant supplies of a special form...