Lewisham Council News

The following news stories were published within the last 30 days on the London Borough of Lewisham website. These are not aimed at the voluntary sector, but some of the stories may be of interest.

People’s Day 2010: calling all voluntary and community organisations

Lewisham Council is inviting all voluntary and community organisations to take part in Lewisham People’s Day 2010, which will be held on Saturday 10 July at Mountsfield Park in Catford.
09/03/2010 - 14:37

Council raises £10K for charity

Lewisham Mayor Sir Steve Bullock has proudly handed over a cheque for £10,000 to the Lavender Trust at Breast Cancer Care. The money has been collected through numerous fundraising events organised by Lewisham Council over the past year.
05/03/2010 - 15:14

Lewisham freezes council tax for 2010/11

On Monday 1 March 2010, Lewisham Council agreed to freeze council tax at current levels for the coming year.
03/03/2010 - 10:48

More ways to report hate crime

Lewisham Council, Lewisham Police and community and voluntary organisations have joined together to extend the number of sites where people can report hate crime in Lewisham.
03/03/2010 - 10:47

Local communities have more say on Council decisions

A majority of Lewisham residents agree that local assemblies provide them with an ongoing and useful forum to influence Council decisions. The assemblies were introduced in all 18 wards in the borough in March 2008 to enable local people to have a stronger and more direct influence in shaping their local community.
25/02/2010 - 13:22

Making the 2012 Games count for Lewisham

Lewisham's prospectus for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, “Making the 2012 Games Count”, was launched by Lewisham’s Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock, on 1 Feb 2010.
25/02/2010 - 13:22