Planned £8.6m improvements to A23 Streatham Hill come a step nearer

Streatham Hill collision in April 2019

Plans to spend £8.6 million on a re-design of the A23 through Streatham Hill will go to public consultation in September this year, Transport for London (TfL) told Streatham Action's transport group this week.

TfL has now completed computer modelling of its proposed scheme, which is aimed at reducing speeds, improving safety and creating a more 'town centre' feel to what is currently more like an urban motorway.

Public meeting on violence and knife crime

Following a number of stabbings in Streatham in June, there is to be a public meeting on violence and knife crime  in our community this Wednesday 4th July. 

The meeting, organised by community forum Streatham Action will be at 7pm at the Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, just off Stanthorpe Road, SW16 2BF.  

Local Green Party councillors Nicole Griffiths, who is a youth worker, and Scott Ainslie, will be attending. Also invited are Streatham MP Chuka Umunna, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Police Inspector Teresa Hubbard. 

All welcome.

Streatham Action's Annual General Meeting - Saturday 22nd November

The local community form Streatham Action, really need people to get involved.  If you would like to find out more, come to Streatham Action's Annual General Meeting...

Streatham Action's Annual General Meeting

on

Saturday 22 November at 2pm

Streatham Tate Centre, 

Streatham Library, 

63 Streatham High Road,

SW16 1PN

Streatham Action is an active group of local volunteers, who together seek to improve life, work and play in the area. To find out more please visit www.streathamaction.org.uk

Find our more about Streatham

Become a committee member

Elect committee members

Help shape Streatham Action's plans for 2015

If you are interested in 

becoming a Streatham Action committee member 

please email Anna for a nomination form and send it back to office (at) streathamaction.org.uk by 4pm on Friday 21 November or join us at the AGM and hand in your form to Anna or another Streatham Action representative on the day.

Benefit changes information meetings - Wednesday 24th April

Find out how benefit changes affect you this Wednesday 24 April, 1.30-3pm & 6.30-8pm

Did you know that six major changes to the current benefits system have kicked in this month? These include:

- A benefits cap

- The “bedroom tax” limit on housing benefit

- Introduction of Universal Credit

- The replacement of Disability Living Allowance, Council Tax Benefit and Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans.

Find out how these could affect you or a member of your family at a free event on Wednesday 24 April.

The community forum Streatham Action will be running two information sessions - from 1.30-3pm and 6.30-8pm

The venue will be St Leonard’s Church, Streatham High Road, London SW16 1HS. There is step-free access from the Tooting Bec Gardens entrance to the churchyard.

Refreshments will be available.

Community fund for Streatham

The community forum, Streatham Action, has a small "community chest" fund for local projects.

Funding is available for projects in Streatham that will help to:

• improve the quality of life for local people

• encourage growth of new community groups or revitalize existing groups

• contribute in a meaningful way towards the regeneration of Streatham.

Projects must be Streatham based and Streatham focused.

Projects may be in the areas of youth, community events, arts, community safety or improving the local environment, however applications are not limited to only these topics. Applications would generally be for amounts of £500 to £750 but could be for smaller amounts.

See the funding application form for more details.

The deadline for the next round of applications is Friday 22 March 2013.

Come to Streatham's Community Forum - Streatham Action

Streatham Action, Streatham's Community Forum, has set its meeting dates for the next few months. They are:

21st March,
2nd May,
13th June,
18th July,
12th September

Meetings are at 7pm at Streatham Business Centre, next to The Hideaway on Streatham High Road (opposite Streatham Train Station).

Streatham Action is part of the Lambeths Forum Network. It's an important place for individual residents as well as local groups like neighbourhood watches, residents associations, action groups, forums and individual campaigners - to share ideas, news and get their voices heard.

If you haven't been along to a meeting, do consider coming.  All local people are welcome.  It's an important space for local people, and does some very important work.  It has a small Community Chest fund to support local projects and will be running, supporting and taking part in some important local events and initiatives over the next few months.  

In particular:

A Streatham Youth Convention event – 13th April, 12-4 at the Valley Rd Playing Fields.

‘Made in Streatham’ (a showcase event for Streatham based designer makers and artists) – 21st April, 11-4 at the Serendipity Arts & Crafts Café (formerly Native Hop) opposite Streatham Station.

Central Streatham Welfare Reform event – venue and date to be confirmed in April/May, to let local people know about the Government's cuts to welfare and how they will effect local people.

It is also inputting into the impending changes to Streatham High Road.