More Love to tackle youth violence, 23rd September

Communities from across Lambeth will be coming together on 23rd September at a rally to tackle youth violence and its causes.

Families, young people, and youth groups are all invited to 'More Love' - with a rally starting at 10.30am in Kennington Park, followed by a 'carnival-style' walk to Rush Common between Brixton and Streatham.

The Lambeth Walk is a response a London-wide upsurge in violent crime which has seen more than 80 murder investigations so far this year.

The aim of the event is to emphasise the need to tackle the underlying causes of crime affecting young people.

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.

Free Futsal course for 14-19-year-olds

Futsal - the fast-paced five-a-side football game that helped world-class players like Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar develop their game - comes to Streatham with a free 12-week course starting Saturday 14th Novemeber.

Futsal, which has 30 million players worldwide, is a non-stop, non-contact version of football, that rewards ball skills and supportive team play.

The 12-week Futsal course in Streatham is free to 14-19-year-old girls and boys.  It kicks off  4-5pm this Saturday, 14 November at Streatham Leisure Centre.

A fast-growing sport, usually played indoors, here are ten reasons to play Futsal.

For more information, contact Mark Wood of Streatham Youth and Community Trust: mark@syct.org.uk or call 020 8677 5252.

Streatham young entrepreneurs 'Dragons Den' event

The Hideaway and the Streatham Business Network will be hosting and presenting the first ever Streatham Youth Entrepreneurs Dragons Den event on the evening of the 5th of June at the Hideaway Jazz Club, 2 Empire Mews, Streatham SW16 2BF.

The event will bring together the local South London business community to celebrate local school children and their vision and aspirations as entrepreneurs, and their flair at innovation, as they pitch to our Dragons and compete for a Grand Prize on the night.

The children, all of whom attend local schools will pitch to our Dragons either as individuals or in teams. The evening will provide them with an opportunity to present their business ideas to a panel of experienced and successful business leaders and the wider business community and compete for a prize for the best overall combination of business plan and presentation.

Teams and individuals age 18 and under, who attend school in the area, have submitted their business plans to the panel and the 5 best plans have been selected to participate on the evening. The winning individual/team will receive a £500 prize; there will be a £300 2nd Prize and a £200 3rd prize. All the teams will be awarded commendations for their achievement on the evening.

The Streatham and wider South London business community is also being invited to come out support the young people, have a 2-course meal and do some great business networking on the evening.

Tickets for the evening can be purchased online here