Category: Events and visits
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Baton of Hope
Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Lambeth, Christopher Wellbelove, had the honour of bringing the #batonofhope into the gardens of St Thomas’ Hospital for the event as drag act Mrs Moore sang Labi Siffre’s So Strong.
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EID Reception at Lambeth Town Hall
The Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Sarbaz Barznji, held an Eid Reception in Lambeth Town Hall to honour Lambeth’s vibrant Muslim community.
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Brockwell Park Tree Celebration
Each year the Friends of Brockwell Park organise a tree celebration. Anyone can gift a tree to Brockwell Park as a way of remembering a loved one, marking a momentous occasion, or simply adding to the park.
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HRH visit to Mosaic Clubhouse
Lambeth was the first Homewards location announced, and His Royal Highness was there to discuss the need to break the link between mental ill-health and homelessness.
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21st Two Brewers Street Party
This year was the 21st Two Brewers Street Party (Previously Clapham Street Party) which is held each year as part of the pride celebrations in Prescott Place, Clapham.
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Windrush Square Celebrations
Celebrating 75 years since the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush on Windrush Square in Brixton.
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Visit to Lambeth Link
Lambeth Links is the LGBTQIA+ community forum for Lambeth. Their vision is for Lambeth Links to be a central point of rallying, communication and advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ Community who live, work and socialise in our borough.
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Windrush 75: Special Church Service
2023 sees the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain on 22 June 1948. Brixton Seventh Day Adventist Church held a special service to mark and celebrate the Windrush generation.
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Duke of Gloucester at Jubilee Gardens Summer Party
The Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Lambeth, Christopher Wellbelvoe, welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester to the event. They were joined by Mayor of Lambeth Cllr Sarbaz Barznji, Leader of Lambeth Council Cllr Claire Holland and Florence Eshalomi MP, alongside local residents and business representatives from the South Bank…
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British Flowers Week 2023 – visit by Her Majesty The Queen
Christopher Wellbelove DL welcomed Her Majesty The Queen to the Garden Museum who was there to officially open British Flowers Week 2023.
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NSPCC’s Childhood Day – Visit by Duchess of Edinburgh
The Duchess of Edinburgh is Patron of the NSPCC, and during the visit she met two Speak Out Stay Safe volunteers, who have been working with older pupils at the school. The NSPCC-created workshops help children to understand abuse in all its forms, how to recognise signs of abuse and…
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Coronation
Street parties were held across Lambeth to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty the King Charles III
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HRH Princess Royal visit to The Marines Society & Sea Cadets
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets is the seafarers’ charity in the United Kingdom and the national organisation for sea cadets. It was formed in 2004 when the Sea Cadets and The Marine Society merged.
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Mayor of Lambeth 23/24
This year’s Mayor is Councillor Sarbaz Barznji, who came to the UK as a teenage refugee from Iraq and gave his declaration of office first in Kurdish and then in English.
Christopher Wellbelove DL 