Website: www.southwark.ac.uk Telephone: 02078151600 MARCH 2010: ISSUE 10
SOUTHWARK COLLEGE VOICE 11
WHAT’S MADE THE NEWS IN SOUTHWARK
Building transformed by mural
Sports centre
ANYONE who may have spectacle. The project, funded out graffiti. It is pretty cool that
plan approved
passed the Salmon Youth centre by the Bermondsey Community my artwork is now on the
recently will have noticed that Council through Southwark outside of the Salmon Youth
SOUTHWARK is to have its very
what was once a plain old Council’s Cleaner Greener Safer Centre, because so many people
own new sports centre after plans
boring building has been programme, was launched as a will be able to see it.”
were approved to replace the
transformed into a lively and way to keep children off the Cllr Paul Kyriacou, executive
existing leisure complex in
attractive piece of art. streets and provide them with member for environment at
Southwark Park.
Members of Southwark Council
A group of Southwark something constructive to do Southwark Council, added:
deemed a new sports centre
youngsters used the centre to with their spare time. "This project was a very good
would be a ‘worthy community
showcase their artistic talents, Nine-year-old Alex Smith opportunity for local young
facility’ particularly in light of the
joining together to create a huge Slatton, from Bermondsey, was people to have fun while
Olympic legacy the capital will
mural as a means of expressing one of the youngsters who got gaining skills in teamwork,
hold after 2012.
themselves in a positive involved in the project. He said: concentration and self-
Cllr James Gurling, chairman
manner. “Art club was really fun because discipline. This is another
of Southwark’s planning
Once a week children got you got to use your imagination example of what our Cleaner committee, said: “The current
involved in the youth centre’s and express yourself. As well as Greener Safer programme is clubhouse is derelict and can’t be
art workshop and added their the actual painting, I enjoyed about and shows Southwark’s used by any of our local young
own personal pieces of art to the meeting new friends and trying children to be a creative breed.”
people and it’s the same with the
athletics track.
Mother’s honoured
"If we want to encourage our
kids to be active and healthy
then we have to give them the
facilities to achieve this.
"The committee took a great
deal of care in its decision and in
response to local residents we
limited the hours of operation
and noise emissions.”
for positive efforts
Dog creche
LONDON'S first ever doggy-
day crèche has arrived in
Southwark.
Offering the ideal way to
keep your pooch pruned and
THE mother of a
By JOHN EDDEN
perfect, the crèche, named
murdered teenager who is
Cats, Dogs and Peace of Mind
campaigning to stamp out
Among others being honoured
World, opened on March 1
was a 70-year-old woman who
knife crime across
and has already seen book-
helped rid her estate of drug
Southwark has been
ings take off.
dealers, a council worker who
honoured at a high profile
Charging from £4.99 per
battled to serve an ASBO on
hour to £25 for all day care,
event.
gang members in Peckham and
dog owners can treat their
Grace Idowu had her positive teenage volunteers who mediate
pets to extra education,
efforts recognised at the third to solve conflict from gang fights
exercise and entertainment.
annual Southwark Council to bullying. For more information
Enough is Enough awards on Award winners were nominated please visit www.cdpom.com
February 19 at South Bank. The by officers from a range of
awards aim to recognise people services that make up the Safer
who take a stand in their Southwark Partnership and who
Park visit
communities against antisocial recognise the positive impact
behaviour.
EVERYONE who wants to
that these individuals or groups
have a say in how the new
Ever since Grace lost her son to had made in their communities.
designs for Burgess Park
knife crime, she has campaigned The criteria for judging
visited the park and got
around Southwark for young winners included the level of the
involved last weekend.
people to put the knives down antisocial behaviour they faced,
It was the first chance for
and make her city a safer place. their contribution to solving the
the local community to see up
She explained: “My son David issues, the difference their efforts
close the masterplan for how
was stabbed two days before he made to the community and how the park will develop over the
was due to give a speech in a a £250 prize grant would be used next few years and to speak
school project regarding youth to make a difference. to the designers about it.
violence. His message, and now Cllr Linda Manchester,
LDA Design, awarded the
mine, is that carrying knives is executive member for community
contract to create a vision for
the wrong choice, and causes so safety at Southwark Council,
Southwark’s biggest park,
much harm. said: “The Southwark residents
showed their new designs at
“He urged everyone not to who were recognised for their
the event on Saturday.
allow crime to take over our outstanding work really deserve
The new £1.2 million
culture. His message was: ‘do not so much credit for the difference
Chumleigh Gardens
development was also
let your child, brother or sister they are making in the
unveiled and includes a new
become the next victim’. not community. I’m proud to be
recreation space and play
knowing that he was to be the associated with these special
area and a new entrance to
next victim himself. Since I lost awards, for extraordinary people,
the park.
David I have been speaking to who have shown commitment
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Pictured (l-r) Devon Hanson,
The building will also boast
young people about this issue and bravery in tackling problems
principal of Walworth Academy, event host Jenny Eclair and
a new look cafe, set to open in
wherever I can.” in their communities.”
winner Grace Idowu
the summer.
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