Make recycling your New Year’s resolution

2011 was a record for recycling in Lambeth. We saved £1.4 million because more of you have been recycling. Thank you!

We launched our new recycling campaign this month to encourage even more of you to start recycling, cut your waste or recycle more.

The costs for disposal are rising so there’s even more pressure on councils to increase recycling rates this year. There are plenty of ways you can do your bit.

Lambeth has a great recycling service so please take a few moments to look at what you can do on the recycling pages of our website.

Happy New Year

Looking to the coming year, and while acknowledging the challenges we face, I feel a sense of confidence.

Our town centres remain busy despite the recession, our communities are coming together to support each other and we will be announcing further developments in our work to become a cooperative council.

The London Olympics will be a highlight of 2012. I hope young people across Lambeth will be inspired by the world class athletes visiting our city and make use of the new leisure facilities we are opening in Clapham.

We must never forget our duty to help those who are most vulnerable but Lambeth is a strong and resilient community and that’s why I know the New Year will be a good one. I wish everyone who lives or works in Lambeth best wishes for 2012.

Christmas in Lambeth

Christmas card design by Dylan Duffy

As ever there are some fantastic events taking place over the Christmas period in Lambeth. You can find details about the Christmas events on our website.

I was delighted to be able to attend a very special Christmas event myself a few days ago. I went along to one of our schools’ nativity plays to thank Dylan Duffy, one of the pupils, personally for designing my Christmas card this year.

I hope everyone gets the opportunity to enjoy some of the festivities and I would like to wish all of our residents a happy and peaceful Christmas.