Agenda and draft minutes

Decision-making meeting, Old Kent Road Neighbourhood Community Meeting - Tuesday 10 March 2026 7.30 pm

Venue: Livesey Exchange, 567 Old Kent Rd, London SE1 5EW

Contact: Shireen Raymond, Neighbourhoods Co-ordinator email:  Shireen.Raymond@southwark.gov.uk 

Note: Please note: Meeting will commence at 7.30pm or at the rise of the preceding Nunhead and Peckham Rye community meeting 

Items
No. Item

1.

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

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    Minutes:

    The chair welcomed members of the public, councillors and officers to the meeting

2.

APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    There were none.

3.

NOTIFICATION OF ANY ITEMS OF BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR DEEMS URGENT

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    The chair to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

    Minutes:

    None were received

4.

DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS AND DISPENSATIONS

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    Members to declare any personal interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meetings.

    Minutes:

    None were declared.

5.

DEPUTATIONS / PETITIONS (IF ANY)

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    The chair to advise on any deputations or petitions received at this meeting. These must relate to a subject matter on this agenda only.

    Minutes:

    There were none.

6.

CLEANER GREENER SAFER 2026-27: CAPITAL FUNDING ALLOCATION (OLD KENT ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD)

    Note: this is an executive function for decision by the Old Kent Road Neighbourhood Community Meeting.

     

    To approve a reallocation and the allocation of funds for the Cleaner Greener Safer capital programme.

     

    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the Old Kent Road neighbourhood community meeting.

     

    DECISION – That the Old Kent Road neighbourhood community meeting;

     

    1.  Approved the reallocation of £64,300, comprising of underspent funds carried forward from previous years, current-year programme underspend and project cancellations within the current programme, to the 2026-27 Cleaner Grener Safer (CGS) budget for the Old Kent Road Neighbourhood area.

     

    2.  Agreed the following allocation of funds for the 2026-2027 Cleaner Greener Safer capital programme in the Old Kent Road Neighbourhood area:

     

     

    old kent road Ward

     

     

    Ref

    Applicant

    Proposal title

    Award

     

    2047

    Mr Bryan Emery

    Upgrade of Common Area Lighting continuation (Caroline Gardens Estate)

     

    £5,000

    2539

    Bonamy and Bramcote TRAù

     

    Football cage revamped 

    £15,000

    2579

    Bonamy and Bramcote TRAù

     

    Picnic tables

    £7,000

    2853

    Southwark - Community Gardening team

     

    Friary estate community garden

    £22,000

    2997

    ASRA

     

    Living in Harmony

    £10,000

    3259

    Grow London CIC

    Pat Hickson Garden Improvements Additional funding

     

    £2,250

    3295

    Northfield House TRA

    Alley to Northfield House Spruce Up

     

    £1,000

     

7.

DEVOLVED HIGHWAYS BUDGET 2026-27: CAPITAL FUNDING ALLOCATION (OLD KENT ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD)

8.

ALLOCATION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD GRANTS 2026-27 (OLD KENT ROAD NEIGHBOURHOODS FUND)

    Note: this is an executive function for decision by the Old Kent Road Neighbourhood Community Meeting.

     

    To approve the allocation of funds for the 2026-27 Neighbourhoods Fund in the Old Kent Road neighbourhood area from the list of applications outlined in Appendix 1 of the report.

     

    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the Old Kent Road neighbourhood community meeting.

     

    DECISION – That the Old Kent Road neighbourhood community meeting;

     

    1.  Agreed that the following available Neighbourhoods Fund 2026-27 for the Old Kent Road Neighbourhood area be allocated as follows:

     

    old kent Road Ward

     

     

    Ref

    Applicant

    Proposal title

    Award

     

    2174

    Nexus Education Schools Trust

    The John Keats Whole-School Wellbeing Days

     

    £2,000

    2216

     

     

    Faiths Women Community UK

    Sewing Academy Technique

    £500

    2390

    St Philip's Church

    Seasoned Souls

     

    £900

    2702

    Caroline Gardens TRA

    Caroline Gardens 200th Years Anniversary

     

    £3,000

    2915

     

    London Bubble Theatre Company

    Speech Bubbles in Haymerle School

     £2,000

    3042

    Link Age Southwark

    Gentle Exercise, Harry Lamborn House

    £3,000

    3129

     

     

    Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival

    Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival

    £2,000

    3169

    Proud To Be Me

    Digital Future Makers – Young Women’s Tech Hub

     

    £2,000

    3171

    Miss Kathryn McGuinness

    Science, Creative Health & Menopause Support Workshop and Lunch

    £2,000

    3301

    Parent Skills 2go

    Young Creative and empowered Activities

    £1,000

    2211

    Astley &  Cooper TRA

    Family Fund Day

    £2,000

    2397

    Bonamy and Bramcote TRA

     

    Rotating Mini Pocket events

    £2,000

    2999

    ASRA

     

    Picnic on the Green

    £1,800

    3260

    Unwin and Friary TRA

     

    Educating our community

     

    £1,800

    3347

     

    Bizzie Bodies CIC

     

    STEM CLUB

     

    £1,800