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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
Tag Archives: Clapham Common
Camp Royale – it’s definitely happening
Whatever Camp Royale is going to be, it seems it’s definitely happening. And it’s been a lesson in how not to organise and publicise an event of this nature. The first that many people heard about it was news reports of a 10,000 person campsite on Clapham Common, which is managed by Lambeth Council. When
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Camp Royale update
It seems Camp Royale don’t, yet, have permission to set up a camp on Clapham Common. According to a Lambeth Council statement: The Camp Royale event has not yet been approved, but has been granted an ‘in principle’ agreement for a family event with a campsite of 1806 tents and capacity of 4000 people. This
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Camping on the Common?
I was astounded last week when I first heard of the idea of letting 10,000 people camp on Clapham Common for the Royal Wedding. I was even more astounded yesterday when a BBC News article about the plan was published and then to discover that the organisers not only have a website, but are taking
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Stormont Road and indecisive public consultation
The results of the council’s consultation on traffic control in the Stormont Road area (which in reality is most of the roads between Clapham Common and Lavender Hill) were considered by the council’s transport committee last night. They were, frankly, more an exercise in showing how consultation often doesn’t help anyone come to a conclusion!
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Posted in Shaftesbury
Also tagged Clapham Common Northside, Lavender Gardens, Lavender Hill, Stormont Road, TfL, traffic
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