Lambeth should work with ‘five borough’ charity
Gipsy Hill councillors Graham Pycock & Suzanne Poole on Crystal Palace Parade
Crystal Palace residents living in Lambeth are missing out on possible new community projects because Lambeth Council is not sending a representative to meetings of a charity, according to Gipsy Hill Councillor Andrew Gibson.
Lambeth has failed to send a representative to meetings of the Crystal Palace Community Development Trust – which helps set up and funds community projects such as luncheon clubs for the elderly – for more than a year.
The charity works across the five boroughs surrounding Crystal Palace Park and provides tens of thousands of pounds a year in funding for local projects. Without a Lambeth Council representative to fight for projects in the borough, Gipsy Hill and Knights Hill residents might miss out.
Andrew says: “The Trust plays an important role in a community that spans five boroughs and it is important for Lambeth to play its part.
“I have asked the Council to make a commitment to help residents in Crystal Palace. I am pleased that Labour councillors have now agreed to hold a meeting with its members to discuss how they can work together in the future and will be monitoring the results.”
