Funding for community projects in Thurlow Park ward
John Whelan outside the Rainbow Pre School Group on the Peabody Estate, West Norwood
Conservative Councillors in West Norwood have used the new annual “Ward Purse” scheme to support two worthy community projects in Thurlow Park as well as a much needed pavement improvement scheme outside a shopping parade.
With only £12,000 to divide between up to three different projects and tight deadlines to meet, Councillors John Whelan, Irene Kimm, and Clare Whelan nominated the Rainbow Pre School Group, which operates on the lower Peabody Estate and offers affordable pre-school care. The pre-school group will spend the money on new fixtures and fittings.
Clare says: “We then worked with All Saints Anglican Church in Rosendale Road to provide support to equip its new Community Room which will be open to outside groups and has been worked up with help from Age Concern Lambeth.”
Finally, the remaining funds were used to top up the council budget to improve the pavement outside the Rosendale Road shopping parade opposite the Rosendale Gardens Estate.
Irene says: “This improvement project is popular with local residents and welcomed by the shopkeepers are traders who were fully consulted beforehand.”
Photo: John outside the Rainbow Pre School Group on the Peabody Estate, West Norwood
