23 June 2021

I am not a weed I am a wild plant! – SE11view

I am not a weed I am a wild plant! – SE11view
... Since I helped start the Greener Kennington group I have learnt a lot!!! The world has changed and the climate emergency means we have to change too. ...
... Here are two examples on the Cottington Gardens estate on Kennington Lane and on the Guinness Trust properties on Kennington Road. ...

Building safety crisis: ‘I feel like the government is trying to kill me at work and at home’ | The Big Issue

Building safety crisis: ‘I feel like the government is trying to kill me at work and at home’ | The Big Issue
... Nurse Vijay Sisodia has spent the pandemic saving lives working on the frontline before coming home to life-threatening fire safety defects at Lambeth high-rise Kennington Park Square ...
... While on the front line of vaccination efforts, the 38-year-old and his partner Daisy Connor have been stuck in limbo at their home in Kennington Park Square, waiting for work to begin to make the building safe and picking up huge costs. ...

'We’re witnessing history repeating itself' - Cladding victims tell their stories four years on from Grenfell

'We’re witnessing history repeating itself' - Cladding victims tell their stories four years on from Grenfell
... Ivan is a retail store manager who lives in a two-bedroom flat in Kennington. As he lays in bed at night, with his partner sound asleep next to him, he wonders if it’ll be their turn next. ...

Brixton People’s Kitchen fights eviction as deadline nears | Brixton Blog

Brixton People’s Kitchen fights eviction as deadline nears | Brixton Blog
... Brixton People’s Kitchen, which began life in Brixton 10 years ago but could not afford local rents, now faces eviction from its current Kennington home with serious consequences for hundreds of vulnerable local people. ...
... The Black Prince Trust, which will also be 10 years old in 2021, leases a large site in Kennington from Lambeth council for a “peppercorn” [very low] rent. In return, it uses the site of the former Lilian Bayliss school to provide sports facilities for the community. ...

14 June 2021

‘Our kids need daylight’: families fight the towers leaving UK homes in shadow | Housing | The Guardian

‘Our kids need daylight’: families fight the towers leaving UK homes in shadow | Housing | The Guardian
... Light is a common theme in complaints about planning proposals across London as towers increasingly dominate the city skyline. Lambeth council recently refused planning permission for a 29-storey tower in a low-rise neighbourhood in Kennington after complaints. ...

10 June 2021

Just so you know... KNews has switched from FeedBurner to Follow.It for email subscriptions

Dear Subscribers to Kennington News

Google announced that it's stopping its Feedburner subscription service
FollowByEmail widget (FeedBurner) is going away
You are receiving this information because your blog uses the FollowByEmail widget (FeedBurner).
Recently, the FeedBurner team released a system update announcement that the email subscription service will be discontinued in July 2021. 

follow.it has offered a free replacement service
I've asked around it and am told it's OK 
So have made the change for active subscribers
and will delete the Feedburner widget

The people at follow.it say:
The next step: Let your readers know in a new blog post that you switched to follow.it so that they are not surprised.
Also it's good to write a post about it because:
- You get new subscribers (and hence more people come back to your website when you publish new posts)
- You can let them know about all the additional features they can now use (which didn’t exist on Feedburner), e.g. on https://follow.it/kenningtonnews?action=followPub&filter they can now define filters and more delivery channels, e.g. to receive your news via Telegram, news page etc. (many others to follow soon)
- If you link to https://follow.it in your article, we’re happy to give you a 10 USD credit :)

Hope this all works out OK - not sure what we'll do with any credit...?

All the best
Cathy

"Come along to St Anselm’s Festival on Saturday 17th July 12pm - 4pm and for our special Sunday service the following day at 10am!

(1) St Anselm's Church, Kennington SE11 on Twitter: "Come along to St Anselm’s Festival on Saturday 17th July 12pm - 4pm and for our special Sunday service the following day at 10am! https://t.co/ZuAQTt4oed" / Twitter


Krept & Konan: Everybody’s version of England is different | The Independent

Krept & Konan: Everybody’s version of England is different | The Independent
... “But [Jadon] Sancho’s from Kennington, you know? He’s from down the road from where we’re from. It’s literally one road from Thornton Heath, London Road, all the way to Kennington. ...

Workspace group hits first losses in 12 years amid flexible working - CityAM : CityAM

Workspace group hits first losses in 12 years amid flexible working - CityAM : CityAM
... Last month the group bagged planning consent for Kennington Park Business Centre, 200,000 square feet of new office space. ...