Community Influencers was a two year project delivered by Lambeth’s Big Shift programme alongside Peddle My Wheels. Each year, 30 novice cyclists were given a bike, cycling equipment, and cycling training, and we followed along with their journeys as they built their confidence cycling in London.
January 2025
Analysis of the use of nitrous oxide at King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill revealed huge amounts of waste from their piped systems. KCH saved over 3,000 tonnes of CO2e and £20,000 by decommissioning unused piped systems and switching to much more efficient portable cylinders across wards and clinics.
October 2024
In July 2024, 14 schools and 187 pupils cycled from Brockwell Park to the KIA Oval as part of the ‘Bike the Borough’ annual mass cycle ride for children from Lambeth’s primary schools. The project was introduced to promote active travel, celebrate the children’s achievements and signpost to the borough’s support offers.
Lambeth Council has installed living green screens of ivy in schools where the playground borders a main road with high traffic emissions and air pollution. This work contributes to Lambeth’s broader goal of breaking the association between inner London living and poor air quality while also creating a safer, healthier, and more natural playground environment.
August 2024
In the summer of 2023, journalists from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism worked with South London residents to try and understand how rising temperatures are affecting our health, and the extent to which housing exacerbates the impact.
February 2024
Lambeth Council is undertaking whole house energy efficiency retrofit works at 24 homes on the Myatt’s Field Estate, South.
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