THe SE5Forum is having another public meeting and this is your chance to have your say in Camberwell's future

MAKING CAMBERWELL BETTER: Going Forward

Tuesday, 5th June 2007, at Cambridge House, 131, Camberwell Road

SE5 FORUM for Camberwell

Meanwhile:

1. The Camberwell Baths Campaign public meeting, 14th March 2007 went well. Around 150 people attended and the Campaign got a long list of supporters. Since then the Campaign has been widening its support base; designing a poster (enclosed) – THANKYOU Creative Routes; gathering a petition; holding an activists meeting; getting letters in the press and planning activities at the Leisure Centre on 2nd June and a march from the Green to the Town Hall on the 23rd June – more details on these events to follow. The more we can do to support these events and widen participation – the better. Helen Owen has also put together a history of the Baths.
2. The Camberwell Leisure Centre Working Group was set up by the Council to explore options for the future and development of the Leisure Centre. Members of the Working Group include: Councillors, Council officers, consultants and community groups: Friends of Camberwell Baths; Camberwell Society; Camberwell Arts; SE5 Forum; Southwark Living Streets; Camberwell Baths Campaign Group; Groundwork Southwark. - The first meeting took place on 23rd April. The key points that came out were:
   1. The Group should report progress to the Council’s Executive with six months
   2. The costs of the Working Group (WG), which include the appointment by the Council of a consultant, Mick Lowe, will be met from the £1.5m meant for refurbishment.
   3. The consultant has been appointed as Jay Yeats and his team do not have the capacity to do the extra work the Working Group entails, themselves.
   4. Initially the consultant will look at as much of the recent development model for the Baths as he can, and also investigate other pool development models.
   5. The WG agreed to invite Fusion to present their model at a future meeting Katherine Ford, a consultant funded by Coin Street Community Builders also presented a model of possible development of the Centre. She undertook to present a more comprehensive version at the next meeting.
3. Subsequently, Katharine Ford, was given the go ahead to draw up the first stage application for the £50 million Big Lottery ‘foundations for Community Buildings Fund’, which was submitted on 30th April. The application was for a grant to support a feasibility study and application for a grant of up to £250,000 or even £500,000 to develop a community building.

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