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(Date Posted:26/02/2008 9:29 AM)

Hi all

I will be attending a community consultation by Revitalise Clapham on the new Clapham Library for Mary Secole House on the high street. Please send me any thoughts comments or views to raise at that meeting. Bear in mind that the project has already been approved and will be going ahead so more practical suggestions and thoughts would be helpful e.g. the need for the library to be attractive and accessible to all clapham residents including children and mothers. I'm aware that the location of Clapham Highstreet isn't children friendly so special efforts will need to be made to ensure that the library and its surrounding is welcoming to children and their parents. Clapham is a large area and parents from places like Abbeville and Clapham Park/Kings Avenue and Clapham South may need to drive over to use the facilities.

So if parking is an issue, then that defeats the purpose of having the library on the high street as most people with kids will find parking difficult. So perhaps this is a strong point for liberalising Lambeth's parking laws in the area. Other thoughts?

A mock up photo of the library is available on the revitalise clapham page on the council's website. 

Please post comments here and I'll pick them up.

Regards
Steve 
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:26/02/2008 10:51 AM)

http://www.egretwest.com/

Go here and look at Future Clapham (select projects, then sort by Alaphabet, very annoying Flash interface).

BUT if the building and interior looks anything like the mock-ups it's going to be amazing!

Bring it on!

J.
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:27/02/2008 8:40 AM)

Whatever they do I hope they will get a move on. I can't believe how slowly they are stringing out this process. Meanwhile there is a piece of prime land sitting empty and creating an eyesore on the High Street.
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:28/02/2008 10:24 AM)

I think things will move faster on the library and other clapham revilise projects now that the contractors have been appointed. There was an article in the Evening Standard's Homes and Property magazine which focused on Clapham's developments with the new library taking centre stage.  
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:05/03/2008 1:44 PM)

I went to the consultation last saturday.  It was quite interesting and a lot of useful points raised.  They're planning a big, circular multi-level open plan space inside which caused quite a lot of concern regarding mixed use e.g. quite areas, conflicting activities (the centre of the can be used as a performing space).

There's a presentation at Mary Seacole House in the High Street on, I think,  March 15th.  Its all day (at least 10-3 ish) so if you're in the High Street then, go and have a look. 
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:14/03/2008 12:37 PM)

Come and meet the Clapham developers

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Clapham Library exterior artist impression
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Groundbreaking plans set to transform Clapham will be unveiled on 15 March at an exciting public launch event.

The Future Clapham programme, through a partnership made up of Lambeth Council, Lambeth Primary Care Trust and Cathedral Group will deliver an innovative library, a fantastic new swimming pool, a purpose built health facility, as well as extra housing by 2011.

Come along to see the designs, meet members of the Cathedral team and take part in the first in a series of consultation events that Cathedral Group will be holding to find out your views.

The event takes place at Mary Seacole House, 91 Clapham High Street, SW4, between 11am and 4pm.

You’ll also be able to preview the ‘Making it happen in Clapham’ community art exhibition on display around Mary Seacole House.

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/News/120308MeetClaphamDevelopers.htm
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:15/03/2008 5:52 PM)

Went to the event today and got a good overview of what is meant to be happening.  I do hope the final result is as good as it looks in the pictures - it has yet to go to planning.  My worry is that the design will be so watered down it will become some very boring building!

The new leisure centre looks OK but is quite a dull big rectangular box - I think they could do a bit better here.

BUT overall a very exciting time of change for our beloved Clapham!

J.
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:18/03/2008 8:39 PM)

I like the look of the new library, can people please stop moaning about parking?  We are living in London, if you can't drive to one library I am sure you can find another to drive to!  There are plenty of choices.   If you choose to live in 'Abbeville village', I am sure that you did your research and knew that you would not be close to a library -  if you want to live in an 'urban 'village' then you have made your choice.   Let your children learn about and feel their community by walking or taking public transport and you will prepare them for life in the city -  unless you are planing to move out before your kids are able to truly appreciate all that London hs to offer? 

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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:25/07/2008 3:35 PM)

The opening of the new development has been put back from 2010 to 2011. Some malarky about planning. As usual.
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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:27/07/2008 2:59 AM)

Hmmm. I suspect we shall be living with the awful Mary Seacole House for some time yet. The whole development is dependant on the sale of the 118 flats above the public areas.

The costing for the project would have been done at least 2 years ago, in a bouyant house market with an assumption of an annual 5% increase in value. Instead we have a housing meltdown with a probable loss of 30% by the completion date of 2011. Would you want to buy a property for completion then,"off plan", at today's prices? I think not.

I'm sure that even as I write, the developers are desperately trying to "renegotiate" their deal with Lambeth. For this you can read a serious injection of public funds will be required before any work commences!!

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RE:Stakeholder consultation on new Clapham Library
(Date Posted:27/07/2008 4:44 PM)

Oh more Daily Mail style doom and gloom nonsense...  It's soooooooooo tedious.
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