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Councillors Column
from SE22 April 2022
by SE Magazines
SE22 Councillors
Dulwich Hill Councillor Maggie Browning | maggie.browning@southwark.gov.uk
International Women’s Day
It was brilliant to join the East Dulwich Women’s Institute in March for their International Women’s Day event. We had a great discussion about a range of important issues, including Violence against Women and Girls, the pay gap and the cost of childcare. The East Dulwich Women’s Institute meet regularly and are currently accepting new members. More information can be found here:
The war on Ukraine has shocked us all and the Ukrainian people are constantly in our thoughts. As a Borough of Sanctuary, Southwark has a proud history of welcoming refugees and we are focused on doing all we can to help Ukrainian refugees, as well as supporting Ukrainian nationals who already live in Southwark. Further information on the help available here: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/counciland-democracy/ukraine-crisis?chapter=3 We know many residents wish to offer support. The best thing to do at this stage is to donate money:
https://www.communitysouthwark.org/news/ russias-war-against-ukraine Funding for projects in Dulwich Hill
In March, my colleague Cllr Jon Hartley and I were pleased to be able to allocate funding to a range of fantastic projects via our Neighbourhood Fund, Cleaner Greener Safer and Devolved Highways Budget. This includes over £50,000 towards a new pedestrian crossing on Lordship Lane at the junction with Mount Adon Park and Court Lane, due to the high levels of speeding on this section of road. We also granted funding to Goodrich School to plant trees to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee and funding for yoga classes for older people at Lew Evans House run by Linkage Southwark. More information for all funding and grants available from the council can be found here:
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagementand-consultations/grants-and-funding
