Future Kennington

Our vision is to create a community hub at the former Lilian Baylis school site that is inter-generational and inclusive with activities based around sports, health, arts and culture, economic activity community activities, education, childcare and the environment from morning to night.

Further information regarding recent developments for a community hub at the former Lilian Baylis school site can be found in the newsletter. 

Old Lilian Baylis School

Built in 1964, the former Lilian Baylis School site on Lollard Street is easy to recognise. Made up of distinctive two and three storey blocks, with courtyards in between, the site is grade II listed. It stopped being used by Lambeth Council in 2005 when the Lilian Baylis Technology School moved to its new home on Kennington Lane.

Since then North Southwark and North Lambeth Sport Action Zone (SAZ) has used the site to run sports activities for all ages, from physical activity to healthy living. This has provided a safe and inclusive place for the local community. Neighbourhood community organisations have also been providing education and training courses at the centre.

Lambeth Council who own the old Lilian Baylis school site wants to work with partners to build on the community services already there and see the buildings used to their full potential. Lambeth Council, All Nations Centre, Sport Action Zone and Ethelred Nursery School and Children’s Centre are working together to discuss the long-term future of the site and want to provide a range of other facilities to bring this building back into use.

The over-arching aim of the partnership is:
"… to create a community hub that is inter-generational and inclusive with activities based around sports, health, arts and culture, economic activity, community activities, education, child care and the environment from morning to night."

The aim is to create a place that is based in the community, for the community and, with council support, is led by the community.

As the project is still in its early stages, the partners are developing a vision for bringing the site back into use and would like to hear what local residents think.