Freshview

Freshview is a major council initiative to make your local area and the borough cleaner, safer and greener by imFreshview logoproving the quality of the environment.

Originally a twelve month pilot scheme, Freshview began in 2006 covering selected wards in the borough. The success of the scheme led to it becoming permanent and it has now expanded to cover the entire borough.

Go to the Community Freshview page to find out how you can get involved.

How does it work?

The scheme is run by the council in partnership with lots of different agencies including Community Payback, the Metropolitan Police, Safer Lambeth and Transport for London. Every month the council and all the agencies work together for an entire day to tackle specific problems and freshen up the area of a local ward.

Freshview aims to:

  • Improve environmental quality
  • Reduce anti-social behaviour
  • Increase community engagement and partnership working.

Activities that can happen during Freshview include:

  • Issuing fines for littering and waste
  • Removing flyposting and graffiti
  • Community service by Youth Offending and Community Payback teams
  • Confiscating illegal goods 
  • Removal of nuisance vehicles
  • Inspections of commercial premises
  • Improving street lighting
  • Cutting back trees and hedges
  • Deep cleansing of problem hotspots
  • Information stall providing feedback for residents, and much more.

When is your Freshview day?

  • Clapham Common and Thornton wards 
    15 April 2011
  • Clapham Town and Larkhall wards
    20 May 2011
  • Ferndale and Brixton Hill wards
    24 June 2011
  • Bishop's and Prince's wards
    29 July 2011
  • St Leonard's and Streatham South wards
    19 August 2011
  • Streatham Hill and Streatham Wells wards
    30 September 2011
  • Oval and Stockwell wards
    28 October 2011           
  • Tulse Hill and Thurlow Park wards 
    25 November 2011                        
  • Coldharbour ward
    16 December 2011      
  • Knight's Hill and Gipsy Hill wards
    27 January 2012 
  • Vassall and Herne Hill wards 
    24 February 2012       

If there is an issue in your area you would like to report or you would like more information, please contact the Streetcare Service Centre on 020 7926 9000 or email Freshview@lambeth.gov.uk

Information stall

The Freshview information stall is set up in your ward a week after the clean-up takes place. This gives you a chance to look around your area to see the improvements and to give us your feedback on what you have noticed.

You can also tell us what other improvements you would like to see, get advice on issues such as recycling, home safety and to find out more information on Freshview and Community Freshview.

Who works on the Freshview campaign?


Council divisions include:

  • Environmental Services and Highways
  • Community Safety
  • Environmental Health
  • Licensing
  • Food Safety
  • Trading Standards
  • Parking Services
  • Parks and Green Spaces
  • Youth Offending team  
  • Private Sector Housing

Partners include:

If your organisation is interested in supporting Freshview, please contact Richard Easthope, Freshview Project Manager on 020 7926 3088 or email Freshview@lambeth.gov.uk.