Networks and forums

Lambeth Council continues to strengthen its commitment to local communities by facilitating and supporting a range of forums and networks across the borough. 

These platforms enable residents, voluntary and community sector organisations, community groups, and local businesses to engage directly with council officers, share their views, connect with one another, and play an active role in shaping the decisions that impact them.

  • Adult Community Learning Learner Forums provide education and training opportunities for people over 19 years old to help them gain the skills needed to get a job or improve their wellbeing. Email adultlearning@lambeth.gov.uk.
  • Age Friendly Lambeth Forum invites residents and partners to help shape our plans and priorities. Visit Age Friendly Lambeth.
  • Autism Action Forum brings together autistic individuals, carers, and successful organisations to monitor project outcomes. Participation is flexible and open to all. Visit Autism Action Forum.
  • Brixton Neighbourhood Forum brings together community groups and individuals around Brixton. Visit the Brixton Neighbourhood Forum website.
  • Childminders Forum is for childminders to share experiences and tips with other childminders. Visit Childminders Forum.
  • Children in Care Council - Visions of Success (VoS) is a group of looked-after children and care leavers who meet to share experiences and suggest improvements in Lambeth’s care services. Visit Lambeth's Children in Care Council - Visions of Success (VoS).
  • Clapham Park Neighbourhood Forum is a constructive forum for residents to voice their views on issues, activities and improvements in their local neighbourhood. Visit the Clapham Park Neighbourhood Forum website.
  • Elevate Lambeth connect schools with cultural organisations to shares creative opportunities for young people in and out of school. Visit the Elevate website.
  • Lambeth Neighbourhood Champions (Environmental Services Forum) are residents committed to making their streets and estates cleaner, greener, and more connected. Become a Neighbourhood Champion.
  • Faiths Together in Lambeth is an independent borough-wide group that builds positive interfaith relationships and encourages faith-based civic engagement in Lambeth. Visit the Faiths Together in Lambeth website.
  • Healthwatch Lambeth wants to hear about your experiences using GPs and hospitals, dentists, pharmacies, care homes or other support services. Whether good or bad, your experience will help improve the NHS and social care services. Visit the Healthwatch Lambeth website.
  • Herne Hill Forum connects the community in Herne Hill and SE24. Visit the Herne Hill Forum website.
  • IRMO Latin American Youth Forum provides a welcoming space for newly arrived Latin American migrants aged 13-19 to grow socially, emotionally and professionally. Visit IRMO Latin American Youth Forum.
  • Lambeth 500 is a consultative group open for any resident who receives services from Lambeth Housing to join and participate. Join the Lambeth 500.
  • Lambeth BIDs Partnership is a group of business-led initiatives that enhance the local trading environment through promotion, safety, resilience, and business-to-business support. BIDs give local businesses a strong voice in shaping their area. Visit Lambeth Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).
  • Lambeth Biodiversity Forum help to protect Lambeth's rich natural environment, and focus on biodiversity and climate change matters. Visit biodiversity in Lambeth.
  • Lambeth Children and Families VCS Forum is a platform for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Lambeth, focusing on children and families. Email voluntarycommunitysector@lambeth.gov.uk.
  • Lambeth Climate Partnership is a growing network of businesses, organisations, communities, and schools committed to delivering Lambeth's Climate Action Plan and working together to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. Visit the Lambeth Climate Partnership website.
  • Lambeth Community Research Network is a partnership of local organisations working to ensure research in Lambeth is ethical, high-quality, and drives positive community change. Membership is free for local VCS groups, academics, and researchers. Visit the Lambeth Community Research Network website.
  • Lambeth Food Partnership champions and supports over 200 community food growing projects in the borough, a vibrant street market culture, and a borough-wide cash first approach to support residents to access good food. Visit the Lambeth Food Partnership website.
  • Lambeth Forum Network is a borough-wide network of volunteer-led forums that each set local priorities, and collaborate to amplify community voices in borough-wide decisions. Visit Lambeth Forum Network.
  • Lambeth Learning Disabilities Assembly (LLDA) is a space where people with learning disabilities and their carers share experiences and discuss what changes they want to see. Visit Lambeth Learning Disability Assembly on the Healthwatch Lambeth website.
  • Lambeth Links is a forum serving the LGBTIQ+ community within Lambeth. Visit the Lambeth Links website.
  • Lambeth Parent Champions are parent volunteers who give their time to talk to other parents about local services available to families. Visit Lambeth Parent Champions programme.
  • Lambeth Parent Forum is a group of parents and carers of children with additional needs and disabilities (ages 0–25), who work with local services to ensure they meet the needs of families in Lambeth. Visit the Lambeth Parent Forum website.
  • Lambeth Parks and Open Spaces Forum work with Friends of Parks groups and Lambeth Council to protect, enhance, and promote the safe enjoyment of parks and green spaces. Email parks@lambeth.gov.uk.
  • Lambeth Sanctuary Forum sets to improve equity of access to support for all sanctuary seekers and raise the voice of people with lived-experience. Visit Lambeth Sanctuary Forum.
  • Lambeth Together is an integrated local care partnership helping Lambeth residents get better access to health and care so they can lead happier, healthier lives. Visit the Lambeth Together website.
  • Lambeth Voluntary and Community Sector explore support and resources for Lambeth's VCS, including training, funding and council updates. Visit Lambeth Voluntary and Community Sector.
  • Lambeth Youth Council is the voice of young people in Lambeth, leading projects, events, and campaigns, and taking part in decision-making on issues that matter to them. Visit the Lambeth Youth Council website.
  • Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) is an independent group of volunteers who live or work in Loughborough Junction. Visit the Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) website.
  • Norwood Forum is a volunteer-led organisation covering the 3 southern Lambeth wards of Gipsy Hill, Knights Hill and Thurlow Park. Visit the Norwood Forum website.
  • Private Sector Landlord Forum is an opportunity for all landlords working in Lambeth to meet and discuss the issues that affect them. Visit Private Sector Landlord Forum.
  • SE5 Forum for Camberwell work to improve Camberwell for the benefit of all members of the diverse community. Visit the SE5 Forum for Camberwell website.
  • SEND Parent Forum holds regular sessions with parents to share updates and gather feedback on improving services. Visit come to a SEND Parent Forum event.
  • SEND Youth Council is a group for young people with SEND to have their voices heard, represent others with SEND, take part in decision-making, and work on fun projects. Meetings take place once a half-term in Brixton. The SEND Youth Council want to grow by involving more schools across the area. Visit the SEND Youth Council.
  • South Bank & Waterloo Neighbours (SoWN) are a voluntary organisation that brings together the people who live there. Visit the South Bank & Waterloo Neighbours website.
  • Stockwell Forum is a charity run by local people for local people to improve the quality of life in the local neighbourhood. Visit the Stockwell Forum website.
  • Streatham Action is a local community forum established to give a voice to residents and improve life, work and play in the area. Visit the Streatham Action website.
  • Tenants and Residents Associations (TRAs) hold annual public meetings where all residents can help shape how their estate is managed. Visit Tenants and Residents Associations.
  • Thriving Fiveways is a health and wellbeing initiative in Loughborough Junction and Angell Town, empowering residents to lead local events and activities. Visit the Thriving Fiveways website.
  • Thriving Norwood is a community-led project designed to improve the wellbeing of our neighbourhood. Visit the Thriving Norwood website.
  • Thriving Stockwell is a community initiative that aims to improve local health and wellbeing by connecting community groups, healthcare providers, and organisations to reduce health inequalities and build a resilient, connected community. Visit the Thriving Stockwell website.
  • Violence Against Women Girls (VAWG) Forum shares good practice, raises awareness of VAWG in Lambeth and enables practitioners to stay up to date with local, regional and national policies that impact on the sector. Visit Violence Against Women Girls (VAWG) Forum.
  • Youth Promise Hubs are based throughout Lambeth and offer a wide range of services to young people aged 16-25. Here you can get support, advice and guidance on a range of work, training and career opportunities. Visit Lambeth Made Youth Promise Hubs.