Lambeth and Croydon have confirmed that the Upper Norwood Library’s joint agreement has ended. Under a new agreement, Croydon will transfer the 112-year old Library building, staff and agreed budgets to Lambeth. The fine print of the agreement is being negotiated but the transfer of assets from Croydon to Lambeth is scheduled to take place over the next few months. Croydon Council has agreed to provide an annual contribution of £75,000, for the next two years. This is renewable under a three-year funding agreement. In contrast, Lambeth’s contribution to the Library will be £170,000 a year. Lambeth in turn will work with the community-led steering group Upper Norwood Joint Campaign…

The CPCA is excluded from the Community Stakeholder Board, one of six boards established by Bromley to consider future management and development of Bromley’s only Grade II* Registered Metropolitan Open Land park, Crystal Palace Park. The recommendations of these boards will be considered by Bromley’s Executive Committee. This exclusion of the CPCA ensures this 42-year old charity registered amenity society will play no further role in the future of this park after years of interest and association. Bromley’s draft Crystal Palace Park Management Board Terms of reference identifies “Sustainable development to promote revenues streams”,  “Implementing the vision and spirit of the Crystal Palace Park Masterplan.”(Which includes sale of public parkland for…