The Mayor was delighted to celebrate 10 years of the Upper Norwood Library Trust. A great example of what can be achieved when communities and councils work together. Thank you to everyone who makes Upper Norwood Library and Hub such a special place 📚🎉

What an amazing day at Windmill Gardens! 🌻🎶 A fantastic celebration of our historic windmill, Harvest traditions and our wonderful community, with great entertainment, activities and milling in action! 🌾✨

Brockwell Park Fun-Run 🌳💚 A fantastic event promoting physical activity, wellbeing and community connection, bringing together local families, residents, community groups and partners for a positive day in the park. Great to see the community coming together! 🙌

Afro Hair Day art exhibition at Stockwell Primary School ✨✨✨✨ Celebrating the incredible creativity and talent of pupils from across the BJS Federation, it was a wonderful celebration of culture, identity and community.

Great to join SW9 Community Housing for their annual Summer Fair! ☀️🎉 It was a brilliant day filled with fun, games and community spirit, bringing local residents together to celebrate the wonderful SW9 community.

Celebrating the best of the season at the Lambeth Horticultural Society’s Late Summer Show. 🌸🍎🥕🍰 Wonderful to meet local gardeners, growers and makers and see their fantastic work on display.

A pleasure to attend Lambeth’s Local History Fair in Brixton, organised by the Lambeth Local History Forum as part of the annual Lambeth Heritage Festival. Fantastic to meet local history groups and celebrate the people, stories and heritage that make our borough so special. 🏛️📚

What a fantastic evening of opera in the heart of Kennington! 🎶✨ Delighted to attend Brixton Chamber Orchestra and Pegasus Opera Company’s spectacular open-air celebration in beautiful Cleaver Square. A wonderful showcase of music, talent and community. 👏

Delighted to attend Loughborough Community Centre’s 45th anniversary! 🎉 A fantastic celebration of 45 years of community and connection. Congratulations to the whole LCC team, here’s to many more! ❤️

Delighted to be part of the Bell Ribeiro-Addy Summer Activism Academy, welcoming students to the Council Chamber and Mayor’s Parlour. It was a pleasure to answer questions, share insights into the Mayor’s role, and see the enthusiasm of the next generation of community leaders.

Proud to celebrate Aspire Wellbeing’s Annual Carers’ BBQ, which has been hosted for the past 13 years as part of Carers Week. A wonderful opportunity to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contribution of our carers in Lambteh. #CarersWeek

It was a pleasure to join the BIGKID Summer Community Day and meet local families, young people from their programmes, partners, and funders. A wonderful celebration of the start of the summer programme, bringing the community together. BIGKID summer fun has only just started☀️🎉

A lovely visit to Upper Norwood Library Hub to see the fantastic range of activities taking place and meet the wonderful community members and facilitators who make it all possible to support and bring our community together.

Pleased to attend the grand reopening of Gipsy Hill Station and see the fantastic improvements delivered through the Model Station initiative. A more welcoming, accessible and customer-focused station is a great boost for the local community. #Lambeth #GipsyHill

It was a pleasure today to raise the Somali flag over the Town Hall, celebrating the contribution Somalis make to Lambeth, followed by a reception in my Parlour with the community, Cllr Martin Abrams, Leader of Lambeth Council, Deputy Ambassador of Somalia, and Second Counsellor.

Pleased to attend today the Celebration of the Life of Mary Seacole, marking 10 years since the installation of her statue at St Thomas’s Hospital. A moving tribute to her courage, compassion, and pioneering legacy in nursing. Her impact continues to inspire Lambeth and beyond.

Great to join Clapham Pride Community Day, organised by Omnibus Theatre in collaboration with This Is Clapham, and also Two Brewers Street Party to celebrate our amazing LGBTQ+ communit, who helps shape our borough's culture, nightlife, creativity, and big sense of community🌈

It was a pleasure to attend the Annual Big Caribbean Lunch 2026 🇯🇲 and it was inspiring to see community cohesion and intergenerational relationships being strengthened, as well as Windrush Square and St Matthew’s Church Gardens brought to life as truly inclusive spaces!

Visited "On the Fringe" by @panintelectualarts for Refugee Week. The "Through Our Eyes" exhibition is a deeply moving, honest showcase of diverse refugee experiences.Proud of Lambeth for uplifting these vital voices. Visit the Pan Centre in Vauxhall before it closes on 20 June

I was honored to attend an event centred on awareness-raising, information sharing, Q&A, networking, and building collaborations with Green Day Norwood Forum and their wider community partners. A valuable opportunity to see how the community-led activities bring people together.