by Claire Horan | May 17, 2019 | Community Enagement, Community Groups, Event Management, Events
Over 10,000 MoonWalkers gathered on Clapham Common Event Site last Saturday to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. The big pink tent on the Common was the start and finish point for half and full marathon walking routes through London. The event raised over £6million in 2018 and it looks like this success will be repeated in 2019. With all those feet and the rain which fell during the build and break periods for the event you might expect to see signs of extensive impact. On the whole the site is looking good as the photo below shows. There were 3 key areas where we saw damage and 2 areas where due to the rain surface mud has dried over the grass. These should over the coming days and with the expected rain and with footfall event out the surface and wash away the surface dirt to allow the grass to return. However, there is still work to be done on the area where new grass has not spread to create dense coverage along side the jobs to be done to reinstate the site post MoonWalk. Friday 17th May – Lambeth Landscapes will begin to fill the tent peg holes (fingers cross the rain doesn’t get in the way) Monday 20th May – Vertidraining – Lambeth Landscapes will undertake a close tine deep vertidrain – this is where the length of the tines is 215mm rather than 175 and they are placed 2/3 inches apart rather than 5. This will give a more comprehensive coverage at greater depth. We do this to de-compact the ground... by Claire Horan | Apr 26, 2019 | Events
The Winterville fence removal will be completed today Friday 26th April a few days ahead of schedule and the grass is due for a good cut on Tuesday of next week at the latest. As this area of the common returns we are now faced with new issues. Over the Easter Weekend many people used the area taking advantage of the gaps in the fence line. What was so disappointing to see is the multiple areas of burnt patches on the grass where disposable BBQ’s had been used. You can see by the images that the grass has been burnt and killed and what is left if bare patches of soil. These are attractive area for dog to dig up and holes develop. Lambeth Park By-Laws prohibit the use of BBQ’s for this very reason and comes with a £500. Here is the LINK to the parks by-laws. If you do see someone who looks to be setting up or using a BBQ do let the parks or events officer know. Here is the phone number to call 020 7926 9000 Thank you for your... by Claire Horan | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Reinstatement on the Winterville Event site is nearly complete. With great temperatures forecast for the coming week this burst of warmth during the day and the overnight dew will provide ideal conditions for the new grass to grow, strengthen and spread. The new grass growth needs a final push of sun and rain to make sure it is robust and ready for the feet, football, frisbee and events in the summer months ahead. The fence is due to be taken down on Friday 26th April at the latest. We are monitoring the ground with the hope that we can take the fence down sooner. There is one area where the ground was to wet to seed in February and as such the seed went in late March. It is likely that when we come to bring the fence line down we’ll have to keep a fence around this areas for a further few weeks. We are talking with the Moonwalk event who are the next event due on to the event site and we’ll be able to work around this area.... 
