by Claire Horan | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The 2019 Lambeth Country Show was yet again a great success. You can find out more about the weekend here on the Love Lambeth Blog. As the Country Show loads out of the park the EventLambeth and Lambeth Landscapes are focusing on what work needs to be done to help the ground and grass come back ahead of the busy summer period. Lambeth Landscapes are on site working on selected areas this week. They are vertidraining as the first step. In the picture above you can see the tractor pulls a roller that has spikes on it. The spikes make holes in the ground surface which allow air in, which in turn works to decompact the soil and help the grass roots. The small roller which is dragged behind the spiked roller levels out the ground surface and helps to address areas of rutting. It’s key this work is done before the ground becomes to dry. Over the coming weeks depending on the weather smaller adhoc work will be done to level out areas and sow grass seed. However, with hot weather and no rain forecast work on smaller areas might be put off till after September. Looking ahead to Autumn there will be a programme of ground works agreed to address areas across the park that need additional measure to encourage full grass coverage. We’ll give you more detail on this work closer to the time. Enjoy the... by Gabi Grose | May 7, 2019 | Community Enagement, Events, Information and Guidance, Uncategorized
The Moonwalk London, organised by Walk the Walk, moved to Clapham Common in 2014 and following the success that year it has been on Clapham Common ever since. Walk the Walk is a grant making charity, specialising in creating Power Walking challenges with the aim of not only raising money for vital breast cancer causes, but to also encourage women and men to become more aware of their own potential for good health and fitness through walking. The MoonWalk London has become an iconic flagship event, and this year is celebrating its 22nd year. On this one night the event can expect to raise over £6 million, which over the past 20 years has contributed to the charity raising over £130 million. Event Details: The construction of MoonWalk London begins on Friday 3 May. Saturday 4 May – Work will be taking place during normal working hours. Saturday 11 May – Sound checks may take place during the afternoon. The event will commence from 8.30pm in the evening. Sunday 12 May: The MoonWalk closes at approximately 11.00am – after which there is minimal activity for the rest of the day. The MoonWalk will leave Clapham Common on Thursday 16 May. If you have any concerns about the Event, please contact the organisers or Lambeth on the following; For direct contact with Walk the Walk: Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm – Please Call 01483 741 430 During the Event: From 9am Saturday 12 May to 12.00 Midday on Sunday 13th May – Please Call MoonWalk Hotline Number 0207 812 2262. If a message is left, they will respond as... 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.... by Lee Fiorentino | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nearly a month on from our last post and we’re pleased to say that things have moved on a lot. Seed that was sown between 18th and 23rd of February has germinated and you can see the fine lines of grass over the Winterville site. The photo below was taken on the 12th March 2019. As of today (22nd March) there has been a lot further growth, however the image we took today is blurry. The grass will begin to cover more ground, as the roots underneath spread under the soil and new grass grows. The rain at the beginning of March seems not to have impacted negatively on the grass germination and with warmer sunnier days coming in the next couple of weeks we anticipate grass will only flourish further. There is one area over towards Long Pond that is still to be sown with grass seed. This is an area where it is though there is underground spring or broken pipe as it is consistently in areas boggy when it rains. This is often an indication of the high water table under the surface. However you can see issues on the ground condition both sides of the fence in this area. It is anticipated early next week the seed will be sown and we’ll see germination of the seed and grass growth in the coming 2 to 3 weeks. The fence line is likely to be brought down at the start of April with only smaller areas fenced off where we still require further time to nurture the grass growth. The... by Lee Fiorentino | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Clapham common – Winterville reinstatement – Phase 2 – Part 2 It has been just over 3 weeks since the last news post and a lot has taken place on the Winterville site. Slow release fertiliser has been used across all of the site Sections of top soil have been spread out Seed has been sown Sunshine has shone and will continue to shine On Monday 18th February through to Saturday 23rd of February grass seed was sown. The contractors used a disc seeder which slits the top surface of the ground, places seed in and then rolls the soil over the top of the seed is very close lines as well as releasing a portion of seed over the surface to fall in-between the lines. They undertake this action in 2 or 3 directions to ensure a density of coverage. insert photo here – attached The seed will take around 2 or 3 weeks to germinate and break through the surface. Once it germinates the root systems also spread out and begin to sprout shoots – thus filling in the gaps between the rows the seeds were laid in. Seed needs temperatures of around 5 degrees to germinate and as you can see here the long range forecast is looking perfect for grass to grow. The slow release fertiliser in the ground is also going to really help boost growth. Winterville and EventLambeth will be doing regular visits to monitor the ground, the grass and the fence line. What is really going to help is making sure the fence isn’t... by Event Lambeth | Sep 25, 2018 | Event Management, Events, Uncategorized
Although the long hot summer has been wonderful for use all, the grass across all our parks and commons have struggled. The last event on Clapham Common for the summer events season was SW4. They left site on Friday 31st August but the contractors, Talbots, were on the event site from Thursday 30th August starting the reinstatement work. They began with Grass Harrowing – this is where they scrape the surface lightly and break the top soil and any mud that has accumulated and lift up the grass. Then they vertidrained the site– this is the process where a drum with tines on it that they roll over the ground and create series of holes in the ground. This works to de-compact the ground and helps get air and water to the roots. A few days later they came back and fertilised and disc-seeded. This is a machine which has a blade the cuts a shallow channel which seed is pumped into and then a roller pushes the soil back over the top. The majority of the event site was disc seeded 1 way and where there were areas of greater impact form summer events Talbots then went over these areas a further 2 times. This process also leaves some seeds on the top of the ground and often where they have lifted the rollers to make a turn what is left in the pipes falls out onto the top of the ground. These areas are evident by the clusters of birds. The picture below is of the disc seeder on at work on Brockwell Park. The... 
