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EV Charge Points and Shared Vans for South Lambeth Businesses

29th June 2023 / Posted by Sefinat Otaru

CRP is working with Lambeth Council to make zero and low-emission transport more accessible to businesses in Streatham and West Norwood, as part of our Defra-funded programme Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL).

Lambeth Council has installed to new charge points in West Norwood on Norwood High Street and Knight’s Hill. The charge points are on each side of St. Luke’s Parish Church which sits between both streets. In the coming weeks, Lambeth will also install charge points convenient for businesses along Streatham High Road to use.

Following the successful shared electric van scheme for businesses implemented in Brixton four years ago, Lambeth will be creating a similar scheme this summer with shared electric vans for West Norwood and Streatham businesses.

CRP spoke with businesses in West Norwood about the charge point installations and the upcoming shared van scheme. Some businesses welcomed the news as they wanted a backup to their current means of transport. Others weren’t sure they would have a use for the shared vans but looked forward to having the scheme in place anyway. Interestingly, none of the businesses we spoke to felt that it would be useful during the ULEZ expansion as they had already prepared for it.

For more information, please contact CRP Project Manager Sefinat Otaru – sefinatotaru@crossriverpartnership.org

Best London Pride Events

29th June 2023 / Posted by CRP Team

The largest LGBTQIA+ celebration in the UK takes over London at the beginning of July, and during Pride month, the city shines a little brighter. As the fabulous festivities begin, Eventbrite have partnered with Grindr to help you make your Pride plan and connect with the LGBTQIA+ community at late-night parties, festive markets, and glittery gatherings throughout the city.

Explore Grindr and Eventbrite’s list of curated London Pride event picks and show the world that you’ve got Pride!

Southwark Parcel Locker: Launching Soon

29th June 2023 / Posted by Isidora Rivera Vollmer

We are excited to introduce a new parcel locker at the Dock Office near South Dock Marina on Monday 3rd July, in collaboration with the London Borough of Southwark and YEEP! Lockers, as part of CRP’s Defra-funded Clean Air Logistics for London project.

The parcel locker, including a customised Transport for London Legible London map, will be located at the South Lock Control Office (what3words location: camera.fairly.voter), near Greenland (Surrey Quays) Pier. This ‘Yeep!’ agnostic parcel locker will aim to encourage active travel and low-emission deliveries to Marina residents as well as the surrounding area 🚶🚴

This parcel locker will also be supporting potential river freight opportunities, due its close proximity to Greenland (Surrey Quays) Pier, a pier which CRP identified as a good opportunity for future river freight services 🚢

For more information, please contact CRP Project Manager Isidora Rivera Vollmer –  isidorariveravollmer@crossriverpartnership.org.

World Environment Day

31st May 2023 / Posted by Fiona Coull

On Monday 5th June 2023, World Environment Day 2023 returns as a reminder to care for our planet. And this year, the focus is on ensuring that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action.

This World Environment Day, #BeatPlasticPollution and share ways that you are reducing your environmental impact of plastic and your ideas for transitioning to a circular economy.

For more information about CRP’s environmental work, please email CRP Sustainable Transport Manager Ross Philips – rossphillips@crossriverpartnership.org

Clean Air Day: Thursday 15th June

31st May 2023 / Posted by CRP Team

Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution, is happening on Thursday 15th June 2023. The theme is – “Clean up our air to look after your mind this #CleanAirDay”.

Every year, air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK. A new report from InSPIRE highlights that people who breathe polluted air are more likely to develop mental health and brain conditions.

Clean Air Day is encouraging local authorities, schools, health professionals, campaign and community groups and individuals to get involved through campaigning, raising awareness and individual actions. Find out more by visiting the Clean Air Day website.

Over the coming weeks, CRP will be highlighting our range of projects, delivered in collaboration with project partners, that aim to improve London’s air quality and supporting CRP’s vision to make London a better place to live, work and visit.

Visit the CRP website and projects page to find out more:

CRP’s Summer Event

31st May 2023 / Posted by CRP Team

CRP is holding a celebration at Somerset House on Thursday 29th June, from 6:30pm onwards. For this year’s annual summer event, CRP will be launching the exciting new Smarter Greener Logistics (SGL) project and celebrating the successes of the Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL) programme.

If you would like to apply for ticket, please contact CRP Communications Project Manager Rachael Aldridge – rachaelaldridge@crossriverpartnership.org

Carol’s Retiring Early

31st May 2023 / Posted by CRP Team

It is with sadness in our hearts that we are letting you all know that CRP’s fantastic Operations Manager, Carol Quamina, is retiring early.

Carol has achieved 39 years working in Local Government, spending the last 9 years at Westminster City Council leading CRP’s Operations functions and delegating for CRP’s Director Susannah Wilks. Carol will be sorely missed! Carol leaves behind her an impressive track record for the CRP team and partners to continue to build upon. Under Carol’s guidance, CRP has never failed a single audit.

Carol has overseen an enormous range of projects that have transformed central London, including the Millennium Bridge (during her time at the London Borough of Southwark), Recruit London supporting 3,000 workless Londoners into sustained jobs, as well as all sorts of Air Quality-improving initiatives including Westminster City Council’s Micro Logistics Hub, The Fitzrovia Partnership’s Walking Freight Trial and the Mayor of London’s Healthy Streets Everyday programme.

Carol has taught everyone in the CRP Team different parts of her job, so there is no doubt at all that the good ship CRP will continue sailing strongly in her absence.

Thank you for everything you have done for CRP and for Local Government generally over the years Carol, and enjoy your retirement to the full!

CRP’s Retrofit on the Thames

30th May 2023 / Posted by Sefinat Otaru

CRP is funding the retrofit of Albert, a workboat owned by Net Zero Marine Services!

Albert was drydocked at Eel Pie Island earlier this month to start its conversion from a diesel vessel to the first fully electric workboat operating on the Thames. Emissions Analytics monitored the vessel’s exhaust in April to quantify the air pollutants that will be eliminated by the retrofit.  

We will be sharing those details and more once the retrofit is completed later this summer when the Albert becomes Alb-E.

This forms part of our Defra-funded Clean Air Logistics for London (CALL) programme.  

London Festival of Architecture 2023

30th May 2023 / Posted by CRP Team

What not join in the celebrations for London Festival of Architecture 2023.

This month-long event runs annually in June to celebrate architecture and place-making across London with the aim of being people-led in collaboration with event organisers.  The festival’s mission is also to open discussions around architecture, discover new talent as well as pilot new ideas.

This year’s festival theme is ‘In Common’ encouraging creation and shaping the space we share as a city with the aim of getting an array of event organisers to produce a varied programme.  See details of the reflections from this year’s Curation Panel.

Take a look at the programme of some of the events being run to celebrate this year’s Festival, details of which can be found here.

Clean Air Logistics for London: Penultimate Month Complete!

30th May 2023 / Posted by Fiona Coull

With one month to go on CRP’s Clean Air Logistics for London Programme, CRP and partners have been extremely busy! From implementing walking freight and river freight trials, to launching online tools and resources, read more about what we’ve been up to this month.

  • We’ve been working with London Borough of Southwark to install a Delivering London parcel locker next to the Harbour Master’s Dock Offices near Greenland Surrey Quays.
  • We also completed vessel exhaust monitoring of ‘The Albert’ to understand emissions impacts of retrofitting the engine. The retrofit (to make the vessel fully electric) has also begun and the vessel has been renamed to Alb-E.
  • The second drop was successfully completed as part of CRP’s River Freight Pilot Part Two. This trial focusses on using the river for the bulk delivery of goods to make it more economically viable for businesses. We’ve also been working with The Northbank BID to organise an engagement event for the trial to get more businesses involved.
  • Working closely with The Fitzrovia Partnership, London Borough of Camden, UPS and Heal’s, the London Light Freight Walking Trial started this month with an e-walker carrying out deliveries in Fitzrovia.
  • The first month of data has been provided for the Westminster City Council Micro Logistics Hub trial. We will be sharing these in a final report once the trial is complete.
  • Finally, we have launched CRP’s Thames Directory – an online tool that provides information about utilising The River Thames to transport goods into London. It aims to make it easier for businesses to find contacts and information on vessel operators, pier owners and last mile couriers that could be needed for any river freight operations.

We also had our third Steering Group Meeting this month, which included a site visit to the Chelsea Harbour Sustainable Deliveries Hub in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. There was a demonstration of the parcel lockers as part of the visit, and there was also an opportunity for partners to network over nibbles, tea and coffee.

If you would like to find out more about CALL, or any of the initiatives mentioned above, please contact CRP Programme Manager Fiona Coull: fionacoull@crossriverpartnership.org

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