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Protect grassroots football clubs

Caroline is calling for the Mayor to go further in defending grassroots football clubs, such as Dulwich Hamlet FC.

Responding to the consultation on the Mayor’s draft Sport Strategy, Caroline highlights how grassroots clubs are often at the centre of local communities, yet often have to fight to retain their grounds against the threat of speculative developers. In recent years Edgware Town, Hendon and Enfield Town football clubs have all lost their historical homes.

18 October 2018 - 10:30pm

Lib Dems winning in London Bridge

In the final stage of the Southwark council elections, the Liberal Democrat candidates won all three seats in the London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward. Caroline congratulated councillors Humaira Ali, William Houngbo and Damian O'Brien.

"This was a wonderful campaign with a fabulous team, and a great result" said Caroline.

18 June 2018 - 12:08pm

Campaigning in London Bridge and West Bermondsey

Caroline joined a great team of Southwark Liberal Democrat campaigners to meet London Bridge and West Bermondsey residents on the doorstep, in the runup to the delayed local election on 14th June in the ward.

21 May 2018 - 2:10pm

Mayor is still in denial over RV1 mistakes

The Mayor of London has stood by his decision to cut in half the zero emission RV1 bus service, although after questioning by Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon he has admitted that the lack of advanced information given to passengers and local residents before the reduced service started was unacceptable.

21 May 2018 - 2:03pm

Supporting Lib Dem candidates around Southwark

Caroline spent the last days of the campaign, and election day itself, supporting Lib Dem candidates around Southwark.

4 May 2018 - 12:55pm

The Mayor hasn't listened properly to RV1 bus users

The Mayor has refused to reverse the cuts to the RV1 bus service, which have left users with just three buses per hour - despite having spent £1 million on two new hydrogen-powered buses for the route just weeks before!

Caroline Pidgeon expressed the disappointment and frustration of local passengers:

"I welcome TfL at least admitting that it was unacceptable to suddenly cut in half the frequency of the RV1 without giving advance notice to customers and stakeholders.

1 May 2018 - 8:56pm

Supporting Southwark Lib Dems in Goose Green

Caroline spent an afternoon campaigning close to home, supporting Lib Dem candidates James Barber, Clare Donachie and Michael Green.

30 April 2018 - 12:44pm

Campaigning with Sarah Ludford and Southwark Lib Dems

You can see from the photo how the weather was, but this didn't stop a fantastic response on the doorstep for Caroline, Baroness Sarah Ludford and the Southwark Lib Dem team.

16 April 2018 - 10:18am

Campaigning in Goose Green

Caroline joined Simon Hughes in supporting Goose Green's local Lib Dem council election candidates James Barber, Clare Donachie and Michael Green.

8 April 2018 - 11:52am

Important milestone as TfL agree to examine Bricklayers' Arms tube proposal

Transport for London have announced they will now consider building a station at Bricklayers' Arms, as part of the project to extend the Bakerloo Line. While other stations, such as between New Cross Gate and Lewisham, were definitely ruled out, Bricklayers' Arms was explicitly highlighted as a seriously considered option.

11 March 2018 - 5:04pm

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