MPs @helenhayes.bsky.social @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social came and Steve Reed MP told us 'the gyratory is dangerous and needs to change for the safety of residents and prevention of road traffic accidents. I want to extend my thanks to TTH and campaigners working to get this serious problem resolved'
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London Assembly Member @carolinerussell.bsky.social also met with the @transformtulsehill.bsky.social Steering Group today to walk around the Tulse Hill gyratory and promised to press the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social and @willnorman.co.uk for action to make it safer for everyone who uses it
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Great to see! We are looking forward to your visit to Tulse Hill on Wed - perhaps we can cycle round the gyratory to see the issues & discuss how it could be safer for cyclists? @willnorman.co.uk @helenhayes.bsky.social @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social @olgafit.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social
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Great to hear. We hope you'll ensure that the Tulse Hill Gyratory works feature in the forthcoming TfL Business Plan - it's much needed & has wide community and political support @transformtulsehill @willnorman.co.uk @helenhayes.bsky.social @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social
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Thank you to all who came to Tulse Hill today including @helenhayes.bsky.social MP & @carolinerussell.bsky.social AM & @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social MP. If you haven't signed the petition to the Mayor @london.gov.uk calling for action on the gyratory please do: ipetitions.com/petition/a-calβ¦
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On my way home from Tulse Hill where cross-party campaigners @transformtulsehill.bsky.social are campaigning to get rid of a hostile-traffic clogged gyratory.
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Deputation text - part three.
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Here is Johnβs experience.
βIn 2014, while cycling toward Herne Hill, I was hit near the Norwood Road gyratory. A driver, confused by its chaotic layout and double traffic lights, ran a red and struck me.
The camera footage showed they never braked - I was thrown over the bonnet. As I lay bleeding on the tarmac, the ambulance took nearly an hour to arrive, even though Kingβs College Hospital is ten minutes away.
The accident on this one-way design caused total gridlock, blocking emergency access. In other circumstances, that delay could have been fatal.
Luckily I survived after two surgeries and a week in hospital. But the truth is, this gyratory is as much to blame as the driver.
After 13 years living beside it, Iβve seen too many crashes and too many lives lost.
This dangerous road system must change - before it kills again.β
So what are we asking of you?
1. Bring clarity and action around funding
Please publish a Cabinet report explaining how the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) and Community Infrastructure Levies works - and how Tulse Hill can be included in future plans.
You can shape TfLβs priorities. We ask you to make the Tulse Hill Gyratory a top project priority for Lambeth once again. Please explore how funding could support early engagement, design and planning.
2. Lead a joint lobbying effort
Coordinate with our MPs, ward councillors and Assembly Member to urge TfL to include Tulse Hill in its December Business Plan.
We understand the challenges around resources, especially after major investments like in Streatham and that is to be made at Vauxhall.
We donβt have luxury hotels or skyscrapers coming.
Instead we have small shops, a church, a GP surgery, a post office, restaurants and pubs. But they deserve support too.
The transformation of this junction would benefit all of Lambeth - not just Tulse Hill.
4. Give the community a seat at the table.
Facilitate and attend regular meetings between Transform Tulse Hill, TfL, and key decision-makers within the council so we can work together to design solutions that work for everyone.
Appoint someone within the council as a point of contact for us to work with.
5. Commit for the long term.
We ask all political parties to include the removal of the Tulse Hill Gyratory in their 2026 manifestos.
Closing statement
The next death or serious injury at the gyratory could be your neighbour.
It could be the child on your street walking to school.
It could be a driver confused by the layout.
It could be someone cycling to work.
Or someone standing at a bus stop.
It could be any one of us.
We do not want to wait another decade for meaningful change.
No more near-misses.
No more preventable accidents.
Itβs time to fix the gyratory.
Thank you.
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Deputation text - part two
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Transform Tulse Hill Deputation to Lambeth Full Council, Wed 15th October 2025
Good evening, Mr Mayor, Leader, and Councillors.
We are Charlotte Ashworth of the Station 2 Station BID, Jamie Hodge, a resident on Christchurch Road, and Tom Palmer of the Norwood Forum, speaking on behalf of Transform Tulse Hill, a coalition of residents and businesses.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you tonight.
We have come before you to address a matter of life and death in our community: the long-overdue removal of the Tulse Hill Gyratory. We are ask for your commitment to action.
We are united by a single, urgent demand: fix the Tulse Hill gyratory.
Our community deserves better.
Lambeth residents deserve to be safe.
For too long, the Tulse Hill Gyratory has been a symbol of unacted promises and stalled progress. Itβs more than just a traffic problem; itβs a crisis of safety and a physical barrier that tears our neighbourhood apart.
And this is entirely avoidable. We should have zero tolerance for this scale of injury and death on our doorstep, and we know change is possible.
Since the gyratory removal project stalled in 2019, weβve seen far too many recorded crashes and incidents. Every one is a failure of our shared commitment to Vision Zero.
But these arenβt just statistics. These are human lives. We have lost neighbours, friends, and community members. We will not forget them.
We are doing this because we refuse to let another family be tragically affected. The cost of inaction is measured in blood, broken bodies and trauma.
We would like to share some experiences from members of our community:
"I was crossing the road with my strimmer on my way to my allotment. I was hit by a bus. The next thing I knew, I woke up in an ambulance. I subsequently learned my ribs were broken, I had a bleed on my brain, and I spent the next two weeks in intensive care. I canβt be there tonight as I am recovering from my injuries at home. Still, everyday things trigger the anxiety. I live with the knowledge that the brain bleed I suffered puts me at greater risk of long-term cognitive issues. Please, donβt let my story be repeated."
Magda, Tulse Hill Resident
And we carry the memory of those we have lost:
"It was my sonβs 11th birthday, a day full of excitement and joy. As we approached the gyratory, we saw that someone had been fatally knocked down on the zebra crossing.
Our mood changed instantly - from celebration to sorrow, from thoughts of birthday plans to thoughts of the victim and their loved ones. We were late to school that day, but the conversation about life and death felt far more important than a mark in the register.
We subsequently learned that the victim was a young doctor with a bright future ahead of her. Her name was Jasjot Singhota. Every year on my sonβs birthday, we make a wish for her. We will never forget."
Sandy, Local Resident
This is the grim reality. The gyratory chokes the life out of our town centre and discourages walking and cycling, completely undermining Lambethβs active travel goals. It is a terrifying, bewildering junction.
We all know how bad it is. We hope you agree with us that something needs to be done.
We are not starting from scratch. We know that removing the gyratory is an achievable, life-changing goal. The original Β£7 million 'Streetworks' project, developed in a unique and successful partnership with our community, TfL and the council, had a fully developed vision for its removal. It was a model of community-led change. Funding was announced by press release.
Then, the project was put on the back burner.
Councillor Holland and Lambeth Council are clear that improving road safety and reducing the danger for residents is a priority.
Councillor Olga Fitzroy has been a stalwart supporter and we thank her for all her work on the issue.
Yet, for the community, progress in recent times has been minimal.
Despite a walk-about with the Deputy Mayor for Transport in 2022, and a commitment from Transport for London (TfL) to an Outcome Definition Study, community engagement in recent times has been minimal.
We had to file a Freedom of Information request to TfL just to see the four options theyβre currently considering for our community.
We are asking instead for genuine partnership working.
We in Transform Tulse Hill are ready and willing to work collaboratively on every scale of improvement, but we need you, our elected representatives, to put your weight behind this community led effort, using your power to encourage TfL into action.
Tulse Hill doesn't have the connections, or the large-scale developments of more affluent areas.
So we ask for your political courage and your commitment to help us.
Here is the text of the deputation - part 1
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Jamie, Tom and Charlotte from Transform Tulse Hill speaking in the council chamber.
Jamie, Tom and Charlotte from Transform Tulse Hill at Lambeth Town Hall, along with local councillor Olga Fitzroy.
Transform Tulse Hill led a deputation to Lambeth Council tonight to urge them to support safety improvements at Tulse Hill Gyratory.
The council agreed to press TfL for funding for a major scheme & if that doesn't work, will explore a developer-funded scheme and/or smaller, targeted improvements.
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Please join the next meeting where we'll discuss campaign ideas and the next steps on establishing @transformTH as a group: 7pm, Tue 26 August. Click here for info, to join the WhatsApp group and sign the petition - linktr.ee/TransformTH - @TheNorwoodForum @StationTStation
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Petition A call on the Mayor to fix the dangerous Tulse Hill Gyratory
A petition to show the Mayor of London and TfL the strength of support in Tulse Hill and across London for action to be taken on the Gyratory
Following a suggestion at our meeting, we've created a petition to the Mayor @london.gov.uk - to be presented by @labourmarina.bsky.social to the London Assembly. Please sign, share, and demand action from the Mayor & TfL to fix the dangerous Tulse Hill Gyratory: www.ipetitions.com/petition/a-c...
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80 people at public meeting holding up signs saying 'Let's Fix The Gyratory"
Last night 80+ residents & businesses came together for a positive & collaborative meeting about the Tulse Hill gyratory with Helen Hayes MP, councillor Olga FitzRoy,
@labourmarina.bsky.social, The Norwood Forum & others.
Lots of great ideas & people keen to get involved in
transforming Tulse Hill
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Public meeting today at 7pm - Fix the Tulse Hill Gyratory.
Salvation Army Hall, Norwood Road.
Come and give your ideas for improving our town centre and making local roads safer.
All welcome!
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Tulse Hill Gyratory meeting hosted by the campaign @transformtulsehill.bsky.social and supported by Norwood Forum.
Weds 23rd July, 7pm - 8:30pm Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road, SE27 9AW
We hope to see you there.
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An AI generated picture of Norwood Road in Tulse Hill. The street is free of traffic. There are trees and plants, people cycling, people shopping, one red bus. The sun is shining.
Public meeting. 7-8.30pm, Weds 23 July, Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road, SE27 9AW.
Imagine a town centre in Tulse Hill where people linger, shop, and connectβnot just pass through. A new street layout could boost footfall and breathe new life into Tulse Hill businesses.
Let's fix the gyratory.
Join our public meeting on Weds 23 July at 7pm.
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A car crashed into traffic light outside the Tulse Hill hotel.
Tulse Hill deserves so much more.
Right now, the gyratory system divides our community and puts lives at risk. Weβre campaigning for a safer road system which puts people firstβless traffic, more space to walk, cycle, meet, & shop. Join us, come to our meeting & help #TransformTulseHill.
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Let's fix the Tulse Hill gyratory! Public meeting, 7pm-8.30pm, Weds 23 July 2025, Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road, SE27 9AW.
It's time to fix the dangerous Tulse Hill gyratory.
Join us at Transform Tulse Hill and come to our first public meeting bringing together residents, businesses, Helen Hayes MP, Cllr Olga Fitzroy & other community groups.
7pm on Wed 23 July, Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road, SE27 9AW.
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Let's fix the Tulse Hill gyratory! Public meeting, 7pm-8.30pm, Weds 23 July 2025, Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road, SE27 9AW.
It's time to fix the dangerous Tulse Hill gyratory.
Join us at Transform Tulse Hill and come to our first public meeting bringing together residents, businesses, Helen Hayes MP, Cllr Olga Fitzroy & other community groups.
7pm on Wed 23 July, Salvation Army Hall, 246 Norwood Road, SE27 9AW.
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