Brixton Terrace and Bowland Road council estates each won £500 to spend on youth involvement in a prize draw at the recent Lambeth tenants conference.

The money will enable the estates to organise events encouraging young people to get involved in their local residents association.

Councillor Donatus Anyanwu, executive member for housing in Lambeth, said: I have no doubt the young people on our estates have a huge range of ideas and skills which would benefit local residents associations. It is in this spirit the decision to re-double our encouragement of youth involvement was made.