Check before you travel!

As some of you may have noticed, the lifts at Kennington are about to be refurbished - great news in the long run, but potentially disruptive in the short term!

From the 20th January through to December 2009, TfL will operate a reduced lift service - closing one lift at a time in order to carry out the work that is required.

Those of you who had the misfortune of being caught up in the temporary closures of the station on a number of mornings just before Christmas will know that any reduction in service can result in fairly major problems!

If there should be a problem at Kennington, remember that the P5 bus route runs right through our area with local stops on Lorrimore Rd, Lorrimore Sq/Chapter Rd, Penrose St and Walworth Rd, leading north to the Elephant and Castle (where you can connect with the Bakerloo Line and Mainline Rail Services) and south to Brixton, Stockwell and beyond. Likewise, the 155, 133, 333 and 415 (amongst others - see map for full details) run up and down Kennington Park Road in both directions - providing other alternatives.

So - the best advice is, check before you travel. Tube status updates are available on the homepage of the blog (at the bottom) or direct from Transport for London.