In March we started our run of ‘Signs of Welcome’ creative workshops, and between now and June we’re offering more public hands-on events with local project partners. In the workshops you’ll explore your responses to this open question: “What would you like to say to welcome people who are new to the community?” You’ll imagine […]
Read More →Carbon Conversations is back! Our new series of six free meetings in April & May in SW16 – organised by TTT’s Ben Cuddon. The six facilitated workshops enable individuals to explore how they can reduce their personal carbon footprints. The meetings bring together small groups of local people to discuss the areas of our lives […]
Read More →Ecobuild was on this week at London’s ExCel and as usual showcased the latest developments in sustainable approaches to the built environment. As well as the stands for the latest in high performance building materials, renewable energy sources and innovative design, a few more specifically environmental issues were also represented from WWF and the Woodland […]
Read More →We’re planning the fourth year of TTT’s partnership with CARAS the Tooting charity working with refugee and asylum-seekers. We’re thrilled that the partnership has been awarded funding for 2018 from Team London and Thrive LDN’s ‘Young London Inspired’ fund: “improving the lives and mental health of young Londoners by helping them to volunteer”. So, in […]
Read More →It’s the end of the project year for our partnership with the CARAS team and the refugees and asylum-seekers they serve. Of course we are going to do more all together in 2018, and we’re planning that now. Yesterday was the end-of-year CARAS Saturday Youth Club party, enjoyed by over 50 young people and volunteers. […]
Read More →Leo’s Garden, the highly-valued and hidden-away balcony garden at South Thames College in Tooting held a celebratory event this week. STC staff and friends marked two years on from its opening (see our 2015 blog report here) and did some autumn planting. This kind of local oasis is so relevant to a new study published […]
Read More →This time last year we were in the middle of the voting period for the Aviva Community Fund, where the Gardens of Refuge joint project with the Tooting charity CARAS won £10,000 – thanks to the votes of many friends near and far. This time last year…the voting was hot! We’re nearing the end of […]
Read More →We’re very pleased to invite everyone who loves urban gardening with insects and other wildlife in mind to our free Pollinator Paths Wandsworth Project Harvest Celebration. This is a celebration sharing ideas, experience, fun, citizen science and community. Here’s the basic info about the project which has been running all year, linking together dozens of […]
Read More →Last chance this weekend to see the lovely Stay With Love exhibition of refugee and asylum-seeker arts and creativity at The Sound Lounge 210 Upper Tooting Road SW17 7EJ. CARAS and TTT will be there at the exhibition ready to share tea, ideas and conversation from 3:30pm to 5:00pm on Saturday 28th Oct Look for […]
Read More →Come and join our autumn festivities in Tooting Community Garden. Following on from our normal open gardening session (11am-1pm), we will celebrating all things pumpkin – you can carve your own creations into the pumpkins, help make some fresh pumpkin soup and learn how to make delicious damper bread over a fire. All activities are […]
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