Last weekend we enjoyed the sixth crop of fortnightly ‘triple-header’ Growing Tooting workshops – one each in Balham, Tooting and Wandsworth. (Plus there’s the fourth series: an extra Wandsworth group running on the intervening weekends).As ever, thanks to Martin for the energy and co-ordination! What did we do this week?As a comprehensive gardening topic we […]
Read More →There is a real buzz of excitement in the air, a sense of something big about to happen in the streets of Tooting as the launch date nears and the Grand Parade of Wheels takes shape. From now until 3rd July we will be holding ‘Reinvent Your Wheels!’ workshops and cycle-themed events to celebrate the […]
Read More →Early in May we held a delightful celebration of three years’ shared experience of the outdoor learning project between Gatton Primary School and Tooting Community Garden. You can look at that blog report by clicking here. The sun shone on us all and lit the mosaic made at the school with every pupil involved. Among the natural images […]
Read More →Come to our Annual Celebratory Extravaganza! Fri. 10 June, 6.30pm Rechere’s Health & Wellbeing Centre, 163-165 Tooting High Street (followed by 9.00pm drinks at the Trafalgar Arms for those who want to continue celebrating!) Please R.S.V.P. by getting a free ticket on Eventbrite Everyone is welcome! If you’re on our mailing list, like or follow […]
Read More →Gardeners in Balham, Tooting and Wandsworth are seeing results in the soil, in trying out new skills and having some fun together.As our fortnightly free Growing Tooting classes continue, have a look below at what we’ve been doing, and do get in touch to share ideas or with any queries. Very proud gardeners! Basil seedlings […]
Read More →Want to find out more about Tour de Tooting? Come along to our second Hubs and Spokes café on Thu. 19 May, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Rechere’s Wellbeing Centre, 163-165 Tooting High Street in anticipation of the Tour de Tooting, Sun. 03 July. What will be doing in this Hubs and Spokes Cafe? The […]
Read More →The fourth weekend in our fortnightly series of workshops on growing your own local food was fun and successful. We’re half way through the run of 8 workshops at each of the sites. The Balham-Tooting-Wandsworth structure is stimulating as there are differences and common ground in the settings and interests – plus there’s healthy cross-pollination […]
Read More →This afternoon a formal celebration of three years of Community Outdoor Learning with Gatton School took place at the Tooting Community Garden, attended as guest of honour by the Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor Nicola Nardelli, plus site owner Naseem Aboobaker of Mushkil Aasaan and Rifat Batool, Head at Gatton School. The celebration was joined by many […]
Read More →The third weekend in our practical, sociable and free Growing Tooting workshops went well in Balham, Tooting and Wandsworth. A fourth ‘waiting list’ group starts on the 24th April in Wandsworth. Please scroll down this blog to see our earlier posts. At this stage of our classes, participants have seeds sown or seedlings coming through in their […]
Read More →Join us in planning a wheeled parade and ride through Tooting! Over the last few months, Transition Town Tooting have been experimenting with the idea of a wheeled parade and some bike rides through Tooting – a chance to celebrate the possibilities of safe, open roads for everyone where clean air and community conversations meet. […]
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