Electrical or electronic items that need fixing? Broken something and don’t want to throw it away?. The Restart Project, encourage and empower people to use their electrical and electronics longer! They are back in Tooting this weekend so do come along! Saturday 26th September – 2.30 – 5.30pmMushkil Aasaan, 220 – 222 Upper Tooting Road, […]
Read More →We’re into week 2 of Carbon Conversations and this week, workshop attendee, Robin Dru, gives his report on the session focused on Home Energy. This week’s session on Home Energy was fascinating, full of tips and new technologies. Over the course of the evening we: discussed what is important to us in making a home […]
Read More →Are you growing for the Foodival? Unfortunately so are the caterpillars! They are causing havoc on the local cabbage patches!Foodival is TTT’s sustainable celebration of local growing, local cooking and all things food related, taking place this year over the weekend of September 12th & 13th. There will be a competition for weird looking vegetables, […]
Read More →The first session of six in our ninth Carbon Conversations series took place this week. We dug into motivations for reducing our carbon footprints, who is responsible for addressing climate change and what a low carbon future might look like. Each week, a different person taking part will report on the themes of each session, […]
Read More →Today we facilitated our first workshop on a new project in Tooting which aims to explore how communities can best deal with the impact of heatwaves. Called “Urban Heat” the project is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and run by the Policy Studies Institute at the University of Westminster (See http://www.psi.org.uk/site/project_detail/urban_heat for more details). In […]
Read More →Our Open Day on Sunday 14th June was full of contrasts. A damp and quiet start with a steady trickle of visitors, good conversations and storytelling with Aesop Grimm gathered pace in the afternoon as the sun came out. We cooked delicious treats prepared by the Tooting Field Day group on the charcoal fire, while […]
Read More →All welcome to our free Garden Open Day! There’s plenty to join in with: > For the third year running we’re part of the Open Gardens and Squares London-wide weekend. > Aesop Grimm is telling intriguing stories.> We’re linked in with the local Furzedown Festival, and the Furzedown Oak Community Project will start to shape […]
Read More →Do you want to make some changes to reduce your carbon footprint and save money, but not sure how or where to start? Join a group of local residents in a free series of 6 sessions to explore how small changes can make a big difference. You’ll assess your own footprint, then together we’ll look […]
Read More →We’re starting to plan Foodival 2015 – Transition Town Tooting’s sustainable food festival – and we’re looking for people to join the team. Maybe you want to meet local growers? Or you love cooking? Maybe you’re looking for publicity experience? Or maybe you’d like to get involved on the day, making the event a success. […]
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