A successful Electing the Future event was held tonight at the USSR club. Loads of interesting discussion about Tooting past, present and future with local voices including some of the parliamentary candidates standing in Tooting. Thanks to Dan Watkins, Phil Ling & Esther Obiri-Darko for attending and Fleur Anderson for standing in for an absent Sadiq Khan. […]
Read More →With the general election just around the corner, TTT is bringing local people of all ages together, along with local businesses, parliamentary candidates, scientists and artists for an open conversation about the future of our area. Electing the Future takes place next Wednesday 18th March at the United Services Club in the Balham High Rd […]
Read More →This month’s Meet & Make is a sew fest! We have makes suitable for sewbies and sewsperts. All materials, expertise and equipment is provided for free (we do collect small, donations for the venue) so you can just turn up, have a chat, sew some seams and perhaps go home with some new hairbands, or a pair […]
Read More →A group of a dozen of us from Tooting went to the Time to Act march on Saturday in London. Why march? To express yourself, to be counted, to meet friends and strangers, to witness change in the making, to represent others, simply to be there. Making and feeling the weight of your message […]
Read More →When you were at school, was your classroom outside in the sun? We’re building a plastic bottle greenhouse at the Tooting Community Garden, along with Year Six from Gatton School. That means the children are preparing bottles that would otherwise be added to local waste or recycling. They are measuring the site and problem solving for […]
Read More →If you had one wish for the future of your area, what would it be? With the general election around the corner, we’re bringing local people, businesses, young people, parliamentary candidates and councillors, scientists and artists together for a lively debate on the future of the area. Electing the Future will take place at:The United […]
Read More →All welcome to the FLCZ annual general meetingFriday 27th February 2015, 7:00pm to 9:00 pm The AGM is at the Furzedown Project, 93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJJoin us to help make exciting plans for 2015 and beyond.For info, please contact us at furzedownlowcarbonzone@gmail.comAlso concerned with making low-carbon living a reality now:Ecobuild is running next week […]
Read More →The games:A beautiful sunny Tooting morning…..,…..and guess what time the really cold rain started yesterday? Yes, exactly as we started the games. Nevertheless, adults were seen and heard up trees, and a 2-year old was soon playing hug-tag (come next time to find out how to play that game..). That brave family deserves our respect!There […]
Read More →We’ve had two posts about WHY? we’re offering this urban ‘Wild Afternoon’ on Sunday (details in Events Calendar opposite).The first post was about making the commitment to get outside more – and enjoying the benefits of chance discovery here in Tooting. The second post looked at some of the ways young people can take part in […]
Read More →This is the second in our mini-series of 3 blogs about ‘why’ experiencing the urban outdoors can be valuable and significant for many people….something we’ll enjoy on Sunday (see the events listing opposite) in an informal way, based on fun and games.This blog is just a snapshot of a big subject, looking at another way […]
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