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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 →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 →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 →Last Saturday, TTT hosted another Restart Party with the Restart Project at Mushkil Aasaan in Tooting. As usual the brilliant volunteer repairers did their utmost to help prevent an assortment of electrical goods from laptops to kettles to cameras from going to landfill. It can be scary to see your beloved item taken apart (see […]
Read More →TTT celebrated its 7th birthday at the 2015 AGM on Monday. After a Tooting Quiz, including ICU nurses from St George’s who provided a tie-breaker, we heard a review of the last year and ideas for future vision and direction. New co-chairs were elected for the next two years, congratulations to Richard & Jenny, and […]
Read More →The TTT AGM 2015 takes place next Monday 27th April in the back bit at Graveney & Meadow, 40 Mitcham Rd SW17 9NA. The night’s festivities will include a Tooting Quiz with prizes, brief updates on current TTT projects and ideas, some official business re finances and electing new officers (including co-chairs & secretary), plus […]
Read More →Do you have an electrical or electronic item that needs fixing? Something broken you don’t want to throw away? Challenge the culture of built-in obsolescence and take back control of your electronic stuff…. The Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages and empowers people to use their electrical and electronics longer, are running regular […]
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