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Our ‘Energy we can all afford?’ meeting in St Alban‘s Church, Furzedown was a very lively session (see the flyer and speakers here). Discussion was much more heated than the bitterly cold evening outside. We touched on a set of significant and interrelated topics: wellbeing, poverty, and our own capability to keep our homes warm; […]
Read More →Tonight we are co-hosting a free public meeting that will explore the energy challenges and opportunities that face us now – as a country, a community, and as households – and suggest practical ways forward. This event is timed to coincide with the new Energy Bill currently going through Parliament. The meeting will be held at […]
Read More →TTT is part of the exciting local Furzedown Low Carbon Zone project that is looking at practical ways for college students to experience the value and impact of sustainability in their courses, linked with the community. We’re working with 3 schools at South Thames College (STC): Construction, Creative Industries, and Hair and Beauty, and with Eardley School […]
Read More →In our next free ‘Carbon Conversation’, we’ll be looking at the choices for reducing our own carbon footprint in the food we buy (or grow…). Our relationship with food is tied up with many aspects of our health, comfort, wellbeing, family life, enjoyment, culture: we’ll touch on those.And we’ll look at the example of Hodmedods – building a […]
Read More →Yesterday on World Book Day visitors to Tooting Library enjoyed a good chat about books. Dialogues were started and a few good recommendations exchanged. Many thanks to Liz, Lesley and all the very helpful staff at the Library for helping to organise. “I’ve just had three interesting conversations with three different people that I would […]
Read More →On Monday March 4th we will be looking at carbon-reduction choices and opportunities in the home (including energy consumption and efficiency), and at ‘what’s important to you in your home?’ We will be joined by architect Susan Venner, who will share her experience of an 80% carbon reduction & refurbishment project at her Victorian house […]
Read More →On World Book Day next Thursday, 7th March, TTT will run a Book Talking Event at Tooting Library in Mitcham Road from 2pm. Similar to the Speed-Booking we did in 2011, this event will bring together Library users to sit opposite each other and talk for just a minute each about a book that they […]
Read More →Drop in and join Belinda at the Happiness Project session in the beautiful Tooting Library on Saturday 23rd February from 10:00am to 1pm. Doing good does you good: so here is your chance to share your stories about kindness and reflect them back to your community. Evidencesuggests that being kind boosts both your personal […]
Read More →An evening meeting in Tooting with James Marriott and Jane Trowell from Platform, the arts and activism group Tuesday 5th February, Mushkil Aasaan, 220-222 Upper Tooting Road Co-hosted by Transition Town Tooting, Wandsworth Friends of the Earth, Transition Town Wandsworth & Wandsworth Environment Forum 30 people came out on a chilly eveningto Mushkil Aasaan’s welcoming hall in […]
Read More →Saturday 26th saw the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido. Over 600 swimmers raced in many different classes in sunny weather. There were no wetsuits in use…however many competitors wore excellent hats. If you have never seen the Lido, here is one swimmer’s hat representing the pool, complete with Lego shark: TTT had a stand all […]
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