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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 […]
Read More →Best wishes to all for 2013 from all of us in TTT!And all welcome to the first event of the year, on Tuesday 8th January: ‘Designing the 2013 Tooting Foodival’ ‘I grew this’ from Sept 2012 Venue: Mushkil Aasaan, 222 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7EW Timings: from 7 to 9 pm We’ve run the […]
Read More →TTT’s last two monthly public sessions in Tooting have both been all about making – creating things, making time with other people, learning some new skills. SewVember was a great success, and here’s some pictures from last Saturday’s Reduce, Re-use, Re-Sparkle! crafts event run together with colleagues in the beautiful Tooting Library: You’ll see we made […]
Read More →Please join us on Saturday 15th December from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for an exciting afternoon of Christmas making in Tooting Library, 75 Mitcham Road. This time we’ll be focusing on what we can do with paper: folding, cutting, glueing, decorating…All welcome: drop-in activities for all ages. No need to book. For flyer, please […]
Read More →Sadiq Khan MP presented the ‘Best Newcomer’ Green Gown Award from the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges to Sue Rimmer, Principal of South Thames College, at the Furzedown Project in Moyser Road. This local project with the Furzedown Low Carbon Zone involved many partners, including Transition Town Tooting. The Award citation described the project as ‘an excellent […]
Read More →Some of the hands that contributed to this weekend’s Vision & Pathways Day, again held at the fantastic chapel in Streatham Cemetery. Thanks to everyone who contributed, especially Malik Gul of WCEN and Graham Peterson of the Greener Jobs Alliance who both joined us over lunch. Will Tooting begin to look like this imagined plasticine […]
Read More →On Saturday 3rd November TTT helped Tooting Library run a drop-in Day of Stories. Library staff and volunteers read engaging stories, Alison offered a participative ‘live’ story, and Jane & Charles ran 2 hours of making and crafts that also told a story: ‘What would you like to see in Tooting?’ Children and adults took part, and there […]
Read More →South Thames College has won the prestigious 2012 Green Gown Award in the ‘Best Newcomer’ category, from a strong field of 5 other finalists. Sadiq Khan MP will celebrate the Award with a local presentation to Sue Rimmer, Principal of South Thames CollegeThe Green Gown Awards recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken in tertiary education across the UKThis […]
Read More →Tooting Library + Transition Town Tooting present a free Day of Stories. Saturday 3rd November. Tooting Library, 75 Mitcham Road, SW17 9PD. Phone: 020 8871 7175 Come and celebrate the magic of stories at Tooting Library! Throughout the day staff and volunteers will be sharing some of their favourite stories in the specially-created Story Zone, featuring […]
Read More →Starting on Saturday 20th October, there’s an interactive installation developed by local school children and artists at Sprout Arts, 74 Moyser Rd. Details here. Come along this weekend if you would like to get involved with making and creating, and from Monday 22nd, this story of the Three Little Pigs continues as an exciting exhibition. Coming […]
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