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Tooting’s Green Sanctuary Reinvents Itself After over ten years of flourishing as a vibrant oasis in the heart of Tooting, the Tooting Community Garden will go into a period of transformation. For local residents the garden has long offered a place where wilderness and community spirit met. Now, as a new development takes shape, the […]
Read More →The much anticipated, Community Stitching Upcycled Fashion Show took place on Saturday 20th September at Tooting United Reformed Church. The fashion show started at 12.30 pm and about twenty upcycled outfits were showcased by our amazing models, most of whom were regular members of the Sewing and Sanctuary group, complemented by friends and family. Our […]
Read More →Having been inspired by Fishponds Bioblitz we decided to do our own and to start with looking out for our garden animals. A BioBlitz is defined as a short, intensive period of time during which a group of people find and identify as many species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms as possible within […]
Read More →Be inspired by the work of local community sewing groups and learn to upcycle! CLICK HERE for our Facebook event page with latest details. 20th September – 12 – 4pm United Reform Church, Rookstone Road SW17 9NQ Come along to this event and be inspired by the upcycled work of Sewing and Sanctuary and other […]
Read More →Read all about Tooting Repair Club launch, Repair Week 2025 and Leaping out of Windows without fear from local fixer Dermot – and email us at repairclub.org@gmail.com to hear about future sessions. The first rule of Repair Club is: “You do not talk about Repair Club” So like an ancient mariner of fixing…here I am – […]
Read More →Cooking, growing, sewing, singing, dancing, making or mending and more: the community of Tooting has an abundance of skills and talents which also make us stronger together. On 16th March 2024 we hosted our first Tooting Can… Celebratory Extravaganza. Dive into our blog below telling the story of the day (with ‘how to’ links and […]
Read More →Cooking, growing, sewing, singing, dancing, making or mending and more: the community of Tooting has an abundance of skills and talents which also make us stronger together. Tooting Can is a free community event for all ages to celebrate and share the skills in Tooting’s diverse community. JOIN US on 15th March 2025 – 12 – […]
Read More →A fabulous time was had by all at the Sew It, Show Picnic and Parade. The event was a celebration of slow fashion featuring sewing, stitching, crafting, fixing, mending and swapping – a picnic and a parade! The event bought together indivduals and community groups from across Tooting with workshops from Work & Play Scrapstore, […]
Read More →Saturday 24th June 20 All Saints Gardens Come dressed in something you’ve made yourself, or repaired or bought in a charity shop, get ready to parade or support; join a sewing workshop or watch expert knitters and don’t forget to bring a picnic. Our Share & Repair group are thrilled that the team behind Fixing […]
Read More →JOIN US on September 20th for our COMMUNITY STITCHING – Upcycled Fashion Show – be inspired by the work of local sewing groups and learn how to upcycle. Spring Update The group is really flourishing with about a dozen of us meeting above Oxfam every Friday morning.Alongside variously themed sessions, for a few months we […]
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