We have now reached our second anniversary and the sewing group is going from strength to strength with around 20 regular members. Last year we featured in two short Oxfam films marking Refugee Week and Secondhand September.  Also marking the latter, we ran a sashiko denim patch workshop for 30 Oxfam shop managers and staff, […]

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Meet your neighbours, learn something new and celebrate our amazing community here in Tooting! Whether it’s 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.  TootingCAN2026: A Day of Skill-Sharing, Connection, and Hope What a day! On […]

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Our 2021 Tooting Foodival was again a great success, with Volker and team serving locally grown street-cooked food throughout the day to a constant stream of visitors. The sustainable theme was more congruent than ever with many relevant stalls selling handmade local produce, a variety of workshops and attractions utilising a larger road space, the music drawing people in, […]

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A second set of photos of our Jellybrella creative workshop on May 11th. These  are all about the day as an invitation to be creative…welcoming people in new ways…and what participants thought about it. All the background on this participative creative community sustainability project is in a past blog post – please click here It includes […]

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Jellybrella does! (now we know…)On the Bank Holiday weekend and all next week: combine your love of creativity and fun with shopping in a good cause. Visit the super new Wandsworth Oasis shop at 61 Balham High Rd & admire windows full of Jellybrella creations.  The Jellybrellas were created last week by local adults with […]

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We’re thrilled to be running the Jellybrella creative workshop in a fortnight as part of Wandsworth Arts Fringe.Free and for all ages: all welcome to join us! We’re holding the Jellybrella workshop from 10:00 to 4:00 on Saturday May 11 in Furzedown at Sprout Community Arts. Bring an umbrella or two if you can – […]

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Our Jellybrella participatory arts project reuses waste to celebrate creativity, diversity and sustainability. The main event is a free family day on May 11th at Sprout Community Arts in Furzedown, offered as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe. More info here. Donated at TTT’s ACE The raw materials we’re using are all saved from scrap, […]

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