Sharing two inspiring projects! Both projects aim to demonstrate and create something that is beautiful and functional, creating results which please people and show that sustainability is achievable and attractive now. One is in Tooting: a front garden restoration that takes into account affordability and biodiversity. One is north London-based: an bamboo bicycle enterprise which is […]
Read More →Delighted that last weekend’s Tour de Tooting makes the front page of the Wandsworth Guardian this week! With this report on page 3 And this is Emma Brazell’s short reportage film of the day on youtube.
Read More →Tour de Tooting Creative Director Lucy Neal With less than 2 weeks until Tour de Tooting, are you ready for a wonderful wheeled parade through Tooting, followed by a sharing picnic on Fishponds Fields? Pop 3rd July in your diary! Maybe you’ve found one of these mysterious #tourdetooting tags on your wheels? #tourdetooting Maybe […]
Read More →Could you be a leader in making, could you become a Prime Pedalista? Hello Pedalistas* Tour De Tooting is fast approaching. Pedalistas of Tooting will be looking to get making and decorating throughout June in preparation for the Parade of Wheels on the 3rd July. This Tuesday, Tour De Tooting are hosting a workshop of […]
Read More →Want to find out more about Tour de Tooting? Come along to our second Hubs and Spokes café on Thu. 19 May, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Rechere’s Wellbeing Centre, 163-165 Tooting High Street in anticipation of the Tour de Tooting, Sun. 03 July. What will be doing in this Hubs and Spokes Cafe? The […]
Read More →Join us in planning a wheeled parade and ride through Tooting! Over the last few months, Transition Town Tooting have been experimenting with the idea of a wheeled parade and some bike rides through Tooting – a chance to celebrate the possibilities of safe, open roads for everyone where clean air and community conversations meet. […]
Read More →A few transport issues have caught my eye this weekend. Firstly I am well in support of Wandsworth Council’s opposition to the expansion of Heathrow. Who wants more aircraft noise blighting our quiet enjoyment of SW17 and around. Not me. See the Council’s reasoning and ways to have a say in the consultation here. Crossrail2 […]
Read More →Jenny has posted her response below to the most recent meeting in our ‘CC’ series. During the series we have been digging into understanding our own ‘carbon footprint’ and what it means to us in real life. The UK average carbon footprint per person per year now is c12 tonnes of C02 emissions. There’s a challenging and […]
Read More →I was reminded in Amsterdam recently, what a vast difference there is between cycling in the Dutch capital and cycling in London. In central Amsterdam, bicycles and feet seem the primary mode of transport followed by trams. Far fewer cars, less pollution, a more pleasant environment and a slimmer looking population from this brief survey. […]
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