A place to gather things that have no category!
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 […]
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 […]
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