A Tooting team travelled up to town last night to hear the final results for the TippingPoint Commission on the roof terraces of the National Theatre on The South Bank. Out of 178 applications nationally the Trashcatchers’ Carnival in Tooting was one of 4 awards presented by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate […]

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This afternoon at the BATCA Midummer Funday, TTT helped Project Phakama, Emergency Exit Arts and a small army of Tooting kids turn TRASH into great CARNIVAL COSTUMES for a’Trashcatchers’ Carnival procession! There are grand plans for 2010 but in the meantime here is a selection of photos from today. We should be able to post […]

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Need to pause to take stock of the last few weeks before getting ready for exciting summer of events coming up….. The National Transition Conference held at Battersea Arts Centre 2 weeks ago was a spectacular success.Transition initiatives from all over the UK and those from further afield. Our own Sadiq Khan was heard to […]

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TT Tooting members were involved in a successful 21st Century Network Transition Towns meet-up at EnlightenNext in Islington on Wednesday (13th May). Lucy was speaking along with TT Brixton’s Duncan Law and TT Forest Row’s Mike Grenville while David was facilitating. Loads of good ideas appeared in the breakout discussions and I personally was particularly […]

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I paid an interesting visit to the Tooting Commons MAC last night, a group who act as a consultation partner for Wandsworth Council, and for other bodies who carry out work on or near the Commons with a diverse range of interested parties attending. Discussion ranged from wind turbines and road closures to guided walks […]

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Transition Town Tooting were pleased to be invited to join Sadiq Khan MP who hosted Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change at a supper in Tooting last week. I attended on behalf of TTT and was invited to join Mr Miliband’s table where I was quizzed by him about the transition […]

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Around 50 members of 15 different London transition networks met on Monday 23rd at Battersea Arts Centre (venue for the upcoming network conference in May) for the first ever London-wide transition event. We were welcomed by one of BAC’s co-Artistic Directors, David Micklem who gave us some insight in to the venue’s history as a […]

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Transition Town Tooting tonight celebrated its 1st birthday at Mushkil Aasaan! Lucy & Hilary led a good discussion with a review of what’s been achieved, a creative visualisation of the future, working groups and a birthday cake with its own rocket launcher!

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Tooting really is an inspiring,  quirky, humorous, resilient, inventive and diverse place. Just returned from an incredible evening at Jasmin’s Club on Tooting High St, host to this year’s Community Awards. A full house organised by the indominatable Balham and Tooting Community Association recognising the work done by ‘ordinary’ people on the ground. Transition Town […]

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