On 21st October 2024 around a hundred people of all ages and backgrounds came together in the Samaj Hall to dream into Tooting’s possible futures. They travelled to 2040, imagined themselves, imagined our town and explored possibilities in a fair, flourishing and resilient place that cares for the earth and all future generations. Together we created […]
Read More →We are thrilled to bring Town Anywhere – a large-scale community visioning experience to Tooting. On Monday 21st October (9.30 – 4) this free event will bring people together to explore the future of our vibrant Tooting community. Town Anywhere is an extraordinary exercise. It invites us to step into the future, to reimagine and […]
Read More →Lockdown has been in place here in the UK since the middle of March and had a huge affect on our activities. We had to improvise quick, like everyone, and adapt to a rapidly changing context of how we live, where we live. Over the early weeks, our growing core group found our niches and […]
Read More →130 people joined us for 2 events during London National Park City Festival Week! Our 2 linked workshops, called Growing Community in the Heart of Wandsworth, invited people to come and get their hands dirty learning how to make vertical planters, potting on, creating leaf pressings and loads more. They also created a lasting echo […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →We were thrilled with the Jellybrella creative workshop on last Saturday May 11th which we facilitated at Sprout Arts in Furzedown as part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe.The weather was mostly kind and we did most of the day outdoors. Thanks for all the support and to Nikki, David, Jane & Chuck for facilitating. Lots […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →We’ve enjoyed and learned so much from our partnership project with CARAS which has been running since spring 2015.Here’s a short update on several of the strands – taking the first three in the list above, each of which has involved the Youth Club for asylum-seekers and refugees. We’ll share Update #2 soon. As ever, […]
Read More →30 passionate Tooting folk came to The Selkirk (thanks so much Ben and the team!) on Wednesday night to join our 4 fantastic speakers, Kemi Akinola, Robert Biel, Robyn Knight and Sue Sheehan, in wrestling with the big dilemmas of sustainable food systems and what we can do locally. Our title was “Local Food is […]
Read More →It takes many people to make Tooting Foodival happen. Here’s a short thank-you to (hopefully) most of you! GROWERS Without your generous contributions of locally grown producewe would not have been feasting! Charles & Lesley, Foulser Rd – tarragon & bay leaves Elisabetta, Dahomey Rd – Tuscan kale, cima di rapa, marrow, leeks, chard, pumpkin […]
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