the heART of the libraries interactive project has been devised by artist Sam Haynes who has been piloting it with Wandsworth Libraries since the new year, and some of the results are can be seen in Tooting Library until the end of April. Two of us from TTT have been involved – this is a creative […]
Read More →Much like a tree in winter the Meet & Make notice board is looking a little sparse due to the season, we are all drawing our energies and preparing for flourishes throughout the rest of the year! Do check out the picture for what is going on and get in contact or chat to me […]
Read More →A little taster.. of the kind of mad things… you could be making… if you come to Festive Meet & Make … this Saturday 7th Dec… 3-7pm at Mushkil Aasaan hall, 222 Upper Tooting Road SW17 7EW (next to Nandos) We will also be creating cards, producing pomanders, stirring up sweets and reusing recyclables for […]
Read More →We’re a surprising community vegetable garden within a hidden-away space that we share with exuberant native trees and plants, just off Tooting Common at 5 North Drive, SW16 1RN. Look out for the signs.It’s our second birthday this weekend, and do come and visit our Open Day on Sunday, being held in conjunction with two great London-wide initiatives: […]
Read More →The 2nd Day of Stories with Tooting Library was a surprising and experimental day. In the morning and afternoon we were transported from the centre of Tooting to join five storytellers’ worlds of wonder – crossing boundaries of geography and time from Norfolk to the Great Plains, with sound effects from the beautiful (the harmonica) to the funny (blowing custard through straws).In the middle […]
Read More →I’ll let the pictures do the talking: 48 hours of local creative activities by the Wandle, in the Community Garden, on Tooting Common. The ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ by the Wandle opposite the Ram Brewery ‘It’s a Wandleful Life’: opening the Wandsworth Arts Festival The climbing frame: freshly painted by Gatton School ‘Wish you were here’ […]
Read More →Saturday 4th May: ‘Wish You Were Here’ Crafty Pint’s workshop printing souvenirs of Tooting, at the Tooting Tram, 12:00 – 6:00. For details click click here Sunday 5th May: ‘The Jigsaw Horse’ storytelling and art promenade leaves Sprout Arts in Furzedown at 1:00. For details click here Saturday May 11th: Welcome to the 2nd Tooting […]
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 →On Saturday 3rd November TTT helped Tooting Library run a drop-in Day of Stories. Library staff and volunteers read engaging stories, Alison offered a participative ‘live’ story, and Jane & Charles ran 2 hours of making and crafts that also told a story: ‘What would you like to see in Tooting?’ Children and adults took part, and there […]
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