TTT is looking forward to our new partnership project with CARAS and the RHS ‘Greening Grey Britain’ campaign (see our 18th Aug post below). To help launch ‘Rooting in Tooting’, we joined in at the CARAS Open Day at All Saints’ Church, Tooting. It was a very welcoming day for the extended CARAS family, where many […]
Read More →If you’ve walked past the Derinton Community Centre in Tooting recently, you may have noticed vibrant yellow planters bursting with colourful flowers, where rubbish used to reside, and young people sitting on bright benches doing their homework. Those young people, who attend the CARAS youth club on the site, worked with a team from Transition […]
Read More →Tooting Field Days are local safaris based in and around Tooting; a chance to get outside and play, walk or make something. We can’t promise lions and zebras but you might discover something you’ve never seen before, think something new or have a mini adventure! Tooting Field Days will happen every month on a Sunday […]
Read More →This is the second in our mini-series of 3 blogs about ‘why’ experiencing the urban outdoors can be valuable and significant for many people….something we’ll enjoy on Sunday (see the events listing opposite) in an informal way, based on fun and games.This blog is just a snapshot of a big subject, looking at another way […]
Read More →All welcome to the two parts of our free half term Wild Afternoon in Tooting:at 1400: participative outdoor games for all the familyat 1600: showing ‘Project Wild Thing’ film All the details on our events calendar to the right of this blog page. It’s going to be a fun and engaging afternoon, even if it’s […]
Read More →Tomorrow: Saturday 20th DecemberTTT crafts with recycled materials, Tooting Library, 2:00 to 4:00Our free drop-in seasonal craft making workshop upstairs at the beautiful Tooting Library, 75 Mitcham Road, SW17 9PD. All welcome, all ages, all tuition and materials providedPractical and fun session to illustrate making beautiful things from waste – and reduce carbon. Photos from […]
Read More →Often with our work with Gatton, we’ll augment the sessions with the students with extra hours to maintain momentum as well as keep us on track. These augmenting sessions usually happen during normal garden hours on a Sunday, 11am to 1pm. So come down if you specifically want to contribute to this project. Send a […]
Read More →On Tuesday 11th November, we enjoyed the second session of our Insect Hotel Project at the Community Garden, with Year 6 from Gatton Primary School in Tooting. Each week there is a new group of 10 students from the two classes of Year 6, so it’s always good to welcome them to the garden before […]
Read More →Come and talk to us at our stand at St George’s Community Open Day on Saturday 15th Nov. about opportunities to get outside in Tooting. Outdoor Tooting can be a surprising and rewarding place for all ages, and TTT want to encourage more young people and adults to get outside – for fun, to play, […]
Read More →This week we embarked on our next garden-based project with Year 6 students and teachers from Gatton Primary School in Tooting. This follows the Rainwater Catchment and Cold Frame projects of last year, as reported in this blog and on the education page of Issue 6 in the Transition Free Press. What is an Insect […]
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