Tooting Newsie Weekly Newsletter
A charity comedy night, the Tooting Urban Wine Harvest is brought forward, learn all about Wandsworth Care Alliance, is M&S returning to Tooting Broadway(?), new openings, and lots more!
Join STAND UP FOR SIGHT in Tooting on Thursday 4th September, a comedy night with all proceeds going to Turning Pages Foundation, to provide braille books and resources for the visually impaired in Pakistan.
The fundraising event, at Royal Mahal Tooting Banqueting Suite at 28 Upper Tooting Rd, features a star-studded comedy line-up:
• Prince Abdi
• Salman Malik
• Blank Peng
• Adam Anwar
• Syed Ahmad Raza
There’ll also be a special fundraising segment with Na'eem Raza, giving attendees the chance to contribute more towards transforming futures through braille literacy.
Tickets are just £15, with 100% of funds raised going supporting braille literacy to visually impaired children across Pakistan.
Tickets available here.
Open Day! To celebrate the launch of their new studio in Tooting Bec, The Treatment Rooms & Studio are holding a Charity Open Day on Sunday 7th September from 12 Noon, giving you the opportunity to try out all sorts of their wellness classes, treatments & services, including yoga, reiki, massage & tarot. All classes will be ‘donation-based’, with 100% of the profits going to St George’s Hospital!
There’ll also be some special events, along with stalls selling handmade gifts & refreshments and a raffle, with prizes including class membership, free treatments and gift baskets.
The full schedule for the Charity Open Day is now live on their website, including links to book the taster sessions – see ‘additional classes’ within the schedule.
The Treatment Rooms & Studio, Charity Open Day takes place on Sunday 7th September from 12 Noon, and owner Tracy is looking forward to welcoming new and existing customers to the new studio to join in this special day!
The Treatment Rooms & Studio is located at 26 Tooting Bec Road, SW17 8BD.
Chuk, of Tooting-based Homes With Chuk, has a delightful 2 bedroom garden flat in Streatham to sell! He tells us:
“This fabulous home was actually due to come on to the market a year ago. Photos, floorplan were completed, the marketing strategy was set up and we were ready to go. My sellers had found a larger home locally that they were buying – until unfortunately their sellers pulled out!
“My sellers were understandably disappointed; at the time they felt that house was the one!
“A year later they are now purchasing an even better house, just a few minutes away, which means their gorgeous period conversion can now come to the market!"
“This 2 Bedroom home on Kingscourt Road is sooooo fab! I absolutely adore the contemporary open plan kitchen/reception room which opens up via bi-fold doors onto a private garden with a raised decked areas at the rear.
“The principal bedroom is divine! So calming, so clean, plus those enormous built-in wardrobes…I want them!
“It also benefits from having a Share of The Freehold, and no onward chain.
“The location is superb – it's situated towards the bottom end of Kingscourt Road (a sought-after location in Streatham Hil (Tooting/Balham borders) with Tooting Common less than 2 minutes' walk away.
Independent shops, cafés, restaurants and so much more are a short stroll away too, as is Streatham Hill mainline station (with connections to Victoria & London Bridge). Or, catch a bus straight to Brixton, hop on the Victoria line and emerge in the West End 15 minutes later! .
"It’ll be 'live' on the portals from Mon 1st September, but if you would like more details and perhaps a sneak viewing before then, feel free to let me know."
Chuk Agudosi is a personal local property advisor. For more info, contact Chuk on 07940 546 190, drop him a DM at @homeswithchuk (Instagram), or pop into Tooting Works at 89 Bickersteth Road and ask for him at reception!
It’s back to school soon – and if your kids need new school uniforms, gym kit or swimwear, then I & A Fashions in Tooting are here to help! They have school shirts, trousers, skirts and sports kit to fit children from ages 2 to 17, as well as coats, accessories & more!
I & A Fashions have been kitting out children in school uniform for local schools since 1993 and owner Mohammed (who went to Graveney School in Tooting himself) is keen for more local residents to discover his huge store at 84 Mitcham Road. He tells us more:
"90% of our uniforms are made here in the UK, and are much better quality and more long-lasting than the school clothing you'll find in the likes of Asda and Lidl. We also sell uniform all year round - not just at peak season!
"As well as supplying general uniform items, we also supply specific uniforms (including blazers, ties and accessories) for local schools, Fircroft School, Penwortham Primary, Gatton Primary and Trinity St Mary's in Balham. If you're a local school, we'd love to chat about becoming your local uniform supplier!"
I & A Fashions is located at 84 Mitcham Road, Tooting, open 7 days a week from 10am (11am Sunday).
You can also call 020 8767 8613 or email info@iafashions.co.uk
Are you looking to upgrade your bathroom? Evenflow Heating & Plumbing are a small business founded by Balham resident, Matthew Bridle, which specialises in complete bathroom refurbishments.
Their small team include dedicated plumbers, tilers, plasterers, electricians & carpenters. Evenflow are on Checkatrade & have over 230 reviews with an average score of 9.84 out of 10.
Evenflow offer free quotes and also a 10% discount for bathroom refurbs quoted and booked in during August & September 2025.
Please reference code ‘AUTUMN10’ when contacting to claim.
Matthew tells us more about his business:
“Customer communication is key – from pre-work communication such as discussing options, clients sending me links to items to check suitability, to a daily progress update. Customers really appreciate being kept up to date.
“Our attention to detail and design ideas help make the sometimes disruptive process of removing a bathroom way more manageable.”
Evenflow also undertake all heating works – from changing radiator valves to complete heating installations.
To get in touch & request a free quote, call 07799 190 790 or email Matthew at even.flow@hotmail.co.uk
You can also find out more about them via Checkatrade and see more great examples of their work on Instagram.
Meet Dr Obaid Khalid and the team at the family-run W Dental on Upper Tooting Road, who have some fantastic special offers on composite bonding and Invisalign to celebrate their opening in Tooting (and their 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Google reviews) – see below!
Obaid tells us, "I'm a Tooting resident, so I'm excited to open our second branch right where I live. We’ve had a bit of a full circle moment recently – my daughter was just born at Tooting’s St George’s Hospital, the same hospital where I came into the world!
“Following our first practice in Twickenham, which we opened in 2020, the Tooting practice is run by myself and Dr Alay Zaidi with the help of my wife and my sister. We’re a fully private practice focused on a calm, relaxing environment with spa-like facilities.
“Treatments include emergency and general dentistry, as well as cosmetic dentistry, which includes Invisalign, composite bonding, whitening, veneers, and dental implants.
“We’re currently offering (until the end of September):
• Composite bonding at £195/tooth (minimum of 10 teeth) including complimentary whitening
• 20% off Invisalign including complimentary whitening and retainers
"We also offer 12 month finance plans at 0% interest.
"We’re looking forward to serving the people of Tooting and beyond – we can’t wait to meet you!”
W Dental is located at 21 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7TS. Open 9.30am-6pm Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, as well as occasional Sundays.
To book an appointment, visit their website, call 0203 143 4714, or email
hello@w-dental.co.uk. Special offers end on Tuesday 30th September 2025. Ts and Cs apply.
Residents of Rustic Avenue on the edge of Furzedown are up in arms after a neighbour hacked into a historic lime tree, apparently in anger over resin dripping onto his car. The century-old tree is now so badly damaged that it will have to be removed.
“We care about our trees, so we felt really violated,” said long-time resident Resina Chowdhury. “Just to think someone has done this to a hundred-year-old tree. Even if we get a replacement, it’s going to take a long, long time for anything to fill the void.”
Full story via MyLondon.
Mayor Sadiq Khan will roll out a campaign encouraging people to use headphones when playing music on London’s public transport, reports My London.
Posters will begin appearing on the Elizabeth line on Tuesday reminding travellers not to play audio out loud or have conversations on speaker mode as it may disrupt other passengers.
The scheme, the latest part of Transport for London ’s (TfL) wider Travel Kind campaign, will then be introduced on London’s buses, the Docklands Light Railway, and Overground and Underground networks.
Full story via My London.
Marks & Spencer has submitted planning applications for a Food Hall in Tooting, at 19-21 Mitcham Road, where Wilko was previously located.
The application numbers are 2025/2832 – ‘Alterations including installation of replacement shopfront’; and 2025/2866 – ‘Display of internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs’.
More details, including a link to the plans and how to comment on the applications (comments close on 09/09/2025), via Wandsworth Council here and here.
Mitcham Lane Baptist Church in Furzedown was broken into at around 6.45pm on Sunday, 24th August.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said:
“Officers are investigating a reported burglary of a church in Mitcham Lane, SW16 which is believed to have occurred on the evening of Sunday, 24 August.
“A number of electronic items are said to have been stolen in the incident.
“No arrests have been made at this stage. Anyone with information can contact the Met via 101, quoting 01/7893411/25.”
Met Police deployed Live Facial Recognition Technology to crime hotspots in Wandsworth (including outside Tooting Broadway station) on Wednesday 27th August.
More info via the Metropolitan Police website.
Wandsworth Council are urging people to dispose of batteries properly after a fire broke out in the back of a waste collection truck last week, caused by a small lithium battery in a recycling bag.
The diligent waste collection crews spotted the smoke and called the fire brigade who arrived and put out the fire within just 10 minutes.
Not only did this cause damage to the truck itself, it created a serious safety risk for waste collection teams and members of the public.
Thankfully no one was harmed, but this near miss is a reminder of the importance of recycling batteries correctly.
They must be taken to a dedicated battery recycling point and not placed in your usual rubbish and recycling.
There are many battery recycling points across the borough, including in libraries. All retailers must also provide free recycling collection points for used batteries if they sell over 32kg of batteries each year (roughly equivalent to one pack of 4 AA batteries per day).
If not recycled properly, e-scooter batteries can cause a serious fire risk.
Do not dispose of it in your household waste or normal recycling. These batteries can cause fires in bin lorries and at recycling and waste centres.
The manufacturer or importer of your e-scooter must offer a free take-back service for waste e-scooter battery packs. Contact them for details or ask the retailer where you bought the e-scooter.
If this isn't possible, Halfords can accept e-scooter batteries, so you can drop them off in-store.
More info via Wandsworth Council.
URBAN WINE TOOTING HARVEST UPDATE: the harvest will now take place on Saturday 30th August and Saturday 13th September at All Saints, Tooting on Brudenell Road (brought forward from the original dates of 27-28 September and 4-5 October).
Urban Wine UK’s Richard tells us, “due to a very hot summer, the majority of our members have told us that their grapes are ripening early and so ready for harvesting. So with this in mind we have brought the harvest forward this year.”
The harvest will take place 9am-12pm on Saturday 30th August and Saturday 13th September – drop off your locally grown grapes to be turned into Château Tooting!
There'll be a choice of a white still and sparkling wine, and a pink still and a pink sparkling wine.
Members dropping off grapes will need to book before attending – please email urbanwineuk@gmail.com for more info.
See The Urban Wine Company on Facebook or Instagram for more details!
Ed of Instant Physio in Tooting Bec was featured in The Guardian this week!
In the article, which focuses on how gym-goers are signing up for more fitness competitions, Ed talks about how the rates of patients visiting his practice on Balham High Road have increased, due to the growing popularity of high-octane social events.
Read the full article via The Guardian.
To find out more about Instant Physio, 📞 020 3488 2698 or visit their website.
📍 Instant Physio, 261 Balham High Road (opposite The Sewing Shop), Tooting Bec
🕗 Mon–Thurs: 8am–8pm | Fri: 8am–4pm | Sat: 8am–12pm
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Tooting bar Goldfinch hosts their last BBQ of the year in their courtyard this Saturday 30th August, 3pm-8pm (perfect for Happy Hour which lasts until 8pm!) – in collaboration with The Southern Kitchen – where they'll also be featuring their Summer cocktail menu!
The Southern Kitchen, also based in Tooting, is a catering company run by local resident Richard, which specialises in the unique flavours and style of food from the American South, including slow & low BBQ!
Goldfinch manager, Lewis, would love locals to come along and enjoy fantastic food, drinks and tunes in their beautiful courtyard. He tells us: “Come and try our Summer menu while the sun still shines – fresh, seasonal, and full of flavour! What’s more, Happy Hour is on until 8pm!
"The Southern Kitchen will be serving all sorts of amazing BBQ – from coffee beef brisket rubbed in paprika & honey, to pulled jackfruit coated in NC spices and sauce, or 6 hours smoked & brined chicken glazed in their ‘red’ BBQ sauce – plus sides such as succotash, creamy house slaw, cornbread and more – they have your dinner plans covered this Saturday (and there are vegan and veggie options)!”
To book a table at Goldfinch, visit their website.
Booking is not required to purchase Southern Kitchen food, but they advise booking, so that you're not disappointed!
Goldfinch is located at 145 Mitcham Road in Tooting. The BBQ runs 3pm-8pm.
Wandsworth Care Alliance (WCA) is a registered charity, committed to supporting and strengthening the voluntary and community sector in Wandsworth. They work to empower charities, community groups, and not-for-profits through tailored guidance, training, and resources, helping them to thrive and make a greater impact in the community.
WCA offers a wide range of support services for local charities and voluntary groups, including:
• 1-2-1 advice on governance, funding, and strategic development
• Networking opportunities and forums to share learning and collaborate
• Signposting to resources, training, and partnership opportunities
• Helping organisations amplify their voices and be heard at a borough level
Whether you're a small grassroots group or an established organisation, WCA are here to help you grow and sustain your work.
Through their Volunteering Wandsworth platform, WCA connects residents with local volunteering opportunities that match their skills, interests, and availability, supporting volunteers and organisations to ensure placements are meaningful, well-managed, and rewarding for everyone involved.
WCA’s Doing Good in Wandsworth initiative promotes the power of local good from businesses, highlighting the positive impact of volunteering and community action across the borough. They feature local organisations seeking support from corporates, businesses, or individuals, whether through donations, volunteering, or other forms of assistance. If you're a business looking to contribute or a charity looking for support, WCA wants to hear from you.
Through this programme, WCA aims to build a culture of connection, kindness, and active citizenship in Wandsworth. If you’re a corporate organisation and you would like to share how you’re doing good in Wandsworth, or if you’re a charity organisation looking to be featured, please email communications@wandcareall.org.uk
To learn more or get involved with WCA, visit their website.
Taste of Pakistan 🇵🇰 has opened at 169-171 Mitcham Road (where Afghan Palace was previously located), serving cuisine from all over Pakistan, including Charis Karahi, Balochi Sajji, Sindhi Biryani, and much more!
Owner Naseer already has branches in Hounslow and Slough, and is excited to open his third branch in Tooting!
All food is halal. Vegetarian options available. Strictly no alcohol.
Open 12pm-11pm Saturday to Thursday, 1pm-11pm Friday for eat-in and takeaway, with delivery coming soon. More info via their Instagram.
Congratulations and good luck to Naseer and the team!
COMING SOON TO TOOTING: Cup Coffee is to open at 50 Trinity Road in Tooting Bec. We’ll keep you posted…
When the time came to extend the Northern line from Clapham Common to Morden after the First World War, the engineers came upon an especially puzzling problem – how to build Tooting Broadway tube station on top of what was essentially an underground lake?
The ground was so wet that the station had to be built under compressed air conditions. Air locks had to be built at the bottom of shafts where the engineers worked to ensure that no air could get into the workings below. Then horizontal air locks had to be built in the sections of tunnel so they could be completed.
Full story via My London.
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