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Halloween parties, live music, poetry, art and a Polish feast – there’s something for everyone at Tooting’s House of Ora in October! 🎃🍁
📅 Friday 23rd Oct 🪩 Tales of The Disco • 9pm • Tickets £11.50
Mark and Portia Emare bring you an epic night of disco and house music to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Society in honour of Mark’s dad.
🎟️ Tickets here.
📅 Saturday 24th Oct 🎶 DJ Greg • 9pm • Free before 10pm, £5 from 10pm
Bringing you the best from the 70’s to 00’s!
🎟️ On the door
📅 Sunday 25 Oct 🥟Taste of Poland • 12- 8pm
Back by popular demand! Choose from a 90-minute buffet for £19pp, or for £10 more, add a Soplica tasting (18+ flavoured Polish vodka & liqueurs).
🎟️ On the door
📅 Sunday 25 Oct 🎤 Live&Lit • 5:30pm
A night of poetry and painting featuring an open mic and a live band.
🎟️ From £11.55 via Eventbrite
More House of Ora events HERE.
📧 Enquiries: info@wearehouseofora.co.uk
📍 House of ORA, 48A Mitcham Rd, Tooting Broadway, SW17 9NA
Pop-Up Vintage Market in Tooting this Sunday, 25th October!
Wandsworth Council, in collaboration with The Urban Vintage Affair, is hosting an outdoor market with vintage homeware, jewellery, clothing, art, accessories and more!
The Urban Vintage Affair is a homeware brand that challenges traditional perceptions and encourages creatives to view antiques through a fresh lens. Created with a clear mission: to make vintage and antique collecting feel welcoming, inspiring, and completely accessible, especially for a new generation.
The market will take place on the pedestrianised area of Totterdown Street (just outside the Tooting Market entrance), SW17 8TB, on Sunday 25th October, 12pm-5pm.
HALLOWEEN Wandsworth Common Beer & Cider Festival 🍻🎃 – Wednesday 28th to Saturday 31st October – with a SPECIAL DISCOUNT for Tooting Newsie readers (see below)!
Not a beer & cider fan? Wine & gin will also be available throughout the festival!
Get ready for FOUR days of Halloween fun in the spooky & historic Le Gothique Restaurant, Bar & Wedding Venue, Wandsworth Common, London, SW18 3SX – where better to spend Halloween than in this extraordinary building?
WEDNESDAY 28TH OCT: Preview Night, 6pm-11pm.
Be amongst the first through the doors - Tickets £50 per person which include all the beers and ciders you can drink, plus a free commemorative festival glass & programme!
THURSDAY 29TH OCT: The Festival continues! 1pm-11pm.
Fantastic day out with a huge choice of beers & ciders, hearty food and great atmosphere! Plus a free commemorative festival glass & programme, £15 per person.
FRIDAY 30TH OCT: Glam Rock Night, 1pm-11pm.
All the goodies available as before, plus 70’s Glam Rock Band “Glamstar” from 8pm in the Great Hall – prepare for a great boogie 🪩! Tickets £15 per person, free glass & programme included.
SATURDAY 31ST OCT: All day Halloween Celebration, 1-11pm!
Tickets £15 per person, FREE entry for children. During the day there will be face painting for children, a wandering magician, treats for children in their Halloween best, free witches potion juice for kids – all family & dog friendly!
There’ll be a Halloween Costume competition at 7pm, and Glamstar will be back from 8pm!
SPECIAL DISCOUNT for Tooting Newsie readers – get 20% off tickets with code TOOTING20. Tickets available via legothique.co.uk/beer-festivals
📍Le Gothique, The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, SW18 3SX
Festival of the Dead returns to Tooting and Balham, bringing a week of storytelling, creativity, performance, community celebration and organised mayhem!
Taking place across local venues during half-term, the festival invites families, adults and the wider community to explore stories and traditions surrounding witches, folklore, ancestors and the changing seasons.
The festival culminates in The Gathering – a large-scale community celebration featuring a lantern-lit procession led by a giant bird and the Rhythms of Resistance Samba Band at The Woodfield Pavilion on Tooting Common.
The evening will feature live storytelling, performances, food and drink, and the return of the hugely popular Silent Disco, which sold out last year – so get your headset booked early!
Alongside The Gathering, the wider Festival of the Dead programme includes creative family workshops and events exploring witches, hags, crones, wise women, mythology and folklore.
Festival of the Dead is created by South London Storytelling, a local organisation bringing people together through live storytelling and community events.
📅 October 24 - November 1 2026
🎟️ Tickets and full programme HERE.
🌶 12th Annual Chilli Sauce Championships 🌶 this Sunday 25th October at the Balham Bowls Club – judged by everyone attending!
Every attendee gets a voting card and gets to taste an incredible selection of homemade chilli sauces, before deciding who’s crowned the winner for 2026.
There are 45 entries so far – and it’s not all about extreme heat, with flavour every bit as important as fire. Sauces are divided into four categories: mild, medium, hot and nuclear. Whether you’re a chilli beginner or a seasoned veteran of spice, there will be plenty for you to taste and vote for. Plus the Yogurt Station will be back to cool any sizzling tongues!
Fancy entering a sauce? Find out more in the link below!
Kids and well-behaved dogs welcome!
🗓 Sunday 25th October
🕑 2pm drinks, tastings 3pm-5pm, winners announced at 6pm.
📍 Balham Bowls Club, 7-9 Ramsden Rd, SW12 8QX
🎟 £5 on the door
For more info and a link to the entry form, visit chillisaucecomp.com
Tooting Tidy’s next litter pick is this Sunday 25th October! Meet at Tooting Broadway tube station at 11am – the litter pick will cover lower Tooting High Street.
They’re also partnering with The Tooting Tavern for this pick, who’ll be providing free teas and coffees and discounted food and drinks. 🍷
Equipment provided and everyone welcome!
Extinction Rebellion Wandsworth is supporting a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at St Alban’s Church in Furzedown on Saturday 7th November, 3pm-4.45pm.
The organisers tell us, “Introduced by Chris Packham, this 50-minute film brings together key clips from the 3-hour-long National Emergency Briefing shown to MPs and others.
“The screening will be followed by discussion of the film and what we can all do. The event is hosted by Furzedown Churches and supported by XR Wandsworth, Christian Climate Action, Greener Jobs Alliance, Greenpeace South West London, Balham Climate Action and Transition Town Tooting. All welcome!”
The event is free, but please sign up so the organisers can keep track of numbers.
📍 St Alban’s Church, 1 Pretoria Road, SW16 6RR
🗓 Saturday 7th November 3pm-4.45pm
Book your free place via Eventbrite.
If you’re considering orthodontic treatment for your teen, Ten Dental on Balham High Road are offering up to £2,000 OFF ceramic braces until October 31st!
Ten Dental + Facial’s specialist orthodontists in Balham and Clapham have helped thousands of families achieve confident, healthy smiles, with treatments tailored to each child’s needs and the latest technology for precision and comfort.
They also offer a FREE initial consultation to assess your teen’s needs and discuss the options.
To find out more and to book a free consultation, WhatsApp 07920 581065, call 020 8675 1798, email hello@tendental.com or pop into the clinic at 156 Balham High Road.
You can also visit their website at tendental.com
Are you planning to upgrade your bathroom? Evenflow Heating & Plumbing is a small business run by Balham resident, Matthew Bridle, which specialises in complete bathroom refurbishments.
Their small team include dedicated plumbers, tilers, plasterers, electricians & carpenters – and you can find them on Checkatrade, with over 240 reviews & an average score of 9.88 out of 10.
Evenflow offer free quotes and also a 10% discount for bathroom refurbs quoted and booked in before 31st December 2026.
Please reference code ‘WINTER10’ 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 even.flow@hotmail.co.uk
You can also see more great examples of their work on their Instagram page.
FREE Skin Health Consultation & Visage Scan! Balham doctor-led aesthetics clinic, FACE By Balham Studios are offering a free, no-obligation skin health consultation to all new clients!
Unlock your skin’s true potential – their advanced Visage Scan goes beneath the surface to identify any concerns & craft a tailor-made plan that rejuvenates your skin from the inside out.
FACE facial aesthetics clinic (under the same ownership as Balham Dental Studio next door) offer a wide range of treatments including Microneedling, Polynucleotides, Emlift, HydraFacial, PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) & hair loss solutions.
FACE Facial Practitioner, Dr Kalina Kaseem, tells us, “As part of the Balham Studios family, our treatments are delivered by highly skilled, medically trained professionals with an in-depth understanding of facial anatomy. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all – every journey begins with a thorough consultation to design a treatment plan unique to your goals.
“We use only premium, industry-leading products within a modern, regulated clinical environment, ensuring your safety and comfort at every step.”
To book your FREE Skin Health Consultation and to find out more, call 020 8675 7210, visit their website, or pop in and meet the team!
📍114a Balham High Road, SW12 9AA.
There are lots of business offering discounts for NHS, emergency service workers and students in Tooting, Earlsfield and Furzedown!
We’ve created a list of businesses offering discounts – visit our Tooting Discounts Page to find out more. And don’t forget to check back as we update the page!
Andy Burnham has announced a crackdown on “headphone dodgers” who play loud music on public transport, reports The Guardian.
The prime minister unveils a campaign against nuisance behaviour on public transport today, Monday 19th October, alongside guidance allowing local transport authorities to levy fines of up to £100 for non-compliance.
The nationwide campaign also gives local leaders new powers to tackle loud music, vaping and littering on buses.
Full story via The Guardian.
BBC News reports on teenage boxer Lily Bassett from Tooting, who’s eyeing potential future Olympic glory by competing with Team GB in the Youth Olympics at the end of this month.
Lily recently won her fourth consecutive junior European Championship gold medal in Serbia after she beat opponents up to three years older than her. She is among 16 athletes across a range of sports who will represent Great Britain at the Youth Games which begin in Dakar, Senegal, on 31 October.
Marcus Luther, who started coaching Bassett at his club TM Boxing when she was six, said she has the talent to make it all the way to the top.
Full story via BBC News.
Ice hockey is back, just up the road in Streatham! 🏒 The Streatham Redhawks have made a winning start to the new season, following a successful campaign last year which saw them crowned both Southern and National Playoff Champions!
The local ice hockey team have already secured victories over Chelmsford Chieftains, Swindon Wildcats 2, Solent Devils and Invicta Dynamos, and will be looking to continue their winning streak when they return to home ice at Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre.
Fancy going along to support the team? Tickets are £17 for adults, £11 for concessions (under 16s and over 60s), or £50 for a family ticket (two adults and two children under 16).
Tickets can be purchased at streatham-hockey.co.uk
Good luck to Tooting resident Stuart, who’s walking 5km every day in October to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK!
Stuart is taking part in Prostate United, the football-themed fundraising challenge, striding out every morning from Tooting to the depths of Wimbledon, Balham, Clapham, Mitcham and Battersea – sharing photos and highlights of his walks, as well as sharing his story.
Stuart tells us, “Two and half years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and I went into life’s injury time. In attack l have a team of brilliant and skilled consultants, doctors and nurse managers keeping me in the game with their latest tactics, and my results are steady.
“In defence I have a fantastic wife, family, friends and neighbours who put up with me when i’m not on top of my game with the hormonal sweats – and coach me to carry on.
“So I thought I would do something to help raise awareness; every time I met somebody new, I tackled them with the prostate question – ‘have you been tested?’ – passing on the prostate message hoping to save lives.
“The hormonal sweaty side effects had put me off my life game which meant no gym, no allotment, no DIY and no pub crawls!!
“But now for the comeback! I’m taking this challenge, offered by the Prostate Cancer Team, to score 31 x 5km goals in a month – I’ve already reached 100km!”
To find out more and to donate, you can do so here.
Paula and Sergiu have opened Mava Coffee at 19 Trinity Road, serving coffee (and coffee beans), pastries (some of which are too big to fit in the display cases!), Italian desserts and more! The name ‘Mava’ is a combination of their daughters’ names.
They also sell prosecco and wine to take away, and will be hosting wine-tasting and social events in the near future (check their social media for updates).
Open 6.30am-3pm Monday to Friday and 7am-3pm Saturday and Sunday to eat-in and takeaway. Oat, soy, coconut and other vegan milk alternatives available (at no extra price). And the venue is dog-friendly! 🐶
See @mavacoffeetooting (Instagram) for more info.
Congratulations and good luck to Paula and Sergiu!
Seahorse Nursery has opened at 534 Garratt Lane. The branch joins their existing sites in Southfields and Wimbledon Park.
Tours of the nursery are available. For more info, visit their website.
Congratulations and good luck to the team!
Congratulations to Rebecca Dartnall on winning the Friends of Tooting Common (FOTC) photo competition for the months of July to September, with this brilliant photo!
FOTC’s David, who judged the competition, said of the photo, “It shows life going on at dusk and picks up three bands of vegetation as your eye is drawn up the picture to the wonderful coloured clouds with the very memorable bleached tree drawing your eye back to the left hand corner.”
There were a number of excellent photos entered which you can view here.
FOTC are also running a photo competition for the months of October to December.
As usual, entry to the competition is free, and open to everyone. Photos can be of any aspect of Tooting Common, particularly one which brings out its distinctive character; and should be taken during the months concerned. It can include people, but for any close-up photos the permission of the people should be obtained. Any photos including children should be from a distance and not identify faces.
Please send photos by Thursday 31 December, to fotcinformation@gmail.com, and entitle the email ‘FOTC photo competition’.
More info about FOTC via their website.
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