Tooting Newsie Weekly Newsletter
The Tooting Show returns, a Planet Tooting walk, nominate your community heroes, free community Iftar meals, a new pizza place, charity opportunities, and much more in Tooting this week!
The Tooting Show is BACK this week, with its last night tomorrow! The show promises a dynamic student production that blends acting, music, and dance to bring the vibrant essence of sixth-form life to the stage, with all money raised going to Black Minds Matter!
This electrifying performance delves into powerful themes of mental health, sexual well-being, and the real-life struggles faced by students, creating an immersive and deeply relatable experience.
The Tooting Show takes place at the Monckton Lecture Theatre at School of Health & Medical Sciences in Tooting this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (5th-7th March). More info and tickets here.
Join the ultimate Planet Tooting Tour with local historian Geoff Simmons! Starts 2pm, Saturday 8th March, at Tooting Broadway tube. Book your free ticket here.
There's lots going on (as always!) for all ages in libraries across Wandsworth in March, including book and reading groups, storytelling, craft clubs, digital inclusion programmes, World Book Day events, and lots more – including a Meet the author event with Tooting author, Lizzie Frainier!
Full list of activities and libraries via Better.
Forever Fishponds invites you to their annual Open Meeting this Saturday 8th March, 2pm-4pm, at Fishponds Fields in Tooting!
There'll be an unveiling ceremony by the Mayor of Wandsworth for new storyboards recounting the story of the fields, past, present and future. There'll also be an update on Forever Fishponds' achievements of the last year, with news on their plans for the year ahead, including a focus on the exciting plans being developed in partnership with Enable Leisure to renovate the current building to include new changing rooms, public toilets, community facilities and indoor space – guests are encouraged to share their ideas for these plans.
Activities include women’s walking football, football for kids, a bird spotting walk, and more!
Hot drinks and refreshments available. All welcome!
Fishponds Fields is located on Hebdon Road, SW17 7NW – just turn off Upper Tooting Road and walk straight down Hebdon Road for 5 minutes.
Who's your community hero? Nominate them for this year’s Balham and Tooting Community Association (BATCA) Community Awards!
Nominate your deserving individuals and teams who do valuable work to serve the community in Balham and Tooting. This year there are three categories:
• Making a difference for young people
• Health, sports and leisure
• Building our community
The awards take place on Sunday 27 April, 5.30-8.00pm at St Boniface Church Hall, 185 Mitcham Road, SW17 9PG. Tickets will go on sale later this month.
For more info and to nominate your community heroes, visit the BATCA website.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY – Battersea Befriending Network (BBN), who support people struggling with mental health and isolation across Wandsworth (including Tooting), have a long waiting list of people needing support. The charity is urgently looking for more volunteers in time for their training at the end of March.
Do you:
• Want to make a real difference locally?
• Care about mental health and isolation?
• Have between two and twenty hours a month spare?
BBN would love you to join them – their training course starts on the evening of the 28th of March. It's free of charge and they supply food as well as information, confidence, and community building.
Joining the network of volunteers comes with support, connection, experience, and new skills – as well as a huge deal of flexibility, fitting around your schedule and your goals.
Maybe it's a phone call a fortnight, a walk together a week, or a cuppa every couple of days - befriending can look however you want it to, and truly makes a huge difference to someone struggling.
BBN cover all of the admin and costs involved, carefully considering each person and pairing you up with someone going through a hard time who could do with a friend!
Interested? Email volunteering@batterseabefriendingnetwork.org.uk or fill in an application here.
Donations needed! Local charity Wandsworth Oasis is looking for donations – every item donated will help to fund HIV education and support programs.
What can you donate?
• Clothes, shoes, accessories
• Books, homeware
• Small furniture items
The charity has three shops in Tooting and Furzedown:
• 234-250 Mitcham Road (Amen Corner), SW17 9NT
• 40-42 Trinity Road, Tooting Bec, SW17 7RE
• 127 Mitcham Lane, Furzedown, SW16 6LY
For more information about the charity, including a full list of their branches across London (and their opening times), visit the Wandsworth Oasis website.
Experience the ultimate Head Spa Ceremony at Charlotte Cave Hair Salon in Balham! This March, enjoy a luxurious 1-hour treatment for 50% OFF – pay just £75 instead of £150!
Last month, this offer sold out almost instantly, so book now before it’s gone!
Salon owner and celebrity hairdresser, Charlotte Cave tells us more:
“The Charlotte Cave Head Spa Ceremony incorporates an invigorating scalp massage with bespoke hydration treatment to purify and revitalise your scalp and nourish and moisturize your hair – the perfect way to start the year with a complete hair detox and to hydrate your locks!
“The full ceremony includes a sage oil face lift massage to enhance and augment the benefits of each treatment. Our customers absolutely love it, and find it so relaxing and rejuvenating – so take advantage of our special offer and treat yourself to the ultimate head spa experience!”
To book the Head Spa Ceremony, call 0208 673 4343, WhatsApp 07354849627, email reception@charlottecave.com or pop in and see them at 105 Balham High Road.
Book the Head Spa Ceremony in March, and you’ll get 50% OFF!
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HALF PRICE BURGERS EVERY TUESDAY IN MARCH at Burger Nine in Broadway Market Tooting!
Munir and the team are offering half price on ALL burgers (which all come with house salted rosemary chips!) every Tuesday, 5pm-10pm. Try their Smash Burger with onion, gherkins, American cheese, and burnt butter mayo, their Smash 3.0 with cheese, pulled beef brisket, Carolina sauce, house red pickles and gherkins, or their Smash Plus – double beef with caramelised onions, double American cheese, onions, gherkins, burnt butter mayo, and smoky mustard – and much more besides (see menu via Burger Nine’s Instagram for more details)!
Not only that, but Burger Nine also offers Buy One Get One Half Price every Wednesday!
Eat-in and takeaway only. Find Burger Nine near the Longmead Rd entrance of Broadway Market. Open 5pm-10pm Tuesday to Thursday, 12pm-11pm Friday and Saturday, and 12pm-6pm Sunday. Halal options available. Offer valid every Tuesday during the month of March 2025. Ts and Cs apply. More info here.
Children’s community centres across Wandsworth are offering free meals for Iftar throughout the month of Ramadan.
Wandsworth’s community spaces offer a warm welcome to all residents, with free hot meals, support, and a place to connect. Run by Wandsworth Council, or in partnership with local charities, libraries, faith groups, and community organisations, over 60 spaces across Wandsworth are open for residents to use for free. Some offer hot meals, while others provide activities for children, financial advice, and wellbeing support.
More info, including a link to a lis of centres, via Wandsworth Council.
Streatham Cemetery (which is actually in Tooting) is showing signs of Spring! This local spot is a wonderful place for a quiet stroll, and you can spot all sorts of wildlife as you wander down the cemetery's paths.
If you'd like to get more involved, why not join The Friends of Streatham Cemetery, a local group working to improve the condition of the cemetery as a burial ground and develop it as a haven for wildlife. They hold a range of activities year round at the local space. Visit friendsofstreathamcemetery.org.uk to find out more.
Streatham Cemetery can be found on Garratt Lane, SW17 0LT, and also has an entrance on Broadwater Road.
Howden Insurance Tooting once again brought together local businesses from Tooting and the surrounding area for their networking event, 'Let's Talk Tooting' last week. It was a fantastic evening filled with quality conversations, and the building of strong connections.
Local restaurant Made in Puglia Company, located in Broadway Market Tooting, generously provided delicious pizza. During the event, local charity The Furzedown Project had the opportunity to introduce their cause to all the guests.
If you're interested in hearing more about similar events at Howden or would like to showcase your business, join the Facebook networking group 'Let's Talk Tooting' (search 'Let's Talk Tooting' on Facebook) – it's a great space for showcasing your business and connecting with the community!
Howden Insurance Tooting is located at 149/155 Mitcham Road, SW17 9PG. Pop in, or call 0208 672 3375 or visit the Howden Tooting website to find out more.
Yard Sale Pizza has opened at 406 Garratt Lane, serving 12" and 18" pizzas (and dips!) for takeaway and delivery!
Vegetarian and vegan options available. Open Monday-Thursday 4pm-10pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-10.30pm, and Sunday 12pm-10pm. See yardsalepizza.com for more info, including their delivery radius, or call them on 020 3149 0444.
Congratulations and good luck to the team!
COMING SOON TO TOOTING – Zee's Kitchin is to open at 660 Garratt Lane in Summerstown, where Wimbledon Kitchen was previously located. We'll keep you posted...
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