Tooting Newsie Weekly Newsletter
New openings, events, local offers, charity news, stunning lido photos, mega skip day, and lots more in Tooting this week!
Amy has launched Indie Wine Club in Tooting Market, where Unwined was previously located!
Amy tells us, "After working at Unwined for a number of years, I'm so excited that the previous owners transferred the business to me to continue the legacy, which I've now relaunched with a new name!
"Indie Wine Club is very much the same ethos – we'll focus on independent wine makers (including female wine makers) and will highlight different and unfamiliar regions and grapes.
"There'll also be wine tastings every Wednesday, and supper clubs with wine pairings coming soon on Thursdays, where we'll collaborate with different food vendors in Tooting Market!"
Indie Wine Club also offers delivery and click & collect, with wine box subscriptions coming soon. Alcohol-free wines, beers and ciders are also available.
More info via indiewine.club
Congratulations and good luck, Amy!
Butt Karahi Tooting has opened at 26a-26b Upper Tooting Road, serving Pakistani food, including karahi and BBQ dishes, chapli kebabs, and more!
Vegetarian options available, and all food is halal. Strictly no alcohol.
Open for eat-in and takeaway 2pm-11pm. Call 0203 161 9119 for enquiries.
Congratulations and good luck to the team!
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No joining fee at Energie Fitness Tooting until 31st January 2025 (see below) – with some great deals on gym, classes, and Personal Training packages for 2025!
⚡Their Classic Membership, giving you unlimited gym access, is only £34.99 per month!
⚡Their WOW Membership gets you unlimited class bookings from Pilates to calisthenics, yoga to strength and conditioning (and much much more), plus unlimited gym access, 2x guest passes a month, and multigym access (meaning you can attend other Energie Fitness gyms)– all for just £39.99 a month!
⚡And their EPIC Membership gets you unlimited gym access, unlimited class bookings, 2x Personal Training sessions a month, 2x guest passes a month, AND multigym access!
Locally owned in Springfield Village in Tooting, Energie Fitness has top of the range equipment, fully trained staff and a fantastic team of instructors delivering incredible classes!
📍 15 Seacole Walk, SW17 0ZH. To sign up with no joining fee (usually £15), visit their website and apply code ZEROJF24 at checkout by 11.59pm on Friday 31st January 2025!
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Get up to £500 OFF Teeth Straightening (Invisalign), Composite Bonding or Fixed Orthodontic treatment this January at the award-winning Ten Dental + Facial on Balham High Road! And if you go ahead with treatment, you'll also receive FREE teeth whitening treatment worth £500, with a guaranteed B1 shade!
At your FREE consultation, you'll receive complimentary smile mock-ups to help you decide on the best treatment for you. You’ll also be able to see how your Invisalign or Composite Bonding would look before you say yes to treatment!
This special offer ends on 31st January, so to find out more & book your FREE consultation (£50 refundable deposit required), WhatsApp 07950 958 856, email hello@tendental.com or pop in to see them at 156 Balham High Road.
You can also visit their website.
FREE monthly basic life support training at Mitcham Lane Baptist Church in Furzedown!
Training is provided by the Paul Alan Project – join their certified trainers in small, friendly groups of 10 or less to learn how to save a life. Sessions are a mix of theory and practice, where you'll learn:
• how to spot the signs of a cardiac arrest
• how to manage a cardiac arrest emergency
• how to perform CPR
• how to use a defibrillator
• the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest
• baby and child CPR
• how to help someone who is choking
All ages welcome, but please note that children and young people under the age of 16 will require a parent/carer present at all times.
The training is free, but charitable donations are encouraged. Donations go back into community access defibrillators and bleed control kits that save lives in medical emergencies.
For training dates and to book, visit the Paul Alan Project website.
Mitcham Lane Baptist Church is located at 230 Mitcham Ln, SW16 6NT
Local historian Geoff Simmons has assembled another cracking programme of walks and talks (including some in Tooting) to see you through the spring!
Join him for the Music of Tooting Granada, Springfield Revealed, Planet Tooting, and many more! Visit his website for more details, or search "summerstown182" on Eventbrite to book!
The next Mega Skip Day takes place from 9am this Saturday 11th January, in seven locations around Wandsworth, including Furzedown and Earlsfield.
Mega Skip Days are an opportunity for people to dispose of bulky items for free. Large skips are placed in neighbourhoods around the borough for all local residents to use.
The skips are open to residents of the London Borough of Wandsworth only. Proof of address may be required on the day.
The skips will be in the following places:
• Fayland Avenue, SW16 1TE
• Henry Prince Estate
• Battersea High Street opposite JW Vicarage Crescent, SW11 3HZ
• Viewfield Road, SW18 1NF
• Mayford Road, SW12 8SH
• Frensham Drive, SW15 3EB
• Wendlesworth Estate
More info, including details of what you can bring and when the skips will be open, via Wandsworth Council.
We’re sad to report that Morleys Tooting will be permanently closing on 30th April 2025. However, it’s still very much business as usual at the popular Tooting store, with a closing-down sale starting on Thursday 9th January, and continuing over the months leading up to the closure.
The property at 103-111 Mitcham Road has been sold by Morleys Stores for redevelopment into 24 private residential units with commercial space on the lower ground and ground floors. Morleys decided to close the Tooting location as part of a trading and property review of the business (full story via Drapers).
Transport for London is part way through a roll-out of 4G and 5G connectivity across the tube network and Elizabeth line, with 5G now available between Balham and Stockwell, with coverage also possible on the platforms at Oval.
You'll get a phone signal so long as you're on one of the four UK networks: EE, Vodafone, Three and VMO2. Your phone should automatically connect, and there is no extra charge.
Full story via Londonist.
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Petite Ambassadors Day Nursery at Tooting Leisure Centre now have spaces open for children aged 18 months-5 years old (including government funded spaces), plus flexible crèche opportunities & childcare services for parents who visit the Leisure Centre!
Nursery Director, Christabelle, tells us, "We provide high quality childcare, and believe that each child deserves the best start in life, and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential.
"We achieve this with a huge range of activities, including unlimited soft play, regular reading and storytime, bouncy castle sessions, daily visits to the local Tooting Gardens park and playground, and so much more.
"Our passion lies in supporting children and helping them reach their full potential, and we’re dedicated to making a real difference in their lives, nurturing their development and watching them grow and learn.
"By focusing on each child's unique strengths and needs, we aim to provide the kind of supportive, encouraging environment that allows them to thrive and develop to their full potential!
"Our staff undergo a DBS check, and we obtain references from previous employers. Additionally, they participate in a work trial at the nursery and attend a formal interview. Employment decisions are made only after all these criteria have been successfully met."
To find out more (and to read some fantastic reviews), visit their website, or call Christabelle and the team on 020 8333 7555 or 07774 565 376. Alternately, you can email them at info@petiteambassadors.com
Spires' (a local charity helping homeless and disadvantaged people) new service at St. Nicholas Church, Tooting, has launched!
The charity say on their social media. "We're looking forward to helping those in the Tooting community who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
"We will be running our drop-in every Monday morning from 9-11:30am at St Nicholas Church, Church Lane, SW17 9PP."
Find out more about the charity and the services they provide via their website.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY – Little Village (a baby bank network supporting families with children under five living in poverty) need your help!
Their warehouse in Wandsworth has accumulated a huge amount of amazing donations and they’re in need of volunteers to help them sort and check items before they can be delivered to the families around London.
They’ve set up some One-Off Volunteering sessions in January that don’t require any training or any commitment – just come for the day!
Sign up here!
The NHS is urging people in Tooting and around London to give blood and help save lives this year after a challenging festive period – recent national figures reveal that over the Christmas week, demand for blood from hospitals exceeded collections by almost 3,000 units
During the same period, demand for the vital O negative blood used to save lives in emergencies exceeded collections by over 900 units.
Currently England remains in Amber alert for low blood stocks. While community venues are well booked, there is good availability at the seven London Donor Centres in Tooting, Brixton, Edgware, Stratford, Shepherds Bush, the West End and Twickenham, which have a combined total of almost 26,000 appointments available over the next six weeks.
People with O negative, B negative and Ro blood types are particularly needed. There is an ongoing need for more donors of Black heritage to help patients with sickle cell who need ethnically matched blood.
First time donors who don’t know their blood type will find out after their first successful donation.
Giving blood is quick and easy, with the process taking just one hour. To book an appointment visit www.blood.co.uk, use the GiveBlood app or call 0300 123 23 23.
On New Year’s Day, Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) volunteers from Tooting, Earlsfield, Balham, Clapham and Battersea continued their annual tradition of a street cleaning initiative on Clapham Common.
This year’s initiative saw over 60 volunteers, including 12 members from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association, collecting 10 bags of litter.
Rabeeb Mirza, Local Regional Youth Leader of Baitun Noor, said: "Cleanliness is a core tenet of our faith, and this initiative allows us to put our values into action while giving back to our country. Seeing our youth and community members come together on New Year’s morning to serve others is truly inspiring. Even a few hours of effort can make a significant difference."
"This year’s clean-up was a testament to the dedication of our volunteers," added Rabeeb. "Across the country, AMYA volunteers collected 493 bin bags of litter and contributed over 2,758 of service, showing their unwavering commitment to improving the communities we live in."
For more information about AMYA’s activities, please email amya.baitunnoor@khuddam.co.uk
Stunning aerial images of Tooting Bec Lido, captured by Skywardz Images – thanks for sharing!
You can see more of their work via their website.
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