Comedian Paul Foot is currently touring the UK with his show, ‘Image Conscious’. What is the show about and who is the real Paul Foot? Broadcaster and satirist, Carpet Martin, co-creator of web series British Rationals. He looks at the news for the hottest stories, interviews members of the public for their reaction and shares […]
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Timinology: How a near fatal skiing accident and an introduction to meditation changed Tim Leach’s life
On 10 February 2007, Tim Leach’s life changed forever when a freak skiing accident almost killed him. Until that point, he had planned on becoming a lawyer and was filling the time after completing his degree living a care-free existence. However, the skiing accident and, further down the road, signing up with a dating expert […]
LFW: Wandsworth-resident and stylist to the stars heads up judging panel at the Britain’s Top Designer Award
Diversity, Stars, and Goodwill come together this fashion week when current Celebrity Stylist Bernard Connolly beckons as the head judge of Britain’s Top Designer Award. Wandsworth resident and celebrity stylist, currently heading up styling at Britain’s Next Top Model on Lifetime TV, Bernard Connolly will be presiding over the next future design talent as head judge on Sunday, the 18th of February 2018, 7:30 pm, at Fashions Finest […]
Vauxhall charity Axis Foundation marks donating £1million
Vauxhall-based Axis Foundation has, in its eight-year history of giving, donated £1m to over 110 charities, causes and individuals who make an impact in their local communities: many are based in south west London including Vauxhall City Farm (a very near neighbour), Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham and the Pimlico Foundation. The funding has helped hospices and […]
Autumn is a great time to volunteer
Link UP recruits volunteers and works with charities throughout the borough of Wandsworth bringing together individuals who are willing to share their professional skills with local charities, community groups and social enterprises that need these skills to make a real difference in the Wandsworth community. All of the volunteers are professionals and whilst some are […]
Swing Punks – Interview with composer Chris Bemand
Chris Bemand is an eclectic music composer based in South West London. He has released many innovative jazz and electronic albums and writes musical scores for TV and film. His latest project is a live show ‘Swing Punks’ that features complete reworkings of classic 70s punk songs using a twenty piece big band. Which are the […]
Next In Tech Conference October 5th – Coming Soon
Find out more about upcoming technologies and build your business! Wandsworth Digitech are launching a major conference next month. Called Next In Tech, and supported by Wandsworth Council, it aims to give businesses an insight into what will be upcoming technologies. With a pretty starry lineup it deploys people from Microsoft, Linkedin, MetroBank and numerous […]
Tennis charity’s cash boost for Wimbledon Guild
WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION TO MATCH DONATIONS AT WIMBLEDON GUILD VILLAGE FAIR Wimbledon Guild Village Fair’s fundraising drive will be boosted this year through a partnership with the Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). The Wimbledon Foundation has pledged to match fund cash raised through bucket collections at the fair, which […]
PRESS RELEASE: FRESH SOUNDS AT FRESH GROUND!
September 27th 2017 is a date of national significance: it marks National Fitness Day where the nation will be celebrating the fun of fitness and physical activity. Fitness, as we know, is holistic, and this date also marks another important initiative – the launch of Gospel on The Rise a new community gospel choir in […]
WHERE are the people like me, doing the things I enjoy doing?
Tell me, have you even been in any of the following situations? 1. It’s 11pm and the debate starts.. anyone know where we can go next/ where’s going to be busy/ where are all the bloody people. Not to mention the overwhelming feeling of self promo wafting out of Dojo. Cue frantic Googling as the […]
Roll Up, Roll Up and Volunteer at Wimbledon Guild Village Fair 2017
Wimbledon Guild Village Fair needs you! The organisers behind the annual event, social welfare charity Wimbledon Guild, is appealing for volunteers to make the 2017 Fair the best yet. The charity is aiming to build a team of 100 volunteers and supporters to help out at the Wimbledon Guild Village Fair on Saturday June 17. […]
Wandsworth DigiTech Networks with Technology People
On Tuesday Wandsworth DigiTech held one of its regular networking meetings. Supported by Wandsworth Council and Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce, this is a new programme, only started three months ago, to help technology companies in the Borough reach their objectives. Around 30 people were present, to listen to Dave Clarke of Benemen give an interesting […]
Wimbledon Guild announces new community partnerships taking monthly classes total to 120
Social welfare charity Wimbledon Guild has extended its programme of activities following the success of their recently added bellydancing classes. The charity started the exotic dance classes in January initially only twice a month. But following packed classes and a huge demand for the popular classes, bellydancing will now be held every week at Drake House Hall in Wimbledon. […]
Can you help us raise £5,000 for KLS’ Summer Programme for refugee children?
From 15th – 19th May (from next Monday) local Battersea Charity, Katherine Low Settlement, is taking part in The Summer Give (part of the Big Give, supported by The Childhood Trust), the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign, to raise money for KLS’ Summer Programme to improve local refugee children’s education in Wandsworth. When? The Summer Give launches at 12pm (midday) on Monday 15th May. Donations […]
Link Up Battersea expands to Borough of Wandsworth
Linking skilled volunteers with local charitable organisations LINK UP BATTERSEA IS NOW WORKING THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH After successfully launching in Battersea last year, Link UP now recruits volunteers and works with charities throughout the borough of Wandsworth. Link UP brings together individuals who are willing to share their professional skills with local charities, […]
L@@k inside the settings of local author’s book Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass is a 1980s modern pacy literary thriller being crowdfunded right now on Unbound/Penguin Random House. It is written by me. I am a local author. I live in Southfields. I am taking you behind the scenes today. We will be looking inside a rare 1964 book, which inspired Heart of Glass, found […]
New Community Dyslexia Organisation Wins Council Funding
Aspire2inspire Dyslexia is a new charitable organisation in Wandsworth, founded in April 2016 by Elizabeth Kwarteng-Amaning as a response to her dyslexia. She didn’t learn to read or write until she was 15 years old. Bullied by at school other children who asked if she was, “Slow, lazy or stupid?” Clearly, she isn’t, having not […]
Wandsworth Radio ‘Live’ author interview plus SNEAK PREVIEW of Ivy’s next book
“Gong Xi Fa Cai! Kung Hei Fatt Choy!” I am a South West London writer and I live in Southfields. I have been living in Southfields for 17 years! My children go to Sheringdale School, which is, I am proud to say, the third top school in Wandsworth. Naturally, being a Sheringdale mum, I also have […]
#Watergate in Richmond last Christmas
by Teresa Read, The Twickenham Tribune The blitz spirit was alive in South West London on Christmas Day when tweets informed people that there was no water in Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton and further afield, and as Santa finished his nightly rounds, families and restaurants were desperately trying to cook Christmas dinner. At the same time […]
Wandsworth Business Awards Triumph for Local Companies
This is the fourth year that Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce has presented its business awards. This year was the biggest yet, with 260 people attending a black tie sit-down meal, gourmet-catered by local foodies Anson and Curtis. At the presentation taking place in the council’s Civic Suite, were many local businesses, competing for 12 awards […]
What is Autism, Really?
WHAT IS AUTISM? Article by Guy Shahar, recent speaker at TEDxWandsworth. To many who come across autism in passing, it is considered a disability, through which people are rendered in some way deficient, having the handicap of not being able to function as normal people and (this part is usually unconscious) of being less valuable […]
Author of “Taffy How” Rosalind Roberts – Talk and Reading at Mitcham Library
Rosalind Roberts will be speaking at Mitcham Library’s Coffee Morning on Thursday, the 24th of November 2016 from 10:00am – 12:30pm. Rosalind sold over 23.000 books to date with the majority achieved off-line. The mother of five will be sharing her journey as a self-publishing author. She will be reading excerpts for her novella “Taffy How”. […]
Wimbledon Guild a great place to work thanks to new Healthy Workplace Award
Wimbledon Guild a great place to work thanks to new Healthy Workplace Award Merton charity Wimbledon Guild has been honoured for its commitment to making working at the Guild a healthy and happy experience for employees and volunteers. Wimbledon Guild’s Head of Welfare Jane Platts and HomeFood Cafe Manager Hilary Collis, pictured above, received the Healthy […]
SWL.TV – Connecting Communities
Many local businesses will be familiar with South West London TV, filming Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce events. Founder Peter Fison has just revamped their website to make it more interactive and “connected to the community.” He has had an interesting career. His previous job in IT management was successful, but not entirely satisfying – he […]
Calling all UK fashion designers
The Britain’s Top Designer Award 2017 is now open and invites applications from fashion designers across the nation including South West London. Applications are invited via: https://www.britainstopdesigner.com/application The Britain’s Top Designer Award is part of Fashions Finest Catwalk Shows during London Fashion Week. Fashion and music drew an influx of celebrity attendees at Fashions Finest this September […]
John Simmons – 50 years of Craftsmanship in Wood
John Simmons opened his first workshop in Wandsworth 50 years ago. He’s been in the Borough ever since, creating bespoke furniture and storage solutions for people who are short of space. He will design something to store clothes, records, even your Dyson, then build it and install it for you. After he learnt his trade […]
Southfields Academy – Southfields’ hidden secret
Students and staff at Southfields Academy had a lot to celebrate this summer. Our 6th Form’s A Level pass rate was 100% for the third year running with A*-C grades coming in at 80% and 23% A*-A. Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Economics results were particular strengths. The results of the new style A Levels were […]
Greater London Postcodes
Do you know your London postcodes? It can be tough deciding how to categorise our videos sometimes, as there’s not always an exact overlap between area (e.g. Brixton) and postcodes (SW2 or SW9?). So we end up approximating it a bit on occasions, but generally use the following maps and table as a guide: POSTCODE AREA SW12 BALHAM […]
Food Assembly wins at London Urban Food Awards
The Food Assembly won Best Retailer at the Urban Food Awards at Borough Market – with mayor Sadiq Khan showing his support for “entrepreneurship flourishing in our great city.” Hundreds of Londoners voted for the community initiative at Urban Food Awards for “connecting producers with customers, building that vital link in the food chain.” The Food Assembly […]
London’s Craft Beer Scene
There’s no shortage of pubs in London. From traditional boozers to speakeasy-style bars, the city offers a heady selection of watering holes in which to sink a pint. And the capital is currently going through something of a craft beer revolution with a focus on microbrews and local ales. Quench your thirst with this guide […]
London Restaurants with a View
London has a stunning skyline so why not enjoy dining in a London restaurant with a view of the best of the city? © Laura Porter 1. Sky Garden Restaurants On the top of one of The City of London’s skyscrapers there is a public garden and three dining options. The Sky Garden is on […]
London’s Must-See Cultural Events
London’s cultural calendar is packed full of cool events this autumn, from blockbuster art shows to brand-new gallery openings. Here are the best of the bunch for budgets of all kinds. Photo Credit: Clive Totman/VisitEngland 1. Open House London Where: Various locations When: September 17 & 18, 2016 How much? Free This annual event lets […]
Fashion Collaboration with Coco Mama Style
ANNOUNCING THE COCOMAMASTYLE & SWL.TV COLLABORATION Fashion and style is such a visual thing that it made complete sense to share my style tips on the YouTube channel I launched in 2014. Several fashion seasons and an award for vlogging later and I’m thrilled to announce I’m launching a collaboration with South West London TV. SW London is the […]
Behind the Scenes on an SWL.TV shoot
Never a dull moment filming with SWL.TV I normally arrive shortly before filming and the Producer briefs me over coffee. By the time I sit down to edit I already know what’s required from my editing work. As a cameraman / editor it’s important I have as much information as possible before filming starts and Peter is […]
Vibrant Visuals from South West London
I’m a photographer and film-maker, born and raised in New Zealand, but have been living in South West London for the last 11 years. It’s fascinating to see how this exciting area is evolving – for example one long-term project for me is the Battersea Power Station. I made this image of the supermoon eclipse […]
Tootopia Weekend 2016 – A Festival, Saluting Tooting!
| by Tooting Daily PRSS, Editor | Posted in Tooting News, Tooting Life, Tooting Food & Dining, Tooting Business, Tooting Events Tootopia 23rd September – 25th September 2016: A celebration and festival of the history, independent businesses and the people of Tooting. The restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars of Tooting are ready to host a whole array […]
Best Places to Live in SW London
Best Places to Live in South West London South West is not the name of Kimye’s new baby, worry not. London’s SW postcode area is made up of nine boroughs including the London Borough of Wandsworth, the westerly parts of the London Borough of Lambeth, parts of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, the […]
Restarting Tooting
Reproduced with kind permission from the SW London Environment Network. Restarting Tooting Yesterday I was witness to an inspiring event, a Restart Project drop-in event organised by Transition Town Tooting. If you haven’t come across Restart Project, they are a charity ‘taking local action to prevent electronic waste through hands-on, learning events where we help […]
5 top London West End musicals for families
Reproduced with kind permission from Mummy in the City. 5 top London West End musicals for families 1. Matilda Based on the Roald Dahl children’s book of the same name, Matilda is a family favourite about the incredible five-year-old school girl. The musical, which hit West End in 2011, has received more Olivier awards in […]
Local Team – FFK Dynamos
Reproduced with kind permission from the South West London blog. FFK Dynamos – sponsored by James Pendleton January 12, 2016 at 8:07 am · Filed under South West London, Wandsworth Last year James Pendleton became the proud sponsors of FFK Dynamos, a team of promising young footballers based in Wandsworth. We keep in touch with the team […]
Afternoon Tea in London With Kids
Article reproduced with kind permission from Laura Porter’s Blog “About London“. 1 of 12 Tea and Cakes For The Whole Family Photo Credit: Ghislain & Marie David de Lossy / Getty Images Updated March 28, 2016. Whether for a family celebration or a treat it can be a lovely idea to have afternoon tea in London […]