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Women’s Conference at the STORM Centre, Battersea

Denise Waterman meets Judith Jacob from "Eastenders", local Cllr Marie Hanson MBE, and the amazing people involved with STORM - a charity based in the Doddington Estate which is dedicated to empowering people for a brighter future. STORM would like to thank all the organisations that supported this event through their kind donations, as without them, it would not have been possible: The White Stuff Floral Angels Waitrose Tesco's Lush Nourish http://stormempowerment.com/

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What next for Twickenham Riverside?

For more information about the plans for Twickenham Riverside please see below: http://twickenhamlido.com/ http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/14245082._We_are_not_Richmond___Twickenham_residents_reject_riverside_proposals_as_consultation_results_revealed/?ref=mr&lp=14 Here are a selection of comments from the 2,300 strong Lido petition so far: LC, TWICKENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM This is a must for Twickenham's long term regeneration! TS, TWICKENHAM A great and sound idea to really rejuvenate the riverside. Self funding and fully costed so minimal cost to the local tax payers. JA, TWICKENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM I would like to see more in Twickenham than pubs and charity shops. GR,TWICKENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM I am a local resident that would use this facility. SN, TWICKENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM I'd really like to see a lido in Twickenham and it would be an amazing feature for the riverside which seems to have strong financial support. MB, TWICKENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM At last something positive being developed for the people of Twickenham. It has been idle for far too long! SD, TWICKENHAM, UNITED KINGDOM It will bring a whole new lease of life to the area and generate business. We need this as the town centre is starting to die and shops are closing down.

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Richmond Ice Rink

Pia Jackson discovers some of the names and history behind the famous Richmond Ice Rink whose most recent incarnation is in the grounds of St Mary's University by Stawberry Hill House. www.RichmondRink.com www.icerinx.com @RichmondRink Beach Bum - Happy Rock by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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World Heartbeat Music Academy at the Putney Arts Centre

Charlie Shakespeare makes his debut for SWL.TV reporting from an amazing local performance by Wandsworth's own World Heart Beat Music Academy featuring young people from the area and supported by internationally acclaimed musicians Byron Wallen, Tony Kofi, Patrick Clahar, Tammy Weis, Laci Olah with the awards being presented by Julian Joseph and Alun Armstrong. www.worldheartbeat.org @whbeat

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TEDxWandsworth comes to South Thames College

Kalpana Chauhan, co-organiser of TEDxWandsworth 2015 finds out what teachers Eddie Smith (Course Leader, Art and Design) and Mike Spence (Course Leader, Games Design) and their students at South Thames College are doing in preparation for the inaugural TEDxWandsworth event on Saturday 14 November 2015. Kalpana also speaks to volunteer speaker curator Jonathan Priest and sponsor Paul Mitchel of Le Bureau. Tickets to TEDxWandsworth are now all sold out but if you would like to win tickets upload your short video showing what you are doing to ‘Be the Change’ in your own life, community or workplace at #TEDxBeTheChange @TEDxWandsworth. Winners will have the chance to attend TEDxWandsworth as well as see their video showcased at the event. Happy filming and good luck. For more information about competition and event visit www.tedxwandsworth.com

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Business Bites – Actions not Donations to save the planet

This month Kay Chauhan, Business Correspondent for Wandsworth Radio, also caught up with CEO and Founder of the Social Enterprise The Do-Nation, Hermione Taylor, who is an innovator who came up with a unique way of getting people to pledge actions to help the environment instead of donating money. Hermione is now in her 6th year with a staff of six and is helping businesses to find ways to engage staff to reduce carbon emissions by carrying out simple challenges such as cycling to work or taking the stairs, as well as helping business to enhance their environmental credentials and improve on their Bottom Line at the same time.

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Business Bites – Flexible Funding for SMEs

Since the financial crash of 2008, High Street Banks have become notoriously stringent about lending to small businesses, and to be perfectly honest lending to anyone really. Go to any business networking event and it won’t be long before you hear the six year old mantra that High Street banks do not want to part with their loans unless you have a pretty good track record over three years, or you are willing to put down your personal assets as collateral. However, Market Invoice is one of a growing number of non-banks or alternative financial institutions that are bucking the trend and have created an online solution for SMEs looking to access funding. The fin-tech or Finance Technology it is using is also chipping away at the £80 billion stranglehold, or 85 per cent of the market that traditional banks have on invoice trading, where a business trades invoices with long payment terms, typically with corporate clients or well-known brands – in return for liquidity that would enable the business to continue to trade. Oliver Cummings, Partnerships Manager at Market Invoice, explains to Kay Chauhan how the fin-tech sector is helping SMEs access flexible and cheaper funding to run and grow their business, in the same way that ITunes and Spotify took the music industry by storm.

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Rugby World Cup 2015 at the Richmond Fanzone

If you can't get to see the sport live, you can still share the excitement of RWC2015 by going to one of the four free Fan Zones. Keith Maynard checks out the Richmond Fanzone in the heart of SW London and even gets a lesson in Fijian Cibi... For more information about the Richmond Fanzone, events and matches happening during the Rugby World Cup, see below: http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/rugby_world_cup/rwc2015_fanzone/rwc2015_fanzone_schedule.htm @RichmondFanzone

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Business Bites – “UnWined” in Tooting Market

Pop-up wine events organisers Kiki Evans and Laura Ward enjoyed dreaming up fun activities involving wine when they ran a nomad pop-up service, A Grape Night In across London. But their quirky ideas and service developed into quite following, and through an enormously successful Kickstarter campaign, the wine connoisseurs have transitioned into a permanent trading outpost in the middle of Tooting Market. Kay Chauhan catches up with co-owner Kiki about the duos newly opened business ‘UnWined’.

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Business Bites – Networking for Success

Heather White, Networking and Personal Branding expert, and CEO of Smarter Networking, reveals to Kay Chauhan how getting the sack from her job as an insurance broker lead to a thriving networking business with clients such as Nation Wide and host of professional service and business groups. Heather also provides her Top 5 Tips for successful networking and ‘Working in a Room’ in her forthcoming workshop for Wandsworth Council’s Enterprise Workshop series for new and growing businesses.

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Business Bites – Wandsworth Business News Round-up

Business Correspondent for Wandsworth Radio, Kay Chauhan, compiles a round-up of business news in Wandsworth. This month includes the Federation of Small Business Confidence Index which reports a dip in confidence among London Businesses compared to Q1; Delphis Eco, a Battersea-based eco-friendly, cleaning products manufacturer, has been selected by government and UK Trade body to front a trade mission, alongside big guns Aston Martin and Burberry, to promote UK business and exports overseas; a new business centre in the heart of Wandsworth, Workspace’s The Light Bulb business centre hosts inaugural networking event for the Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce; and overall winners of FSB London Business Awards includes two Wandsworth businesses, First Aid training providers First Aid for Life and chic nail bar cum coffee house London Grace.

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