This Summer saw some 30+ Wandsworth councillors from all parties come together to film 7 popular children's stories by Julia Donaldson and Alex Sheffler (of "Gruffalo" fame). Many thanks to MacMillan Publishers for giving blanket permission to do this during the difficult months of Coronavirus and Lockdown, and Sandra Evangelista from Wandsworth Council for her concept, vision and drive, without which none of these lovely short films would've been made.
To watch all 7 stories in the series, please click on the following playlist link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs8T4INVfOM&list=PLBCzAwvFtP0HjfATx86Llr5poK3KX6u5A
@MacMillanKidsUK
@wandbc
CREDITS
Victor Castejon (https://www.youtube.com/user/thequickbrownfoxuk)
Peter Fison (www.southwestlondon.tv)
Wendy Phillips
Kemi Akinola
Tony Belton
Rosemary Birchall
Kim Caddy
Louise Calland
Jonathan Cook
Jane Cooper
Annamarie Critchard
Paul Ellis
Adrian Flook
Clare Fraser
Judi Gasser
Ravi Govindia
Angela Graham
Peter Graham
Malcolm Grimston
Melanie Hampton
Graham Henderson
Guy Humphries
Ian Lewer
John Locker
Rhodri Morgan
Lucy Mowatt
Jo Rigby
Mike Ryder
Claire Salier
Kate Stock
Steffi Sutters
The Pod, Episode 19, The Wellbeing Centre London
The Wellbeing Centre London has a team of qualified & recommended therapists providing a range of proven complementary therapies, counselling and coaching for the wellbeing of your mind and soul. They are based in Fulham and they offer an eclectic range of therapies including hypnotherapy, NLP & reiki to help with all types of emotional issues.
They work with men, women, couples and children 8+ and they provide services via online, phone and face to face.
You can call them for a Free Confidential 15 Minute Consultation to help you chose the best therapy and practitioner to suit your needs.
www.wellbeingcentrelondon.com
www.facebook.com/wellbeingcentrelondon
www.instagram.com/wellbeing.centre.london
Successful Christmas Tree Collections in Wandsworth 2020
Over the past fortnight the council has collected around 130 tonnes of unwanted trees. These will all now be turned into compost, some of which can be used in the borough’s parks and open spaces.
Most were picked up from front gardens - but many thousands also had to be removed from Wandsworth’s 440 miles of pavement after people dumped theirs on the street.
Footage Credit: Hannah Cayley and Branden Braganza
Wandsworth Workmatch opens its doors in Falcon Road
Denise Waterman returns to Work Match, this time for the opening of their new Falcon Road centre. A great service provided by Wandsworth Borough Council for connecting job seekers and businesses across the borough.
https://www.wandsworthworkmatch.org/
Thessaly Bridge transformed into ‘Happy Street’
Denise Waterman was thrilled to follow the story of the Thessaly Road regeneration and attended the opening of the revamped bridge along with council members, local residents, teachers and pupils.
"Happy Street" by Yinka Ilori has finally become a reality. Judge for yourself!
#HappyStreet
@wandbc
Local Beaver Scouts clean up Furzedown
Volunteers and parents from the 4th Streatham Beavers / Scouts group did their bit for the community by cleaning up unwated litter around Furzedown as part of the #MyWandsworth anti-litter campaign. Denise Waterman met the children, the leaders and Cllr Steffi Sutters on a rather cold and windy March morning!
#MyWandsworth
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/mywandsworth
BREW – Building Resilience and Enterprise in Women
As part of Enterprise Month and hot on the heels of International Women's Day, we were excited to attend a series of workshops and inspirational speeches launching the BREW project - Building Resilience in Women.
https://www.wandsworthlifelonglearning.org.uk/guide/brew/
https://twitter.com/WBCLLearning
https://www.facebook.com/WandsworthLifelongLearning/
Keep Wandsworth clean and tidy – Come “Plogging”!
As part of the #MyWandsworth campaign to keep the borough clean and tidy, Denise Waterman finds out more about a fun way of staying fit and doing your bit at the same time! It's called Plogging...
https://plogolution.com/
https://twitter.com/plogolution
https://www.facebook.com/plogolution
@wandbc
https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/mywandsworth
Introducing Mira Bar-Hillel, Tenants’ Champion for Wandsworth
Wandsworth Councillor Kim Caddy visits the newly appointed Tenants' Champion Mira Bar-Hillel.
If you're having difficulties with your landlord or managing agen you can contact the Wandsworth Private Sector Tenants' Champion by emailing:
TenantsChampion@wandsworth.gov.uk
Save our 19 Bus
The 19 Bus route is under threat and Wandsworth Council are lobbying TFL to rethink their plans. This short video shows the entire route, sped up over 3000%, with a voiceover from Cllr Cook from Wandsworth Borough Council.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk
@wandbc
Rachel Egan outlines the latest Thrive Strategy for early help
For more information about Thrive, the latest consultation, and current services for families and children in Wandsworth generally, please get in contact with Rachel and her team directly or you can find more information by following the links below:
CONSULTATION
https://haveyoursay.citizenspace.com/wandsworthcsd/childrens-centres-18
MAIN THRIVE WEBSITE
https://thrive.wandsworth.gov.uk
WANDSWORTH COUNCIL WEBSITE
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/14751/dont_miss_your_chance_to_comment_on_new_approach_to_early_years?utm_source=Wandsworth%20Borough%20Council&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9953111_19-10-18&dm_i=XWH,5XBVB,N9PVNQ,N6YVL,1
Email: thriveonline@wandsworth.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8871 7899
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wandbc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wandsworth.council
Wandsworth residents get ready for cold snap
We dropped in to the Frogmore depot to meet council workers and local residents getting ready for the inevitable cold weather this year...
We also stumbled on a great online resource, the Wandworth Council Interactive Map, which for example shows the location of all yellow Grit bins which the public can help themselves to:
https://maps.wandsworth.gov.uk/
@wandbc
Small Business Saturday 2018
Ernest Bevin College
We're delighted to release an updated version of this video showcasing some of the great things going on locally at Ernest Bevin College. It was a delightful project and the expressions of the pupils and staff just say it all really :)
http://http://ernestbevin.london/
@ErnestBevinColl
Workmatch celebrates its 5th Birthday
5 years ago Wandsworth Council set up its WorkMatch service to help match jobseekers with local vacancies. It has now helped over 1000 people into work! Great achievement, Happy 5th Birthday!
@WBCWorkmatch
#WorkMatch1000
www.wandsworthworkmatch.org
Young Mums Support Network
https://www.spacehive.com/make-the-house-a-home
Fiona and her team need your help urgently with a Crowdfunding campaign to get 100+ backers by 10th October 2018. You can help by donating as little as £2 but the raw number of supporters is the important thing right now so please follow the link above and help them make a big difference to families in Wandsworth.
https://twitter.com/young_mothers
https://www.facebook.com/thejoysofmotherhood
Urgent appeal from Young Mums’ Support Network
Quick link to the campaign website:
https://www.spacehive.com/make-the-house-a-home
www.ymsn.co.uk
https://twitter.com/young_mothers
https://www.facebook.com/thejoysofmotherhood
https://www.linkedin.com/company/young-mums-support-network/
https://www.instagram.com/youngmumssupportnetwork/
Earlsfield Library hosts Black History talk by Kathleen Chater
In her debut report for South West London TV, Fiona Small drops by a Black History talk at Earlsfield Library sponsored by Wandsworth Council.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk
@wandbc
Wandsworth Home Ownership scheme
Shelly Palmer visits one of the home development projects in Wandsworth and speaks to Council Leader Ravi Govindia about the regional and national Housing Crisis.
Roehampton Festival and the Alton Estate Regeneration
Alex Willis-Bray speaks to local residents at Downshire Field in the Alton estate and hears first hand what they're hoping for from the planned regeneration of the area.
https://enablelc.org/Roefest
@enableLC
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/roehampton
@wandbc
Development Plans for York Road and Winstanley Estates: 4
This is the final report in a short series of videos about the regeneration plans for the York Road and Winstanley Estates in Wandsworth.
In this episode, local resident and spokesperson Marlene Price has the chance to ask Council Leader Ravi Govindia and MD of Taylor Wimpey, Lee Bishop, about plans for the area and how they will affect local residents.
You can click on the following links to go directly to each question:
Right to Return for residents and leaseholders: 0:36
Unit Size and allocations in future phases: 1:16
Creating a Community, not just disjointed housing: 1:54
Liaison Officer and handling issues: 2:42
Considerate Construction and managing disruption: 3:08
Fitted Kitchens: 3:45
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/winstanleyyorkroad
#brighterborough
Development Plans for York Road and Winstanley Estates: 1
This is the first report in a short series of videos about the regeneration plans for the York Road and Winstanley Estates in Wandsworth.
In this episode, Pia Jackson introduces the area and some of the changes planned to start in 2018.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/winstanleyyorkroad
#brighterborough
Development Plans for York Road and Winstanley Estates: 2
This is the second report in a short series of videos about the regeneration plans for the York Road and Winstanley Estates in Wandsworth.
In this episode, Pia Jackson talks to Lee Bishop from Taylor Wimpey about the changes planned to start in 2018.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/winstanleyyorkroad
#brighterborough
Development Plans for York Road and Winstanley Estates: 3
This is the third report in a short series of videos about the regeneration plans for the York Road and Winstanley Estates in Wandsworth.
In this episode, Pia Jackson talks to Wandsworth Council Leader Ravi Govindia about his vision for the regenerated area.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/winstanleyyorkroad
#brighterborough
Don’t miss London Art Night!
Wandsworth Council Leader Cllr Govindia gives a quick preview to the weekend's major art festival happening in and around Battersea, Nine Elms, Vauxhall and the South Bank.
www.artnight.london
@artnightldn
Fly Tipping – inteview with Cllr Sutters
Denise Waterman talks with Cllr Steffi Sutters about the ongoing efforts of the council and residents alike to battle illegal fly-tipping across Wandsworth.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/cleanstreets
Wandsworth Brighter Living Fair
This free fair took place on Tuesday 3 July 2018, and was organised by the Council’s Adult Social Services Department. It was specifically for adults who have or are looking for care and support in the borough, and other local residents aged 55 and over.
More than 180 people came along to find out about support available in Wandsworth that champions independent living.
Over 40 local services and organisations had stalls at the event, including the Share Community, Battersea Thrive, Generate, London Fire Brigade and local NHS services.
There was also a full programme of talks and demonstrations, including:
Wandsworth Police, who gave a talk on keeping safe
DORCAS who demonstrated healthy juice making
Fitness taster sessions from the Council’s leisure contractors Enable
Boxing from Carney’s Community
An art workshop with Creative Minds
Sign language sessions from Deaf First
Councillor Paul Ellis, the Council’s Health and Social Care spokesman, said: “This was a very successful event, and we’re delighted it was well attended and so many organisations came along. We hope that the day will give residents the information they need to stay healthy and independent.”
If you attended, thank you for coming. To those who filled in evaluation forms in the hope of winning a Fortnum & Mason Hamper or a ticket to Battersea Park Children’s Zoo, congratulations to the lucky winners!
Looking for support?
If you were unable to attend the Brighter Living Fair, you can search our website for local social care services:
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/adultsocialcare
London Art Night 2018
Steph Browne reports on the recent London Art Night that wowed visitors and residents alike in Nine Elms on the South Bank, Vauxhall, and Battersea.
Thanks again to the team at Wandsworth Council for all their support.
http://2018.artnight.london/
@ARTNIGHTLDN
The Pod, Episode 1: Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce
In this the first in our new series of "up close and personal" interviews in "The Pod", Denise Waterman chats with Steve Pinto who heads up the Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce:
www.wandsworthchamber.org
@WandsChamber
To find out more about filming opportunities in "The Pod", as well as how SWL.TV can help put your video in front of 20,000+ YouTube subscribers and 11,000+ social media followers, please head over to:
http://www.southwestlondon.tv/ThePod
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Happy Boy End Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100648
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Nine Elms – Behind the scenes in London’s newest district
Every day thousands of commuters pass the new and emerging buildings that are beginning to change London’s skyline on the South Bank.
To tell the story of what's happening behind the skyline at Nine Elms, Wandsworth Council commissioned this mini-documentary which looks at the redevelopment of a once barren industrial area from the perspective of new and old tenants.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/nineelms
www.nineelmslondon.com
@NineElmsTeam
Wandsworth Council Tax and Budget 2018
Council leader Ravi Govindia sets out borough priorities following the setting of the 2018 council budgets. Presented by Alastair Greener.
Wandsworth Enterprise Week 2018
Wandsworth Enterprise Week 2018 will feature unmissable events such as Start up Wandsworth, Women’s Enterprise Day, Food Enterprise, Youth Enterprise, one-to-one advice clinics and the Business Forum.
Wandsworth Enterprise Week runs 5-10 March. Find out more here http://wandsworthenterpriseweek.biz
Major cash boost for front line services in Wandsworth
Great news for Wandsworth - major cash boost being reinvested in the community.
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/brighterborough
#BrighterBorough
New Year Message from Wandsworth Council
A 2018 New Year message from Cllr Ravi Govindia, leader of Wandsworth Council.
Find out and have your say on borough priorities by visiting:
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/brighterborough
@wandbc
#BrighterBorough
Celebrating Small Business Saturday in Wandsworth
If you love shopping local and want to support local businesses to thrive and survive, check out some of Wandsworth's best examples and hear what they have to offer you in return...
#SmallBusinessSaturday
Fighting the Flytippers in SW London
Nobody likes stinky waste and rubbish outside their door... We spent a day with Wandsworth Council's enforcement officers finding out more about the problem and what we can do to help them help us...
Historic Northern Line Breakthrough at Kennington
Our travel and transport correspondent joined Wandsworth Council Leader Ravi Govindia and The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP to witness the historic "breakthrough" moment for the new Northern Line extension. Boring machine "Amy" crunched through the last layer of rock at Kennington, connecting the two 3.2 km tunnels from Battersea Power Station, via Nine Elms.
“Demon Dogs” by students from South Thames College
Original Music – Composed, sequenced and mastered by Music Production and Performing Arts Students and Staff at South Thames College.
Video & Editing – Shot on Canon DSLR 700D and Edited on Adobe Premier Pro CC by Creative Media Film & TV students
Performance – Choreographed and Performed by Level 3 Performing Arts Students
We offer a variety of different creative arts courses at all levels, in just about any subject you can think of! Come and join the digital and creative revolution!
Visit us on Twitter or Instagram @CreativeSTC
“Love to Hate” by students from South Thames College
Original Music – Composed, sequenced and mastered by Music Production and Performing Arts Students and Staff at South Thames College.
Video & Editing – Shot on Canon DSLR 700D and Edited on Adobe Premier Pro CC by Creative Media Film & TV students
Performance – Choreographed and Performed by Level 3 Performing Arts Students
We offer a variety of different creative arts courses at all levels, in just about any subject you can think of! Come and join the digital and creative revolution!
Visit us on Twitter or Instagram @CreativeSTC
Storm Peace Concert 2017
We were honoured to attend the STORM Peace Concert again this year - highlighting both the impact of gun and knife crime on victims and their families, but also the positive efforts being made by so many community groups to provide opportunities and support for everyone involved.
www.stormempowerment.com
www.dreamsreality.co.uk
http://www.jimmyasherfoundation.org/
Jimmy Asher Foundation at the Storm Peace Concert 2017
It was great catching up with our friends from the Jimmy Asher Foundation during the 2017 Storm Peace Concert at Wandsworth Town Hall. Joseph and Tafari say a few words about the work of the foundation and if you'd like to see one of their events we filmed previously, please head over to:
https://southwestlondon.tv/celebrating-with-the-jimmy-asher-foundation/
The Jimmy Asher Foundation (JAF) is an organisation founded in honour of the late Denzil “Jimmy Asher” Maye, a staunch advocate for youth and community cohesion.
The mission of JAF reflects the personal values and lifelong aspirations of Jimmy Asher, namely to offer a “helping hand for young people”. They offer support to youth from diverse backgrounds who wish to make positive life choices and develop into responsible young adults, further impacting on the wider community.
http://www.jimmyasherfoundation.org
@JAF_GLOBAL
Wimbledon Foundation 2017
South West London TV and Lady Wimbledon were invited to Centre Court ahead of this year's tennis championships to find out more about the amazing projects supported and funded by the Wimbledon Foundation.
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/foundation
@WimbledonFDN
Original sound track composed for SWL.TV by local London talent Joel Mitchell:
Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/mb24ss
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mb24s_beats/
Website: http://officialjayymulaba.wixsite.com/mulabandzz
Ernest Bevin College, Tooting
Ernest Bevin College is a secondary school for boys located in Tooting, London, England with a mixed Sixth Form. It has over 1200 pupils and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It has STEM Assured Status and also specialises in Sport.
www.ernestbevin.london
@ErnestBevinColl
Address: Beechcroft Rd, Tooting, London SW17 7DF
Phone: 020 8672 8582
Founded: 1970
Local authority: Wandsworth London Borough Council
Principal: Rukhsana Sheikh
Nine Elms youngsters bring monsters to life
Pia Jackson visits the Nine Elms regeneration area to see first hand how Wandsworth Council is working with local primary school children to get them interested in the changes going on around them and to excite their interest in the new arts and culture hub which has started to take shape.
The "Monster Soup" project, funded by the Wandsworth Council and the Battersea Power Station Foundation, uses puppet theatre to explore connections between the River Thames and local communities, culminating in a lantern puppet parade through the area’s changing landscape.
www.nineelmslondon.com
www.pumphousegallery.org.uk
@wandbc @PumpHouseGal @puppetswithguts @BatterseaPwrStn #monstersoup
Highlights of the Peace Symposium 2017
Alastair Greener shares his highlights from the 14th annual Ahmaddiya Peace Symposium at the Baitul Futuh mosque, Morden.
peacesymposium.org.uk
#peacesymposiumUK
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 […]
Surprise performance at Southside Shopping centre
Denise Waterman followed a tip-off to witness a brilliant "Flash Mob" by our friends at the World Heartbeat Music Academy at Wandsworth Southside shopping centre.
Special thanks for additional video footage from:
Michael Csanyi- Wills
Quinn Oulton
James Gero
@whbeat
www.worldheartbeat.org
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/years-music-tuition-for-70-disadvantaged-children/
Southfields Speed Gun campaign
Alastair Greener reports on a proactive campaign in Southfields to increase road safety and adherence to the relatively new 20 mph speed restrictions becoming more common throughout Wandsworth.
Please support their crowdfunding campaign by making even a small donation via:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Southfields-speed-gun
Special thanks to the officers of the Southfields' Safer Neighbourhoods Team and the Wandsworth Traffic Team.
What is the Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce?
Wandsworth Borough is a vibrant place to live, work and play.
Wandsworth is a rapidly developing London borough and a great place to do business. The Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce is a long established membership organisation that connects, supports and promotes local businesses. Come to one of our events and see how different we are.
We aim to create an amazing local supply chain and ask all of our larger businesses to join in and support us so that our SMEs can thrive. We call on all SMEs to join the Chamber and engage locally.
I'd love to find out more about your business and show you what we are doing. If you would like to know more, email me and lets set up a 1-2-1: steve@wandsworthchamber.org.
Thank you for looking at our video.
Steve Pinto
CEO
Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce
www.wandsworthchamber.org
Celebrating with the Jimmy Asher Foundation
Keith Maynard meets the team behind the Jimmy Asher Foundation and some of the local young people they've helped. The night was a warm celebration with food, drink, music and dancing. A night full of love and unity... in true Jimmy Asher style!
Filmed and edited by local videographer Rakeem Caesar.
❤💛💚💚💛❤
Subscribe to Jimmy Asher Foundation YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc...
Jimmy Asher Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmyasherf...
Jimmy Asher Foundation on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Jimmy-Asher-...
Jimmy Asher Foundation on: https://twitter.com/JAF_GLOBAL
Jimmy Asher Foundation on on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-928839284
Jimmy Asher Foundation Official Site: http://www.jimmyasherfoundation.org/
#HelpingHandsForYoungPeople #JAFGLOBAL #LoveLove
Special thanks to the following performers:
Irah Carty
@mriccold
https://www.facebook.com/YungIC?fref=ts
Leon Anthony
@LeonAnthonyUK
https://www.facebook.com/LeonAnthonySpence?fref=ts
Maverick & Malachi
@MaverickMalachi
https://www.facebook.com/reuben.alfredlecky?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/malachi.alfredlecky?fref=ts