I love Tooting

Tooting is lucky to have one of the 12 scrapstores left in the UK. Taking commercial and domestic materials earmarked for landfill, it is a treasure trove for artists, schools and anyone who has a interest in crafting. Access to an ever changing repository of materials for an annual membership fee, users can visit the scrapstore as many times as they want. Speaking with Gill I was suprised that this fantastic initiative isn’t more widespread, as it supports the environment, the arts and the volunteers who find a home there. I urge you to check it out. https://www.workandplayscrapstore.org.uk/

Tooting is lucky to have one of the 12 scrapstores left in the UK. Taking commercial and domestic materials earmarked for landfill, it is a treasure trove for artists, schools and anyone who has a interest in crafting. Access to an ever changing repository of materials for an annual membership fee, users can visit the scrapstore as many times as they want. Speaking with Gill I was suprised that this fantastic initiative isn’t more widespread, as it supports the environment, the arts and the volunteers who find a home there. I urge you to check it out. https://www.workandplayscrapstore.org.uk/

Meeting Mirza from Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) illustrates the welcoming culture of the Tooting community for refugees and asylum seekers, providing support to empower and engage young people, assisting them to feel at home in South West London.

Please do check out their website to find out more https://caras.org.uk/

Meeting Mirza from Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) illustrates the welcoming culture of the Tooting community for refugees and asylum seekers, providing support to empower and engage young people, assisting them to feel at home in South West London.

Please do check out their website to find out more https://caras.org.uk/

BONUS CONTENT ALERT: This podcast is a little bit different, I met local resident John White, a youthful 101, to discuss all things Tooting. An amazing conversation over a cup of tea, covering a breadth of topics including his involvement in the Furzedown Project, his love of the Tooting Common and being born in Brixton. John was a joy to meet and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.

BONUS CONTENT ALERT: This podcast is a little bit different, I met local resident John White, a youthful 101, to discuss all things Tooting. An amazing conversation over a cup of tea, covering a breadth of topics including his involvement in the Furzedown Project, his love of the Tooting Common and being born in Brixton. John was a joy to meet and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.

An insightful converation with Mick, project manager of the Furzedown Project. We discussed how being a member of the Furzedown Project, a community for the over 55s, combats the loneliness and social isoloation sometimes present in this demographic. A cornerstone of the Tooting community, there are many opportunities to help support this not-for-profit organisation engaging with older people in the area.

To find out more Mick encourages you to give them a call on 020 8677 4283 after looking at what they do on on the website http://www.furzedownproject.org/

An insightful converation with Mick, project manager of the Furzedown Project. We discussed how being a member of the Furzedown Project, a community for the over 55s, combats the loneliness and social isoloation sometimes present in this demographic. A cornerstone of the Tooting community, there are many opportunities to help support this not-for-profit organisation engaging with older people in the area.

To find out more Mick encourages you to give them a call on 020 8677 4283 after looking at what they do on on the website http://www.furzedownproject.org/

Sitting down with Lynn one of the founders of Sprout Arts, a community arts venue on Moyser Road. I reflected on how art positively impacts the health and wellbeing of a neighbourhood.

In a delightful conversation, the benefits of Sprout Arts to the community became clear and I quickly completed their membership form to become a member which I urge you to do. With new exhibitions hosted fortnightly and a chance to meet the artists and see them create in the venue is a unique opportunity not afforded by the larger galleries and it is this intimacy that makes Sprout Arts so special.

Please do check them out at https://www.sproutarts.com/ and follow them on instagram, twitter and Facebook.

Sitting down with Lynn one of the founders of Sprout Arts, a community arts venue on Moyser Road. I reflected on how art positively impacts the health and wellbeing of a neighbourhood.

In a delightful conversation, the benefits of Sprout Arts to the community became clear and I quickly completed their membership form to become a member which I urge you to do. With new exhibitions hosted fortnightly and a chance to meet the artists and see them create in the venue is a unique opportunity not afforded by the larger galleries and it is this intimacy that makes Sprout Arts so special.

Please do check them out at https://www.sproutarts.com/ and follow them on instagram, twitter and Facebook.