09/10/2018 - Little Village is a London based charity, with a local branch in Balham, that works like a food bank but for clothes, toys and essential items for babies and children under the age of five.  With a dream that no child should grow up without what they need for daily life, Little Village enables local families to gift items to other families in the area who are in need.  With a team of more than 150 volunteers, Little Village has helped over 1700 families in need with the value of..... Collapse

09/05/2018 - Work and Play Scrapstore (WaPS) – the locally-based re-use charity which promotes artful re-use of of donated surplus materials -  is commissioning local artists to paint colourful murals and to make a large upcycled mosaic on Hazelhurst Estate where the Scrapstore is located.     Jayson Singh, a Central St Martin’s graduate artist who specialises in large-scale sculptural arts for outdoor installation, will be decorating some of the pillars under Hayesend House..... Collapse

06/04/2018 - Join Balham and Tooting Community Association (BATCA) in a multi-faith walk visiting 4 or 5 mosques, churches and temples locally. All are invited to join in the Multifaith Community Walk hosted by BATCA and Summerstown 182 (local history group) starting at 3pm on Sunday 13th May. The walk will visit four or five mosques, churches and temple of different faiths. You'll be warmly welcomed in, see the building and be greeted by faith leaders and members of..... Collapse

09/03/2018 - A volunteer from Balham was honoured in London last night with a prestigious national award, presented by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. Grace Lloyd Jones received her honour from the Torch Trophy Trust, a charity which supports and recognises sports volunteers across the UK. She was nominated by Riding for the Disabled for her exceptional service to the sport and the local community, which has included: Running Riding for the Disabled’s annual fundraising weekend during ..... Collapse

03/01/2018 - January. It’s the month after December where we start a new year and no one has any money because we blew a month’s wages buying Christmas presents for everyone. We are always looking to make our January’s better, by working out, by stopping drinking, by giving, by either curling up indoors or getting outdoors – whatever makes you feel good right? Well, here are all the things you could be doing for the first 31 days of 2018… Dryanuary – yup,..... Collapse

20/11/2017 - Join in a celebration of local heroes at the annual Balham and Tooting Community Association awards next week. There’s only just over a week unil the celebration evening on 28th November when the BATCA Community Awards for 2017 will be presented. It’ll be a great event with great food if last year is anything to go by! They’ve had a bumper crop of nominations for local heroes from all cultures, communities and age groups. You’ll hear amazing stories of people..... Collapse

27/09/2017 - Balham Job Club is a local initiative that seeks to support anyone looking for work. We are in desperate need of new laptops asap and your sponsorship of the Spartan runners will go a long way to help even more people get back into work. About Balham Job Club Over the last 2 years, the BJC has supported over 300 individuals seeking employment and we run weekly group and individual coaching sessions. We help people gain more skills in searching and applying for jobs, creating and adapting..... Collapse