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- Free Family Day at Tooting Community Garden!
- Why it's vital to service your boiler annually
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Category Archives: News
The charity supporting St George’s Atkinson Morley Wing in Tooting is inviting people to take part in two amazing fundraising events.
The John King Brain Tumour Foundation fundraises for the Neurosurgery department. It was set up by Laura King whose husband John King sadly died following...
Jul, 31, 2019
David said: “I’m delighted to have received this award. Reaching 70 years with diabetes has had its ups and downs but it was worth the wait and determination – I’m very stubborn!”
Dr Nicola Neary, Consultant in Acute Medicine and Diabetes & Endocrinology, delivered a...
Literacy charity Bookmark Reading is on a mission to teach more children to read as 27% of children left primary school last year with reading skills below the expected standard.
Bookmark is currently looking for passionate readers across inner London to spend one hour a week helping a...
It’s World Hepatitis Day today, Sunday 28 July, and the St George’s Viral Hepatitis Team in Tooting are continuing to encourage local people to get tested for hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C is a blood borne virus. People can become infected by coming into contact with the blood of a person who...
On Sunday, everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the space – no need to book.
Bring a picnic, and they'll provide activities, green space, shade and plenty of cool water! They’ll also be offering a particular welcome to families with young children or babies – ...
Jul, 25, 2019
Why it's vital to service your boiler annually
Tooting-based Happy Dog Plumbing & Heating on the importance of having your boiler annually serviced, and how it’s particularly advantageous in the summer months.
For most people, the boiler is known as the appliance for providing us with hot water for our showers and heating to make...
Right now our garden and nursery are flourishing. All plants are grown and cultivated by our students and they’re available to buy. This means that by supporting this local social enterprise you’re making a real difference to people’s lives.
All good reasons to get your gardening on...
Jul, 24, 2019
The new football season is just around the corner and Tooting & Mitcham FC are raring to go! Here’s Roger with his season preview...
Here we are again – the Women’s World Cup, the Cricket World Cup and Wimbledon are out of the way, so the football season must be on the...
Tooting resident and business owner Tamika Hunter has entered this year’s Miss British Beauty Curve, a “plus size beauty pageant that encourages women of different shapes and sizes and from all walks of life to take part, and to show the world how amazingly diverse Great...
Jay said: “If Aari couldn’t be helped any further, Sina and I felt strongly that we wanted Aari to help others. We did not want another family to suffer losing their child or loved one.
“Aari donated seven organs and saved the lives of two other children. We received a...
Georgia’s Gift will take referrals from professionals and offer small grants to help with some of the costs related to a baby’s death. This could be a contribution towards funeral costs, transport costs for a supportive friend or relative to come and be with them or perhaps a memorial...
A message from Kate Allan, Secretary of the Balham and Tooting Community Association (BATCA), on Saturday’s fantastic Community Fun Day!
Perfect weather, a great crowd and loads to do made this a very special day.
Everyone was there – young people, families, community groups,...
Jul, 15, 2019
NHS Blood and Transplant is reminding donors in Tooting to give blood throughout the summer to help those who need it most.
Regular donations are vital because stocks are more vulnerable at this time of year. People get distracted by holidays, sporting events and the warmer weather, and stocks...
Tooting resident Kate Isaacs is campaigning against the use of non-consensual videos and images (known as Revenge Porn) being used on porn websites after a friend of hers had her iCloud account hacked, and explicit videos of her were uploaded to a porn site – which ended up going...
Sarah Collins of First Touch NNU in Tooting on a busy summer ahead and how one dad will be jumping out of a plane for the charity!
Hello from First Touch at St George's neonatal unit! July is incredibly busy for us as we head towards the summer holidays. This Saturday our supporters further...
Jul, 09, 2019





