Running and high fives

Runners take the final bend of the three-lap Tooting parkrun route

I found myself spending the early part of both Saturday and Sunday appreciating the effect running can have on a community.

Why parkrun is good for Tooting and Wandsworth

Tooting and Wandsworth finally have a parkrun, and it will benefit the borough.

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Community v council leadership

The FT are running a series on how austerity is affecting local councils.

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Big Society Fund opens for bids again

Wandsworth’s Big Society Fund opens for another round of bids (although at the time of writing the web page doesn’t reflect this) on Monday.

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Community is one of the finest comedies I have ever seen. Shamefully overlooked by major broadcasters in the UK.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Battersea Buzz

The response after the disorder in Clapham Junction has been amazing.

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Shaftesbury Park Estate: The True Story

For some time my to do list has included ‘Write a Wikipedia article about the Shaftesbury Park Estate’.

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Wandsworth Conservative manifesto

Putting this video on here isn’t being a creep like it was with the other two, because I’m in it.

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A safer Northcote Road

One of the things I think we do well in Wandsworth is enabling people to take responsibility for their own lives.

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Support Battersea Summer Scheme at Waitrose

I’ve no idea how many people who read this blog shop at Waitrose on St John’s Hill in Clapham Junction, but if you do you will know about their Community Matters scheme.

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