Thanks to National Lottery players, the hard work and dedication of a team of local community volunteers plus the support of Wandsworth Council, this weekend will see the grand opening of a newly refurbished and restored pavilion on Tooting Common that will serve as a hub for a range of community uses including conservation projects that benefit this popular green space. On Sunday afternoon a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to officially reopen the Woodfield Pavilion whi

Welcome to the June issue of the Tooting Common Heritage Project (TCHP) newsletter. Below you can read about what has been going on over the last couple of months and what is to come! Unfortunately, Andrew Flegg, TCHP Activity and Volunteer Coordinator, has left the heritage project to pursue an exciting new opportunity with the London Wildlife Trust as Woodberry Wetlands Senior Site and Project Officer. We are very grateful for all his hard work over the past two years and w

Thanks to National Lottery players, the fascinating story of Tooting Common over the years is now readily available for local people to read and learn about following the publication of a new historical guide. The Common Story: A History of Tooting Common was officially unveiled on Saturday at the Tooting Bec Lido pavilion to mark the first day of this year’s Wandsworth Heritage Festival. The publication is the outcome of a four-year research project to highlight the people a