Re-building the Towers of Summerstown
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6 DAYS AGO - Work and Play Scrapstore (WaPS) – the Tooting-based re-use charity which promotes artful re-use of of donated surplus/waste materials – is rebuilding the second of the two Towers of Summerstown, brick by brick, with the help of its members.
The fun begins on Tuesday January 28th, 2pm-5pm, in the foyer of the Scrapstore, when members will decorate a (foam) brick using repurposed materials to create a 15-block-high tower – replicating the 15-storey real..... Collapse
Ceramic Art London Returns for 2020
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Illuminating: the making of Bert Frank's luxury lighting – in pictures
18/01/2020 - Robbie Llewellyn and Adam Yeats met by chance at a London lighting shop, and soon found they Expand
18/01/2020 - Robbie Llewellyn and Adam Yeats met by chance at a London lighting shop, and soon found they shared a vision. Llewellyn’s design ideas and Yeats’s industrial knowledge have been beautifully combined to create Bert Frank.In Yeats’s presswork factory in Clerkenwell, London – a high-end metalwork enterprise that has been in existence for more than a century – old-school manufacturing techniques and cutting-edge technology are used to produce the brass and copper shapes layered with alabaster, marble, smoked glass and bone china, that have become Bert Frank’s hallmark design Continue reading... Collapse
GMC Publications Announce New Crochet Book Release
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Dartington Hall Trust launches Inspirational Craft Courses for 2020
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Crafterama Event Announced for 2020
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Crafter’s Companion Release New Gemini Layerable Create-a-Card Dies
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Tooting & Mitcham Community Sports Club Win Award
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19/12/2019 - Tooting and Mitcham Community Sports Club have been crowned Playfinder’s Outstanding Sports Facility Of The Year.
Tooting and Mitcham is an independently funded not-for-profit facility which provides sport, health, education and well-being facilities. As an inclusive facility, the club believes in providing a safe space for all and helping break down barriers to create a genuine community.
4,000 local people use the club each week, 35 clubs use it as their home and six local..... Collapse
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John Scott Returns to TV With Brand New Sewing Show
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Crafter’s Companion Release New Gemini 3-in-1 Multifunction Dies
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Pedal power: behind the scenes at Bristol's Temple Cycles – in pictures
18/01/2020 - Temple Cycles is an independent firm inspired by Britain’s long tradition of bicycle manufacture, Expand
18/01/2020 - Temple Cycles is an independent firm inspired by Britain’s long tradition of bicycle manufacture, which has blossomed from a one-man startup into a thriving business in the space of six years.Mears’ mission is to create sustainable products that will last a lifetime. He has opened a shop on Brick Lane in Shoreditch; and there is a thriving online business, especially in Europe. But the heart of the company remains in Bristol, in the workspace where his small team continue in their quest to create high-quality bicycles, each made to order – and built to last. Continue reading... Collapse
Hobbycraft Release Christmas Trading Update
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Crafty getaway: 10 of the best creative boltholes in the UK
12/01/2020 - From boutique hotels showcasing local art to historic and artists’ houses offering creative Expand
12/01/2020 - From boutique hotels showcasing local art to historic and artists’ houses offering creative workshops, here are artistic breaks in beautiful surroundingsThis creatively inspired cottage has been thoughtfully furnished with hand-crafted objects that suffuse the Shaker-like interiors with warmth and meaning. In the living room, you’ll find naturally dyed velvet cushions made by Kirsten Hecktermann, whose studio is in nearby Saxmundham. The kitchen and four-poster bed have been crafted by furniture maker Sebastian Cox, and there’s a growing collection of Made in Cley ceramics on the curated open shelves. Local leather studio Doe Leather has designed the soft-as-butter key fobs, and the local illustrator and ceramicist Polly Fern has been commissioned to design a stack of in-house stationery for gloating guests to send home. From £512 per week (sleeps 3)• bestofsuffolk.co.uk Continue reading... Collapse
How to protect your Tooting property from winter weather
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08/01/2020 - In this month’s guest blog, the team at Marsh & Parsons Tooting look into preventing your property getting damaged by colder weather.
In London we’ve had a reasonably mild winter so far – but we all know that can change in an instant! The onset of cold weather comes with some risk to your property, whether that’s in the shape of a frozen pipe, a broken boiler, a power cut or more. To help you keep your property in shape this winter, we’ve had a look at..... Collapse
Bestselling Illustrator Millie Marotta to Release New Woodland Colouring Book
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Agnes Wimborne obituary
25/12/2019 - My mother, Agnes Wimborne, who has died aged 94, was a renowned textile designer whose innovative Expand
25/12/2019 - My mother, Agnes Wimborne, who has died aged 94, was a renowned textile designer whose innovative work was shown around the world and later found a permanent home in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Continue reading... Collapse
Crafter’s Companion Launches New Threaders Mitre Tool and Universal Rotary Cutters
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Local literacy problems tackled by reading charity Bookmark
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7 DAYS AGO - Reading charity Bookmark is aiming to improve the levels of child literacy in Wandsworth. Their volunteers have been visiting their nearest primary school, twice a week for six weeks, to help children aged 5 to 8 develop their reading skills and confidence.
Local councillor Jo Rigby started volunteering with Bookmark last term and supported a child in Tooting:
“At our first session I opened a book and he pushed it away. I asked him why he didn’t want us to read. He said,..... Collapse
Working with the master glassmakers of Italy – in pictures
18/01/2020 - The Veneto region of Italy is home to some of the greatest glassmakers on the planet. For the most Expand
18/01/2020 - The Veneto region of Italy is home to some of the greatest glassmakers on the planet. For the most part, they’re located on the small island of Murano, where names such as Salviati, Seguso and Barovier & Toso have established their reputations over centuries. But there’s a new team in town: Wonderglass, launched in 2013 by father-and-son team Christian and Maurizio Mussati, to create furniture and lighting that blends craft with innovation. Continue reading... Collapse
Create and Craft Scoops Four Golds at Best of Craft Awards 2019
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Crafter’s Companion Releases Sara Signature Craft Fun Range
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Craft Buddy Adds To Crystal Art portfolio with New License Signing
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How First Touch in Tooting funds neonatal nurse training
08/01/2020 - Sarah Collins of First Touch NNU in Tooting celebrates the New Year with info on how they Expand
08/01/2020 - Sarah Collins of First Touch NNU in Tooting celebrates the New Year with info on how they fund specialist training for their neonatal nursing team.
Today we are back in sunny Tooting after time away over the festive season. And in the spirit of 'New Year/New Us' we thought we would update you on an aspect of our charity work that you might not be familiar with.
All our supporters know that donations to our charity are used to fund vital medical equipment at St George's..... Collapse
Looking for green fingers in Tooting!
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03/01/2020 - Rachel Healy, Marketing and Communications Manager at Share Community (who run the Share Community Garden and Nurseries in Tooting) on the New Year and a new opportunity!
If you love gardening and being outdoors and want to help support adults with learning disabilities to live more independently, then we want to hear from you. We’re looking for horticulture trainers to work as bank staff at our gorgeous garden in Tooting where our horticultural training programme helps people..... Collapse
Manuscript Announce Product Line-Up at Creativeworld 2020
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