Category: News
Barking up the right tree!
Logs from Wandsworth Council’s Battersea Park have been used to help create Battersea Dogs and Cats Home’s first ever sensory garden. The garden acts as a stimulus for many of the dogs in need of care and can help improve their confidence. Logs from ash and oak trees in Battersea Park have also been dotted… Read More
PLANTING A FUTURE FOR OUR NATIONAL PARK CITY
To celebrate London becoming a National Park City Wandsworth Council are giving away 1,000 reusable and recyclable plant pots filled with flowers or herbs seeds. The plan is for you to grow the plant and then give it to a neighbour, colleague, chosen charity or group and help make London greener. It’s all part of… Read More
GOLD RUSH AT THE LONDON YOUTH GAMES
Wandsworth’s youngsters have run, kicked, netted, parried and hit the bullseye on their way to success at Europe’s largest youth sports competition. They won the Inner London Trophy, awarded to the inner London borough with the highest score across all disciplines, came third overall out of 32 boroughs, and claimed gold in male and female… Read More
Love Parks Week
Once again it’s time to show some park love in a celebration of the wonderful green spaces of Wandsworth. Running from July 12 to July 21 Love Parks Week is a nationwide celebration and the perfect opportunity to enjoy your favourite park, or perhaps explore new ones. It’s all part of Wandsworth Council’s six-month celebration… Read More
VETS AC
A 5 mile road race, promoted by the Veterans Athletics Club. Tuesday 9th July 2019, Battersea Park Start 19:00 Bandstand Finish 20:00 Carriage Drive
Wandsworth Council’s Battersea Park Dog 2019
Thank you for coming to Wandsworth Council’s Battersea Park Dog Show A record-breaking number of dog owners entered their pet for the Battersea Park Dog Show on Sunday (June 23), raising £831 for the Friends of Battersea Park. The Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Jane Cooper opened the popular event which attracted over 6,000 visitors, a… Read More
Free Family Run at the Falcon Road Festival
The Wandsworth Council Get Active Roadshow is on the move again this weekend stopping off in Shillington Gardens for the Falcon Road Festival. Following the successful Furzedown Big Day Out earlier this month, the second in a trio of summer events will see dozens of local clubs providing a range of sporty activities and… Read More
Free Family Fun Run in Battersea Park
Wandsworth Council is excited to announce a series of free family running races at Battersea Park this summer as part of the council’s Love Parks Wandsworth campaign; celebrating the beautiful parks and greenspaces. Wandsworth have teamed up with local running club, Clapham Chasers, to deliver the free family friendly runs which will take place on… Read More
War Comes Home Project
Last Thursday (6 June), the hugely successful ‘War Comes Home Project’ welcomed 130 people to the Royal Academy of Art to share the timely and moving talk – ‘Growing up in wartime Battersea’. Last Thursday, the hugely successful ‘War Comes Home Project’ welcomed 130 people to the Royal Academy of Art to share the timely… Read More