May 2020

Wandsworth’s libraries helping to keep minds and bodies fit during lockdown

People are being offered help to stay fit and healthy during the lockdown with new online fitness classes from Wandsworth’s library service.

Published: 27 May 20

Wandsworth unveils its first Rainbow crossing

Wandsworth Council has today (Wednesday) unveiled its first Rainbow crossing to show its support for the borough’s LGBTQ+ community.

Published: 27 May 20

Free bikes for NHS workers

The council’s road safety team has reported a huge upturn in requests for cycle training in recent weeks, and has been working closely with the St George’s Hospital NHS Trust to provide staff with free bikes and advice on maintaining them.

Published: 27 May 20

WAF In Your Living Room continues

The Wandsworth Arts Fringe may be over, but all the content from the festival is still online to enjoy, including things for families to watch and do during the half term break.

Published: 27 May 20

Mayor raises £5000 for animal charity

The Mayor of Wandsworth has handed over a cheque for £5000 to the charity Battersea.

Published: 26 May 20

Construction work in Wandsworth back underway to provide vital new homes for local people

Work at major regeneration sites in Wandsworth is back underway this week helping to kickstart the construction activity in London.

Published: 26 May 20

All rubbish collections back up and running

Wandsworth Council is pleased to announce that bulky waste collections will restart from today.

Published: 26 May 20

Wandsworth Council leader answers your questions

The Leader of Wandsworth Council, Cllr Ravi Govindia, has taken part in his second Q&A session with residents.

Published: 26 May 20

Pop-up Coronavirus test centre in Wandsworth Sunday and Monday

People who think they may have contracted Coronavirus can get tested at a special temporary testing centre run by the army in Wandsworth on May 24 and 25.

Published: 22 May 20

A message to the borough's private landlords

Private landlords are being encouraged to show understanding to tenants suffering financial hardship brought about by coronavirus.

Published: 22 May 20

Thank you for thanking them

Thanks to everyone who passed on their best wishes to Wandsworth’s schools and teachers on national Thank a Teacher Day.

Published: 22 May 20

Penwortham Primary Achieves Inclusivity Excellence

Penwortham Primary school has been given a top award.

Published: 22 May 20

To Our Foster Carers, We Say Thank You

After two weeks of campaigning, Foster Care Fortnight comes to a close this Sunday. The Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor Jane Cooper, who has always taken a keen interest in foster carers and foster children during her tenure, wanted to say thank you to all our current and retired foster carers.

Published: 22 May 20

Road closures and wider pavements introduced to support social distancing

In order to support social distancing measures and ensure the safety of pedestrians and also improve conditions for cyclists, the council will carry out works next week to widen a pavement in Southfields and close a busy road in Balham.

Published: 22 May 20

Wandsworth Council’s ‘Back to School’ offer for June 1

The council has announced a major package of support to help schools re-open on June 1 in line with Government guidance.

Published: 22 May 20

Open letter from head of parks on need to maintain safe distancing

The borough's head of parks Neil Blackley has penned a letter urging people to observe social distancing rules if they visit any of Wandsworth's green spaces this bank holiday weekend.

Published: 22 May 20

A message from Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar

In her latest message, the South West Borough Commander for the Metropolitan Police updates the public on policing during Covid

Published: 22 May 20

Council helps Wandsworth students switch on with laptop scheme

A Wandsworth Council drive to connect children with their teachers during COVID-19 is given a boost as hundreds of refurbished laptops are being delivered to local families, including many donated from the town hall.

Published: 22 May 20

Pens and paper lifeline for Nine Elms home schooling

Hundreds of packs of paper, pens and craft kits have been delivered to primary school children in Nine Elms as part of Wandsworth Council’s community work to help families access education resources while the schools are closed.

Published: 21 May 20

Virtual, environmentally-themed bedtime stories for younger residents

Join Wandsworth Council’s Facebook Page every Saturday at 5pm for a live-streamed bedtime story, aimed at primary and preschool aged children.

Published: 21 May 20

Successful bid for e-Cargo bikes

The council’s application for funding for e-cargo bikes has been successful, with 12 bikes on their way to council departments, charities and local businesses.

Published: 21 May 20

Parking enforcement to resume on Monday

Drivers are being reminded that parking enforcement will resume next week so they will need to be displaying a valid permit, or a pay and display voucher or have paid by phone.

Published: 21 May 20

Seven ways to ‘shop local’ and support Wandsworth businesses

Businesses across Wandsworth are counting on local support as they adapt to new ways of trading or start planning how to re-open safely after lockdown.

Published: 21 May 20

Update from Professor Rusi Jaspal

Professor Rusi Jaspal is Wandsworth Council’s advisor on social isolation. In his latest blog he shares his thoughts on Mental Health Awareness Week and how we can be kinds to ourselves and others. 

Published: 20 May 20

Green light for replacement all-weather sports pitch and improved children’s play facilities at the Tooting Triangle

Councillors in Wandsworth have approved plans that provide better sports and leisure facilities at the Tooting Triangle and also safeguard the future of its stay and play learning activities for younger children in the area.

Published: 20 May 20

Share hope in Nine Elms

People living in Battersea and Nine Elms are being encouraged to create their own messages of hope this month that can be shared with the whole community.

Published: 20 May 20

Citizens Advice Wandsworth still providing essential support

People who need advice or support are being encouraged to contact Citizens Advice Wandsworth, which has increased its capacity to meet extra demand caused by the lockdown.

Published: 20 May 20

Another virtual Planning Committee streamed online

Members of the public can go online this evening (Tuesday) and watch important neighbourhood planning decisions being made.

Published: 19 May 20

Planning application for new all-weather sports pitch and better children’s play facilities at the Tooting Triangle

Councillors in Wandsworth will tonight consider a planning application that would see improved sports and leisure facilities on Tooting Common and safeguard the future of children’s stay and play learning activities at the Tooting Triangle.

Published: 19 May 20

Green up your street

Get involved in the Sharing Seeds project and plant flowers and plants at the bases of street trees.

Published: 19 May 20

New measures to improve safety and support social distancing on roads and pavements

A range of measures will be rolled out across Wandsworth in the coming weeks and months to help keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Published: 18 May 20

Housebuilder Redrow donates £1,000 to Roehampton charity

Wandsworth Council’s housebuilding partner in Roehampton, Redrow, has made a generous donation to Regenerate, a local youth and community charity which works with young people and their families.

Published: 18 May 20

Learning disabled people empowered to support each other

The council’s partnership with Generate, which has already seen the launch of a shopping service for vulnerable people, has been expanded to include a service in which people with learning disabilities deliver hot food to other learning disabled people.

Published: 15 May 20

Pop-up Coronavirus test centre in Wandsworth Sunday and Monday

People who think they may have contracted Coronavirus can get tested at a special temporary testing centre run by the army in Wandsworth this coming Sunday and Monday.

Published: 15 May 20

Fill up your weekend with some Fringe

WAF In Your Living Room
Live events: 8 – 24 May 2020
(Additional pre-recorded content and activities will be added throughout the lockdown period)
www.wandsworthartsfringe.com
Youtube: http//bit.ly/WAFTube

Published: 15 May 20

Foster Care Fortnight underway in Wandsworth

This week marked the start of Foster Care Fortnight which is the UK’s biggest foster care awareness-raising campaign, delivered by leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network.

Published: 15 May 20

Leader to answer more of your questions

The Leader of Wandsworth Council Cllr Ravi Govindia is holding another session answering people’s questions on the council’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Published: 15 May 20

Mayor raises funds for Age UK Wandsworth

The Mayor of Wandsworth has raised £3000 this year for the charity Age UK Wandsworth.

Published: 14 May 20

A message from Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar

The South West Borough Commander for the Metropolitan Police has written the following message to the public.

Published: 13 May 20

Get composting and involve the whole family

To help reduce food and garden waste, as well as ease pressure on our weekly waste and recycling collection during the COVID-19 outbreak, residents can take advantage of special offers on composters.

Published: 13 May 20

Garden waste collections to restart

Wandsworth Council is pleased to announce that from Monday 18 May, collection of garden waste will resume.

Published: 13 May 20

Important update on parking enforcement in Wandsworth

Drivers are being given advance notice that normal parking rules will resume later this month. The Council will begin to issue warning notices to vehicles that are parked in contravention for one week commencing from Monday 18 May 2020. They are not fines, but warnings of pending enforcement.

Published: 12 May 20

Wandsworth marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day

Thank you to everyone who has done something special to remember the military and civilian heroes of World War Two today - the 75th anniversary of VE Day

Published: 08 May 20

Wandsworth Town Hall to be lit up in green for Social Care Workers

Wandsworth Town Hall will be bathed in green tonight to show support and gratitude for social care workers.

Published: 07 May 20

More than 20,000 food vouchers have made sure children missing school meals aren’t going hungry

Children from some of the poorest families in Wandsworth who would normally benefit from free school meals have not missed out during the lockdown with more than 20,000 supermarket food vouchers provided by the council to their parents.

Published: 07 May 20

Waste and recycling centres to reopen from Monday 11 May

We are pleased to announce that the Waste and Recycling Centres, at Smugglers Way and Cringle Street, will reopen from Monday 11 May following the publication of revised government guidance.  

Published: 07 May 20

Council’s rapid and far-reaching response to coronavirus

Wandsworth Council’s response to COVID-19 will be discussed at a virtual meeting today.

Published: 07 May 20

Pop-up Coronavirus test centre in Wandsworth this weekend

People who think they may have contracted Coronavirus can get tested at a special temporary testing centre run by the army in Wandsworth this Saturday and Sunday.

Published: 07 May 20

WAF in your Living Room

WAF In Your Living Room

8 – 24 May 2020

Published: 07 May 20

A day in the life of a home delivery library assistant during Covid-19

Throughout the current crisis Karen Kneller has continued to deliver books to residents who normally find it difficult to get to their local library.

Published: 07 May 20

A message from Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar

The South West Borough Commander for the Metropolitan Police has written the following message to the public.

Published: 07 May 20

Pavement upgrade works to begin again

Projects to improve pavements for pedestrians are scheduled to get underway again on Monday.

Published: 07 May 20

Council asks Government for more support to help Wandsworth businesses

The deputy leader of Wandsworth Council, Cllr Jonathan Cook, has written to the Government reiterating the need for support to local businesses.

Published: 07 May 20

A day in the life of a parks police constable during Covid-19 

Selina Hill works as a Parks Police Constable, for Wandsworth Council, helping to cover the hundreds of acres of parks and open spaces in our borough. Besides carrying out her normal duties, such as enforcing by-laws and tackling anti-social behaviour, she and her team are now spending time keeping people safe during the coronavirus outbreak. We caught up with Selina to find how life has changed for her during the past few weeks.

Published: 07 May 20

New NHS campaign urges people to make sure  they seek medical help for non-covid 19 illnesses

The council’s cabinet member for health and adult care services Melanie Hampton is echoing calls from health service chiefs concerned that people with serious illnesses are not accessing medical treatments during the current Coronavirus lockdown.

Published: 06 May 20

Celebrate VE Day heroes from home

Wandsworth residents are encouraged to commemorate VE Day at home this Friday as the nation celebrates victory in Europe 75 years ago.  

Published: 06 May 20

Covid speeds up innovation in social care

Meeting the demands of the Coronavirus crisis has transformed how adult social care staff are helping people get out of hospital and back home.

Published: 06 May 20

Hundreds tested for Covid at pop-up site

Almost 500 people were tested for Covid-19 last week at a mobile testing site at the town hall.

Published: 05 May 20

Online visitors to some library services rise 1,000 per cent

Wandsworth residents are making great use of the virtual library services being offered during the lockdown with some online audiences rising tenfold during the pandemic.

Published: 05 May 20

Employ Wandsworth cancelled – but help still available

This year’s Employ Wandsworth jobs and skills fair has regrettably been cancelled.

Published: 05 May 20

Work Match gets Wandsworth people into work

This week, we had a video call with Chantelle Daniel who leads the Work Match team to discuss the work Work Match has been doing during the coronavirus outbreak and how they have handled the sudden surge of people looking for jobs in Wandsworth.

Published: 04 May 20

Shop and Drop scheme helps vulnerable people

The council is working with the charity Generate on a scheme to support vulnerable people with their shopping.

Published: 01 May 20

Mayor and Deputy Mayor join forces to help those in need

Residents in Putney and Roehampton facing increased hardship because of the Coronavirus lockdown are receiving much-needed food parcels thanks to a joint initiative supported by the borough’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Published: 01 May 20

Leader reflects on the local response to Covid

At the end of the first day of Covid-19 testing at the town hall, Wandsworth Council leader Cllr Ravi Govindia has been reflecting on the borough’s response to Coronavirus and has thanked local people for following social distancing rules.

Published: 01 May 20

A message from Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar

The South West Borough Commander for the Metropolitan Police has written the following message to the public. 

Published: 01 May 20