Furzedown-Project

Sharing so many smiles - celebrating 50 years of The Furzedown Project at our party on Saturday! With all our wonderful members enjoying the delicious spread & great entertainment… Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers & supporters - Looking forward to the next 50 years!

Happy International Women’s Day! We have many amazing women at The Furzedown Project… our members, supporters and volunteers #InternationalWomensDay

What's happening at The Project in March - mailchi.mp/furzedownproje…

Delighted to open the Furzedown Charity Quiz Night! 🎉 Organised by Furzedown Annual Charity Event & Furzedown Community Network to mark 15 & 25 years & raise funds for local charities. Quizzes, Heads & Tails, raffle, food,drink & lots of laughter! Thank you FCN & @FurzedownFACE

Sprout’s Secret Postcard Show is open 11am-5pm until 7 March With hundreds of mini masterpieces to choose from at £6 each - by established artists, talented locals & creative kids - this is a vital fundraising opportunity to support our lovely community arts space!

Our Secret Postcard Show starts next week - so join our amazing artists & get your mini-masterpieces done this week! Each will be on sale for £6 to support our community gallery - we’ve faced lots of issues including our rent doubling last year so this fundraiser is vital ❤️

Furzedown’s fun-tastic Charity Quiz Night is on Sat 28 Feb in Graveney School… Quirky questions, including a live music round, raffle & fun games. Celebrating 25 years of FCN & 15 years of FACE's events, raising funds to ‘Keep Furzedown Warm & Fed’ Tickets: alan@feast.me.uk

What's happening at The Project in February - mailchi.mp/furzedownproje…

Board up your house! Furzedown’s Charity Quiz Night is on Saturday 28 Feb and we’re looking for #Furzedown locals to host these promotional boards from our sponsor Alexandra Seymour - who will donate £10 for every board! ‘Keep Furzedown Warm & Fed’ see our website for details

Our Secret postcard event returns next month, please pick up a postcard to create your unique artwork! To be sold to support our lovely community gallery - which overcame issues like our rent doubling - we are looking forward to lots of great shows, workshops & activities

Do you remember #Balham and #Tooting in the 1970s? The Balham & Tooting Community & Sports Club is collecting memories, photos, flyers, and stories for a heritage project called My Love Affair With Wrinkles. For more info, please email Olga at balhamtcsc@gmail.com

The 2026 Refugee Week grant scheme is now open. Your voluntary or community organisation could get up to £2,000 to deliver an activity or an event for June's Refugee Week. Find out more: orlo.uk/Qq6Ys

We are proud to be part of this Community Spaces scheme, providing a warm & welcoming place for all, including our Saturday film, Digital Inclusion & game sessions!

We’ll launch our new Carers’ Group on Tues 13 Jan 10am - 12, with a guest speaker & a lovely cream tea! Meets every Tues - with peer-group advice, wellness sessions and more ALL local Carers welcome. Contact us or call Marion on 07765 516099

We are looking forward to great new activities starting in 2026! - mailchi.mp/furzedownproje…

There is a Yellow Cold Weather Health Alert across London in place until 5 Jan 2026 🟨 Take care of yourself and others, particularly those who may be vulnerable. Find out more here: wandsworth.gov.uk/environment/em…

Our popular Artloan event opens from 8 - 10 Jan 2026 with a member's only Preview (get first pick) on Thurs night, then everyone can view & borrow a free artwork Fri 9 & Sat 10! There will be lots of new artworks from great local artists!  New artists are welcome to join

Some festive photos from December’s activities including Debbie’s wreath-making, our fundraising Fayre & raffle, our Saturday film club and the wonderful Christmas party with entertainment from Connaught Opera … Looking forward to more fun in 2026!

Great to have @thegreatgustos Caroline outside this weekend! 2 days to go until we close the doors for this year’s Sprout Christmas market. We are open today (Mon) 9am to 6pm and Tuesday 9-4 with plenty of re-stocked lines - something for everyone! #shoplocal

Streatham Society membership #Streathamhistory #StreathamPlanning Looking for a late Christmas present or a New Year's resolution for yourself Join the Streatham Society (a registered charity). Membership is just £10 (Life and household membership categories also available)

From today until Dec 22 some NHS services will be affected due to strike action by resident doctors Please attend appointments as normal unless you are contacted and told otherwise Use NHS 111 & in life-threatening emergencies call 999 More details here orlo.uk/aFSux