Bat walk 🦇🦇🦇 in #Tooting this Friday 1st May – limited spaces available! Join Dr Iain Boulton, Parks Officer at Lambeth Council, on a free walk in Streatham Cemetery – 📧 [email protected] – if successful, Dr Boulton will send you details of the meeting time & place.

Miraderm Skin Clinic now at Pearl Chemist in Tooting & Markrise Pharmacy in Furzedown – 10% off treatments throughout May 2026 with code NEWSIE when booking: miraderm.co.uk 📍 Markrise, 121-125 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6LY — Fridays 9am-6pm 📍 Pearl, 136-138 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9NH — Saturdays 9am-7pm #ad

These trees on Blackshaw Road in #Tooting are bursting with beautiful and vibrant blossom! Who out there can identify the type of tree?

LIVE MUSIC from Tim Sky this Thursday at Dirty Habits in Broadway Market + HAPPY HOUR 6pm-10pm! 🍻 Pint of house lager: £4.50 🍸 2 cocktails: £15 🍷 2 glasses of house wine: £12 📍29 Tooting High St, SW17 0SP (entrance also on Longmead Rd). Info: @dirtyhabitsuk (IG) #ad #Tooting #Balham

The sun shone for the inaugural #Tooting Farmers Market at St. Nicholas Church, Tooting on Mitcham Road last Saturday! Check out @tootingfarmersmarket on Instagram (and watch this space) for details of upcoming events!

Pawpadour is welcoming dogs & cats from #Tooting, #Streatham, #Wimbledon & beyond! 📍 89 BickerstethRoad, Tooting, SW17 9SH 🗓 Mon–Sat | 9am–5pm 🔗 Book via www.pawpadour.com #ad #Mitcham #Wandsworth

Congratulations to #Tooting author Laura Baggaley, who’s been awarded the gold medal for ‘Best Book for Teenagers’ in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards for her novel, Dirt, published by @habitatpress.bsky.social! More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/tooting-au... @greenstories.bsky.social

Congratulations to 18-year old Yash from #Tooting, who's helping create a garden to be showcased at this year's #ChelseaFlowerShow! Full story via BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

See you at Fishponds Fields tomorrow Sat 25 April 2:30-4:30. Find out about community gardening, join a nature walk, see plans for a new pavilion, have some cake 🧁 🪴 🦋 Download the iNaturalist app before you come if possible. @inaturalist.bsky.social @tootingnewsie.bsky.social #tooting

#Tooting Farmers Market launches TOMORROW, Saturday 25th April, at St Nicholas Church! More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/new-to-too...

Kids rugby is back on #Tooting Common this Saturday 25 April with Muddy Knees Kids Rugby, & they're offering a free trial for the first session! Muddy Knees are an all-year-round, outdoor provider of non-contact rugby for 2-7yr old boys & girls. Info: muddykneeskidsrugby.com #ad #Balham #Wandsworth

Happy St George's Day! Here's St George (& the dragon!) just inside the Grosvenor Wing entrance to #Tooting's St George's Hospital. If you'd like to support the hospital, you can do so in a number of ways – more info via the St George's Charity website: www.stgeorgeshospitalcharity.org.uk

Highly experienced GP Dr Shona offers personalised aesthetic treatments, with free consultations until 31/05/26 (usual cost £50) & 15% off a first treatment for new patients (info in images)! 📍Maison Pilates, 1 High St, #ColliersWood, SW19 2JE. Book: drshonabiggart.co.uk #ad #Tooting #Wimbledon

Paint 'n' Bubbles is BACK at Flora in #Tooting Market this Saturday 25 April, 4pm-6pm! Enjoy: • 90 mins free-flowing Prosecco, wine & beer 🍾 • 2 tapas per person 🍲 • Canvas, paints, brushes + take-home frame included 🎨 • Only £35.99 – book: linktr.ee/floratooting #ad #Balham #Wandsworth

Beautiful bluebells in Graveney Woods by the running track on #Tooting Common! And can you spot the ladybird...? 🐞

Congratulations to #Tooting Designer Ajeet, who’ll be appearing on BBC One's Interior Design Masters from tonight, Tuesday 21st April! More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/tooting-in...

Howden Insurance #Tooting invites the local community to "United by Rugby – An Inclusive Evening with Howden", this Thursday 23 April, 6pm-8pm (info in images). Limited spaces – register at t.ly/1pIe0 📍 Howden Tooting, 149/155 Mitcham Rd www.howdeninsurance.co.uk/tooting

SAVE THE DATE – #FURZEDOWN & #TOOTING PRIDE IS BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER ON SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2026!! New activities, new performers, new location for Pridestravaganza…follow @furzedownandtootingpride (Instagram) for announcements of all the fun planned over the coming weeks!

SAVE THE DATE for a Charity Plant Sale in #Tooting! Local resident & 5-time Chelsea Flower Show award-winner Anthony de Grey is once more opening up his garden Thursday 14 – Saturday 16 May to fundraise for Brain Research UK. More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/annual-cha... #Balham

Tooting Donate a Plant Appeal! 🌹🌻💐🌸🌺🥀 Local gardeners are asking for donations of plants to add to the display on the roundabout near #Tooting Common (at the top of Church Lane). 📧 [email protected] for info.

FROM PATAGONIA TO BARRA10 in #Tooting! Meet the producer of Malma Wines with a special wine tasting & bites experience this Wednesday, 22 April – limited spaces available! Book via WhatsApp: wa.me/7466305313 📍Barra10, Broadway Market, 29 Tooting High St, SW17 0SP #ad #Furzedown #Balham

#NEWTOTOOTING: #Tooting Farmers Market launches next Saturday 25th April at St Nicholas Church! More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/new-to-too...

Jazz on the Lawn returns to #Tooting on Sunday 7th June – save the date! 🎷🎶🎸 Head to #Streatham Park Bowling Club (Pringle Gardens, SW16 1SH) where the South London Jazz Orchestra will be entertaining the community once again. More info: furzedown.net

2 weeks of treatment for just £79 at new #Tooting sports recovery & wellness studio Revive Recovery at 25 Summerstown! For more info and to book, visit revive-recovery.co.uk #ad #Earlsfield #Wimbledon

NEW TO #TOOTING: Kushi Kitchen & Bar has opened in Broadway Market, serving Hyderabad inspired food (with 15% off until this Sunday)! 📍 Unit E4-E5 All food is halal, veggie options available. Info, menu & ordering: kushikitchen.co.uk Congrats & good luck to the team!

#ThrowbackThursday to #Tooting Junction train station of yesteryear! The station opened in 1894 as Tooting Junction, replacing an earlier station of the same name, which was located a few hundred yards west and had opened in 1868. It was renamed Tooting in 1938.

Flora’s Paint n’ Bubbles events in Tooting Market are proving a huge success, with painters enjoying bottomless drinks & tapas – and the next one is on Saturday 25th April, 4pm-6pm! 🎨🥂 Book: linktr.ee/floratooting 📍Flora, #Tooting Market, 21-23 Tooting High St, SW17 0SN #ad #Furzedown #Balham

Good luck to #Tooting resident Sophie, who’s running the #Manchester Marathon this Sunday in memory of her father who recently passed away, and to fundraise for @mndassoc.bsky.social To find out more and to donate to Sophie’s fundraiser, visit www.justgiving.com/team/sophiea...

New players wanted! Local women’s & non-binary football club Tribal Football are recruiting players of all abilities, especially for their development squad. No experience needed! Training in #Balham Wed, league matches Sun in Waterloo. Register interest: bit.ly/4tILMF0 #Tooting

#Wandsworth Council elections will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026. All 58 seats of the Council are up for election across all 22 wards (including #Tooting, #Furzedown & #Earlsfield). Full info on how to register & lists of candidates, via Wandsworth Council: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/the-council/...

Bioblitz and Open Day at Fishponds Fields in #Tooting, Saturday 25th April, 2.30pm-4.30pm – all welcome! More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/bioblitz-a...

2 weeks to go until the BioBlitz and Open Day at Fishponds Playing Fields. Explore wildlife around the field with the iNaturalist app and hear about plans for the community garden and pavilion. Sat 25 April 2:30-4:30pm #tooting @inaturalist.bsky.social @tootingnewsie.bsky.social

Good luck to Tooting resident Izzy, who’s running the @londonmarathon.bsky.social 2026 to raise money for Children with Cancer UK – for more info and to donate, visit: 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/isobel-ov...

Good luck to local resident Elle, who’s running her first London Marathon this month to raise money for local charity, #Tooting Run Club! You can donate to Elle's fundraiser via justgiving.com/page/elle-tr...

Support needed! Meet Tara, who was rescued by RSPCA South London just two weeks ago while heavily pregnant and has since been settling into one of their foster homes. More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/support-ne...

Wonderful photos of the Egyptian Geese and their goslings – growing fast! – on #Tooting Common! Thanks to @popaleatham (Instagram) for sharing!

Special fitness offers at Abi’s Fitness on Trinity Road in #Tooting! Try 3 Personal Training sessions for £145, or grab 10 Group Classes for just £120! Info/booking: www.abisfitness.com 📍196 Trinity Rd, SW17 7HR 📞 07984 658357 #ad #Balham #Wandsworth

🌺 Pop_up gallery shop IN BLOOM now open at @SproutArts in #Furzedown, with workshops & more over the next couple of weeks! 🌺 More info & booking: www.linktr.ee/RoseandHerb #ad #Tooting #Streatham #Wandsworth #Lambeth

To celebrate Spring, Howden Insurance #Tooting is giving away FREE herb seeds at their branch at 149/155 Mitcham Road! If you’d like to speak to their team about your insurance needs, pop into the branch, give them a call on 0208 672 3375, or visit howdeninsurance.co.uk/tooting #ad

Volunteer gardeners were out in force on the roundabout near Tooting Common (at the top of Church Lane) at the weekend, led by local resident Sue! 🌹🌻🌷 More info: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/a-tooting-...

COMING SOON TO #TOOTING/#EARLSFIELD: Seahorse Nursery is to open a branch at 534 Garratt Lane, where Furniture City was previously located. We'll keep you posted...

The next Mega Skip Day takes place from 9am this Saturday 11 April, in seven locations around #Wandsworth, including #Tooting. More info, including details of what you can bring and when & where the skips will be open, via Wandsworth Council: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/mega-skip-days #Putney #Battersea

COMING SOON TO TOOTING: Traid charity shop is to open a branch at 57-59 #Tooting High Street (previously half of the premises occupied by Bargain Town). We’ll keep you posted…

🐣 Easter egg hunt this Easter Sunday at The Leather Bottle in #Earlsfield! 11:30am-12:30pm – info/tickets: www.designmynight.com/london/pubs/... More great events coming up, including Women's 6 Nations, Sip & Paint, & more! Info: www.leatherbottlepub.co.uk 📍538 Garratt Ln, SW17 0NY #ad #Tooting

Local painter & decorator, Adrian Cupros, has availability for new jobs, big & small! To get in touch / for a free quote, email [email protected] or text/call 07754 478 961. You can also visit instagram.com/adrian.paintinguk to see more fantastic examples of his work! #ad #Tooting

COMING SOON TO #TOOTING: Kushi Kitchen & Bar, serving Hyderabad inspired food, is to open in Broadway Market in the next couple of weeks. We’ll keep you posted…

Good luck to #Tooting resident Will on his first London Marathon – with Instant Physio’s Angus supporting him (info in images)! Info/donate: www.justgiving.com/page/willrun... 📍261 Balham High Rd + Inside Balham Fitness First 📞 020 3488 2698 Free taster: 🔗 instantphysio.co.uk/free-taster-...

Howden Insurance #Tooting are celebrating their partners Tooting Bec FC, after the local football club won the 2024/2025 London FA Senior Trophy, with the trophy now proudly displayed in branch (info in images)! 📍149/155 Mitcham Rd 📞 0208 6723375 🔗 www.howdeninsurance.co.uk/tooting

Steak & Fries + a pint of Corona for just £15.50 at Flora in Tooting Market every Thursday from 6pm – perfect for kicking off the 4-day Easter weekend! 🥩🍟🍻 Book: tr.ee/4khE5W21to 📍 Flora, Tooting Market, 21-23 Tooting High St, SW17 0SN #ad #Tooting #Balham

Country on the Common returns to #Tooting in 2026 with the line-up now announced – and there are some big names coming to Tooting Common! 🤠🎶 🎟 Tickets on sale today from 12pm – see countryonthecommon.com to book! #ad #Balham #Wandsworth #Streatham