Celebrate Chinese New Year at Honeywood
Celebrate the year of the Rooster on Sunday January 29 from 2pm to 5pm at Carshalton’s Honeywood Museum. It will be an afternoon of traditional crafts and trails with a Honeywood twist. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Admission is free. Donations welcomed.
Fleetwood Bac to play at Boom Boom club
Fleetwood Bac play Rumours End of Year Show on Friday December 30 at The Boom Boom Club in Sutton. Fleetwood Bac is the original Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band who are endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, and raved about by Peter Green’s biographer. They are the only tribute band to authentically replicate the classic Stevie Nicks […]
MP condems government decision over train services
Tom Brake, MP for Carshalton and Wallington has condemned the Government’s decision that Transport for London will not be taking over Southeastern services from 2018, despite a previous government prospectus indicating that would be the case. The prospectus, signed earlier this year by the government and the previous Mayor of London, indicated that control of […]
Annual party run by police for disadvantaged children
Sutton Police ran its annual Christmas party recently for disadvantaged children at The Quad Youth Centre. “We would like to thank Wallington High School for Girls, Barrow Hedges Primary School and of course Father Christmas! ” said a spokesperson. To see how it went go to PARTY
Festive look for Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children
Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children looked particularly festive this Christmas thanks to a team of Santa’s little helpers who decorated the hospital from top-to-toe. Staff and patients in Queen Mary’s welcomed volunteers from RELX Group, a London-based information and analytics company, who generously gave up two days of their time to deliver and decorate […]
Mayor announces new members of partnership to promote capital wide business
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the new membership of London’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which will boost jobs and support economic growth in the capital. The new pan-London LEP, called the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), brings together the Mayor, London Councils and business leaders across all the city’s main sectors. It […]
Your chance to have a say on Mayor’s £3.2 bn draft budget
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published his first draft budget confirming plans to invest a £3.2bn to deliver affordable housing, doubling the amount spent on tackling London’s poor air quality and freezing all Transport for London fares for four years.
TfL “Offer me a seat” trial a success
TfL has announced that a blue badge for those less able to stand on public transport will be introduced on a permanent basis in spring next year. The ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’ badge, and accompanying card, were trialled earlier this year to help those who need a seat, but have difficulty getting one. The […]
Fire crews team up with Co-op to offer Christmas Day meal
Fire crews are teaming up with local Co-op stores to cook a Christmas Day meal for the most vulnerable members of their community and their carers on Christmas Day. Five fire stations are joining forces with the convenience store retailer and Healthy London Partnership, to bring together lonely and vulnerable people who would otherwise be […]
Selling exhibition at Honeywood Museum in Janaury
Honeywood Museum is staging a selling exhibition of paintings and photographs by local artists John Ede and Jane Blewitt. John is a photographer inspired by quirky details in nature, Jane works in oils, water colour and pen and ink taking inspiration from landscapes. The event takes placve from Wednesday January 11 and Sunday January 29. […]