Latest Tooting Podcast Episodes

Episode 13: Meet and Make Spaces

I love Tooting - March 15, 2022 20:00 - 51 minutes
Meeting Gemma and Jeni their enthusiasm and energy is infectious and their motivation and a commitment to finding ways to Make Tooting a better place for all residents is inspirational. With an ethos that creativity, in whatever form, creates connections, the projects they have created and facil...

Episode 12 Geoff Simmons

I love Tooting - March 07, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes
It was a pleasure to speak to local historian Geoff Simmons who has more knowledge of Tooting than anyone I've met. As well as being passionate about the area campaigning for blue plaques to mark people and places of interest, he regularly runs free local walks which I highly recommend you check...

Episode 11 Tooting Baby

I love Tooting - February 28, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes
Meeting Issy was a delight as I personally wanted to thank her and her predecessors for the invaluable resource that is the Tooting baby website https://tootingbaby.co.uk/, now also promoted on Instagram  @TootingBabyand Twitter @BabyTooting. The site provides a diary of tried and tested events...

Episode 9 Forever Fishponds

I love Tooting - February 21, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes
In this episode I had a wonderful conversation with Dipa and Lucy, part of Forever Fishponds. Their desire is to imagine and share how Fishponds Fields can be a flourishing green community space in the heart of Tooting. To find out more about Forever Fishponds follow them on Twitter, Instagram a...

Episode 10 Tooting Healthy Streets

I love Tooting - February 20, 2022 20:00 - 28 minutes
Speaking with Jenny from Tooting Healthy Streets it was impossible not to get caught up in her enthusiasm and passion for Tooting. We spoke about what makes Tooting great and also what could be improved; namely the litter and fly tipping challenges, and making the roads and pavements safer for c...

Episode 8 Work and Play Scrapstore

I love Tooting - February 20, 2022 16:00 - 23 minutes
Tooting is lucky to have one of the 12 scrapstores left in the UK. Taking commercial and domestic materials earmarked for landfill, it is a treasure trove for artists, schools and anyone who has a interest in crafting. Access to an ever changing repository of materials for an annual membership f...

Episode 7 Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

I love Tooting - October 17, 2021 18:00 - 9 minutes
Meeting Mirza from Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) illustrates the welcoming culture of the Tooting community for refugees and asylum seekers, providing support to empower and engage young people, assisting them to feel at home in South West London. Please do check out ...

BONUS CONTENT Episode 6 John White

I love Tooting - October 11, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes
BONUS CONTENT ALERT: This podcast is a little bit different, I met local resident John White, a youthful 101, to discuss all things Tooting. An amazing conversation over a cup of tea, covering a breadth of topics including his involvement in the Furzedown Project, his love of the Tooting Common ...

Episode 5 Furzedown Project

I love Tooting - October 10, 2021 17:00 - 14 minutes
An insightful converation with Mick, project manager of the Furzedown Project. We discussed how being a member of the Furzedown Project, a community for the over 55s, combats the loneliness and social isoloation sometimes present in this demographic. A cornerstone of the Tooting community, there...

Episode 4 Sprout Arts

I love Tooting - October 03, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes
Sitting down with Lynn one of the founders of Sprout Arts, a community arts venue on Moyser Road. I reflected on how art positively impacts the health and wellbeing of a neighbourhood.  In a delightful conversation, the benefits of Sprout Arts to the community became clear and I quickly complet...

Episode 3 Tooting Community Kitchen

I love Tooting - September 26, 2021 18:00 - 16 minutes
I had a wonderful conversation with the inspirational Sahar Beg, learning how the Tooting Community Kitchen, supports local people. Providing hot meals to over 300 people weekly, the Tooting Community Kitchen also has a foodbank and provides groups with clothing and toiletries. To help support ...

Episode 2 Furzedown Community Network

I love Tooting - September 19, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes
Meeting Dawn, chair of the Furzedown Community Network (FCN), it was impossible not to get swept up in her passion and energy for supporting her local community. Being responsive to local needs the FCN supports the best way they can, be it time, financial support, or expertise. Although members...

Episode 1 Transition Town Tooting

I love Tooting - September 09, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes
On this weeks episode I met Hilary Jennings a founding member of Transition Town Tooting a part of the global Transition Network that focuses on supporting sustainable living locally. I came away from this conversation feeling more positive. The local initiatives lead the way in supporting a cl...

Episode 0 The beginning

I love Tooting - September 09, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes
On this episode we turn the tables with me being interviewed by my good friend and fellow Tooting resident Katie. Our conversation uncovers the origin of the podcast, the journey so far and my hopes for the future.  Please contact me with any feedback on this series to IloveTootingpodcast@gmail...