Graveney School is holding its Online Virtual Open Event for Year 7 pupils on Wednesday June 23, 2021 from 9.30am-3pm. Graveney has been deemed ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted five times. They provide excellent opportunities for prospective pupils and their parents.
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A fashion design student from Battersea has launched a project to deliver care packages to NHS staff to give appreciation for their hard work during the pandemic. Chimna Orji, 22, was inspired to act after hearing her mum and sister, who both work for the NHS, say they didn’t have time or the resources to practice self care.
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A legal charity is trying to raise £1m to support free legal advice agencies facing closure. London Legal Support Trust (LLST) for litigants unable to pay for legal services is running a series of outdoor events this year in a bid to provide access to justice.
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A kitten has made the cut for a national pet photo contest this week and he wants your vote. Eight-month-old Mylo enjoys chatting to his mates and chasing feet up the stairs. But he has no idea he might win a £200 prize bundle with HiLife goodies and a load of tasty treats.
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Tens of thousands of residents of an estate have been told they will get a refund on their water bills after a discount to their landlord was not passed on to them. Thousands of 1,372 families who live on the St Martin’s Estate in Brixton have been told they will get thousands back after overpaying a string of South London housing associations.
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From births and deaths to bombs and whisk, ghost signs are the vanishing legacy of our streets. London’s high walls still have traces of Alf the Purse King and Bonsoir Pyjamas – pieces of almost hidden urban archaeology, telling unique tales of everyday life in the capital.
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A healthcare charity is planning to set up centres in two South London hospitals to inform people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds about organ and blood donation. We Are Donors received funding from the NHS’s Community Investment Scheme to tackle health inequalities in March 2021.
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Hundreds of young people queued for hours outside Wimbledon Mosque yesterday to get their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The walk-in centre ended up opening until midnight and administering about 1,000 vaccinations.
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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, they say – perhaps because an old dog already knows all the tricks. But an old dogs’ home? Battersea Dogs’ Home, which celebrates its 150th anniversary tomorrow (June 3) has been adapting to its charges’ needs throughout its history – including admitting man’s best friends’ jealous rivals, cats, in 1883.
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A “charity for charities” is running its first fundraiser to allow it to continue helping grassroots charities support their communities. As part of their Aviva Community Fund campaign, Battersea-founded online service Link UP London are sharing stories of how their support has helped charities benefit people across London.
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A skin cancer patient who recently died of the disease, spoke in her final months about the dangers of not being skin aware, in the hope of encouraging others to take care in the sun. Mum-of-two Nicky Horton, who passed away in February [2021], was first diagnosed with skin cancer in 2017. Her initial diagnosis led to several years of extensive and, at times radical, treatment at St George’s Hospital, Tooting.
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