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London Borough of Culture gets off to a flying start with all-day dance extravaganza Strictly Wandsworth

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Welcome to Wandsworth - The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and WandsworthCouncil’s London Borough of Culture 2025, kicked off on 26 April in Battersea Park with anall-day dance extravaganza Strictly Wandsworth. 
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London Borough of Culture gets off to a flying start with all-day dance extravaganza Strictly Wandsworth

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Welcome to Wandsworth - The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and WandsworthCouncil’s London Borough of Culture 2025, kicked off on 26 April in Battersea Park with anall-day dance extravaganza Strictly Wandsworth. 
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Leader listens to residents’ views at community drop-in

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Residents from Falconbrook and Wandsworth Town shared their views on a range of local topics on Saturday (26 April) at the latest community drop-in session hosted by the Wandsworth Council Leader Simon Hogg.
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Awards celebrate local heroes getting Wandsworth moving

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The winners of this year’s Wandsworth Moves Together Awards were revealed at a ceremony last night, celebrating the inspiring individuals and organisations helping to get the borough moving.
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Awards celebrate local heroes getting Wandsworth moving

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The winners of this year’s Wandsworth Moves Together Awards were revealed at a ceremony last night, celebrating the inspiring individuals and organisations helping to get the borough moving.
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Small scraps, big impact: How your food waste protects the planet

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
As a listening council, last year we introduced free food waste recycling to all households with space at the front of their property for a food waste caddy.
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Wandsworth Council Planning Committee rejects tower on the Battersea Bridge waterfront

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Proposals for a controversial 28-storey tower, plus ground floor and basement levels, at One Battersea Bridge have been rejected by Wandsworth’s Planning application Committee at a meeting on Thursday 24 May. 
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Small scraps, big impact: How your food waste protects the planet

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
As a listening council, last year we introduced free food waste recycling to all households with space at the front of their property for a food waste caddy.
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Wandsworth Council Planning Committee rejects tower on the Battersea Bridge waterfront

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Proposals for a controversial 28-storey tower, plus ground floor and basement levels, at One Battersea Bridge have been rejected by Wandsworth’s Planning application Committee at a meeting on Thursday 24 May. 
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Jobseekers: Book now for Employ Wandsworth

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s largest jobs and skills event, Employ Wandsworth, returns next month, and free tickets are available now.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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