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“I feel warm as soon as I walk through the doors’ – Wandsworth’s Community Spaces

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Enjoying a hot drink and a chat in one of Wandsworth’s warm and welcoming Community Spaces is putting smiles on the faces of local people this winter.
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“Urgent action needed” on Hammersmith Bridge, say Wandsworth residents

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Ahead of the reconvened Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce on 30 January, Simon Hogg, Leader of Wandsworth Council, has attended a public meeting in Putney to hear first-hand how the closure of Hammersmith Bridge is impacting the lives of local people.
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“Urgent action needed” on Hammersmith Bridge, say Wandsworth residents

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Ahead of the reconvened Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce on 30 January, Simon Hogg, Leader of Wandsworth Council, has attended a public meeting in Putney to hear first-hand how the closure of Hammersmith Bridge is impacting the lives of local people.
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Wandsworth marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Town Hall will be illuminated purple on Monday (27 January) as Wandsworth joins the #LightTheDarkness national movement to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, an event which commemorates the Holocaust, and other genocides around the world.
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Get involved in our Borough of Culture

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth is the Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture 2025, and there’s lots of ways local people can get involved.
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Wandsworth marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Town Hall will be illuminated purple on Monday (January 27) as Wandsworth joins the #LightTheDarkness national movement to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, an event which commemorates the Holocaust, and other genocides around the world.
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Get involved in our Borough of Culture

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth is the Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture 2025, and there’s lots of ways local people can get involved.
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Help strengthen our voluntary sector partnership

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations are invited to share their thoughts on proposals to support the sector and make it stronger.
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Help strengthen our voluntary sector partnership

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations are invited to share their thoughts on proposals to support the sector and make it stronger.
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Free holiday swimming lessons for Wandsworth children

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Free swimming lessons for Wandsworth school children in years 2-7 unable to swim for 25 metres are available during the February half-term in four of the borough’s leisure centres, as part of Wandsworth Council’s Access for All scheme.
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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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