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Festive events in local town centres

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Look out for a Christmas event near you, with events planned across the borough’s town centres.
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Festive events in local town centres

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Look out for a Christmas event near you, with events planned across the borough’s town centres.
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Help choose the winning design for Falcon Road bridge

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Council and London Festival of Architecture are running a design competition to improve the route underneath Falcon Road rail bridge, in Clapham Junction town centre.
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Wandsworth honoured in ‘Good Parks’ report

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s parks received special recognition for remarkable improvement in the annual report released by Parks for London. Our parks reached eighth place this year, soaring 13 spots since the last report.
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Wandsworth Parks Earn Recognition

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
The Good Parks for London 2024 report, a two-yearly assessment of London borough park services, was released on Thursday 24th October, the theme of this year’s report is Collaborative Solutions
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Help choose the winning design for Falcon Road bridge

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Council and London Festival of Architecture are running a design competition to improve the route underneath Falcon Road rail bridge, in Clapham Junction town centre.
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Second update: Putney Bridge safety improvements

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Good progress continues to be made on the Putney Bridge project to improve safety and accessibility on and around the bridge. The council’s team remains on track to complete all works by mid-December. Recent milestones have brought significant improvements for local traffic and public transport.
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50% Affordable Housing: New plan for a fairer borough

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Council are looking to set new, higher standards for future developments, in response to the shortage of genuinely affordable homes in the borough.
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50% Affordable Housing: New plan for a fairer borough

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Council are looking to set new, higher standards for future developments, in response to the shortage of genuinely affordable homes in the borough.
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Second update: Putney Bridge safety improvements

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Good progress continues to be made on the Putney Bridge project to improve safety and accessibility on and around the bridge. The council’s team remains on track to complete all works by mid-December. Recent milestones have brought significant improvements for local traffic and public transport.
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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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