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Winners of the Wandsworth in Bloom 2025 Awards announced

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s finest gardeners were celebrated at the Wandsworth in Bloom Awards ceremony in Battersea Park last night.
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Borough of Sanctuary fund now open 

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Applications are open for the next round of grants from the Wandsworth Borough of Sanctuary Fund. 
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Wandsworth Council’s Battersea Park Fireworks is back with a bang – with 5,000 half-price tickets available for eligible residents

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Battersea Park Fireworks returns to light up the sky on 1 and 2 November, and for the second year in a row, 5,000 half-price tickets are available for eligible residents as part of our Access for All scheme.  
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Borough of Sanctuary fund now open 

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Applications are open for the next round of grants from the Wandsworth Borough of Sanctuary Fund. 
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Winners of the Wandsworth in Bloom 2025 Awards announced

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s finest gardeners were celebrated at the Wandsworth in Bloom Awards ceremony in Battersea Park last night.
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Try something new this National Fitness Day in Wandsworth

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth residents are invited to celebrate this year’s National Fitness Day by moving more and making the most of a packed programme of free activities at leisure centres and other venues across the borough this September.
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Try something new this National Fitness Day in Wandsworth

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth residents are invited to celebrate this year’s National Fitness Day by moving more and making the most of a packed programme of free activities at leisure centres and other venues across the borough this September.
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Local performers parade through the streets of Roehampton as part of Urban Flow

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The streets of Roehampton came to life on Saturday 13 September in a colourful parade featuring local participants and hand-painted silk flags with Urban Flow, a major community event supported by Wandsworth Council as part of its year as London Borough of Culture 2025.
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Local performers parade through the streets of Roehampton as part of Urban Flow

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The streets of Roehampton came to life on Saturday 13 September in a colourful parade featuring local participants and hand-painted silk flags with Urban Flow, a major community event supported by Wandsworth Council as part of its year as London Borough of Culture 2025.
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Wandsworth’s annual Residents’ Conference returns for its fourth year

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
This October, we will be hosting our fourth annual Residents’ Conference which promises to be our biggest and best conference yet. 
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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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