Sutton Community Farm celebrated in style with their biggest ever Harvest Festival!
Local business Sutton Community Farm held their biggest ever Harvest Festival on Saturday 15th September! Over 450 guests from the local community joined the party to celebrate this years harvest, and all the hard work of the volunteers and staff. Visitors to the farm enjoyed a festive, colourful and friendly afternoon. Highlights included: ● 1.5 […]
Spare a few hours to support the lonely and isolated
Has your child started school or gone back to school? Have you now got an hour or two to spare a week? Would you like to provide company to a lonely and isolated older person or vulnerable adult in your local community? If so, then please get in touch. No experience needed as training will […]
Cycle sessions for families with all abilities – half term fun
Enjoy half term family cycling on Wednesday October 24 at David Weir Leisure Centre with cycle sessions for families with all abilities with all of the necessary cycle helmets. Lots of fun Disability access cycles Develop cycling skills Safe off-road environment Half Term Family Cycling EcoLocal @ecolocalcycling www.ecolocalcycling.org.uk 020 8404 1522 [email protected] Healthy Sutton Outdoors […]
New chair for national charity for wheelchair sport
WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport based at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, today announced the appointment of Rob Wilson as their new Chair of Trustees. Rob succeeds Kevan Baker OBE who retires as Chair after more than 20 years in the role. Former Member of Parliament for Reading, Rob Wilson has a wealth of experience and […]
Dementia Community roadshow coming to Sutton High Street
The Alzheimer’s Society is running a Dementia Community Roadshow for people to ask questions about dementia – there will be someone there to talk to. This takes place on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd October 2018, 10am to 4pm at 71-81 High Street, Sutton, SM1 1DU. What is the Roadshow? Travelling across England, Wales and Northern Ireland […]
Major new digital awareness cafe initiative launched by community centre
Thanks to a fantastic partnership between a college and a community centre an innovative new digital awareness cafe has been launched. The collaboration between Orchard Hill College and The Riverside Centre has seen the start of the digi cafe which will offer advice and guidance to any customer using the Culvers Avenue, Carshalton cafe. There […]
Drop in session for those who want to know more about volunteering
Tazza coffee shop in Sutton High Street has agreed to run a coffee morning drop-in session on Monday 1st October 10 to 12 noon for Volunteer Centre Sutton. One of our members of staff, will be at TaZza all morning and available to chat to any members of the public who are interested in volunteering in […]
A Hunt for Clues About Sutton Artist
Elva Blacker, an artist and Sutton resident, died in 1984 but now her great niece is making it her life’s work to uncover further clues in a bid to both ensure Elva’s legacy and continue her charitable work. As an artist, Elva was most successful in water-colour. Her prominence in the Sutton community in the […]
Share your views about care homes at Healthwatch Sutton Project Launch Event
Healthwatch Sutton are asking local people to share their views around care homes at their launch event. The information gathered will be used to help form the criteria for assessing care homes that are visited when the project begins. The launch event will be held on 10th October with speakers including Sutton Council and Care […]