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A huge turnout for the 1 minute peaceful protest at
#Tooting
Broadway to coincide with the # Justice For Black Lives peaceful protest at Hyde Park today.
@BBCLondonNews
@itvlondon
@myldn
@leontiahogan
@guardian
@EveningStandard
@MetroUK
@SthLondonPress
@wandsworthnews
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Chris, owner of The Lone Fisherman in
#Tooting
Market, has announced that, after negotiations following an eviction notice, he will be staying in the market. Full statement via his Instagram:
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That's a LOT of chocolate! Christmas came early on the neonatal ward at
@StGeorgesTrust
this week, when an amazingly generous donation of 465 boxes of chocolate arrived, thanks to Lindt and a baby in the neonatal unit whose dad works for the company!
#Tooting
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#ThrowbackThursday
– Wolfie Smith (played by
@RobertLindsay
) emerges from
#Tooting
Broadway station in the intro to the '70s sitcom Citizen Smith. It ran for 4 series on BBC1, with Wolfie leading the Tooting Popular Front with his rallying cry of "Power to the People!"
#tbt
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How appropriate that the
#Christmas
John Lewis advert, which is all about kindness & giving a little love, should feature the great community of
#Tooting
! See
@jlandpartners
to view the full ad!
#Furzedown
#Earlsfield
#Wandsworth
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A huge crowd has assembled at
#Tooting
Broadway station in a vigil for those caught up in yesterday’s atrocities in New Zealand.
#Balham
#StandwithNZ
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New York, Rio,
#TOOTING
!
@lonelyplanet
names Tooting as 1 of 10 of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods to visit!
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A big
#Tooting
shout-out to owner Usama & the team at
@MeatandShake
, who've provided 1,000 free meals to kids in need over
#halfterm
& now offer free meals to kids affected by hardship Fri-Sun, 12pm-2pm & free meals to the homeless, Mon-Thu, 10pm-10.30pm. DM them for info.
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Congratulations to
@Auntiekay28
, a teaching assistant from
#Tooting
– and keen cyclist – who'll be riding her Brompton bicycle at the Queen's Platinum
@Jubilee_Pageant
in June! More info:
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Congrats to Amina Ibrahim
@Shels_Mina
, Operating Dept Practitioner at
@StGeorgesTrust
, who's been recognised with an MBE for her services to health. Amina founded
@SomHealthEx
, which focuses on improving healthcare in Somaliland. Info/donate:
#Tooting
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A magnificent double rainbow 🌈🌈 over
#Tooting
Bec Lido captured by lifeguard Thea and shared by
@slsclido
on Instagram yesterday – thanks for sharing!
#TootingBecLido
#Furzedown
#Wandsworth
#Balham
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Big crowds in
#Tooting
as Prince Charles visited
@PrincesTrust
alumni who work in the local branch of
@TKMaxx_UK
! He then took an impromptu walk around Tooting High Street to meet & shake hands with residents. Hope he didn’t forget to buy a Tooting souvenir for Camilla!
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.
@rexosborn
(Lab) has been elected councillor in yesterday's
#Tooting
Broadway by-election.
Full results:
Rex Osborn (Lab) 1429
Jonathan Iliff (Con) 491
Lisa Osborne (Green) 285
Haren Thillainathan (Lib Dem) 94
Turnout 19.27%
Full info via
@wandbc
:
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More
#Tooting
eateries are offering free meals to children this
#halfterm
. We've updated our page listing them all, as well as details of a local fundraiser, a link to
@WandsworthFB
& info on a national free school meal finder:
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Win a pancake set from
@MorleysTooting
! RT by midnight 26/02/17 for a chance to win! Ts & Cs:
#Tooting
#PancakeDay
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Locals may have heard the sad news that Hawa Abdi Sharige, who lived on the bench outside
#Tooting
Library with her son, passed away on New Year's Eve.
Her funeral will take place today, at Al Muzzammil Mosque (pictured), 8 Gatton Rd, after Zuhr prayer at 12:30pm.
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We're lucky to have 2
#CraftBeer
places in
#Tooting
– read all about them & why craft beer has become so popular! 🍻
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A welcome sight at
#Tooting
Broadway station – the flower stall is back! Open Monday-Saturday, 6am-7pm (with Sunday opening planned for the very near future).
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NEW TO
#TOOTING
!
@byo_london
, Tooting’s first zero-waste shop has opened in
@TootingMarket
. Whole foods, detergents, oils, vinegar & much, much more. Bring your own containers & fill up! Congratulations & good luck, Tanya!
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Massive turnout on
#Tooting
Common for
#BlackLivesMatter
Peaceful Protest today. Organisers are planning more socially distanced protests & other initiatives, of which we'll be publishing news of in due course. Full video on our FB:
@leontiahogan
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Work is well underway on a new rooftop bar, The Corin, on the corner of
#Tooting
High Street & Garratt Lane. Covering 4000 sq ft, the venue will serve cocktails & a wide range of other drinks + British small plates, & host entertainment. See for details.
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A protest against the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and the alterations to Cycle Superhighway 7 is currently underway on Upper
#Tooting
Road. The protest, organised by
@OWandsworth
, will go on until 5pm.
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#PrayersForManchester
now outside
#Tooting
Broadway organised by
@AhmadiyyaTTG
#UnitedAgainstExtremism
#LoveForAllHatredForNone
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Hats off to Tariq, owner of the Beyroots Lebanese Street Food business (which has a unit in Broadway Market), who yesterday parked up his food truck
@StGeorgesTrust
& provided a free lunch to 100 staff. Tariq tells us more:
#Tooting
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A protest against the evictions of long-standing traders Chris (The Lone Fisherman) & Hughie (Artz Designer Wear) from
#Tooting
Market is currently underway, after a police operation on Saturday. More details to follow.
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Crowds gathering for today's
#BlackLivesMatter
Peaceful Protest on
#Tooting
Common.
#BLMLDN
@TootingCommon
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John Greco, The Head Gardener at
@StGeorgesTrust
in
#Tooting
, has been doing an amazing job in keeping the hospital grounds bright and colourful with his gorgeous flowers! Check out his Twitter
@johngre31635007
for more photos of his beautiful blooms! 🌷🌼 🌹
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The Victorian lamppost at
#Tooting
Broadway has been lit for the first time since it's refurbishment! Two of the lights aren't working yet, but they hopefully will be soon – we'll keep you posted as to when...
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#NEWTOTOOTING
!
#Tooting
resident Jake has launched My Back Pages, an online 2nd hand bookshop, named after his dad's former shop in
#Balham
(which sadly closed in 2014) where he cut his teeth in the trade.
Find out more via
Congrats & good luck, Jake!
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We're sad to report that Mr Mehta, who co-ran Williams on Thrale Road in
#Furzedown
, has died after contracting Covid-19. People are invited to stand on the corner of Thrale Rd/Mitcham Ln as a mark of respect at 11am tomorrow. A small, private funeral will take place at noon.
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A sensational effort from
@balhammosque
& the people of
#Tooting
. A huge pile of clothes, toys, bedding & food for
#grenfelltower
residents
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Win a LEGO City Helicopter from
@MorleysTooting
! RT by midnight 30/07/17 for a chance to win! Ts & Cs:
#Tooting
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🇺🇦 UKRAINE APPEAL: The White Eagle Club at 211
#Balham
High Road, SW17 7BQ are collecting necessities for Ukrainian refugees who are arriving in Poland and in urgent need of support. Full info in the image.
#Tooting
#Wandsworth
#Furzedown
#Earlsfield
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How brilliant to see Fountain Road in
#Tooting
erupt in applause for the
#NHS
at 8pm tonight! Utterly wonderful and thoroughly emotional. Were you applauding on your road?
#clapforourcarers
#Tooting
@stgeorgestrust
@balhamnewsie
@GivingtoGeorges
@DrRosena
@TootingTown
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The Egyptian Geese on
#Tooting
Common have had some goslings! This lovely family picture was snapped by Shaun Whiteside and shared on the Friends of
@TootingCommon
Facebook group. Thanks for sharing, Shaun!
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.
@TfL
have announced a temporary upgrade (inc segregated cycle lanes, amendments to bus lanes/ footways & restricting motor vehicle entry/exit) of CS7, beginning this month on the section from
#Balham
to
#ColliersWood
. Details via TfL:
#Tooting
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Nurses from
#Tooting
's St George's Hospital are striking today and tomorrow, joining thousands across England in an escalation of their pay dispute with ministers.
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Hats off to Marlene Johnson, Head Nurse at
#Tooting
's
@StGeorgesTrust
, who also runs a foodbank.
@BBCNews
have featured her in their celebration of amazing people from across the country, to mark their centenary:
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Win an Edit bobble hat! RT this & follow
@Edit_Hats
by midnight TOMORROW for a chance to win (see our FB & Insta too)! Ts & Cs:
#Tooting
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#NEWTOTOOTING
A new fishmongers, Life Of Fish, has opened at 84 Moyser Rd! Having run a pop up fish stall on the road during lockdown, which then led to a local delivery service, owner David now has a permanent home from which to trade! Full info
#Tooting
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#Tooting
resident
@leontiahogan
is organising a minute's peaceful protest tomorrow. “I’m asking that people show up for 1pm at Tooting Broadway station to kneel for 1 minute," she says. "Can people also please observe proper social distancing, wear masks & bring hand sanitiser.”
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Independent fruit & veg sellers across
#Tooting
are currently hard at work, keeping the town supplied with fresh produce, including the stalls in front of
@TootingMarket
,
@bwmarkettooting
and Tooting Broadway tube station & many down Upper Tooting Road and Mitcham Road.
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Following the death on New Year's Eve of Hawa Abdi Sharige, who lived on the bench with her son, Muhyadin, outside Tooting Library, a memorial board has been set up outside the library for locals to leave messages of remembrance.
#Tooting
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6 year-old
#Furzedown
resident Aniyah really wanted to raise some money for the NHS, so she decided to sell homemade lemonade! Thanks to her fantastic neighbours, she managed to raise £56 & decided to buy cake for the staff at
@StGeorgesTrust
!
Congrats Aniyah!
#Tooting
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#TootingHistory
– did you know that one of the very first Tesco branches was right here in
#Tooting
? Jack Cohen, the son of Jewish migrants from Poland, founded Tesco in 1919 and opened his first permanent indoor market stall in Tooting in November 1930.
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#ThrowbackThursday
to
#Tooting
in the 1980s – who remembers (and who used to shop at) fashion emporium Chelsea Girl, at Tooting Broadway? Thanks to saharbeg123 (Instagram) for sharing!
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The sound of applause, pot-banging and car horns resounded through
#Tooting
tonight to celebrate and thank our fantastic NHS staff, carers and key workers for the amazing work they do. This was Khartoum Road – what was your street like?
@StGeorgesTrust
@GivingtoGeorges
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.
@StGeorgesTrust
resplendent in the sunshine. So lucky to have this fantastic hospital in
#Tooting
.
#NHS
#24hrsae
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Delicious fresh oysters were the order of the day outside
@TootingMarket
this afternoon, courtesy of the brilliant Lone Fisherman, Chris!
#Tooting
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The flower stall is back at
#Tooting
Broadway! Find it just outside the tube station every Thursday and Friday 6am to 6pm, and Saturday 6am to 5pm.
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The amazing & entirely volunteer-staffed
#Tooting
Community Kitchen
@TootComKitchen
continue to feed & assist the homeless of Tooting during Covid-19. See for details (including how to donate).
Thanks to local chef & volunteer
@olliecouillaud
for the pic!
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Just in time for
#clapforourcarers
,
@vvibes
took a picture of this amazing rainbow over
#Tooting
today! Thanks for sharing!
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We spotted this brilliant knitted scene on top of a post box in
#ColliersWood
! We've heard of a mystery knitter adorning post boxes with similar acts of crochet kindness in other parts of London – could it be the same person?
#Tooting
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The
#Tooting
Ahamdiyya Muslim Association
@AhmadiyyaTTG
invites the community to an Interfaith Peace Prayer this Tuesday, 21 September, at 6.40pm outside Tooting Broadway Station to mark
#InternationalPeaceDay
.
#Furzedown
#Earlsfield
#Wandsworth
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#Tooting
's
@CoppinBros
butchers have unfortunately had lots of cancellations from customers, so now have a surplus of turkeys. Pop down to 276 Mitcham Rd for a great selection of free range quality meat and other produce.
Open today until 6pm, Tue-Wed 9am-7pm, Thu 7.30am-1pm.
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Wandsworth Council
@wandbc
is to suspend the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) trial, following a review. Full details on the council website:
#Tooting
#Balham
#Wandsworth
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#Tooting
's Istanbul Food Gate has expanded – they've taken the empty unit next door and opened a new fresh meat counter as well a bakery and olive bar at the back, in addition to even more grocery products from around the world. Find them at 93 Mitcham Road.
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COMING SOON TO
#TOOTING
: an outdoor market is to launch on Totterdown Street (between Tooting High St & Blakenham Rd) for a 12-month trial.
Full info, inc details of the market, a timed pedestrianised area & a new 1-way system:
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COMING SOON TO
#TOOTING
! A new rooftop bar & venue, The Corin (), is to open this spring at 54 Tooting High Street in the area above where the Halifax bank is and where Snappy Snaps used to be. We’ll keep you posted!
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The blue plaque celebrating the outstanding migrant contribution to
#Tooting
has been unveiled!
@summerstown182
revealed the plaque at the Totterdown Street entrance of
@TootingMarket
(another has been placed at the entrance on Tooting high Street) this afternoon,
(1/3)
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Fantastic generosity from the crowd at yesterday's match at
#Tooting
&
#Mitcham
United FC
@OfficialTmufc
, where £525 was raised for the people of Ukraine. Find out more about the club at
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Congratulations to former Graveney School pupil & BBC media editor,
@amolrajan
, who’s to join the presenting line-up of Radio 4's Today programme. Amol will become the fifth presenter of the station's flagship news show!
#Tooting
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REFURBISHED IN
#TOOTING
–
@KingsHeadSW17
is back open after an extensive refurb, including the creation of a brand new extended beer garden (with TVs showing live sport). The Grade II listed pub has maintained its original structure, so the historic fixtures & fittings remain.
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The new
@TootingMarket
cats have officially been named – say hello to Bec (girl) & Broadway (boy)!
They're currently visiting the market for a few hours here & there to get them used to the space, so you'll see them more in the coming weeks.
📷
@meetandmakespaces
#Tooting
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A very happy 100th birthday to
#Tooting
's Bill Champion, who celebrated yesterday! Bill can be found selling poppies outside Tooting Broadway Station every year (and has done for over 25 years). We hope to see him out and about in Tooting again soon!
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A new drinking water fountain has been installed by
#Tooting
Broadway tube, part of a range of measures taken by
@MayorofLondon
&
@thameswater
to reduce the number of single-use plastic water bottles & provide free access to healthy tap water. More info:
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A fantastic linocut print of
#Tooting
Broadway tube (entitled 'One Way Ticket') by London-based painter and linocut printmaker
@gailbrodholt
. You can see more of her work, including illustrations of other London stations and landmarks, via her website:
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You may well have met Bill Champion, a local lad and ex-soldier who served in the Second World War. He's sold poppies outside
#Tooting
Broadway Station for 25 years, and at the sprightly young age of 97 is showing no signs of stopping! Truly a Tooting legend!
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St George's Bhangra Team at
#TootingLightsUp
on Totterdown Street outside
@TootingMarket
...
#Tooting
@TootingTown
@Thinkevents
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#NEWTOTOOTING
! Olawa Bakery, a Polish artisan traditional bakery 🇵🇱 , has opened at 46 Trinity Road, selling freshly-baked sourdough bread, sweet & savoury snacks & more! All bread & pastries sold in the shop are made fresh that day. Mon-Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
#Tooting
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Danny from the fruit & veg stall outside
#Tooting
Broadway tube jumping out of a plane from 12,000 ft yesterday to raise funds for a new wheelchair for his wife’s Godson Mackie who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Great work, Danny! 👏👏
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Well this is not something we ever expected to see on
#Tooting
Common...paddle boarding!
Thanks to
@tommyfromtooting
(Instagram) for sharing!
#TootingCommon
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A terrific
#Tooting
tribute to the NHS on Moring Road! Who else has spotted similar in the area?
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A stirring rendition of the Polish National Anthem down at the White Eagle Club on
#Balham
High Road! Poland 🇵🇱 v Senegal 🇸🇳
#WorldCupTooting
#Tooting
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Local resident & 6 Nations rugby commentator
@nickheathsport
has been making people smile by commentating on things he's seen in everyday life over the last few days, including the Final of the Pigeon Dressage! See his Twitter for more!
#Tooting
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Olawa Polish 🇵🇱 bakery's 'paczki' (doughnuts) are proving very popular this
#FatThursday
(a traditional Christian feast marking the last Thursday before Lent) & are open until 5pm at 46 Trinity Rd! Thanks to Inez, Ania and Aleks for the photos!
#Tooting
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We've said it before and we'll say it again...we're so lucky to have the wonderful
@StGeorgesTrust
on our doorstep! Many thanks to all the staff there for all that they do – such amazing work happening right here in
#Tooting
!
#NHS
#Wandsworth
#Earlsfield
#Furzedown
#24hrsae
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Win a carry-on suitcase from
@MorleysTooting
! RT by midnight TOMORROW for a chance to win. T's & C's:
#Tooting
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Win a pancake set from
@MorleysTooting
! RT by midnight 26/02/17 for a chance to win! Ts & Cs:
#Tooting
#PancakeDay
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Refurbished!
#Tooting
’s Lahore Karahi has completed its makeover & is looking fantastic! The restaurant’s been serving delicious Pakistani food at 1 Tooting High St since 1995 & the changes are all part their silver jubilee year celebrations. Congrats to owner, Numan & the team!
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A huge turnout for
@TootComKitchen
's 2nd anniversary last night. The kitchen now feeds over 200 meals to those in need every Saturday (they also operate at the same site every Wednesday at 6pm), compared to just 20 when they began...
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COMING SOON TO
#TOOTING
! Abramo & Alessandro are to open Aubergine, an authentic, rustic Italian pizza & pasta restaurant on Mitcham Road
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.
@CamileThai
#Tooting
are offering to support local people who are working on the frontline of
#Coronavirus
. If you work in the
#NHS
/emergency services or know someone who does, please email caterina
@camile
.co.uk and they'll arrange free food to your workplace.
#feedtheheroes
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