There was a fantastic turnout for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Charlotte Despard on Wednesday, in the heart of Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms. Despard, known as 'the Mother of Battersea', lived in a house on Currie Street from the early 1890s until she moved to Ireland in 1921. Her house was in the middle …
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two Festivals and a Fringe
June is shaping up to be a jam-packed month for me. The Wandsworth Heritage Festival is already underway and runs until 9th June. I've managed to get to one event so far, the launch of new public artworks by the railway arches that adjoin the new Prince of Wales Drive development. The weather did not …
Despardmania
There was a flurry of local events in June highlighting and celebrating the life and work of Charlotte Despard, and her lasting impact on Nine Elms and Battersea. As I've written before, she's up there in my pantheon of great women, for her tireless campaigning, her commitment to social justice, and for her very practical …
reflecting on A Song for Nine Elms
We had a busy Saturday in the Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden recently. A shared harvest lunch, followed by an inspiring and practical workshop, Growing Edible Plants in the City, led by Sue Sheehan of Incredible Edible. And then, in the community centre downstairs, the first screening of the film A Song for Nine …
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