AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE ISSUE 42 ROEHAMPTON OF NEWS, BY AND FOR WINTER 2020 VOICE ROEHAMPTON RESIDENTS @RoehamptonVoice Season's Greetings To All Our Readers 2 3 Christmas Tree Ashburton What a wonderful time to become for Roehampton Youth Centre Vicar of Roehampton! Congratulations to Andy Smith and by REVD. JOSHUA REY 2020 marks the arrival of the first Alton Estate Christmas tree! the team at Regenerate for saving the Organised and funded by the Alton Regeneration Team at Ashburton Youth Centre. Annie and I, with our son, Paddy, What better time to be in Church? Mondays and Fridays 3-5.30, and Wandsworth Council, a permanent Christmas tree pit will be installed on Danebury Avenue, at the junction with Holybourne A proposal to add housing on the site moved into the Vicarage on All through Advent, we remember Wednesdays 9-noon. was consulted on in October but the Ponsonby Road at the end of that God is coming into the world, Avenue. Work is planned to begin at the end of November. We will together keep the Council have now withdrawn the plan. August, and I formally started work and we wonder, “am I ready to A tree pit is the equivalent of a base or stand at home. It keeps Christmas season with deep and on September 29th, the Feast of meet him?” But at midnight on the the tree upright and in position. It also provides a concealed serious joy, here in Roehampton, connection to the electricity supply. When not in use, the tree pit Michael and All Angels. This, you 24th of December, we throw our knowing that in this troubled year, will have a cover placed over the top, and paving slabs blending it don’t need me to tell you, is a year hats in the air with great joy – for Roehampton God enters into all our sorrows, seamlessly into the pavement. like no other. A truly terrible time God comes to us not as a judge Partnership News hopes, and happiness. In conjunction with the Council’s Enterprise Delivery Team, a for those who have been afflicted but as a saviour. He comes into our 20-foot high evergreen conifer tree, complete with lights, will be ROEHAMPTON PARTNERSHIP is a by coronavirus, or the much larger world as a refugee baby, born in a MERRY CHRISTMAS, one and all! displayed for approximately 5 weeks between early December 2020 direct link for the voice of residents number whose lives have been chilly outbuilding – yet king of all. and early January 2021. The Alton Regeneration Team hope this will to Wandsworth Council, meeting disrupted by the lockdown. For all help to bring the estate to life and lift spirits, especially at the end of He came down to earth from quarterly with representatives of us it has been, to say the least, a particularly tough year for many people. This gesture also serves heaven, to enforce their commitment and passion to the estate regeneration of local business, local NHS, strange. Who is God and Lord of all, programme. voluntary sector, faith communities, Yet it is a wonderful time to come And His shelter was a stable, Once the tree is taken down, it will be donated to The Roehampton community leaders, Roehampton into a new Parish, and that for And His cradle was a stall Shed project and used for woodwork activities. Club, Roehampton University and its three reasons. Whilst celebratory events cannot go ahead as usual this year, the students Union. The Council have As we know God in Jesus, we know Alton Regeneration Team plan to mark the arrival of the tree with a decided to withdraw and replace First, because in a time of turmoil God. And we know this, too: no virtual event. Further details will be communicated nearer the time. it with a Community Engagement and anxiety, it is a joy and a matter what trouble and sorrows Strategy. privilege to share a message of we face in this world, and they hope. are sometimes hard, even though there is often joy too – whatever Second, because the lockdown Roehampton Trust suffering and happiness we know, places limits what I can do. No God enters into it with us. Grants super big impressive plans. Roehampton Trust has made two Nothing really, but pray, worship And He feeleth for our sadness, grants of £1,000 to: and get to know people. And And He shareth in our gladness that’s all one needs. Anything It’s such a joy to be able to share • SHINE Again, for equipment, to else – God will make this clear, this time of hope amidst the help with therapy to children at local in time, through the prayer, and winter darkness with everyone schools through the relationships. Please in Roehampton. Of course, we know I am praying for this whole • Doverhouse Lions FC, for outdoor have to be realistic: our Christmas community, morning and evening boxing provision, to help children and services are not going to be (often, and always in Church 7.30 young people improve their mental crowded and full of song. But and 5.30 every weekday – come Lynne Capociamma from Estate Art Roehampton turned on the Christmas lights on 30.11 health and fitness. we will find ways for everyone and join me after the lockdown, who wants to to enter into the or tune in live at facebook.com/ Christmas joy. Exactly what form holytrinityroehampton. Please ROEHAMPTON VOICE: ISSUE 42 SUBMITTING ARTICLES this will take has to depend on ADVERTISING RATES let me know how I can pray for The Roehampton Voice is keen to have input what is allowed. Advertising in the Roehampton £20 for ⅛ page you: [email protected]. If I from as many local people as possible. Voice represents exceptional £50 for ¼ page haven’t met you already, I hope Sadly, there will have to be a The Spring edition of the Roehampton Voice will value for money. £100 for ½ page I soon shall. As there are about booking system, so that we don’t be published early in April 2021. £200 for a full page seventeen thousand people in the breach the safe limits for people Copy date for contributions: 5 March 2021. For the very reasonable rates Parish it will take a while to get in Church – please look for this at EVENTS If you would like to write an article for us, email below, you can reach 6,150 Please pass us details of holytrinityroehampton.org. That’s [email protected] round everyone, so lots to look households throughout your events, for inclusion also where we will put information You can follow us on Facebook, forward to. Roehampton. on our back page. about other plans – like the Nativity or tweet @RoehamptonVoice And the third reason this is such a Treasure Hunt, that families can Cover artwork is the sole property and copyright of Ben Speedy, who good time to start work as a Vicar grants use and reproduction rights to Estate Art Roehampton and to the The Roehampton Voice is published as enjoy together. And the Church is Roehampton Voice magazine for use in print or online. Any other usage a project of the Roehampton Trust. is that CHRISTMAS IS COMING. going to be open for private prayer Revd. Joshua Rey of the image is prohibited without prior permission from Ben Speedy. Estate Art Roehampton | [email protected] 4 5

It is expected that the borough council’s final approval Roehampton Playing Fields Community Trust The Rocky Road will be settled early in 2021 and then the application will be forwarded to Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, at City November 2020 Update to “Regeneration” Hall. He has to agree to the redevelopment before it can by SARAH WILTON by JOHN HORROCKS finally achieve planning permission (this is because it is such a big scheme). He has concerns about the proposed The borough council’s proposals to “regenerate” the scale of affordable housing provision – the scheme does Despite the challenges, uncertainty and delay • increased usage by clubs, schools and the public central area of the Alton Estate are still progressing not meet the standards as set out in the London Plan. caused by the pandemic, the Roehampton Playing of all facilities - football, tennis, cricket and school – but there is some way to go before the council’s It may be the spring before we know whether or not the Fields Community Trust (‘the Trust’) continues to sports and games - across the year redevelopment plans will be finally approved. make good progress towards achieving its objective redevelopment has achieved final approval. In time for the • improvements to the quality and availability of the It has been a long journey, and it is not finished yet. London Assembly and Mayoral elections in May! of taking over management of the Playing Fields. existing facilities To this end, we now have a Masterplan for the site, The withdrawal of Redrow, the council’s development Then the borough council has to find a developer to step operational plans and governance structures in • pavilion and changing room improvements partner in the scheme, in September, was a severe blow into Redrow’s place – and this can be expected to be far which all key stakeholders will play a significant part. to ensure that all relevant health and safety for the project. After Redrow’s departure, the council from easy, especially so long as the Covid-19 pandemic requirements, particularly during the pandemic, assumed Redrow’s role as the planning applicant and goes on. All developers are having a difficult time at The community expressed strong support in last took Redrow’s plans to the council’s Planning Applications are met present. summer’s Council consultation, with 85% in favour Committee in October to decide whether permission Watch this space! of the Fields being run by the community, for the • plans for new facilities, subject to funding and should be granted or not. planning, include cricket nets, a café, perimeter community. Anyone who watched the Committee’s debate on trees, benches and much more. Recent events at the Playing Fields, such as the the application (online) would have been impressed with Roehampton Councillor Claire Gilbert’s detailed successful Doverhouse Lions FC event which Working collaboratively with Wandsworth Council, the questioning of the proposals. The other Councillors on the raised over £2,200 for St George’s Hospital Charity, Trust is already actively securing funding commitments Committee demonstrated a very poor understanding of illustrate perfectly how much more use can be from a number of sources, as well as exploring funding what the Alton Estate is all about. Planning permission was and sponsorship partnerships. made, and social impact achieved, with community granted - with only Councillor Gilbert voting against. management of the Playing Fields bringing together The Trust team would be delighted to hear from local The permission requires various issues to be further all the key stakeholders with a common purpose. businesses, groups and individuals who would like to investigated and agreed before it can be finalised – issues A documentary celebrating the positive social play their part in the future success of Roehampton like the provision of affordable housing and a number of impact which Doverhouse Lions FC and the Playing Fields, at the heart of the community of “planning obligations” which need to be secured. Roehampton Playing Fields make in our community Roehampton. Allbrook House & library behind the newly installed Christmas tree will be released next month. A short trailer can be For more information, or to join us (we warmly welcome found by following this link: youtu.be/qtx19Lf3Y1k all volunteers whatever your interest, skills and time Working with our partners, the Trust has developed availability!) and to support the Trust, please go to: a Masterplan and Business Plan for the site. Key roehamptonplayingfields.org features include: twitter.com/roehamptonPF facebook.com/roehamptonplayingfields

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yourself. The team are also available for 1 to 1, COVID-safe tuition from Witley Point Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) – their offices in Wandsworth. For more information call Chi or Rebecca on 020 8877 8940 or email off Wanborough Road, [email protected]

Alton East Age UK Wandsworth have a number ACTIVE CHATS by Pamela Harris of services to support older This is a great service for those who are feeling stuck at home and Roehampton residents: would like to stay active. Active Chats offers telephone befriending with seated exercise and/or mindfulness. Socially distanced opening event was attended INDEPENDENT SHOPPER For more information call Sorrel 020 8877 8940 or email sorrel.brown@ by the Mayor of Wandsworth and children from This service can support those 50+ ageukwandsworth.org.uk Heathmere School. The children were invited to with their grocery shopping. Age try out the new play facilities which include an UK Wandsworth will set up your In addition, Age UK Wandsworth also offers many other services inground trampoline, monkey bars and slides. They online shopping account with your including Information and Advice, Handyperson service, Hospital also painted a new graffiti wall, constructed a bug favourite shop, do the first few shops discharge support and LGBTQ+ befriending. Please call the office for you and then support you to do it 020 8877 8940 or visit www.ageukwandsworth.org.uk to find out more. hotel to encourage wildlife and contributed to the planting in the area by planting daffodil bulbs. The upgrade to the Witley Point games area was From Elsewhere – completed in September 2020 and has been well received by local families and is very well used by Other Support the children. A young family at the Witley Point Multi-Use Games Area Activities REGENERATE RISE will be providing Christmas bags and a Santa’s Sleigh had their own washing machine. it was before television, mobiles, with music from Songs on Wheels Alton Estate For the first decades, a tourist firm laptops, i-pads existed. It had story around Roehampton, distributing brought coach-loads of Japanese sessions for young children. mince pies and some Christmas cheer in the tourists to wonder at the world Mo Smith on 07774 116972 or email famous Alton social housing. The Cornerstone Parish Hall was beginning They would be shown inside the constantly used for bazaars, [email protected]. dances, celebrations, displays and by DAVID and MIRIAM HOWITT immaculate flat of 3 elderly sisters DANCE ON YOUR DOORSTEP want in Shalden House, one of the tower ballet classes. This now belongs to Wandsworth Council and has the to bring a bit of strictly glamour and We came to Roehampton in 1965 blocks. housing department for re-locating sparkle to your front door, street when the Alton Estate was pristine, There was no barrier across the Alton residents leaving their or garden by performing a vibrant with hardly a car to be seen. The Danebury Avenue and no buses, homes in the properties due to be Samba, a vibrant carnival dance Tower and slab blocks had their car so we were able to pick up and demolished in the Redrow scheme. parks for 8 or 10 cars which were guaranteed to bring sunshine and give a lift in our car to parishioners hardly ever more than half full. The smiles even on the gloomiest days. To walking to Church. Clarence Lane The red-brick Boy’s Club was scene was an expanse of parkland. run for years by parishioners of book your own personal performance was a rough track. St Joseph’s Church. There was contact [email protected]. For the people who came from Where Cleeve Way has more recent a football team which played on bombed-out East End of London We all tend to overindulge over the houses, there was a primary school Manresa fields and there was also and Ireland, it was heaven. The festive season, so we can all focus on and playground with the Adult a Scout Troop and Cubs. These all homes they had left mostly had a slightly healthier start to the New Education Centre on Danebury depended on volunteers running outside WCs and coal or peat fires Year. THE SUGAR SMART CAMPAIGN Avenue. This was the social hub them. Now we have nothing but for heating and cooking; they had which had a wide range of facilities BASE, which is excellent for helping are looking for older residents to to go to the public baths (fore- and classes for dance, art, pottery, teenagers plan their futures, but put forward favourite cake, biscuit runners to swimming pools) and carpentry, upholstery, languages nowhere for young people to relax, and sweet recipes in order to create babies were bathed in a zinc tub on and, later, car maintenance. It was get together, make music, play healthier versions that will be then the kitchen table. They marvelled there that I made friends in the table tennis, snooker, partake in given free of charge to older people that many of the Alton blocks were pottery class. When the Jesuits left martial arts and outdoor sports. District Central-heated (the disused in Roehampton. Contact anna.c@be- Manresa, it became South Thames Wandsworth Council recently boiler house and chimney can still enriched.org. College and the Adult Education appointed excellent youth leaders, be seen) and otherwise there was Centre thrived there until it was but we have lost the premises. On a similar healthy eating note, gas for heating and cooking. The sold to the new Roehampton BAGS OF TASTE providing recipes maisonettes not only each had a University. Alton residents now come from all and material for healthy and tasty WC but also a full bathroom with over the world and there is a new meals, by delving free of charge to running hot water as well - a luxury! The Library was open six days a opportunity to bring them together your door the ingredients and recipes There were laundry rooms for each week and was fully stocked with in social activities. block on the ground floor as no one books and newspapers because you need for a fortnight. Contact southwark@bagsoftaste.org. Background image: Architectural plan of the Alton Estate from collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk 8 9

EXTRA HELP AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 Roehampton Do please call the Wandsworth Council Coronavirus Putney Hub for additional support with issues such as food or Councillor essentials, and any other serious concerns, including Vale Test and Trace support payments – Telephone 0208 871 Update 6555. If you have not received a leaflet through your door Playground with a list of further sources of advice and support, please by Cllr CLAIRE GILBERT get in touch. Refurbishment BICYCLE HANGARS by GARY AKERS QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL - MINOR INJURIES I handed a petition to the last Council for more secure A new "temporary" service opens at QMH from 1st bicycle hangars in the Roehampton area. Thanks to December for minor injuries. Please note that this is by everyone who signed this, it is challenging to gather Back in 2017 it was identified appointment only - you will need to either ring 111 or a petition in lockdown! The Council has responded that the playground on Stroud make an appointment through your GP. I hope that this positively - I'm told that new hangars and also cycle loops Crescent, Putney Vale was getting service will continue as it is important for local people. are going to be placed near Cadnam Point, Stoughton a bit tired and dated. A local It is also important that residents do contact their local Close, Chilcombe House, Crondall House and on Alton resident stepped forward to medical services when they need them, rather than Road. I know that residents on Woking Close would also campaign for funding to provide thinking that they might be helping the NHS by staying at like a cycle hangar but we do need more residents to home - the message from our local health service is that formally tell the Council this - please get in touch if you for the refurbishment of the play they are open and they do want to help! If you are having live on Woking Close or anywhere else and you'd like equipment and the poor surfacing. difficulty getting an appointment please get in touch – bicycle storage! [email protected]. Since 2018 Ania Faluta, a resident LITTER, FLYTIPPING AND HEDGEHOGS! of Putney vale for 6 years started COVID-19 RATES IN ROEHAMPTON Litter and fly tipping remain a problem across the You may have seen reports that Covid-19 rates are higher Borough. A new litter and flytipping campaign is starting on what would be a two year Deputy Mayor Sue McKinney and local residents at the opening of the Putney Vale playground in Roehampton than in other parts of the Borough. The shortly from the Council, including another Mega Skip journey to secure £40,000 for the MP, and both Councillors Ambache and I have asked the Day, hopefully in March 2021. refurbishment works. local Public Health Director and Wellbeing Board for more SW15 Hedgehogs is running a Lockdown Litter Pick information about this, particularly to understand whether Challenge until 18th December. Litter picking is great Single handed Ania approached there are any known hot spots or particular age groups exercise and my kids enjoy it, including the animal welfare five play equipment suppliers for affected. We do know that supermarkets are hotspots for aspect. If you send a photo of your litter picking efforts to designs to refit the playground, transmission. It is vitally important that we all wear masks, [email protected] your child gets a certificate! through discussions with the wash our hands, maintain social distancing, and follow PVRA this was narrowed down to the lockdown rules please. three potential designs. Through Resident Association Meetings, bridges. According to NewCivilEngineer.com (“NCE”) posts to “Our Putney Vale” on Hammersmith Bridge a temporary bridge could be built for £5 million that Facebook and mailshots to the would allow cars and double decker buses (but no members of PVRA and of course – is Progress Regress? pedestrians) to cross the bridge that would last for using the notice boards on Putney by ALEX GAUTIER about 10 years. Vale the local parents selected the successful design from Kompan. Wow, a bridge that would cost less but do more I wrote an essay on that subject decades ago. Can’t is what I would call progress, however LBHFC remember what I said, but it’s a title that comes After several months of lobbying and TfL didn’t like it. It’s only a temporary bridge to mind the more I read updates on Hammersmith many large community funds and anyway. Wouldn’t last, though it would make life so Bridge. Let’s look at things from the start. having completed a multitude of much easier for people needing to cross the river applications late into the night Putney Vale playground Hammersmith Bridge was finished in 1887 for now. What if they built that bridge and stabilised on many occasions, Funding £80,000. That’s £7.1 million in today’s money, and it Hammersmith Bridge to allow foot traffic? Nah, too was finally secured from the The playground has been designed to cater for toddlers to 12 year olds took around 3 years to build. sensible. Roehampton Parish Trust and and provide play for children with disabilities. The new equipment is The Government has taken over repairs to the Current estimates on repair of the bridge are £164 the Kingston Vale Trust, a huge interactive and stimulates cooperative play. The equipment is segregated bridge, thank goodness, but the repair time million. That’s over 20 times what it cost to build in thank you to all of the trustees. onto toddler play and young child to give them space to play with their estimate has gone from 3 to over 6 years. Oops, the first place and who ever heard of contractors Sue Richardson, Mandy Beck & age groups with new seating for the parents to socialise and supervise did Hammersmith & Fulham (“LBHFC”) and TfL get sticking to budget? I saw one comment in NCE that Carol Campbell to name but a few. their children. their sums wrong? Not only that, TfL say they have it’s likely to cost around £260 million. We must also thank Mark Hickey spent £7.6 million on the bridge since it closed to of Wandsworth Council for his Work finally started at the beginning of October. It was opened by So, do you think we have made progress, or regress, traffic in 2019 for evaluations and the cost of getting continued support throughout the Deputy Mayor Sue McKinney. We look forward to seeing children from on how to build (or repair) a bridge 130 years on? proposals for repairs and alternate temporary selection and funding process. the Vale and neighbouring communities enjoying the space once again. I know what I think. 10 11

and ill-judged plan. And in the meetings to explore a better way Now we need a meantime, the part of the estate forward for the Alton Estate. People’s Plan that they profess to want to But we need more local people to improve is falling further into join in and have their say. So, if you even more disrepair with many residents living are a resident of the Alton Estate by ALTON ACTION in unacceptable conditions. or work in the area please get involved and add your voice. A People’s Plan will offer an In the last edition of Roehampton alternative option, led by the You can get involved by: Voice, we introduced Alton Action: people whose lives will be most COMPLETING OUR SURVEY a non-partisan volunteer group affected and will examine the Just email us on altonaction2020@ started by Alton Estate residents improvements that they want gmail.com and we will make sure and local activists to foster the and need. It will explore options a survey is delivered to your door creation of a community plan by, for renovation and improvement or sent electronically. We can also and for, the people of the Alton for the buildings, creating better support anyone who might have Estate. The People’s Plan is a business and community spaces, difficulty completing the survey. bottom-up approach to enable the improving transport and whatever people who call the estate their else is a priority for local people. JOINING OUR NEXT COMMUNITY home a say in the future and to set When complete we will offer the WORKSHOP EVENT: out the improvements that current Plan to the Council to help them What is your vision for Alton residents and the local community see an alternative way forward; one Estate? Presentation, discussion actually need. that has widespread local support. and feedback on initial proposals. This will an online event held on The context for this initiative is Alton Action have partnered Wednesday 20th January at fifteen years of failed attempts with planning experts from 8.00pm and can be accessed at to ‘regenerate’ the estate from University College London and https://ucl.zoom.us/j/94229515647 Wandsworth Council. After their Just Space to secure funding to Please feel free to contact us on latest plan for mass demolition develop a Community Plan by [email protected] with and huge intensification of private April next year. Despite the Covid any questions or suggestions. dwellings stalled, we hoped that restrictions, we have reached out a responsible approach would and engaged many local residents You can find out more here: be taken: to take stock and look and stakeholders, and the strength altonaction.org The NHS is Still Here for You at options. But the Council have of the campaign is growing. We twitter.com/AltonAction confirmed that they want to try to have already launched the People’s instagram.com/alton_action push ahead with this damaging FROM DECEMBER 1, BOOK A TIME SLOT AT QUEEN • The service will see patients of all ages. Plan project and started online facebook.com/altonaction MARY’S TO GET URGENT MEDICAL HELP • The service cannot see walk-in patients and those with Covid-19 symptoms. In March this year the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) • People with Covid-19 symptoms can continue at Queen Mary’s Hospital was closed to make sure to dial 119,111, or 999, to get medical help. patients and staff would be as safe as possible during WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT THIS NEW the Covid-19 pandemic. TEMPORARY SERVICE Since then, the NHS in Wandsworth has been working We are committed to improving our services, so we really hard with local people, GPs, and hospitals to want to hear from you about the Enhanced Primary work out what we could do over the coming winter Care Hub. It is important to us that we hear your to meet people’s needs, while keeping the risk of experiences and your views. By working together, we Covid-19 very low. can make any changes to the temporary service for We are pleased to let you know that a new temporary the benefit of local people. service called the Enhanced Primary Care Hub is Please call us on 020 8725 3492 opening at Queen Mary’s Hospital on 1 December. It or write to: will be run over the winter until April 2021. [email protected] • The service will include treatment for wounds, Alternatively, you can write to us at: minor injuries, and GP appointments. Complaints and Improvements Department • The service will be for booked time slots only. St George’s Hospital People can book in via NHS 111 or their GP. Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QTA My Roehampton responds together by JONATHAN PALMA

In January Citizens Advice Wandsworth launched ‘My Roehampton’, a community capacity building project funded by Public Health Wandsworth. The project’s main aim is to act as a catalyst to improve the capacity of local groups and organisations and support the development of a thriving community and voluntary sector in Roehampton. At the height of lockdown, the Project lead Jonathan Palma stated, the popular ‘Roehampton project lead, Jonathan Palma was "This pandemic has given us an Sing-along’ able to build a local network, opportunity to bring communities • Worked with residents helped Roehampton Response Network and services closer together, to set-up the ‘Roehampton Covid 19 (RRN) from scratch with the help work side by side more than ever Support Group’ Facebook group, of key community leaders. The before. The urgency towards creating an online community purpose of the network was to building relationships, reducing providing useful information of over provide a platform to bring people barriers and partnership working 400 members. together to help plan, communicate must come to the fore if we’re to and coordinate the response learn from this period and ensure • Supported local groups and and recovery from the Covid -19 there is a brighter future for organisations on several successful pandemic. Roehampton!” funding applications that has helped bring in over £24,000 in Since March participants The project has also supported much needed funding for projects (105 total) have included Roehampton in various other ways… supporting communities. residents, businesses, charities, • Partnered with Regenerate service providers and political If you have any ideas, skills or to create the ‘Roehampton representatives. Regular meetings, talents that can help support your Community Knock’ a hand communications and individual community in Roehampton please delivered community newsletter engagements have brought get in touch. distributed by local volunteers in diverse communities together to lockdown to spread vital support To find out more about discuss issues, form relationships information to residents, especially ‘My Roehampton’ please visit and identify opportunities for the most isolated and those who are the Citizens Advice Wandsworth collaborative solutions. digitally excluded website cawandsworth.org A key outcome has seen the or contact Jonathan Palma • Provided mentorship and ongoing increased capacity (confidence, (@jpcommunityworks) support to help set up local engagement, skills) of residents, [email protected] community arts group Estate Art groups and services to identify, or call 07498 455076 articulate and represent their led by Lynne Capociamma to plan, community’s needs. promote and deliver events such as