Saturday 9th to Sunday 24th Wandle September 2017 Fortnight Stimulate the mind Have fun with the kids Get healthy Discover the Wandle Valley on your doorstep with over 60 community events and activities in 15 days River Thames Wandle Fortnight is a celebration of all things Wandle - run THE CAUSEWAY DORMAY ST. Wandsworth Town Station by the community for the community. With over 60 events and WAY activities across the Wandle Valley there is something for everyone. ARMOURY RAM ST. WA WANDSWORTH PLAIN ND Why not get out and discover the Wandle Valley Regional Park and SW NEVILLE GILL OR TH HIGH ST. RD. CLOSE GARRAT LANE enjoy the heritage, wildlife and culture on your doorstep. You will BUCKHOLD RD. MAPLETON RD. find details of the events and activities in this leaflet and keep an BRATHWAY RD. MERTON eye out for others on our website. All events and activities are free KIMBER RD. LYDDEN RD. unless stated. A few require pre-booking. ST JOHN’S DRIVE EARLSFIELD RD. PENWITH RD. D Earlsfield U R Station N S F O R D R TRENTWITST. D . Wandle Fortnight is led by WIER RD. WIER G A Wandle Valley Forum. RR AT LANE TOWN RD. TOWN SUMMERS- It is supported by the HLF LANE PLOUGH Haydons Road Living Wandle Landscape Station HAYDONS RD. Partnership, a programme which aims to reconnect local NORTHRD. Wandle Park people with the river. The Colliers Wood Wandle Valley Regional Park Station MERTON HIGH ST. Trust is working to create a high quality Regional Park MERUNTUN WAY in which local people and Morden WINDSOR AVE. LIBERTY CHRISTCHURCH RD. Hall AVE. Tramlink Bunce’s businesses can take pride Meadow HOMEFIELD GDNS. PHIPPS and ownership. Find out MORDEN RD. more about both of these at BRIDGE wandlevalleypark.co.uk HASLEMEREPhipps AVE. Morden RD. Hall Bridge Park Tramlink MORDEN HALL RD. Morden Hall Park Belgrave MORDEN RD.Walk Tramlink LONDON RD. WANDLE Mitcham Tramlink Carshalton RD. Station Kavensbury Park LONDON RD. P E T E R BISHOPSFORD RD. 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All events are free unless stated unlessstated arefree All events Date Event Time Location Organisation 9 Sep Mitcham Heritage Day - events & free entry to 10am - Mitcham Cricket Pavilion CR4 4LW Mitcham Cricket Green Community & Heritage local buildings 4.30pm www.mitchamcricketgreen.org.uk 9 Sep Wandsworth Prison Museum - over 400 items 10am-1pm Wandsworth Prison Museum, Heathfield Rd, Wandsworth Prison Museum on display 2pm-4pm London SW18 3HR (North Gate Car Park) [email protected] 9 Sep Honeywood, an Edwardian House and its 10am-5pm Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, London Borough of Sutton people: costumed guides. Activities for children. Carshalton SM5 3NX www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk 9 Sep Wimbledon & Wandle Scouts drop in day 10am-5pm District Scout HQ, Morden Rd, SM4 5JD Wimbledon & Wandle Scouts www.wimbledonandwandlescouts.org 9 Sep Industrial History of the Wandle - special Open 10.30am - Wandle Industrial Museum, Vestry Hall, Wandle Industrial Museum Day. 4pm London Road, Mitcham CR4 3UD www.wandle.org 9 Sep Wandle Wheelers family friendly cycle ride - 10.30am Westcroft Leisure Centre SM5 2TG Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust Westcroft to Morden Hall Park & back www.wandlevalleypark.co.uk/events/wandle-wheelers £ 9 Sep Wandle Wheelers family friendly cycle ride - 10.30am Mapleton Road Archway SW18 4GB Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust . Somerequirepre-booking King Georges Park to Morden Hall Park & back www.wandlevalleypark.co.uk/events/wandle-wheelers 9 Sep Mapping the Mills Walk 1: Morden Hall Park to 11am- From Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD The Building Exploratory the Wandle Industrial Museum 12.30pm www.buildingexploratory.org.uk 9 Sep Mapping the Wandle - adult (16+) collage 11am-1pm Wandsworth Heritage Service, Battersea Wandsworth Heritage Service workshop. Booking advised B Library SW11 1JB [email protected] 9-Sep Wandle Wheelers cycling fun - smoothie bike, 11am-3pm Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust free bike maintenance, cycle and BMX skills www.wandlevalleypark.co.uk/events/wandle-wheelers 9 Sep Beer on the Common - family friendly beer, Noon - Tooting Bec Common SW16 Sambrook’s Brewery food and music festival. Pre-book online using 10pm www.sambrooksbrewery.co.uk/events/beer-on-the- code WANDLE to save 25% £ common-2017-9th-of-september 9 Sep Tamworth Farm Allotment Summer Party - BBQ, Noon - London Road CR4 3LB - behind the Tamworth Farm Allotment Society kids activities, composting 3pm Lavender Nursery www.tamworthfarm.wordpress.com B 9 Sep Guided walk - Wandsworth Town to Wandle 2pm Garratt Lane/Mapleton Rd Agenda Services Mouth [email protected] 9 Sep Free Guided Tours: The Kirks at Honeywood in 2.30pm & Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, London Borough of Sutton the Victorian and Edwardian period 4pm Carshalton SM5 3NX www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk 9 Sep Mitcham Musicale - Wessex Consort choral 7pm Mitcham Parish Church, Church Road, Mitcham Parish Church concert. Tickets £10.00 adults / £5.00 under-12 £ Mitcham CR4 3BP Tel 020 8646 0666 9 Sep Sources of the River Wandle – an illustrated talk 7.30pm Beddington Park, Church Road SM6 7NJ London Borough of Sutton www.sutton.gov.uk/parks 10 Sep Wandsworth Prison Museum - over 400 items 10am-1pm Wandsworth Prison Museum, Heathfield Rd, Wandsworth Prison Museum on display 2pm-4pm London SW18 3HR (North Gate Car Park) [email protected] . 10 Sep Honeywood, an Edwardian House and its 10am-5pm Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, London Borough of Sutton People: costumed guides. Activities for children. Carshalton SM5 3NX www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk 10 Sep Wimbledon & Wandle Scouts drop in day 10am-5pm District Scout HQ, Morden Rd SM4 5JD Wimbledon & Wandle Scouts www.wimbledonandwandlescouts.org 10 Sep Carshalton Water Tower Open Day with garden 1-5pm Carshalton Water Tower, Pound St, Friends of Carshalton Water Tower & Historic Garden tours Carshalton SM5 3PN Trust www.carshaltonwatertower.co.uk 10 Sep Community picnic & wildlife activities - bring 11am-2pm Next to Wandle between Culvers Avenue Riverside Community Association your own picnic and Buckhurst Avenue, Carshalton SM5 2FA www.riversidecentre.org 10 Sep River clean up. Wear old clothes. Waders 11am-3pm London Road entrance to Ravensbury Park Wandle Trust & Friends of Ravensbury Park provided CR4 4BB www.wandletrust.org/events 12 Sep Air Pollution and Citizen Science - Lichen 6pm- Bandstand, Wandle Park CR0 4XT London Sustainability Exchange & Croydon Communities Identification Walkshop 7.30pm Consortium www.lsx.org.uk 13 Sep Talk on benefits of removing Wandle half-tide 3pm Former weir, The Causeway SW18 1ER Creekside Education Trust weir and wildlife walk www.creeksidecentre.org.uk 14 Sep Wandle Walk - Earlsfield to Mitcham Junction 11am Earlsfield station Sutton and Wandle Valley Ramblers www.suttonwandleramblers.org.uk 14 Sep Mapping the Mills Walk 2: Morden Hall Park to 11am- From Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD The Building Exploratory Merton Abbey Mills 12.30pm www.buildingexploratory.org.uk 14 Sep Wandle Beer Festival - variable admission Noon- Imperial Fields Stadium, Bishopsford Road Campaign for Real Ale – South West London Branch charge £ 10.30pm Morden SM4 6BF www.camraswl.org.uk 14 Sep Illustrated talk - Wandle mills and industries in 7pm Earlsfield Library, 276 Magdalen Road Wandsworth Historical Society Wandsworth SW19 3NY www.wandsworthhistory.org.uk 15 Sep Beddington Farmlands - guided tour. Pre-booking 10.00am 105 Beddington Lane, Sutton CR0 4TD Viridor. www.viridor.co.uk/our-developments/bedding- required - [email protected] B ton-erf/restoration 15 Sep Wandle Beer Festival - variable admission Noon- Imperial Fields Stadium, Bishopsford Road Campaign for Real Ale – South West London Branch charge £ 10.30pm Morden SM4 6BF www.camraswl.org.uk 16 Sep Fruit Day 11am - St Mark’s Church Hall SW19 7ND Abundance Wimbledon 2pm www.abundancewimbledon.com 16 Sep ‘Quacky Races’ – plastic duck races down the 11am - Morden Hall Park SM4 5JD National Trust - Morden Hall Park Wandle. £2 per entry on the day £ 3pm www.nationaltrust.org.uk/morden-hall-park 16 Sep Fun day with BBQ, dance, face painting and 11am-3pm Wandle Valley Community Centre, 2 Budge Hampel Family Foundation more Lane, Mitcham CR4 4AZ [email protected] 16 Sep Merton Priory Chapter House - Open Weekend 11am- The Chapter House, Merton Abbey Mills, Merton Priory Trust 4.30pm Merantun Way SW19 2RD www.mertonpriory.org 16 Sep Norbury Park Community Day - Book stall, Noon-4pm Norbury Park SW16 3LZ Friends of Norbury Park allotment produce, tombola, school art, raffle [email protected] Date Event Time Location Organisation unlessstated arefree All events 16 Sep Wandle Beer Festival - variable admission Noon-