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Heart Streatham Issue 47

Our cover this month features the designs for the lovely new banners that are now proudly celebrating Streatham’s iconic buildings and events from lamp posts on the High Rd. Aptly, one of them celebrates the beautiful Streatham Hill Theatre. As we go to press, we were contacted by the Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre to ask us to publicise their petition to Lambeth Council to uphold their decision to protect the 1928 Grade II listed theatre from possible destruction by declaring it an Asset of Community Value.

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Photo of Friends of Tooting Common Fun Dog Show, 2019

Friends of Tooting Common 2019 Fun Dog Show

The annual Fun Dog Show was held on 9th June on Tooting Bec Common. 100 dogs entered in the show, from chihuahuas and terrier puppies up to a Great Dane and an Irish Wolfhound (a previous winner of Best Puppy). There were about 450 spectators and competitors. Judges included Rosena Allin-Khan (MP for Tooting), Cllr Jane Cooper (Mayor of Wandsworth), Jacqueline Said (the Dogs of Tooting Common), Jennifer and Lauren (from Streatham Hill Vets), and Downtown Woof. Classes included Most Handsome Dog, Prettiest Bitch, Young and Junior Handlers, and Best Trick. In the Young and Junior Handler... Read more...

Plastic Free Streatham

Plastic Free groups are popping up all over the place these days for very good reason: twelve million tons of plastic pollution is finding its way into our oceans every year. Even more is dumped on land, in our lakes, rivers and buried in the soil. Plastic can take hundreds of years to decompose, ultimately breaking down into dangerous and harmful micro particles in our seas. The production of plastic is also contributing to global warming and therefore climate change. We formed Plastic Free Streatham at the end of last year, following a post on Streatham Mums Network about environmental... Read more...