Tuesday 30 July – Litter pick. Meet at the cafe at 11am
Sunday 4 August – Litter pick. Meet at the cafe at 11am
Tuesday 13 August – Litter pick. Meet at the cafe at 11am
Sunday 18 August – Litter pick. Meet at the cafe at 11am
Sunday 18 August, evening – Bat walk. To book, email fotcinformation@gmail.com
Friends of Tooting Common carries out fortnightly litter picks on the Common. The next pick will be on Tuesday 30 July, starting at 11am at the cafe on the Common. Please bring a pair of sturdy gloves.
The next of Friends of Tooting Common’s monthly bat walks will be on Sunday 18 August evening. If you would like to come on this, please email to fotcinformation@gmail.com. We will provide more information to people who are planning to come. Bat walks are free to FOTC members. Other people are very welcome to attend, either by joining FOTC (annual membership £6 individual, £10 family), or by making a one-off payment of £5.
Photo competition for April to June 2024
Friends of Tooting Common’s photo competition for Tooting Common for the months of April to June 2024 has been won by Anneli for this excellent photo of the log-lined path through the ‘sanctuary’ area by the lake.
Congratulations to Anneli!
There were though a number of very good photos entered, and the choice of winner was not an easy one. A link to all the photos is here: FotcPhotoAprJune2024
Photo competition for July to September 2024
We are now running a competition for the months of July to September 2024. Please send photos for this by Monday 30 September, to fotcinformation@gmail.com, and entitle the email ‘FOTC photo competition’.
Entry to the competition is free, and open to everyone. The arrangements for our photo competitions are:
– The photo can be of any aspect of Tooting Common, particularly one which brings out its distinctive character
– It can include people, but for any close-up photos the permission of the people concerned should be obtained. Any photos including
children should be from a distance and not identify faces.
– Photo(s) submitted for the competition are then in the “public domain” and may be used publicly
– No-one can submit more than 5 photos for any competition
The prize is a shopping/entertainment gift voucher for £30 (or cash equivalent) and a copy of a hand-drawn map of Tooting Common by a local artist. Please do join the competition!
