Gardening Tips with Tony
Lots of our shrubs flower early in the summer which brings welcome bursts of colour and food for the pollinators. Once the flowers have died off, it is a good time to prune. Take dead heads off roses, cutting the…
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Sing Streatham Community Choir Celebration
Please come and join us as we celebrate the end of our current term with a concert. This is a free event for our community. It is a very relaxed evening when we perform the music we have been working…
Remembering Joan Capen
Joan Capen, who was born on 19 March 1934 in Camberwell, lived a long and full life rooted in South London. Having spent many years in the Tooting and Streatham Vale areas, she will be remembered with great love and…
Looking for ways to improve your fitness?
How about Parkrun? Parkrun is a weekly friendly social gathering at 9:00 on Saturdays where people decide to either run, walk or volunteer. There are many local parkruns – Tooting, Clapham, Battersea, Herne Hill, Morden, Crystal Palace plus many others…
Summer in the Vale
For members with young children, I thought it would be great to share with you my top picks for keeping the family entertained. Please share your local top picks at svpoa@yahoo.co.uk for inclusion in the next issue! Streatham Common Paddling…
The life and times of Simon Hooberman
Simon Hooberman stood down from editing Topics earlier this year. It seemed appropriate to say thank you, look back over his long association with both Streatham and the SVPOA. His earliest memories of Streatham are as a nine year old…
Garden Tips and Hints
Nothing gets cheaper but one way to save money is to take cuttings from your favourite plants. It is not too late to start now for a later summer display.Geraniums and Pelargoniums are easy to propagate. You don’t even need…
Announcement
Sadly, news reached me that two of our stalwart members of the SVPOA have died recently. Firstly, Mike Braggington died in early May. He and his wife Janette lived in Fieldend Road before they retired to Seaford in East Sussex…
Streatham Common and Vale Safer Neighbourhoods Meeting
The meeting held at Woodmansterne Primary School on 5th May. PS Lee-Ann Mills and PC Jai Patel from the Common and Vale Met Police were in attendance, and told the meeting that the familiar face of PC Adam Brooks would…
We’re looking for volunteers
Would you like to help shape the SVPOA and support in making Streatham Vale a safe and welcoming community?We are looking for more volunteers for the Executive Committee to offer any support they can. With only eleven meetings a year, we…