• FIRST TIME WRITER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

  By JulieGK

  Congratulations and well done to you.

            

   

  By Chalk the Sun at 19:49 on 08/05/12

  

  Juliet Sellars, a graphic designer from Balham has won top prize from the Du Maurier Festival.for her very first short story. Juliet joined a Chalk the Sun creative writing course for absolute beginners in her local bar, The Balham Bowls Club, back in January and had no idea that a few months later she would win a literary competition. Juliet says, "I was absolutely thrilled to learn I had won. It was a story I had begun in...

• Rioters must pay back communities

  By aloquifique

  I asked Dave McEvoy, Chair of the Residents Association at the Weir Estate, Balham if he agreed with...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 22:27 on 11/08/11

  

  Council leader Ravi Govindia says that young people involved in Monday's night's disturbances in Clapham Junction need to face the full force of the law. As well as receiving tough sentences from the courts, Cllr Govindia also warned that anyone who lives in a council-owned property who is convicted of involvement in the disorder could also face eviction proceedings.  Cllr Govindia, who yesterday (Tuesday) visited the town centre...

• Local mum helps Wandsworth families find things to do this summer

  By allinthegenes

  sounds good!

            

   

  By MFMWandsworth at 15:51 on 11/07/11

  

  With the holidays looming, mum helps others to share local ideas and discover the best places to go through MadeForMums   A local mum, Alex Sykes, is helping other families discover activities going on in Wandsworth and share their favourites with other mums.   Alex is the Wandsworth Community Manager for MadeForMums, a national family website which has launched a new Neighbourhood section, with helpful local info...

• if you could ask God one question ... ? The Results!

  By ianfreeman

  Totally pathetic and typical of God-botherers' attitude to everything. It all goes on way above...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 12:59 on 20/05/11

  

  Christ Church in Balham recently featured on this site and posted the question to Balhamites 'If you could ask God one question .....?'  And coined it 'Balham's Big Survey'. The results have now been published ahead of two planned debates on Sunday 22 May.  They were rather delighted with the response.  A total of 609 people posted their query, with questions ranging from "where is Balham library?" to...

• If you could ask God one question ...?

  By rjperkins

  Ian We don't mean to be irritating. Like a Pizza Company with with more to offer than a crusty base...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 08:44 on 13/05/11

  

  Christ Church in Balham have launched what they are calling  'Balham's Big Survey'.  Describing themselves as 'contemporary Anglican', supported by St Mary's and St John's and with the permission of the Bishop of Southwark. They are a group who practice at Chestnut Grove School. They are asking people of Balham to spend a minute filling in an online response to the question.  'if you could ask God one question, and you...

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