Elements Within Me

16TH APRIL – 18TH JUNE 2026

[POSTED: Monday April 13th 2026]

Pushing Back Against the Noise: MAG Launches “Elements Within Me” for Boys in Wandsworth, London — March 2026 – Boys today are being shaped by more than just family and school. They are being influenced by algorithms, online voices, and a growing wave of manosphere content that often confuses identity, strength and purpose. At the same time, conversations around adolescence and young male identity are getting louder — but real guidance on the ground is still too rare.

Youth Sessions (in person)| Thursdays | 5:00pm – 7:00pm | 16 April – 11 June 2026

(Half-term break: 28 May) | Final Celebration: 18 June 2026

Parent Sessions (Online) | Tuesdays | 7:00pm – 8:00pm | 4 live sessions

ENROL NOW

https://www.manhoodacademyglobal.com/enrol

This April, MAG launches “Elements Within Me”, an 8-week emotional wellbeing and mentoring programme for boys in Year 5 and Year 6, delivered at York Garden Children’s Centre. The programme is funded by the London Borough of Richmond and Wandsworth, supporting early intervention and community-led work with young people. The Programme – Designed for boys preparing to move into secondary school, the programme builds identity, confidence and emotional awareness before pressure takes hold.

Wandsworth Family Information Service

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The new Wandsworth Family Information Service (FIS) went live this April 2026.

This marks an important step forward! A more accessible, user-friendly hub designed around the needs of children, young people, and families. It makes it easier to find childcare, SEND support, local activities, and practical advice all in one place.

Some key highlights include:

  • A modern, user-friendly design with improved search and filtering
  • Clearer navigation and more intuitive categories
  • Personalised content tailored to users’ needs and interests
  • Built-in content discovery to help families find relevant support
  • Interactive filters and map-based search for local services

The platform has been developed collaboratively and will continue to evolve based on feedback.

For any queries or content updates, please contact: [email protected]

The Sparrow Grass Ball – 2026/04/25

Before Battersea was densely built in the Victorian period, much of the land around Lavender Hill, Battersea Rise, and Wandsworth Common was famous for its market gardens. For more than two centuries these fertile plots supplied fruit, flowers, herbs, and vegetables to London—most famously lavender for the perfume trade, but also plums, cherries, and asparagus, which local growers sold into Covent Garden. In this district the gardeners used the old London and Surrey dialect term “sparrow-grass” for asparagus, a pronunciation recorded from the 17th to 19th centuries in market slang and gardeners’ speech. This agricultural landscape only gave way to suburban development in the mid- to late-19th century, but the names Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction, and the Falconbrook area still reflect the earlier countryside of nurseries, orchards, and market plots that once defined Battersea.

You are cordially invited to the Sparrow Grass Ball, an adults only evening of elegance and delight.

Saturday 25th April 2026 from 6pm – 11pm at St. Peter’s Church, 23 Plough Road SW11 2DE

3 Course sit-down Dinner, Dancing, Photobooth and Raffle…

Coppock Close – 3 Month Waste Bin Trial

Wandsworth Council will be carrying out a three-month waste management trial in Coppock Close. This trial aims to improve cleanliness, reduce odours, and minimise pest issues across the estate.

Click here for up to date information including the Letter from the council to Coppock Close Residents, and the Housemark Photobook for cleaning scores/complaints

Coppock Close : 3 Month Waste Bin Trial