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I didn’t share this earlier because we didn’t want to spoil the surprise—but our Kambala Flamenco Group had an incredible time performing at the Battersea Community Festival!

This year, with funding from the Royal Academy of Dance, our group had the wonderful opportunity to learn Tangos Flamencos—one of the many beautiful styles of Flamenco dance. Fifteen residents took part in the classes and later performed in front of hundreds of people from our community at the festival but our journey didn’t stop there!

In the summer, Kambala partnered with Cromwell House Hub and I taught our routine to their group as well. It is so nice to collaborate with other hubs and share my culture with them.

We were also part of a full Flamenco production created by our teacher, performed our Tango de Triana choreography for an audience of 300 people at the Brady Art Centre in Whitechapel, and showcased our routine at Casa Manolo, an authentic Spanish restaurant in Clapham Junction—where we also got to enjoy delicious Spanish food! 🇪🇸

At the festival, we were thrilled by how many people showed interest in joining our classes.

We are now applying for another round of funding through the Wandsworth Grant. If successful, our teacher Lola will continue to guide us—this time teaching us Bulerías, a lively street-style Flamenco dance, while helping us perfect different palmas (clapping) techniques and improve our rhythm and count.

The feedback from our learners has been overwhelmingly positive—many said they felt like they had become part of a new family and that is was a fun way to exercise, get fit and feel that they belong in our community. ❤️

We can’t wait to keep dancing, learning, and celebrating our shared love for Flamenco together at a Spanish Cultural evening in Kambala!

The answer to the quizz above is 4: Sandra, Lisa, Selami and Hilary.

Get involved and join the Participation register

If you want to get involved in Council-run engagement and scrutiny activities for housing across Wandsworth, you can join the Participation Register.

Let us know the areas and activities you’re interested in, and we’ll contact you when an activity becomes available.

Housing Roadshow Events

We also have our Housing Roadshows coming up. Those events are really great and useful.
I attended many of them when I made the videos below for the council, and this is some of the residents’ feedback.

I can confirm the below dates and locations; posters and leaflets will go out shortly. Any nearby residents are welcome to attend.

• 3-7pm – 3 September – Putney Vale Estate – Newlands Hall (Putney Vale Clubroom)
• 3-7pm – 9 September – Aboyne Estate (and surrounding area) – Aboyne Clubroom
• 3-7pm – 11 September – William Willison, Orchard & Ackroydon Estates (and surrounding area) – Open Door Community Centre, Keevil Drive
• 3-7pm – 18 September – Doddington & Rollo (and surrounding area) – Doddington and Rollo Community Association

As part of the council plans to share the outcome of the Housing Roadshows, they are making changes to the Wandsworth website.

This will include listing the current Resident Associations in each area. To help promote our Resident Associations we can add a contact email or website to the listings so residents can contact you. If you do want us to add contact details, please let me know and supply the website or email you would like displayed.

There will be other opportunities to update them in the future. Resident participation in your area – Wandsworth Borough Council

Residents’ Conference 2025

Speaking of the Residents Conference you can now book free tickets online for 15 October. Tickets are free but they help us plan the event and ask for any requirements. You can find use this link to EventBrite or on the Residents’ Conference page of the Wandsworth Website: Residents’ Conference – Wandsworth Borough Council.

I have attached a digital copy for your noticeboards.

Please do encourage your residents to attend 😊

Help with Booking – If you would like to undertake a group booking for the conference, you can also just email [email protected] and the events team will ask you for the necessary details. If you have residents who are not online, you can book for them through the events team too.  We will need a name, contact information, and whether they have any dietary or accessibility requirements as well as an idea of which workshop they would like to attend.

GDPR ALERT – You should make sure you tell residents who you are booking on behalf of that you are providing this information to Wandsworth for the purposes of the conference and not retain the info afterwards.

Homelife

The latest edition of Homelife will be delivered over the coming weeks. You can find a digital copy here wandsworth.gov.uk/media/kkbccwpr/homelife_july_2025.pdf

It includes an update on the Regulator Judgment, details on the complaints process, an update on some issues with Thames Water, and local news. We rely on your stories to share in Homelife, so please do let us know if you have any good news to share.

Do you care about our community and want to help make it even better? The Kambala Resident Association is looking for passionate, committed residents to join our team.

We currently have three exciting volunteer roles available:

• 1st Representative – Be the voice of our community and help shape local decisions.
• 2nd Representative – Support community projects and make sure every resident’s voice is heard.
• Treasurer – Keep our finances on track and help us fund great community initiatives.

Previous experience preferred but not essential—just enthusiasm, reliability, positivity and a love for Kambala and the community! Volunteering is a great way to meet your neighbours, learn new skills, and make a real difference.

📩 If you’re interested, please contact [email protected] or come and join us on Tuesday 2nd of September in the Kambala Community Clubroom at 8pm.

Let’s work together to keep Kambala thriving! 💛

In this post, I am delighted to celebrate three wonderful Kambala residents who make our community brighter every day.

Simon is often spotted on sunny afternoons, skillfully carving rescued wood into stunning works of art.
I enjoyed discovering his sculptures and learning about his passion.

Tony has lovingly created and maintained a hidden garden in the courtyard of one of our blocks, volunteering for years to keep it flourishing. He is also a very talented and quirky scriptwriter.

And Selami, always smiling and ready to lend a hand, inspires healthier lifestyles across the neighbourhood—whether it’s encouraging to help local resident to get fitter, helping the Battersea Park Parkrun on Saturdays, teaching kids table tennis at York Gardens or volunteering his time at the Kambala Resident Association.

These are the people who make Kambala such a special place to call home.

We’re excited to announce that the Kambala Residents’ Association website has been revamped—with a new name and a fresh look!

You can now find us at www.mykambala.co.uk.
We chose this name because Kambala is more than just an estate

It’s our home, our community, and “My Kambala” belongs to all of us.

Our email has also changed to [email protected], making it easier to reach us.

The updated website will keep you informed about events, community projects, resident updates, and ways to get involved. Check it out and stay connected! 💙🏡

Kambala Residents’ Association will soon be knocking on doors to collect signatures from at least 20% of our residents—a requirement to remain an accredited Resident Association. We must complete this process by the end of March 2025.

To make the process smoother, we’re looking for volunteers from each block to help collect signatures from their neighbors. Having a familiar face makes a big difference!

If you can help, please reach out via our Residents’ WhatsApp group or email us at [email protected].

One of our KERA committee member will contact you back, bring you the form and collect the signatures wit you on your chosen time.

Your support keeps our community strong—thank you! 💙🏡