I went to The Community Crime-Fighting talks by the local police held in Arding and Hobbs, on the third floor on the 14th of October.
The organisers laid on loads of free food and drink, and had lots of information points and hand-outs. A bit later on, they gave talks by many individual police men and women.
The public was able to ask many questions, and it was a lovely, friendly atmosphere. If any of you went, don’t forget to fill in your feedback forms for the police, and tell us your thoughts about it.
The work started on Monday 21 July 2025 with support from partners including Network Rail and Shopstop and should be finished in December 2025.
Please note that sometime the bus stop where 170, 344, 315, 345, C3, 295 and 49 could be closed depending on which side of the street the work is taking place.
Transforming Battersea’s Falcon Road Bridge with winning design
Kambala RA took part in the workshops to design the Bridge at St-Peter Church Battersea and Providence House
The works include:
New artwork cladding along the length of both walls underneath the bridge
Enhanced lighting
Pigeon-proofing
New paint to the bridge structures
Landscaping to the south side of the bridge
Access during works
To safely carry out the works we have to install temporary traffic signals under the bridge to allow work to take place on one side at a time. One pedestrian footway will remain open throughout the works, with pedestrian crossings provided at either end.
Buses
Working closely with Transport for London, we have managed to minimise the impact on bus services during the works, however some services will be impacted at times. TfL will advertise all service information at the bus stops affected and details can be found on the TfL website.
Roadworks
To ensure better traffic flows through the area, Wandsworth Council and TfL will not permit any non-emergency roadworks on the diversion routes.
It is that time again and all residents are invited to join our AGM on the 4th of November at 7PM It should last around 1h30 and there will be refreshments after.
You are also welcome to stay at our food sharing, that our volunteers from the RA deliver every Tuesday evening. Food usually arrives between 9 and 9.30 pm.
The Wandsworth Council Annual Residents’ Conference will take place on Wednesday 15 October 2025 at the Wandsworth Civic Suite. Every Wandsworth resident is invited
The event is now sold out (Updated 06/10/25)
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What is the Residents’ Conference?
The conference is a chance for Council tenants, leaseholders and other residents of our estates to find out about our plans for the next year, have your say on policies and proposals, explore different engagement options and share your experiences.
This year there will be talks on the following topics including the opportunity for residents to ask questions:
Tackling anti-social behaviour, with the Metropolitan Police
The outcome and response to the recent Regulator of Social Housing’s judgement
How we support our residents’ associations
We will also hold workshops on:
Community gardens
Community clubrooms
Access for All scheme
Housing Online
Voluntary and community groups will also have stalls to discuss their work and give advice
How to attend
This is a free event but you do require a ticket to confirm attendance.
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!
Battersea Community Festival 2025 Video: Question: How many member of Kambala Resident Association can you spot in this video ? (Answer is at the bottom of this post)
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! 🇪🇸
Flamenco Fantasy: Tango de Triana (Sold-out Show)
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.
Great event that may be useful for our residents. I filmed two of those events in different parts of the borough, and they received great feedback. They have a cohort of council officers, charities and advisers who are ready to listen and help by telling all about the services and help that Wandsworth residents can access.
Te video below was the first Money advice Road show in Roehampton from last year. I thought it was very good event with a range of advisers ready to action and help people with a varied range of services..
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.
Talk to the Leader, Council Roadshow, York Gardens Library
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 – 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
Talk to the Leader, Council Roadshow, Tooting
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.
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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.
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.
In this post, I am delighted to celebrate three wonderful Kambala residents who make our community brighter every day.
Simon
Tony
Selami
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.
