Tag Archives: Streatham Common

Reach for the skies: Streatham Common Kite Day set to return

After a covid-enforced gap, the Streatham Common Kite Day returns next month for its 22nd staging. The organisers claim the Streatham Common Kite Day is London’s only free family-friendly kite festival, combining world-class displays with the opportunity to fly your … Continue reading

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Hope Is Everything: Rookery gardens gets a Gervais bench

Today is supposed to be “Blue Monday”, which some claim to be the gloomiest day of the year. But depression doesn’t care what day it is, which is one of the reasons why CALM – the Campaign Against Living Miserably … Continue reading

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Streatham Rookery’s September Gathering, Sep 18

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Fanfare for the Common man, and here’s a toast to two ‘saints’

WANDLE WANDERER: Our non-resident rambler KEN TOWL is off on his travels again, but he hasn’t had to venture very far afield to discover some overlooked treasures St Reatham is not, of course, a church named after a saint, but … Continue reading

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HHH Streatham Common 6M Cross-country, Sep 28

Streatham Common 6M XC Tough 6-mile cross country race, multiple undulating off-road laps of Streatham Common, organised by Herne Hill Harriers. 11.15am, Saturday September 28, 2019 Streatham Common, Covington Way, Streatham SW16

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Winter tree and bird walk, Streatham Common, Feb 21

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Friends of Streatham Common Funghi Walk, Oct 20

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Volunteer for Doggy Splash Day, Streatham Common, Oct 7

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Streatham Common Six-mile Cross-country, Oct 6

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20th annual Kite Day, Streatham Common, Sep 2

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Streatham-Croydon’s women’s rugby try-it day, Aug 5

Are you free this Sunday Aug 5? Want to kick start your fitness? Then get down to Streatham Common from 10am for a free training session with Streatham-Croydon RFC women’s teams.

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Kisstory music festival, Streatham Common, Jul 21

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Summer birds guided walk, Streatham Common, May 19

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Spring Bird Walk, Streatham Common, Mar 31

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Guided geology walk, Streatham Common, Aug 20

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Birds of prey flying display, Streatham Common, Jul 30

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Take to the air at Streatham Common Kite Day, May 14

The annual Streatham Common Kite Day will be staged for a 19th time on Sunday, May 14. The day-long event is London’s only free family friendly kite festival, which combines world-class kite displays with the opportunity to fly your own. … Continue reading

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Streatham Common woods reserve work days, Mar 2-16

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Streatham Common Six-mile Race, Sep 17

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Streatham Common 18th annual kite day, May 15

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Magical Garden Event, Streatham Common Rookery, Sep 12

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17th annual Streatham Common Kite Day, June 21

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Streatham Common Six-mile race, Sept 27

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Inspired by the Olympics? Try the race that’s too tough for Mo

Inspired by the Olympics? Want to set yourself a real challenge? There’s a very challenging – and that means a lot of hard hills – six-mile charity cross-country race on Streatham Common at the end of this month, where regular … Continue reading

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Historic rugby fixture that plays for ghoulish trophy

It is possibly the most ghoulish trophy in world sport, the sort of thing that Damian Hirst might have devised if he’d been asked. The Skull and Goalposts is the trophy contested between Streatham-Croydon and Esher rugby clubs, with the … Continue reading

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