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Free Daytime Run Club Starts at Battersea Park Track
Sole Traders Run Club meets every Monday at 2.15pm at Battersea Park Track and is free to join, for freelancers and shift workers. Updated November 2026.
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Business
Boom Cycle Battersea Owner Common Bond to Be Wound Up
Common Bond, owner of Boom Cycle and KOBOX, resolved on 26 October to wind up. It lists Battersea and Old York Road sites. Here is who customers can contact.
Sport
Battersea Park Track Wins World Athletics Certification
Battersea Park's refurbished Millennium Arena track is World Athletics certified, one of two such London venues. Records set there can now officially count.
Christmas
Ice Rinks Near Wandsworth 2026: Dates, Prices and How to Get There
We checked 8 ice rinks near Wandsworth, from Glide at Battersea to Streatham and Hampton Court, for 2026 dates, prices and travel. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Christmas Shopping in Wandsworth: 13 Shops From Northcote Road to Putney
We checked 13 Wandsworth shops, from Hamish Johnston's cheeses to Blåbär's Scandi gifts in Putney, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Wandsworth Christmas Trees: Four Stores Open from 19 Nov
Christmas tree stores open at Battersea Park, Lavender Hill and Putney on 19 November and Tooting Bec Lido on the 21st. A 6ft Nordmann costs £60 to £85 online.
Christmas
Devas Club Winter Wonderland: Reindeer in Battersea 27 Nov
Real reindeer, Santa's grotto and a bouncy castle at Devas Club on Stormont Road, Friday 27 November, 3.30pm to 7.30pm. Adults £10, children £5, for youth work.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Wandsworth: 13 Pubs Doing the Turkey, From £68
13 Wandsworth pubs serving Christmas Day lunch from £68 to £120 a person, with child prices, opening hours and booking terms. Checked November 2026.
Christmas
Wandsworth Santa's Grottos: Southside £7.50 from 20 Nov
Southside's grotto opens 20 November at £7.50 a child, the power station's Santa's Workshop is now booking from 27 November, and BAC's opens 4 December at £15.
Transport
Queenstown Road Station's Second Entrance Opens at Last
Queenstown Road's long-promised second entrance is open on Patcham Terrace. At Wandsworth Town, lift piling is nearly done for step-free access by summer 2027.
Battersea
Battersea Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Battersea
Battersea roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Battersea right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
Battersea
Battersea Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Battersea weather today: overcast, 11°C by day and 6°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Battersea Park
Battersea Park GLOW Walk: 20km Along the Thames in 4 Hours
A Middlesex University student walked the 20km GLOW route from Battersea Park in four hours for Mental Health UK. A 10k winter walk follows on 3 December.
Battersea
Age Friendly Wandsworth floated at older people's conference
Over 100 delegates at the Wandsworth Older People's Forum conference raised the idea of an Age Friendly Borough. What was said, and what happens next.
Battersea
Age UK Wandsworth Digital Roadshow: Free, Battersea 21 Oct
Free tech help for over-50s and carers at St Peter's, Plough Road, Battersea, 10am to 3pm on 21 October: bring your phone, learn to spot scams, drop in.
Christmas
Wandsworth Christmas Markets: Power Station 5 to 22 Dec
Battersea Power Station's free makers' market runs 5 to 22 December, 11am to 8pm. Tooting, Southfields and Battersea High Street dates are due in November.
Battersea
Lily, 10, Runs 19:15 at Battersea Parkrun, a New Best
Lily Janmohamed, 10, ran 19:15 at Battersea parkrun on 17 October, 30 seconds inside her old best. Her Scope appeal is past £3,800, beating its £3,000 target.
Halloween
Wandsworth Halloween 2026 (Past): Putney's 45-Shop Trail
Past event: Putney's free trick or treat trail ran on Friday 30 October, noon to 4pm, at 45 shops. The Grand's 31 October party and Rocky Horror both sold out.
Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction Trackside Fire: How to Claim Delay Repay
Sunday's trackside fire near Queenstown Road burned out signalling and cut Victoria trains on Monday. What failed, what ran, and how to claim by late October.
Remembrance
Wandsworth Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, Three Services
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Wandsworth marks it in Battersea, Putney and Tooting at 10.45am, then Battersea Park's memorial on Wednesday 11 November.
Battersea
Battersea Power Station Christmas: Santa's Workshop Booking
Christmas runs 5 November to 3 January. Santa's Workshop is now booking for 27 November to 24 December, Glide opens 6 November, Santa abseils on 22 November.
New Year's Eve
Wandsworth New Year's Eve: Fireworks Tickets On Sale, £20
Thames fireworks tickets are on sale: £20 or £35 with a London postcode, first batch now. No council display in Wandsworth; Battersea's rink skates into 2027.
Community
Battersea parkrun Wins Wandsworth Sport Award 2026
Nine winners were named at the Moves Together Awards on 16 September. Battersea parkrun has now run 83 times and recorded 86,167 finishes in under two years.
Battersea
Battersea Park Fireworks: Sunday 8 Nov 7pm, Tickets Low
Saturday sold out; Sunday 8 November tickets are running low. Gates 4.30pm, fireworks about 7pm, roads closed 5pm to 10pm. Advance tickets only, no gate sales.
Battersea
Battersea Power Station Ice Rink: Open Now, Until 3 January
Glide at Battersea Power Station is open until Sunday 3 January. Essential Companion tickets can be added at booking; next accessible session Monday 9 November.
Christmas
Wandsworth Panto: Putney's A Christmas Carol, 11-20 Dec
A Christmas Carol: The Panto runs 11 to 20 December at Putney Arts Theatre, evenings 7.15pm (weekends 6pm). Plus BAC's Dear Santa from 28 November and grotto.
Battersea
Battersea Power Station: 203 Council Homes Approved
Officers approved 203 council homes at Battersea Power Station on 27 August. Part 18 storeys, car free, and extra to the site's own affordable housing quota.
Schools
Wandsworth Half Term 26-30 Oct (Past): Zoo, BAC, Free Meals
Past event: Wandsworth's October half term ran 26 to 30 October, with the zoo's Halloween days, The Dark at BAC, free kids' meals and LEGO builds.