Lorinda Freint is the town centre manager for Clapham Junction and can be contacted on 020 7627 3182 or by email to lfreint@wandsworth.gov.uk. Lorinda is based at Suite 1A, 2nd Floor, Culvert House, Culvert Road, Battersea, SW11 5AP.

Please visit the Clapham Junction Town centre web site at www.clapham-junction.com for more information on Clapham Junction, including businesses, events and town centre news.

The Lavender Hill Community Festival will be held on Sunday 14th June between 11am and 5pm.  This festival, organised by the Lavender Hill Business Association will host a French Market, Food Stalls, a Bouncy Castle, Stilt Walkers and much more.  A Heritage Walk hosted by Sean Creighton will take place at 2pm departing from the BAC.   The walk is free, but please contact Lorinda Freint on 020 7627 3182 to reserve a place.

The Northcote Road carnival, organised by the Northcote Business Network will be held on 19th June.  There will be a visiting Italian Market, parades and performances by local school children and promotions by local businesses.

The SW11 Literary Festival 2009 will run between 7th and 28th September.  There will be a programme of excellent writers, a number of creative writing workshops, encompassing poetry, playwriting and starting a novel.  The legendary Quiz will of course be back for a great evening of Literary fun.

The festival is organised by the Clapham Junction Town Centre Manager Lorinda Freint and Waterstone's and is supported by Wandsworth Council.  This years programme will be available during August.  In the meantime if you would like more information you can download a copy of the 2008 programme:

  SW11 Literary Festival Programme 2008 (640Kb)

Clapham Junction Town Centre Partnership Board
The body responsible for helping to channel developments in Clapham Junction is the Clapham Junction Town Centre Partnership Board. This body comprises members of local Business Networks, the Battersea Society, Wandsworth Council and other local representatives. The objective of the body is to help co-ordinate, develop and improve the commercial, residential and environmental aspects of Clapham Junction in a sustainable way.  If you would like more information on the Clapham Junction Partnership Board please download the most recent meeting minutes or the agenda for the next meeting.  Other publication available are the Clapham Junction Town Centre Business Plan and the Council's Town Centre Management Initiative.

 ClaphamJunction TCPB Minutes (70Kb)
 Clapham Junction TCPB Agenda (20Kb)
 Clapham Junction Business Plan (105Kb)
 Town Centre Management initiative (185Kb)

Northcote Road - a unique shopping street  - More details.

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Clapham Junction Town Centre - introduction
Even before the building of the railway station, this area was an important crossing point for many travellers, a tradition that still continues. With over 2,500 trains passing through Clapham Junction on a daily basis, the station is not only the busiest in the country but also amongst the busiest in the world. As a result of the frequent links both in and out of central London, Clapham Junction has become a popular place for people to live and as a result the area has seen a revival, providing comprehensive facilities both in terms of shopping and entertainment, to locals and visitors alike.

The popular Northcote Road is a good place to both start and finish a visit to the area. Here you can get a 'brunch menu' in one of the many bars and cafes, or you can end a tiring day on your feet with a pint in one of the pubs. Northcote Road is famous for its host of bars, restaurants and eateries which almost exclusively offer great quality choices. There are a number of independent speciality shops which have become famous in the area, e.g. a cheese shop, quality butchers, bakery, fishmongers and a honey shop. The flourishing market offers fruit, vegetables, flowers and crafts from Thursday to Saturday. There are a number of antique shops, including the Antiques Market with over forty stalls at 155 Northcote Road selling antique furniture, china, glass, silver, jewellery, cutlery, lighting, prints and pictures.

Over the crossroads from Northcote Road, the shopping area starts in St John's Road. At the end of St John's Road you will find the crossing with St John's Hill and Lavender Hill where the shopping district continues. On this corner is one of the most famous shops of the area; Arding & Hobbs department store, which is now run by Debenhams, is a listed building and was the first department store in South London.

As part of the Clapham Junction Town Centre Partnership, we have helped to put in place a wide range of improvements and enhancements to the town centre.

 Achievements include:

• Implementation of a £1 million townscape improvement programme in St John's Road – improving conditions for pedestrians and security.
• £225,000 programme of physical improvements under the Conservation Area Partnership programme.
• Helping to secure £10 million private sector investments
• Enhancement of street cleaning regimes
• Expansion of Northcote Road Market
• New image and banner programme for Clapham Junction.
• An imaginative programme of marketing and events, including the very successful SW11 Literary Festival.
• Northcote Road was recently voted the "2nd best street in London".
• Helped establish and develop the retail radio system.
• Created a town centre web site to promote the area: www.clapham-junction.com

If you have a general enquiry or if for any reason you are unable to contact the town centre manager for Clapham Junction using the contact details given above, please e-mail claphamjunctiontowncentre@wandsworth.gov.uk and your enquiry will be passed to the appropriate officer.