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Leisure and Culture
Loads of information on where to go and what to see in the brighter borough. Includes information on parks, leisure activities and libraries.

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Adult education

Find out about the opportunities for adult education and lifelong learning at centres in the borough.

Allotments

Find out about how to rent one of our many allotment plots found around the borough.

Arts

Find out about the Arts Section, what forthcoming arts events are coming up and how to obtain various forms of funding.

Battersea park

Information specifically about the largest park in the borough, its history, and how the restoration plans for it have developed.

Community centres

Two community buildings for hire or use by local residents. Purpose built centres with various rooms and different activities plus two Computer and Learning suites for the local community.

Cultural strategy

Our cultural strategy is a document that is about all the events, activities and places that make Wandsworth such a vibrant, diverse and attractive borough in which to live and work or to visit.

Events

Find out about the dedicated Events Team who are responsible for organising and facilitating a variety of events, and where and when all the events are happening in the borough.

Film office

Find out how we support the borough's increasingly dynamic film and television industry.

Heritage and local history

Information about the Heritage Service, local history services and featuring some online exhibitions of local historical periods and events.

Leisure charter

Read all of the charters on the provision of leisure services.

Libraries

Information on libraries in the borough, online renewal and reservations, locations and plans.

Museum

Information about the museum based in Wandsworth, its educational events and exhibitions.

Parks service

Information about the parks in the borough that we manage.

Play services

Information on activity centres, playschemes, holiday playcentres, adventure playgrounds, special needs provision and more.

Public halls

Information and application forms for renting of council managed public halls and venues.

Pump House gallery

Information about the art gallery in Battersea Park, its past, current and future exhibitions, and how you can hire the venue for special events or weddings

Sports facilities

Find out where the leisure centres, recreation centres, Tooting Bec Lido and other sports facilities are in the borough, when they are open, and what they offer.

Sport, leisure and health

Information on the range of sports facilities managed by the council - including tennis courts, sports pitches, athletics tracks, swimming pools and more. Also including information on the work of the sports development team - providing support to the development of sport for young people and exercise and physical fitness for young and old.

Travel and transport

Find out about the public transport, roads, cycling and walking in the borough. Find links to online travel planners and other resources to plan your journey to and from anywhere in the UK.

What's on

All the dates, times and venues of forthcoming local arts, sports, kids and cultural events happening in the borough.

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