The Community Panel
The Putney Society is the only Civic Society (that we know of) to have a Community Panel. As per our Constitution we are ‘concerned with all aspects of the community which contribute to the quality of life in Putney and Roehampton’.
We cover areas that the other Panels don’t: Police & Crime, Health, Education, Recycling & Upcycling, local cultural events, campaign for community assets such as defibrillators and public toilets, but are NOT service providers.
Convenor: Victoria Diamond
vickysw15@aol.com 07746 022654
LATEST NEWS
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Following Liz Bridge’s talk about ‘Conditions in Wandsworth Prison’ on Monday 22nd September you may like to make a donation to the work of the Wandsworth Prison Welfare Trust.
Jigsaw puzzles can be left at Putney Library, where they will be collected regularly!
You can also make monetary donations via http://www.wpwt.org.uk
Those funds go to help Liz Bridge get things like new socks and underwear for prisoners who leave prison with nothing, packs of playing cards, paper to draw on etc.
It all helps when you're locked in your cell for 23 hours a day!
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Just a reminder if you have laptops and smartphones you don't use...
Power2Connect is a Wandsworth charity tackling digital exclusion and e-waste.
By collecting, refurbishing, and redistributing over 4,200 devices back into the community, they’re helping families get online while keeping tech out of landfill. ♻️
🙌 You can support by donating unused devices, volunteering, or spreading the word.
Read more about their impact and how you can get involved by heading to their website:
https://www.powertoconnect.co.uk/
#DigitalInclusion #Sustainability #Wandsworth #ReuseReduceReconnect
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Val Jones is stepping down as Co-Convenor of the Community Panel.
Click here to read an appreciation of Val’s contribution to the Society and in particular the Community Panel.
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We had a most interesting and thought provoking Bystander Training meeting.
The speaker Kira Evans is happy to answer any questions.
More information is available on the website below:
and contact details are in the slides - click here to view or download
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The Panel has identified the publicly available defibrillators that are in central Putney and drawn a handy map of where they are located.
Please click here for map
Why not download, print and keep a copy? You never know when you may need it.
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The Community Panel is pleased to work with community groups in Roehampton, many of which, since Covid, have flourished as a result of the excellent work done by the Roehampton Response Network and Roehampton Women’s Network.
This work benefits all, and there is now so much going on that we would welcome new members to help us do more . . . If you live in Roehampton please think about joining us.
If you’d like to chat about it, please contact:
Vicky Diamond (vickysw15@aol.com; 07746022654) or
Val Jones (jones.val@gmail.com; 07780 674114)
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The Community Panel have updated the Society's Guidelines on ‘ORANGE SACK RECYCLING’ after consultation with the Western Riverside Recycling Centre (WRWA at Smugglers Way) and Wandsworth Council.
They are produced as a handy double sided A4 sheet - to read, download or print a full size copy use this link:
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We need your help please!
A project to help young families during the pandemic has now provided over 26,000 of boxes/grocery shops to the residents of Roehampton - which equates to approximately 260,000 meals.
The Roehampton Community Box is a social supermarket, staffed by volunteers, where a £4 donation gives you over £40 worth of groceries.
The Roehampton Community Box offers high quality-groceries including a selection of fresh fruit and vegetables for a small weekly contribution. Our customers can select their own products from the stock available and we are the only self-referral food provision in Wandsworth.
We need really volunteers to support this community led project.
If you can commit a regular 3-4 hours per week and want to support a local charity please do get in touch - either
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Posted on Oct 31, 2023
At the October 2023 Putney Society meeting the speaker was Daniel Holloway, Retail Director, Trinity Hospice who spoke about the work of the Hospice and the role of their charity shops.
To view the material Daniel presented at the meeting please click this link:
(The video is best watched as a slide show. We regret that due to technical difficulties a recording of the meeting is not available.)