Feature Articles Archive

  1. Creative and tech opportunities for Nine Elms residents

    Learn about all the creative and tech opportunities in Wandsworth through Stride, a talent development programme for South Londoners which is creating opportunity and supporting creative and tech enterprises. Wandsworth Council and Lambeth Council work in partnership with Lewisham and Southwark to bring opportunities in the creative industries such as architecture, advertising, tech, and filmmaking […]

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  2. Spring holidays 2022 in Nine Elms

    Whether you are planning to celebrate Easter, Passover or observing Ramadan this month, there’s something for everyone this spring in Battersea, Nine Elms and Vauxhall. For the young people in your life, Nine Elms-based youth organisation FAST are hosting a range of affordable activities and trips during the school holidays, check out the FAST Instagram […]

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  3. Looking back: Those magnificent men and women in their flying machines!

    Battersea and Nine Elms are well known for their railway history, but the area was also a major location for aviation, producing balloons, planes, and Britain’s first ever female pilot and aircraft manufacturer. In 1906 brothers Oswald and Eustace Short rented railway arches next to the Battersea Gasworks – they had purchased a used coal […]

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  4. Coming to Nine Elms in 2022

    As 2021 draws to a close and we reflect on a fantastic year for Nine Elms, there’s plenty of exciting changes to look forward to in 2022, from arts and culture to refreshed outdoor sport and play areas, improvements to the public realm and much more. Scroll through our images to see what’s in store […]

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  5. A year in Nine Elms: looking back at 2021

    2021 marked a year of firsts for Nine Elms: the Northern line extension opened at Battersea and Nine Elms, fantastic community projects and events filled the streets, along with exciting improvements to the public realm. We’ve gathered some of the highlights of a remarkable year that was the culmination of over a decade of planning! […]

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  6. Winter in Nine Elms and Battersea 2021

    The most wonderful time of the year is almost here! We’re looking forward to the sights and scents of the season to brighten up those dark nights during the winter. So, grab a mug of hot chocolate, or a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie to read our Nine Elms festive round up! […]

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