Better and safer access for pedestrians and cyclists on Thessaly Road are at the centre of proposed improvements from Wandsworth Council which are now open for consultation. Proposals include the introduction of raised, controlled crossing points, a safe route for cyclists, installation of new high-quality paving, new seating areas and planting and new cycle parking. […]
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A new cafe and community space has opened in the Yvonne Carr Centre on Thessaly Road, SW8. Bonnington Café will use ingredients from next door’s New Covent Garden Market, and is an off-shoot of Vauxhall’s popular Bonnington Square cafe. The Yvonne Carr Centre will become Bonnington Café on Thessaly every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from […]
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Exciting news for arts in Nine Elms as The Turbine Theatre is opening under the railway arches at Battersea Power Station’s Circus West Village. This brand new theatre on the banks of the Thames is presented by Bill Kenwright and founded and led by Artistic Director Paul Taylor-Mills. The opening play will be Torch Song, […]
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The amazing transformation of the Thessaly Road railway bridge by visual artist Yinka Ilori has been unveiled by London Festival of Architecture and Wandsworth Council after hundreds of people celebrated the new design at the ‘Happy Streets’ community festival. The ‘Happy Street’ project is the outcome of a design competition as part of a package […]
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Enjoyed by residents, local workers and visitors every day, the first completed section of the riverside walk in Nine Elms has now received a commendation after being shortlisted for the 2019 New London Awards. Opening up access to the river for pedestrians, the recently designed Thames River Path features art installations, the colourful Nine Elms […]
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The Tube will be stopping at two new stops in Nine Elms in 2021 thanks to a new extension of the Northern Line. To test the tunnel and tracks, an engineering train has successfully travelled the entire length of the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea for the first time. Watch the footage of this first trip! […]
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