Friends of Clapham Common

St. Paul's Eco Summer Fair
2023-06-17 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | St. Paul’s Church, Rectory Grove Clapham London, London, SW4 0DZ
In the heart of Clapham, at St Paul’s Churchyard.
The annual event where there will be plenty to eat, drink and buy. The churchyard will be full of fair staples of homemade food and preloved stalls as well as independent businesses selling sustainable gifts and a historical display by the Clapham Society. There will be traditional games for all ages, an entertainer and the day will be punctuated by a variety of live music performances. This is a treasured community event with wonderful raffle and silent auction prizes. Admission: £2 (adults), £1 (concessions), under-16s free.

If you are able to volunteer to help out at the fair, please use this link to access the sign up sheet – spc.ivolunteer.com/ecosummerfair.

A portion of the profits raised will be donated to Be Enriched and Buglife. If you would like to donate to the fair, please go to our designated donation page here.

Summer Party 2023
2023-06-22 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
The Friends are delighted to announce that our Summer Party will take place on Thursday 22nd June in one of the most stunning gardens in London. Your ticket will include a welcome drink, delicious canapés and live music. There will be a raffle with a wonderful array of prizes.
Don’t miss out on a truly fabulous evening.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Join us.

Our Summer Party 2023 is kindly sponsored by Hayman’s and Trust&Wealth

Clapham Fair "Clapham Mutts" Dog Show
2023-06-24 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | 1 Polygon, Clapham Common, SW40JG, 1 Polygon, London, SW40JG, United Kingdom
Friends of Clapham Common and Omnibus Theatre together with our sponsor Muthapuppa proudly invite you to enter your doggie into the “Clapham Fair Dog Show” for a paws-itively lovely and cute event!
Categories:
Ageing Gracefully (8+ years)
Waggiest Tail
Owner look alike
Best Trick
Best Rescue
All funds raised will go towards Friends of Clapham Common Projects and the Omnibus Theatre’s “Routes” programme for underprivileged children.
Enter your dog here

Christmas Carol by the Bandstand
2023-12-10 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Clapham Common Bandstand, London
We are organising Christmas Carols on the Bandstand again this year in aid of Royal Trinity Hospice, a local charity close to many people’s hearts. We raised in excess of £2000 for them last year and with support from our members and the Clapham community we aim to match or improve on that figure.

It will be a sing-a-long event for all the family- we have word sheets for anyone wishing to sing and bells for the children to ring. Pear Tree Cafe will be selling mince pies and mulled wine and Dessert Deli cakes will be on sale. Special thanks go to Aspire Estate Agents for sponsoring us.

Join us if you can for what we hope will be a lovely festive event. We start at 3pm.
Warm clothing essential, festive hats would be good and a torch might be useful.

If you can’t join us on Sunday but would like to donate to Trinity Hospice you can do so here . Thank you

Please share with friends and neighbours to help us spread the word.

Community Litter Pick
2024-01-13 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Clapham Common Bandstand, London
Please join us this Saturday 13th January from 11am-1pm for our litterpick meeting, as usual, at the Bandstand. Gloves are a good idea, and we will provide litter-picks and bags. If you are planning to come please read our Guidance.
Text 07789870809 or email friends@claphamcommon.net if you can come

Easter Egg Treasure Trail
2024-03-16 09:00 - 16:30 UTC | Clapham Common Westside (Dog-free area), Clapham Common, London, United Kingdom
The Friends of Clapham Common Easter Treasure Trail 2023 is back!
We have partnered up with Aspire, Monkey Music Clapham & Battersea, and the ever so wonderful media partner Best of Clapham to bring you some super-duper Easter fun!
We have four bookable sessions:
9.00 – 10.30, 11.00 – 12.30, 13.00 – 14.30, 15.00 – 16.30
Under 1 year olds and accompanying adults go free
Book you tickets here
What to expect:
Monkey Music Clapham & Battersea entertainment
Easter treasure trail
Receive an Easter egg from the Easter bunny
Spring craft corner
Bouncy castle
Book you tickets here
All funds raised will go towards general Friends of Clapham Common projects as well as the Wetlands Project; a project championed by Friends of Clapham Common created to enlarge the wetlands habitat of Clapham Common, improving biodiversity and creating an educational environment for local children and nature enthusiasts.

Community Litter Pick
2024-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Clapham Common Bandstand, London
Our next Litter Pick will be on Saturday 25th
Meet at the Bandstand at 11am
We provide everything you need and there’s usually cake for all volunteers.
We will also be collecting for FOOD BANK that day so please bring along anything you can spare to the Bandstand.
Small donations can make a big difference – thank you in advance for your generosity.
Want to join our volunteer WhatsApp group and be always updated on our weekly events? Please text ‭07789 870809‬
GUIDANCE FOR VOLUNTEER LITTER PICKERS

Summer Party 2024
2024-06-20 18:30 - 21:30 UTC
Friends of Clapham Common cordially invite you to The Summer Party on Thursday the 20th June 2024.
Join us from 18.30 in one of the most beautiful private gardens in Clapham.
An evening of fundraise for Clapham Common projects.
Tickets: £25 per person to include welcome drink, canapés and live music.
Our Summer Party is kindly sponsored by Best of Clapham and Trust&Wealth
Buy your tickets here

Community Litter Pick
2024-11-16 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Clapham Common Bandstand, London
We meet at 11am by the Bandstand. If you can spare an hour or so do come and join us. We provide everything you need and there’s usually cake for all volunteers.

Christmas Carol Singing
2024-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Clapham Common Bandstand, London
Our Christmas Carol Singing event on the Bandstand which will be held on Sunday afternoon 8th December. Last year we raised over £3,000 for Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham and we are hoping to surpass that total this time around. We have been sponsored very generously by Killik & Co and Aspire Estate Agents, Pear Tree Café will be donating 10% of their sales of mulled wine and mince pies and they are hoping to be able to offer raclette as a warm winter snack.
With the help of our media partners, Best of Clapham we hope to attract an even bigger crowd than we did last year. There will be bells for the children to ring and booklets with the words for all those who want to join in the singing – we actively want to encourage audience participation!
We have 14 instrumentalists signed up which is great news but we need more singers!
Please do email us or text 07789870809 if you would like to join the choir.

Easter Treasure Trail
2025-03-23 09:00 - 16:30 UTC | Clapham Common Westside (Dog-free area), Clapham Common, London, United Kingdom
We have partnered with Killik & Co, Monkey Music Clapham & Battersea, M&S, The Dessert Deli, Kids Eden Campand Best of Clapham to bring you some Easter fun!
Date: 23rd March 2025
Venue: Dog Free area by the tennis courts (SW4 9AL)
What to expect:
Monkey Music Clapham & Battersea entertainment
Easter treasure trail
Receive an Easter egg from the Easter bunny
Spring craft corner
Bouncy castles
Face-painting (at an extra charge)
Potting shed and more…
All funds raised will go towards Friends of Clapham Common projects and Routesprogramme run by Omnibus.

We have 4 bookable sessions:
09.00 – 10.30
11.00 – 12.30
13.00 – 14.30
15.00 – 16.30
Tickets 1+ years old £10 plus booking fee
Under 1 year olds and accompanying adults go free
