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January 2026 Updates

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Welcome to the first newsletter of the new year. We hope you all had a lovely December and here's wishing you a happy 2026.

URGENT – The WBR Spring Fayre need YOU!

We are thrilled to announce the date for the next Spring Fayre as Sunday 10th May 2026.

The official footfall figures for last year's Spring Fayre were a staggering 27,825 people!! This is an incredible number of people who came out to enjoy this much-loved community event.

BUT WE NOW NEED YOUR HELP!

This year we are facing a greatest challenge yet to deliver the event. With increased costs and funding streams constrained we need to reach deeper and ask for your financial support. Without this support the Spring Fayre will not go ahead this year.

The Fayre was originally borne from the Mayor of London's High Street regeneration initiative and now budgets and grants are severely limited. While the council supports the event logistically, they cannot provide any funding this year. Last's year's event cost nearly £42,000 to deliver. This year we will need to raise closer to £50,000.

This is a non-profit event and the WBRA all work voluntarily for months to bring this event to life, often to our own individual financial loss. So, we are asking for your help!

If you, or anyone you know, may be interested in getting their brand in front of 27,000+ people, please share this information!

Your sponsorship is an incredible way to show that you helped make this incredible community event possible!

Starting from as little as £350 there are numerous ways you can support the Fayre. Please have a look at our Sponsorship Pack and Pricing guide here:

Sponsorship Pack

Pricing guide

Residents can help too!

If you live in the area and would like show your support we have various options for you to contribute, starting from as little as £100.

Ready to contribute? Follow this link to make a contribution now.

Contribute here

If you or anyone you know would like to help please let us know. You can email us directly at [email protected].

Road Updates

The council remains in discussion with TfL regarding the planned works to redefine the Wandsworth Bridge Road, including new raised crossings and pavement buildouts, along its length. We’ve been reassured by H&F Council that they remain committed to seeing the project delivered.

Every week the works are delayed, residents and visitors continue to experience unsafe traffic speeds. Cars, HGVs and buses frequently exceed the 20mph limit when the road is clear, creating risk for those walking or cycling along the route. We’ve seen how the presence of parklets can help calm traffic and reduce accidents. According to CrashMapUK.co.uk, there were 27 reported incidents on WBR in 2024. Only one was near a parklet, with the majority being at junctions like Hugon, Clancarty and New King's Road.

We have also observed that since one Parklet was removed near Rycroft, speeding and noise have noticeably increased. Similar patterns occur on sections of the road without parklets, such as between Woolneigh Street and Clancarty Road.

The proposed raised crossings and pavement buildouts are designed to support safer speeds for everyone, without affecting services operating within the legal 20mph limit. These measures have proved effective in many other parts of London, improving safety and accessibility without adding journey delays.

We’ll continue to support the council’s efforts to prioritise road safety and help make Wandsworth Bridge Road a safer, more welcoming place for the whole community, not just a commuter through-route.

Support Your Local Shops

The Wandsworth Bridge Road’s independent shops are facing serious challenges: rising costs, supply issues, more online shopping and, too often, low awareness among local residents. They rely on support from the local community to survive and thrive.

They need your support.

As Kenrick, of Kenrick's Speak Easy & Wine Merchants put it:

“If every resident spent just £15 a week, or even £30 a month locally, the high street would look and feel completely different.”

If these shops close, the character, appeal and usefulness of our high street will vanish with them.

Use it or Lose it

Our local independent businesses are what keep Wandsworth Bridge Road vibrant and alive: they provide everyday essentials, friendly faces and a sense of place you simply do not get from online shopping.

A busy high street is also a safer high street. Well-used shops and bustling pavements help to deter crime and anti‑social behaviour, making the area more welcoming for everyone who lives, works and visits here.

You can make a real difference.

By choosing to spend just £5 a week in local shops and businesses, instead of online with large multinationals, residents across the UK could collectively return billions of pounds to their towns and high streets (source: Totally Locally’s “£5 Concept”).

Climate Fresk event

Discover the science behind climate change in this collaborative, fun and engaging team game!

February 11, 2026, from 06:00pm to 09:30pm (London time)

Sands End Arts & Community Centre,

Reduced price £5.00 VAT incl.

Full price £10.00 VAT incl.

(All proceeds from ticket sales support the Climate Fresk NGO to manage the science content and community platform)

Discover the science behind climate change in this collaborative, fun and engaging team game, based on the IPCC report and by now played by over 2.3 Million participants worldwide.

In just one evening we will create a system overview of the causes and consequences of climate change and develop ideas for individual and collective actions to drive positive change.

Learn more

AGM Reminder

If you are an official member you will have already received an invitation to join us for the next WBRA AGM taking place on Wed 28th January at 7pm.

If you are not a member of the WBRA and would like to attend you can join the Association here:

Join the Association

For those who have already signed up, we will send you further details and the agenda soon.

Welcome New Businesses on WBR

Twenty7

New Cafe at no. 120 WBR.

With arts and crafts workshops downstairs you can get creative while you sip.

Learn more

Sketch Barbers

New barbers at no. 94 WBR.

Having moved from West Kensington welcome to the WBR.

Learn more

Le Cafe Sablé

Welcome back to Sablé's famous cookies! Now in a bigger venue with Coffee and Matcha!

At no. 188 WBR.

Learn more

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Wandsworth Bridge Road, London
United Kingdom
www.wbrassociation.org.uk
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