Wild About Tooting & Furzedown Book

Aim

Your chance to be a part of the exciting new book and to raise funds for the Tooting Bec Lido!

The ‘Wild about Tooting and Furzedown’ book is the latest in the series called  Wild London.(www.wildlondon.co.uk)

It will celebrate everything Tooting and Furzedown have to offer, with rich and vibrant pictures from me - local photographer and resident Amy Adams!

I grew up south of the river and fell in love with Tooting's up-beat vibe in my early twenties and have been living and taking pictures here ever since.

Tooting is a warm and friendly place - sometimes literally! One hot day, when I was out taking pictures, I paused a little wearily. A friendly man from one of the street stalls asked me if I was hungry - and he kindly gave me 2 bananas!

Here he is !( The man in the blue T-shirt!)

I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to play my part in capturing images of Tooting at a particular moment in time.

This book will feature some of my personal pictures ,as well as photographs past and present which celebrate the many ways Tooting's community spirit manifests itself.

Furzedown's Big Day Out.

The iconic Lido with it's cool blue water surrounded by trees.

The Tooting Markets with a plethora of produce from around the world.

The Gala Bingo on the High Street which, even with its change of use, still keeps memories alive of the magnificent old Odeon cinema where legendary rock groups once played.

I need your support to make this happen! The money raised will help to design, publish and distribute the book - and spread the love of Tooting and Furzedown!

It will also help raise money to support the Tooting Bec Lido - with £1 from every book going to The South London Swimming Club.

More about Amy Adams:

I studied photography at Manchester and Goldsmiths and worked as a Film editing assistant in Soho crafting adverts for TV. I've been freelance for many years, taking pictures of people and events - helping others tell their story.

I recently contributed to the 24 Photographers group. We recorded our experiences of the lock down  and the photos have been shown on the BBC website. 

I moved to Derinton Road in 1997 on the Totterdown estate, and lived there until 2007.

I had many happy years there and my foodie needs were fulfilled by what was then the nearby Masaladar restaurant.  We moved to Dahomey Road on the fringes of Furzedown in 2007 and have been living there ever since. 

Mr M.Farooq Raja - Tooting Daily Fresh Naan.

Thanks for reading this far - I’m really grateful for your support!

Thank you. 

Amy Adams 

This project successfully funded on 18th June 2021