What's Happening in South West London blog

Battersea dogs were stars for an evening as they joined celebrities and royalty for a red carpet event. Rescue dogs from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home formed a guard of honour on the red carpet for annual fundraising event the Collars and Coats Gala Ball. The event took place at Battersea Evolution, in Battersea Park. The guest of honour was the charity’s president HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent.

Property developer Charlotte Grobien has nearly reached her target of donating £1 million to charity. Kind-hearted Mrs Grobien, 59, has been heading towards the ambitious fundraising target since 2003, and has so far donated £825,000 to good causes. The Putney resident raises the money by developing properties and selling them and then donating all of her profits to charities in the South London area.

A teenager took control of a £500m budget and three local authority children’s departments for a day. Klaus Visha, 15, of the Bridge Academy, Fulham, spent the day in the shoes of Andrew Christie shared director of children’s services for the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea.

Young people in Lambeth have been given a new magazine in an aim to help them stay safe. The one-off publication, entitled Teentlk, was given to every year nine, ten and eleven pupil in the borough in November, to coincide with Universal Children’s Day. The magazine covered subjects such as online safety, safe sex, teenage pregnancy, street safety, post-16 education and employment, drink and drugs, non-gang membership and how to get involved in the local community.