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Frozen Fest success in Mitcham
‘For the first time in forever’ Mitcham transformed into an outdoor cinema to screen the Disney blockbuster, Frozen as hundreds of families from across the borough joined together for this year’s...
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Pelham Primary School is £5,000 Merton Mega Recycle success
Mayor of Merton Councillor Agatha Akyigyina announced Pelham Primary school as the winner of its Mega Recycle community award, presenting the pupils with a cheque for £5,000. The school has won the...
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Lottery funding for the Canons
Merton Council has been awarded almost £4m in earmarked funding to completely rejuvenate the Canons in Mitcham. Dating back to 1681, the Canons is in a Conservation Area and includes three listed...
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Merton’s war history set to be carved in stone
An exciting new heritage project called ‘Carved in Stone’ is set to explore the lives of those commemorated on local memorials around Merton. Following Merton Council’s successful bid to the Heritage...
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Groups set to benefit from Mayor of Merton Charitable Trust grant
Mayor of Merton, Councillor Agatha Akyigyina, is inviting community and faith groups to apply for funding from the Mayor of Merton’s Charitable Trust Grant. This year, groups can apply to the trust for...
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Discover your local heritage
Merton Council is encouraging residents young and old to come along to its second annual Heritage Discovery Day on Saturday 28 March from 10am-4.30pm. Photo of Morden’s civic centre from the Merton...
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Merton Council gives children the building blocks for better communication
Merton Council is helping school children in Merton to build their communication skills and self-confidence using Lego. In group sessions with trained staff, children use Lego blocks to help them build...
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Council calls for Summer Reading Challenge volunteers
Merton libraries are calling for volunteers to help with the Record Breakers Summer Reading Challenge 2015, taking place across all libraries this summer. Merton libraries are looking for members of...
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Local war heroes’ lives to be Carved in Stone
Merton’s war history is set to be Carved in Stone thanks to the descendants of the borough’s First World War heroes. As part of the new Carved in Stone project, the council’s heritage team will be...
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Merton Council’s Great Bake-off
Merton Council is urging residents who are passionate about baking, to dust down their cake tins, whip up their favourite cake mix and showcase their culinary talents. As part of this year’s Merton’s...
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Free prize draw for VIP Classics in the Park tickets
Merton Council has just opened its free prize draw to win two VIP tickets worth £120 to its first ever Classics in the Park concert which takes place this September. The online draw is easy to enter....
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Style Junkies say rubbish to waste
Winning entries from Merton Council’s Style Junkies competition are on display at the National Trust’s Sustainability Centre in Morden Hall Park until 26 July. Students from Merton’s schools and...
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Classics in the Park early bird tickets available for music lovers
Merton Council is giving music lovers everywhere the chance to purchase special early bird tickets for Classics in the Park. 10% off the original price is available until midnight on 31 July....
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Last few days to see Style Junkies winning creations
Merton Council is encouraging as many people as possible to go to the National Trust’s Morden Hall Park to see the winning Style Junkies creations, as the last day of the exhibition will be Sunday 26...
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Bestselling author to visit Morden Library
Merton residents will get the chance to meet Crime Writers’ Association‘s Macallan Short Story Dagger Winner and two-time Stonewall writer of the Year, Stella Duffy on Thursday 30 July at 7pm in Morden...
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Residents invited to hear local war stories
Merton’s war history is set to be carved in stone thanks to descendants of the borough’s First World War heroes. As part of the new ‘Carved in Stone’ project, the council’s heritage team is hosting a...
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Classic FM presenter John Brunning to compere Classics in the Park
Merton Council has announced that popular Classic FM presenter will be compering its Classics in the Park spectacular on 11 and 12 September. A professional guitarist, choral composer and one-time band...
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Live music at Wimbledon Station to take away commuters’ back-to-work blues
Wimbledon Station will be alive with the sound of music today (Tuesday 1 September), helping commuters fend off the post-summer blues as they get back to their routine journey to and from work. The...
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Free Festival at Merton Abbey Mills
Internationally acclaimed beat-boxer Shlomo will headline Merton’s free inaugural Spectrumm Festival taking place from 11-13 September at Merton Abbey Mills. Brass Volcanoes, a New Orleans inspired...
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Celebrating Age Festival 2015
Residents aged 50 and over can now book themselves onto one of many exciting courses on offer at Merton’s 13th annual Celebrating Age Festival. The Celebrating Age Festival, which is co-ordinated by...
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