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Ageing Well invites you to a meeting at 10am-1pm on 10 February at Wimbledon Guild Drake House, SW19 4ED. The purpose is to develop ideas to help local older people live independent, comfortable and active lives. For further details or to help publ...
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RAYNES PARK PLAYING FIELDS
Members will recall that these playing fields are owned by the All England Club, are actively used for sport, and are bounded by houses in Elm Walk, Southway, Cannon Hill Lane, and Southway. The Club proposed last year to build...
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Want to grow your own organic food? Run out of space for the vegetable patch? Want some early new potatoes, or tasty exotic vegetables you can't buy in the shops?
Then join the smart set and rent an allotment! Meet like-minded people and have fun! Superb...
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Flooding
I write this on a day when yet again the rain is bucketing down in this most depressing summer for weather. On a Friday two weeks ago I had just starting playing golf in bright sunshine when within 20 minutes I was drenched by stair rods of rain...
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What's happening on Cannon Hill Common?
You may have noticed that a lot of work has been done in the last few weeks in the Orchard area. Over recent years this area has shrunk, as brambles have encroached on it. The brambles are being cut back an...
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9th August 2011
With the worrying news that the Tandem Centre in Colliers Wood was targeted last night (Monday), Wimbledon town centre has seen the early closure of many shops and services today. Centre Court has been closed since 2pm, although no of...
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To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, five Black Poplar trees have been donated to Merton, for planting around the borough.
A cross-party working group has been set up to co-ordinate the celebrations in Merton and we have shortlisted some l...
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If you would like to have a positive impact on the future lives of young people, then come and join our team. We meet weekly on a Tuesday evening, term time only, at St. Saviour’s Church Hall, Grand Drive. Training and support provided. CRB check ...
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Morden Fun fair: Monday 29th August at Morden Park Playing fields
The Fair is organised by the Morden Park Playing Fields Association and was a great success last year so you can expect an even bigger and better event this year. Don't travel any further,...
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The Friends of West Barnes Library are holding a Launch Party on Saturday 25th June, between 2:00-4:30pm at the West Barnes Library. The party is a celebration of their fabulous team of volunteers and to wish them well on their first day of “solo” ...
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Garden waste or bulk waste collection
I have finally prized out of the Council, using a request under the Freedom of Information Act, an answer to my unanswered question as to the relative costs of the savings in stopping the garden waste collection se...
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PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES
There is very severe pressure for parents trying to find primary school places for their children in this area. The pressure is actually going to get significantly worse by 2014 due to the 30% rise in places needed due to the rate o...
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A proposal has been submitted to obtain permission for a new "free school" in West Barnes. This would be a new primary school, initially catering for 48 children of Reception age (4-5 years) and building into a full primary school, catering for childr...
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A new chargeable garden waste collection service has been operating in Merton since 4th July 2011. The fortnightly service is available for an annual subscription of £65 (£2.71 per collection) or a reduced rate of £50 for pensioners and those in receip...
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Many congratulations to our lovely West Barnes Ward Councillor, Gilli Lewis-Lavender, on becoming Merton’s First Citizen. A well deserved recognition of her hard work over the last eleven years!
Gilli was installed as Merton’s Mayor at the Annual...
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There are lots of fruit trees around Wimbledon, but many are not picked and fruit is wasted. Abundance Wimbledon is a project to encourage people to use the fruit or give it away.
There are various ways to help. If you have a fruit tree in your garden, t...
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FISHING ON CANNON HILL LAKE
The Cannon Hill Ward Councillors called a public meeting on 10th May to discuss a number of local issues. Over 150 people packed into the St James’ Church Hall. The first and most contentious of these was the vexed questio...
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COMMUNITY SAFE
DOG WATCH SCHEME LAUNCHED Merton's Dog Watch scheme will be officially launched on: Saturday 14th May 2011 in King George's Playing Field, Tudor Drive, Morden, SM4 4PN between 10am and 2pm. The scheme is aimed at dog owners from across the...
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These notes are intended to give guidance on methods of disposing of garden waste and rubbish so as to avoid causing nuisance to your neighbours.
1. Where at all possible, garden waste should be composted. From 1 April 2011 you will need ...
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HORTICULTURAL AND OUTINGS SECTION
Sincere apologies for the fact that there was no AGM on Monday 18th April, but the Tennis Club already had a meeting booked. The revised date for our AGM is now Monday 9th May at 7.30 pm in the Tennis pavilion, refre...