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In this issue –
Street Waste Bins
Merton Toilets esp. at Morden Station
Councillors’ Updates
for the residents of: Morden | Merton Park | Wimbledon Chase
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In this issue –
Street Waste Bins
Merton Toilets esp. at Morden Station
Councillors’ Updates
Merton Interfaith Walk is a 5K sponsored walk for Merton Homeless Project- Faith in Action. It will link The Fazi London Mosque, Wimbledon Synagogue, Buddhapadipa Temple, St Mary’s ( C of E ) church, Shree Ghanapathy Hindu Temple etc.
Registration is £5.
Saturday 13th April 2024. 11.a.m.from Wimbledon Station. Something well needed at this time. queries richard@rjsmart.com phone 07749607905
Dorset Hall was the home of Suffragette, Rose Lamartine-Yates, who eventually sold it to Merton & Morden UDC which merged with Merton Council. Via several housing associations, Merton passed it to Clarion Housing the current owner.
Thank you to all those who attended our March meeting on Tuesday evening, giving our guest speaker, Amy Mallett, from London Borough of Merton an engaged and appreciative audience. There were 50+in attendance and we hope that you found the meeting useful.
Below are some notes and links from the meeting Continue reading “March Meeting Update (07/03/2023)”
The Muslim Women of Merton are doing great things in Mostyn Gardens
Proposed transfer of Merton Park Ward from the Wimbledon & Coombe Parliamentary Constituency to Mitcham & Morden Parliamentary Constituency.
At stake is the electoral future of Merton Park Ward – whether it should remain in the Wimbledon Parliamentary Constituency or be transferred to the Mitcham & Morden Parliamentary Constituency.
Continue reading “Merton Park to Change Parliamentary Consituency?”
Encouraged by planting in Kendor Gardens and elsewhere in the borough, last year I started the ‘Merton Park Daffs’ initiative, initially seeking to plant around the bottom of trees in Kenley Road. This idea for a bit of post-covid ‘guerilla gardening’, quickly expanded into a plan to plant daffodils in our grass verges. It seemed like a great thing to look forward to in spring each year, especially after the impact of Covid 19. Continue reading “The Merton Park Daffs Initiative”
New Morden Walk and Talk – starts June 11th
Walk & Talk are launching a Morden Hall Park Walk and Talk from the picnic area next to the Stable Yard and Snuff Mill every Saturday at 10.30am from 11th June.
This lovely National Trust park is a joy to walk and talk in – rich in history,
and with so many walks, nature, sights and points of interest.
Merton Council are responsible for 1000’s of trees across the borough, though in fact two thirds of trees are on private land and so not part of the council’s remit, LBM has launched a ‘Tree Strategy for Council-Owned Trees, Consultation’ to consult on the balance between tree benefits and tree problems. Continue reading “Merton Council Tree Strategy”
Charles Baker, Strategy & Commissioning Manager for public waste for London Borough of Merton, recently gave an insightful talk to Merton Park ward residents.
Many of you were keen to see the slides Charles presented in closer detail and so here they are: Continue reading “Merton’s Recycling & Waste Update”
At the MPWRA meeting on Tuesday 2nd March it was announced that the proposed Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme for Merton Park would not be going ahead. We are now in a position to give you some of the headline findings behind that decision. Continue reading ““No” To LTN For Merton Park”
PlanWimbledon has applied to become the registered Neighbourhood Forum for the Wimbledon area, including part of Merton Park. In a nutshell, it aims to “ensure that Wimbledon grows in a way that respects its distinctive character”. Continue reading “PlanWimbledon – To Become A Neighbourhood Forum”
It’s not often that the Mayor gets to make policy decisions, but in this case anyone who has queued to get in to the Garth Road re-use and recycling centre will have cause to be grateful. Sally Kenny is also the councillor for Lower Morden Ward which includes the Garth Road site:
Further information and booking can be found on the council’s Garth Road website pages
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