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Monthly Archives: July 2016

Charities which benefited from fundraising by Cllr David Chung during his mayoral year

Former Mayor of Merton presents donations to borough’s charities

28 July 2016by

Former Mayor of Merton Councillor David Chung presented 24 charities across the borough with donations yesterday (27 July 2016) at the civic centre in Morden.

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Mayor of Merton

Merton youngsters excel at London Youth Games

27 July 2016by

This year has been a memorable one for Merton in the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games.

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Children, Education and schools, Sport and leisure, Volunteers
AFC Wimbledon plans

Mayor of London to consider handing AFC Wimbledon stadium plans back to Merton

27 July 2016by

In a report published today, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has indicated his preference to hand the decision back to the council. The Mayor announced today a Greater London […]

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AFC Wimbledon, Sport and leisure

14,000 children to take part in Summer Reading Challenge

25 July 2016by

More children than ever have participated in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge with more than 14,000 children in Merton pledging to read six books this summer.

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Arts and culture, Children, Education and schools, Libraries, My Merton magazine

Council working round the clock to resolve technical issues

20 July 2016by

  Merton Council would like to apologise to residents who have experienced difficulties contacting the council. Unfortunately soaring temperatures has meant that air conditioning units that keep the council’s server cool, have failed. […]

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Chief executive
Pupils who took part in Race4Life

Merton school presents new Maxi Martin Award for services to the community

19 July 2016by

Abbotsbury Primary School in Morden held their special end of year prize giving assembly this week (18 July) to recognise their pupils’ hard work in their school subjects as well […]

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Children, Education and schools, Young people

South Wimbledon is open for business

15 July 2016by

South Wimbledon is open for business. That is the message from the council in the wake of the extensive flooding caused by a burst water main in Wimbledon.

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Business, Traffic and Highways
School governors in the Mayor's parlour

Mayor of Merton honours borough school governors

12 July 2016by

Mayor of Merton Councillor Brenda Fraser held a special celebration in the Mayor’s parlour this week (11 July 2016) in recognition of the contribution school governors make to school life in […]

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Events, Mayor of Merton
Young people riding the bikes they built.

Merton’s young people build their own bike from scratch

12 July 2016by

Pupils at Merton Council’s Smart Centre in Morden built their own bikes with the help of bike mechanics from the council’s cycle training provider, Cycle Confident.

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Children, Young people

Former Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist is asking for your memories of Wimbledon Library

11 July 2016by

A film maker and former Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist is asking for your memories of Wimbledon Library for a new video project ahead of a transformation.

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