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Category Archives: Arts and culture

There’s much more to Merton: Bid launched for 2027 Borough of Culture

3 October 2023by mertonjk

Merton Council has today launched its bid to become the capital’s Borough of Culture in 2027, to further promote the creativity, richness, and diversity that runs throughout our community. Working […]

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Arts and culture, Civic Pride, Consultations

Celebrate Black History Month with Merton

2 October 2023by MertonSJ

Merton Libraries will be celebrating Black History Month throughout October with a wide range of events and activities. For info about services and events across the borough visit http://www.merton.gov.uk/libraries. To […]

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Arts and culture, Libraries

Merton Council and AELTC bring big screens to second location for Wimbledon Championships

28 June 2023by MertonRS

Merton Council and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), will be bringing the Wimbledon Championships Big Screen back to the Canons in Mitcham, with a second location in Morden […]

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Arts and culture, Education and schools, Events, Parks and green spaces, Public health, Sport and leisure, Wimbledon tennis championships

Merton and Wimbledon BookFest kick off creative partnership

3 May 2023by MertonSJ

Residents turned out in huge numbers for the first free event to be delivered as part of a three-year creative partnership between Merton Libraries and Wimbledon BookFest that will see […]

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Arts and culture, Libraries

£1.3 million in funding confirmed for local neighbourhood projects

22 February 2023by Merton Web Team

Merton Council has announced a further £1.3 million in funding for 22 community projects across the borough, to support and strengthen local sports groups, community-led environmental projects, and the growing […]

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Arts and culture, Civic Pride, Environment, Sport and leisure

Two Wimbledon car parks closed for resurfacing during February

19 January 2023by MertonRS

Two of Wimbledon’s car parks will have resurfacing work carried out in February to improve them for visitors and their vehicles. They will each need to completely close to cars […]

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Arts and culture, Business, Parking, Transport

BHM 2022: Interview with activist and author, Patrick Hutchinson

26 October 2022by MertonHM

This October is Black History month and 2022’s theme is, Time for Change: Action Not Words. In the wake of 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests, many organisations and individuals committed […]

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Arts and culture, Equality and diversity, History

Merton set to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

24 May 2022by MertonJP

This year, we mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 70th year on the throne, a milestone that’s never before been reached in our country. Celebrations will be taking place all over Merton […]

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Arts and culture, Events, History, Libraries

Merton Council boost for Frank Gehry’s Wimbledon Concert Hall proposals

24 March 2022by mertonzb

Merton Council and Wimbledon Concert Hall Trust have taken their first steps towards realising a long-held ambition to develop a new international concert hall in Wimbledon town centre. The Council […]

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Arts and culture, Future Merton, Planning

Calling Merton’s budding young authors

4 March 2022by MertonSJ

To mark World Book Day, Wimbledon BookFest has launched its annual Young Writers’ Competition for school students aged 4-19

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Arts and culture, Children, Young people
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