Merton set to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee
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 […]
Category Archives: Arts and culture
Merton Council boost for Frank Gehry’s Wimbledon Concert Hall proposals
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 […]
Calling Merton’s budding young authors
To mark World Book Day, Wimbledon BookFest has launched its annual Young Writers’ Competition for school students aged 4-19
Merton to spend almost £1.3million on community projects
24 community projects bid for monies from the Neighbourhood Fund at a cabinet meeting on 8 November
Celebrate Black History Month at Merton Libraries
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 www.merton.gov.uk/libraries Book launch of Hunting for Freedom […]
Mitcham’s finest, Vanity Milan, set for Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Ru Paul’s Drag Race returns to BBC iPlayer tonight – Thursday 23 – at 7pm for its third series, and this time round the borough of Merton will be represented. Over the next […]
Polka Theatre reopens after £8.5m refurbishment
The children’s Polka Theatre on the Broadway finally relaunches at the weekend in spanking new state-of-the-art premises with a performance and month-long run of Red, a play inspired by Little […]
‘Once you take the first step of putting pen to paper, the rest is history!’
A young writers’ competition was held as part of this year’s Wimbledon BookFest, with entrants between 4-19-years-old being asked to submit a work inspired by the theme ‘My Name Is…’. Young people from more than […]
Inspiring young readers and writers at Wimbledon BookFest
There’s less than a week to go before the Wimbledon BookFest Sunset festival begins on Wednesday 15 September in Covid-secure tents on Wimbledon Common, and events there are selling out fast. Find out more about what’s […]
Books are back at Wimbledon’s Sunset Festival this autumn
It’s just three weeks to go before Wimbledon BookFest returns to the borough for Sunset Festival, which takes place over five days from 15 September. Hosted in Covid-secure marquees on Wimbledon Common, as pioneered […]