Merton’s young people build their own bike from scratch
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.
Category Archives: Children
Primary school delighted by new Merton Council bin
A primary school is delighted with its new bin, one of three new bins provided by Merton Council after requests by members of the public.
New fire cadets scheme to launch with council funding
A new fire cadet scheme for budding young firefighters will launch for the first time in the borough, thanks to funding from Merton Council.
Merton Council pays tribute to MP Jo Cox
Merton Council has paid tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox who was killed in her constituency on Thursday.
Council proud of Merton’s Duke of Edinburgh success
Merton Council is to install a special plaque it received at the diamond jubilee Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) award ceremony at Buckingham Palace earlier this year.
Children can make a splash as free paddling pools are opened up for the summer
Children can make a splash as free paddling pools across the borough are opened up for the summer months.
Council says: “Siblings want to stay together” this Foster Care Fortnight
Merton Council will be out and about this Foster Care Fortnight (16-27 May), visiting the borough’s town centres to talk to people about fostering children and young people in Merton, […]
Merton wins prestigious local government award
The South London Special Educational Needs (SEN) Commissioning Programme, of which Merton Council is a founder member, has won a prestigious Local Government Chronicle (LGC) award in the efficiency category.
Merton supports national campaign to tackle child abuse
Along with a number of UK councils, Merton Council is supporting the DfE’s national Together, we can tackle child abuse campaign.
Merton pupils dance at The Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall with Rambert
Young people from Merton schools performed with Britain’s national dance company, Rambert, last week.