A horse called Jim
Michael Morpurgo’s moving tale War Horse has highlighted the plight of the horses on the battlefield. Our Singlegate “old boy” William H Barret rode his horse, Jim, throughout the war. At […]
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Colliers Wood resident makes WWI discoveries
Local resident Diane Holmes has lived in Colliers Wood for 15 years. As with many people, she and her husband share a fascination in World War I and the impact […]
Wimbledon resident, Douglas Reed, tells of his father’s World War I experiences
Robert James Reed (1889-1952) Douglas Reed is Wimbledon born and bred. He is a retired surveyor and has worked on many major projects including the development of Heathrow and Gatwick […]
World War One and Merton: Merton Remembers
The effects of World War One were felt by millions of people across Europe and beyond. Merton had its own heroes and families who had to survive often unimaginably difficult […]
Merton Remembers
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in […]
The Poppy: Merton Remembers
Poppies grow well in disturbed earth. When the battles were over, the poppy was one of the few plants to grow on the battlefields. #MertonRemembers Merton Remembers
Women at war: Merton Remembers
At the start of the First World War life for the majority of British women revolved around the home, with many others working as domestic servants. This would change dramatically […]
War stories: Merton Remembers
When German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm made a state visit to Wimbledon in 1891, crowds four deep lined the streets to watch the spectacle. A few years later his hostile action […]
Summertime fun
We live in one of London’s greenest boroughs, where more than 100 parks and gardens mean open space is never far away. Now summer is here our green spaces are […]
Rogue traders go home with empty pockets
Doorstep crime is intrusive and is largely aimed at the more vulnerable in our society. In an effort to protect residents from this type of crime in Merton, the council […]