Hundreds flock to Morden Library to discover Merton’s Heritage
Over 1000 visitors of all ages flocked to Merton’s third Discovery Day at Morden Library on Saturday.
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Discover Merton’s heritage this Heritage Discovery Day
Merton Council is hosting a Heritage Discovery Day 2016 this Saturday (28 May) to showcase the borough’s rich history and launch its brand new Carved in Stone website, which is […]
Local war heroes’ lives to be Carved in Stone
Merton’s war history is set to be Carved in Stone thanks to the descendants of the borough’s First World War heroes.
New Golden Jubilee logo unveiled to celebrate Merton’s 50th year
Local school children and dignitaries past and present came together at Merton Council’s civic centre in Morden to see the unveiling of a special Golden Jubilee logo designed by Stella Rodriquez (8 […]
Discover your local heritage
Merton Council is encouraging residents young and old to come along to its second annual Heritage Discovery Day on Saturday 28 March from 10am-4.30pm.
Merton’s war history set to be carved in stone
An exciting new heritage project called ‘Carved in Stone’ is set to explore the lives of those commemorated on local memorials around Merton.
Merton remembers
Merton Council hosted a special commemorative event at Morden Park bandstand to mark the centenary of Britain joining the First World War.
Poppies around Merton
Poppy symbols have been placed around town centres in Merton today to mark the centenary of Britain joining the First World War.
Shrapnel all around
Here is just a small sample of shrapnel you can still find in the Somme area of France today. The photograph shows shrapnel balls from exploded shells, buttons and webbing clips […]
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 […]