Welcoming the world to Wimbledon
The top-seeded tennis players are ready to serve up a fantastic championships for courtside spectators and television audiences from across the globe. Across the next two weeks, we’ll be sharing the […]
Category Archives: Borough of Sport
Borough of Sport: watch the tennis for free on big screens in Merton
Merton Council and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), are bringing the Wimbledon Championships Big Screens back to the Canons in Mitcham and Morden Park. Canons House and Morden […]
New Borough of Sport Grant Fund opens for bids
Today the council’s new grant fund, designed to boost Merton’s grassroots and community sport sector, opens. The Borough of Sport Grant Fund will support clubs, coaches and organisations to upgrade […]
Merton’s grassroots sport to benefit from new Borough of Sport grant fund
Merton Council is investing in its grassroots sport and physical activity sector through a new dedicated grant fund of £300,000. The money will be distributed over the next three years, […]
Merton breaks down barriers to being active through new partnership with The Tim Henman Foundation
Three of Merton’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) Schools will benefit from a free, in-school and holiday activity programme from The Tim Henman Foundation (THF) – a charity which works to […]
London Broncos partnership takes Borough of Sport forward
Merton Council is very pleased to announce a new partnership with Merton-based Rugby League team London Broncos, as part of our mission to be London’s first Borough of Sport. The […]
Forest extends 60 minutes free cycling offer for Merton residents until end of February
Our e-bike partners Forest have extended their offer of 60 minutes of free cycling for Merton residents until the end of February. Residents can claim 60 minutes of free cycling […]
New Activity Finder launched
The London Borough of Merton has launched a new Activity Finder to help residents find healthy activities and sports clubs, as it continues its journey to become London’s Borough of […]
Merton makes another big splash on free swimming
Swimmers aged over 65 will be able to swim for free in Merton thanks to the council’s ongoing mission to become London’s borough of sport. It means from this week […]
Our Parks: Merton’s newest free exercise class comes to Mitcham Fair Green from this Saturday.
Merton’s latest Borough of Sport announcement will see FREE exercise classes take place on Fair Green in Mitcham from this Saturday. Following on from successful sporting initiatives in swimming and […]