Olympic star Jonathan Edwards to fly the flag for Merton
Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards will be raising the flag on 15 June to mark Merton as an official host borough of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The […]
Category Archives: Sport and leisure
Nominate Merton’s Olympic Torchbearer today
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is calling for nominations for inspirational residents of Merton to carry the torch for the Olympic torch relay in the […]
Merton congratulates AFC Wimbledon’s promotion
Leader of Merton Council Councillor Stephen Alambritis and cabinet member for community and culture Councillor Martin Whelton witnessed AFC Wimbledon’s victorious win at the weekend. The nail-biting 4-3 penalty shootout […]
Wimbledon Leisure Centre highly commended by QUEST
Merton Council’s Wimbledon Leisure Centre achieved a score of ‘Highly Commended’ for quality in its latest assessment by QUEST – The UK Quality Scheme for Sport and Leisure. Wimbledon Leisure […]
Culture Diary deadline looming
Local event organisers are being urged to register their events to the Culture Diary before 31st December 2010 or face missing out in being part of the 2012 cultural festivals. […]
Merton children get into Olympic spirit
Mayor of Merton Councillor Oonagh Moulton handed the Big Walk Once a Week (WOW) baton to neighbouring borough Sutton to end its journey through the boroughs school last week. Throughout […]
Merton locals get chance to meet Olympic committee
Merton residents and local businesses have the opportunity to attend a London 2012 Olympic update meeting this Thursday (28 October) in the council chamber at the Civic Centre, Morden. Kicking […]
Summer kicks off with a splash
Merton youngsters will have something to splash about this week as Merton reopens its paddling pools in time for summer holidays. The eight pools being reopened this week will see […]
Merton celebrates Cultural Olympiad
Hundreds of residents were out enjoying a free activity-packed day in Cottenham Park on Saturday 10 July. Celebrating the Cultural Olympiad, visitors to the cultural extravaganza were able to try […]
Council announces GLL as preferred bidder for leisure centre management contract
The council announced this week Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) as its ‘Preferred Bidder’ for its 15 year leisure centre management contract due to commence 1 December 2010. Merton Council cabinet […]