Council leisure centre to get new facilities
Merton Council’s Wimbledon Leisure Centre – operated by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) – is the only council-owned centre in the UK to have the brand new state-of-the-art Kinesis One equipment, […]
Category Archives: Sport and leisure
Kids splash out for free this summer
Thousands of youngsters are flocking to Merton’s paddling pools to cool off from the sun’s rays this summer. Open from 26 July to 3 September to coincide with the school […]
Merton comes top at the London Youth Games
Merton gymnast Alice Matthews won the girls’ artistic gymnastics competition held at Goresbrooke Sports Centre (Dagenham) last month. Scoring 13.45 on the vault, 11.70 on the bars, 11.85 on the […]
London Youth Games success for Merton youngsters
Merton’s boys’ squash team and the mixed badminton team beat off competition from 32 other London boroughs, winning silver in the London Youth Games this month. Strong wins earlier in […]
Free tennis in Wimbledon for youngsters
In partnership with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Merton Council, is organising its annual tennis fun day this Saturday (28 June) in […]
Merton Council embarks on leisure centre improvement programme
Merton Council is to embark on a programme of works to upgrade its three leisure centres, Canons Leisure Centre, Morden Park Pool and Wimbledon Leisure Centre. The council will be […]
Merton Council welcomes giant martial arts academy
Merton residents have no excuse not to keep healthy now Europe’s biggest Choi Kwang Do academy is just days away from opening its doors in Morden. Merton Council is delighted […]
Merton pair to carry the Olympic torch
A Merton schoolgirl and a Wimbledon actress are the only south Londoners to be picked for the honour of carrying the Olympic torch through the city on its way to […]
Have your say for a new regional park in south London
Residents, community groups and local businesses are being urged to have their say on plans for a new regional park in the Wandle Valley. The park, that would run from […]
Football legends return home after 20 years
Legendary stars of Wimbledon FC Dave Beasant, Roy Law and Lawrie Sanchez were welcomed by Merton Council today (Wednesday, 27 February) to officially open the new permanent exhibition of memorabilia […]