It’s coming home – and you can watch it live in Mitcham
This Sunday will see England striving for football glory, as the Lionesses take on Germany in the final of the Women’s European Championships at Wembley. If you’re not one of […]
Category Archives: Parks and green spaces
Keeping the flags flying in Merton
Merton council is delighted to announce that six of its well-loved parks and open spaces will once again be flying their prestigious Green Flags with pride this year. The Green […]
Keep barbecues and litter out of our parks
With summer now well and truly upon us, we know lots of Merton residents are flocking to our wonderful parks and green spaces. Our parks are busy at the moment, […]
Wimbledon on a big screen comes to Canons House in Mitcham
Council will show the second week of the Championships on a big screen in Mitcham for the first time
Merton paddling pools to receive refurbishment in time for summer holidays
We know how important our paddling pools are to families across the borough. That’s why we’re giving them a face lift and working to ensure they are all open by […]
More CCTV and patrols to ensure safety in Wandle Park
Moves are part of a safety assessment which aims to ‘design out’ crime from the Colliers Wood park
Thousands more trees to be planted in Merton in 2022
Merton Council will plant a tree for every child born in the borough in support of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) tree planting initiative. The Queen’s Green Canopy is a […]
Diseased cherry tree to be removed
A cherry tree on Halesmare Avenue in Mitcham will sadly, but unavoidably be removed due to its poor condition. Merton Council’s Arboriculture team inspected the tree and carried out a resistograph assessment which found the tree to have a high level of decay in its trunk. The cherry tree is located on a […]
A new way to report Fly-tipping in Merton
Today, Merton Council are introducing a new way to report fly-tipping in the borough, as part of its Keep It Clean Love Merton campaign. The Fix My Street platform, already used by […]
Merton to spend almost £1.3million on community projects
24 community projects bid for monies from the Neighbourhood Fund at a cabinet meeting on 8 November