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Category Archives: Sport

Merton swimmers make a splash at London Youth Games

24 July 2017by

Swimmers Maia Dunleavy, Kelly Bone, Sophie Whelan and Leah Thomas-Daye made a splash at the London Youth Games when they won silver and bronze medals. The games are Europe’s largest […]

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Children, Schools and Families, News stories, Sport

Singlegate School win borough bowls competition

21 June 2017by

The grandees of bowling passed some of their skills onto the younger generation in preparation for the annual Merton Schools Bowling Tournament on Monday. Merton Bowling Club was hosting the […]

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Children, Schools and Families, My Merton, Sport, Young people

Discounted tickets for World Para Athletics Championships

30 May 2017by

Merton residents can see the biggest names in para-athletics at the London Stadium from July 14-23. Merton Council has been given priority ticket allocation for the 2017 IPC World Para […]

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News stories, Sport

Pop up car park for tennis fans

26 May 2017by

You’ve got tickets for Wimbledon Tennis Championships so where are you going to park that isn’t overpriced or requires hiking boots? Merton Council is offering parking within a five minute […]

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News stories, Sport, Wimbledon Tennis

Footballers team up with families to tackle childhood obesity

25 October 2016by mertonzb

Footballers from AFC Wimbledon are supporting a project which helps families achieve their goals of making healthier choices about their diet and doing more exercise.

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AFC Wimbledon, Children, Community and Housing, News stories, Public health, Sport, Young people

Schoolgirl author self-publishes first book to fund sister’s BMX World Championship bid

18 October 2016by

A ten-year-old has self-published a scary book ahead of Halloween to raise money for her sister to compete in the BMX World Championships for Great Britain next year.

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Education and schools, News stories, Sport

Have your say in the Great Weight Debate

18 October 2016by mertonzb

Families in Merton are being encouraged to have their say on childhood obesity by completing a short survey. The survey from the Healthy London Partnership provides a unique opportunity for […]

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Community and Housing, Education and schools, Health and social care, News stories, Public health, Sport, Young people

Preparation for new leisure centre under way

7 October 2016by

Merton Council is preparing the way for work to start on a brand new family leisure centre in Morden Park.

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Environment, More Morden, News stories, Parks and green spaces, Sport

Full steam ahead for new stadium as Merton welcomes Dons home

27 September 2016by

It is all systems go for a new AFC Wimbledon stadium as Merton Council and AFC Wimbledon can now  progress, without delay, their plans for Plough Lane.

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AFC Wimbledon, News stories, Planning, Regeneration, Sport
Leader of the council, Cllr Stephen Alambritis and cabinet member for community and culture Cllr Nick Draper try their hand at table tennis in Joseph Hood Rec

Merton celebrates UK Olympic success, offering sports for free this Bank Holiday weekend

23 August 2016by

Sporting facilities across Merton will be open to the public for free Saturday 27 August to celebrate the success of the UK’s incredible athletes at Rio 2016 and to inspire […]

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Environment and Regeneration, News stories, Parks and green spaces, Sport
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