Footballers team up with families to tackle childhood obesity
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.
Category Archives: Young people
Mitcham special needs teacher top of the class with national award
A Mitcham special needs teacher was named one of Britain’s Classroom Heroes in the ‘Oscars of the teaching world’ on Sunday.
Young Mitcham film-makers short-listed in awards for capturing summer of fun
Young film-makers who documented their summer at the Acacia Adventure Playground will find out if they’ve won an award at a cinema screening in Leicester Square next week.
Have your say in the Great Weight Debate
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 […]
Children want to arrange cake sales and tea dances to help stop elderly loneliness
Children want to arrange coffee mornings, cake sales and tea dances to help stop their elderly neighbours feeling lonely or isolated.
National Adoption Week: Join us to find out how you can adopt a child
Are you interested in adopting a child but need more information? Are you unsure where to start, or just want to find out more?
Inspirational people honoured at Merton Community Awards
Inspirational people who work tirelessly to help others, selfless businesses and young people who are quietly excelling in sport, were all honoured by the council and the Wimbledon Guardian at […]
Primary school needs your votes to create wildflower and vegetable garden
Merton’s Gorringe Park Primary School in Mitcham wants shoppers’ votes to be in with a chance of benefiting from £12,000 which would fund improvement works to its play area.
Merton girls’ comprehensive among top in Telegraph league table
Merton’s Ursuline High School in Wimbledon ranks 12th out of 182 comprehensive schools listed in the Telegraph’s 2016 GCSE results table.
Merton schools buck national trend with big improvement in GCSE results
Merton’s schools have bucked the national trend with big improvements to its GCSE results, just out today. The results show a jump up from the borough’s results last year and […]