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Edwardian Fair

Fun for all the family, not to be missed..........

 

 

 

Volunteers Wanted!!!

If you would like to help with the Wimbledon Park Fair on June 12th please email wprafair@googlemail.com with your details.

 

Stallholder Information Pack

 Please click this link for a Stallhold Information Pack

 

 
 

Arthur Road Shops, Centenary Celebrations

 

Arthur Road Shops Centenary Celebrations
 
Several shops in Arthur Road are 100 years old in July this year, including:
 
the butcher at 157
the baker at 143
the estate agent at 141
the post office at 163
the chemist at 124
 
To celebrate their centenary and to give all our local shops the much needed
support during these depressing economic times local residents and shopkeepers
are holding a Centenary Fun day on Saturday July 17th, 12 to 3pm. 
 
Many of our local shops and local residents who run businesses from their homes
will be joining in the fun by organising displays and activities and setting up stalls
along Arthur Road. There will also be toy stalls in the doorways of some empty
shops run by local children, so there will be something for everyone.
 
Come along to help raise the profile of Arthur Road, support our local shops, meet
your neighbours and have some fun.
 
For further details please contact Douglas Dallimer 020 8946 8141

   

   
 

Wimbledon Park Hall

WPRA files complaint against the London Borough of Merton with the Local Government Ombudsman’ 

Chairmans Report (taken from the Spring 2010 Newsletter)

  

Incredibly it is seven years almost to the day since the Labour Council, under the leadership of Andrew Judge, decided to close our hall. Our early discussions with the then administration seemed positive enough and we had hopes that something truly worthwhile would emerge for our community. How wrong we were to expect the Council to perform in a reasonable manner.

 

In my last report I advised you that, subject to any intervention on behalf of the Council, we would proceed to file a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman. It was clear to us that there was no intention by this Council to even recognise let alone honour what we consider to be clear obligations to the residents of this Ward.

We finally lodged our complaint in the latter part of February. It was very quickly acknowledged and it seems that, whatever the outcome, it is a process that will probably take two to three months.

The whole document forming the complaint is substantial, comprising approximately fifty pages. The actual complaint itself covers seven pages and the rest is made up of the appendix containing the supporting documents. It is not possible to publish the entire complaint here but what follows is the short summary and the Complaint. You will be able to read the main document on the website www.wimbledonpark.com where you will find a link from the home page.

I would like to express our thanks to David Watkins, a local resident and Architect, who undertook the not inconsiderable task of sifting through all the myriad papers covering the period from 2003 to date and compiling what is, in our view, is an excellent, comprehensive and concise document. I would also like to thank Tony Brown, one of our committee members, for his valuable contribution.

Whatever the outcome of this complaint it is evident to us that the performance of several Council departments has been totally abysmal throughout. Management and leadership are severely lacking. It is also clear from our experience of trying to engage in discussion with this administration that some major changes are required at senior level.

Please click this link for a copy of the LGO complaint document

 

   
 

Wandle Valley Regional Park Project

The Wandle Valley includes the Wandle Trail, a 20km (14 mile) trail which follows the route of the River Wandle from Croydon to the Thames at Wandsworth. It allows you to enjoy the heritage, flora and fauna of this typical chalk stream in the heart of some of south London’s most industrialised landscape.

There are both walking and cycling routes, which coincide for much of the way but differ in places. Part of the trail is National Cycle Network Route 22.

The Wandle Trail runs though Wimbledon Park yet access to the river is blocked.  The WPRA are exploring the possibility of opening up access to the stretch of the Wandle that runs through Wimbledon Park.

More details of the Wandle Valley Regional Park Project can be found at www.wandlevalleypark.org.uk   

 

 
  Grafitti Removal

For contact numbers click here

 

 





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