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Mitcham Shine Week
We were privileged to be a part of this summer’s Mitcham Shine Week, coordinated by Kristina Burton (Mitcham Town Community Trust). The...
Aug 22, 20161 min read


My week with Sustainable Merton
Hi, I’m Serena! I was fortunate enough to have been able to spend a week with Sustainable Merton completing a work experience placement....
Jul 22, 20161 min read


Gardening is good for you!
A new report published by the King’s Fund health thinktank is urging doctors and the NHS to prescribe gardening far more often for...
Jun 10, 20161 min read


Merton Partnership Volunteer Awards
Sustainable Merton were delighted to attend the Merton Partnership Volunteer Awards 2016, which took place on Wednesday 8th June. “The...
Jun 9, 20161 min read


Caring for our trees
It is important that any tree planted in the last five years be visited once a year and cared for. Many trees that are planted die from...
Jun 1, 20162 min read


Gardening Club at Links Primary School
Sustainable Merton has partnered with Links Primary School in Mitcham to teach classes for Year Three and to run a Gardening Club after...
May 26, 20162 min read


Sustainable Merton goes to TryCycle Twickenham
Sustainable Merton has recently joined several other organisations on a London Sustainability Exchange (LSx) lead project to encourage...
Apr 13, 20163 min read


National award success for Mitcham Community Orchard & Gardens!
Sustainable Merton are really pleased to announce that a special Local Government Chronicle award has been given to the Mitcham Community...
Mar 26, 20161 min read


Community Champions partners meeting
On 16th March, a partners meeting was held to discuss how the Community Champions project has progressed so far and to present the plans...
Mar 23, 20161 min read


Crossrail 2: Redevelopment opportunities
Crossrail 2 is a proposed new railway connecting National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire via new tunnels and stations between...
Mar 18, 20162 min read


Annual General Meeting
Sustainable Merton’s Annual General Meeting on 11th February was well attended, with around 40 members & supporters joining us at the...
Feb 22, 20162 min read


Make do and mend
To help us reduce the amount of waste we produce by throwing away items that could be given a new lease of life, Green Coffee members...
Jan 14, 20161 min read


New Year’s Day Litter Pick
On New Year’s Day, Sustainable Merton teamed up with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Associaion (AMYA) to kick off 2016 in a positive way by...
Jan 4, 20161 min read


Paris Climate Conference: The role of grassroots organisations
Dear Sustainable Merton members and supporters, You will all be very aware of the unique events which took place in Paris at the climate...
Dec 21, 20152 min read


Community tree exhibition
Sustainable Merton was delighted to continue our work with NCS The Challenge throughout 2015. As part of their programme, we have had the...
Dec 11, 20151 min read


Dig Merton
2015 saw seven schools in the Mitcham area establish or revitalise their vegetable growing spaces with our help. Children grew a whole...
Dec 2, 20151 min read


The Meadows' big plant out
We are delighted to be working with residents of The Meadows Estate, Mitcham, to help make their environment a little greener, as part of...
Nov 15, 20151 min read


Paris climate deal to ignite a $90 trillion energy revolution
The old fossil order is on borrowed time as China and even India join the drive for dramatic cuts in CO2 emissions… Assumptions made by...
Nov 12, 20151 min read


Hedge planting at Mitcham Orchard
On 31st October, 42 volunteers braved the wind and rain to help plant around 400 hedgerow whips (hazel, dog rose, elder and blackthorn)...
Nov 12, 20151 min read


Community engagement: Getting it right
The focus of last month’s Environment Sub Group was Community Engagement. The big attendance at this meeting shows how important this...
Nov 2, 20151 min read
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