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Oct 18, 20161 min read
Food Growing Schools London
On 13th October 2016, Sustainable Merton's Michelle (Healthy Communities Project Coordinator) attended a celebration of Food Growing...


Aug 23, 20161 min read
Being a Community Champion
Maame's story Hi, I’m Maame! Over the summer, I was given the fantastic opportunity to volunteer as a Community Champion with Sustainable...


Aug 22, 20161 min read
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...


Jul 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....


Jun 10, 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 9, 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 1, 20162 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...


May 26, 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...


Apr 13, 20163 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...


Mar 26, 20161 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 23, 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 18, 20162 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...


Feb 22, 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...


Jan 14, 20161 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 4, 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...


Dec 21, 20152 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 11, 20151 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 2, 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...


Nov 15, 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 12, 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...
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