Are you a reader? Yes? Then you need to know about the Mitcham Village bookswap at Commonside Cafe. Books are free. Please browse when you are next in the Cafe. There are children's books too! Find Commonside Cafe near the Pond in Mitcham Village.

There has been no step-free access at New Wimbledon Theatre for months. Our Access Champions held a peaceful protest outside the theatre. Enough is enough. Fix the lift! ATG Events

Today would have been Walter Steggles' birthday as he was born on 15th August 1908. Very recently his oil painting of "Railway Siding" from 1930 turned up at auction from a house-clearance in Bridport: prior to that the painting was "lost", except for his preparatory sketch #botd

📰 from BBC Incinerator 🏭 broke air pollution limits 916 times I bet your thinking surely the #SLWP South London Waste Joint Committee from the 4 Boroughs will meet to discuss? My bet is they will cancel the next one 26/11 as they keep doing EVERY year! bbc.com/news/articles/…

The AELTC expansion promises community access—but the reality is far more limited. Just 6–8 weeks of partial court availability . Is this really public benefit? #SaveWimbledonPark #SWP #CommunityAccess

Of course this is the crucial issue. A citadel of expensive housing is proposed - that does nothing to solve the housing crisis - that causes displacement of local communities - that damages Peckham's socio-economic fabric and heritage - that harms heritage + sense of place

Do any of my #Walworth friends have an update on the old Marks and Spencer store? Had heard it was becoming a Lidl about now, but went by on Saturday and no sign of any work happening inside.

A reminder of Beddington Farmlands wildlife value in the 32nd Bird & Wildlife year report adding to decades of volunteer recording. 149 bird species recorded in year. 261 bird species in total. Of 10 target species: 5 failed/extinct & 2 in drastic decline beddingtonfarmlands.com/beddington-far…

Here's the data telling the story of decline in target bird species despite being supported by the Beddington Farmlands Management Plan - Sutton Council is deciding on the revised plans for the long promised never delivered nature reserve from Valencia Waste Management shortly

Jolly good fun at the Mitcham Cricket Grn quiz night last night. Food, raffle, wine tasting, socialising as well as quizzing.

The sun is shining for today's Girls and Women's take over at the Club - starts at 11am, cricket tasters, crafting, match, refreshments. Girls (8+) & women come and join in. On Mitcham Cricket Green. Part of wandlevalleyforum.org.uk/wandle-fortnig… and supported by surreycricketfoundation.org

Tea party at Mary Tate's cancelled

Madness to see the government refuse to list the Bath Fire station, the only known fire station by a female architect. Has our democracy been so captured by the demolition and development industry that even heritage this important will be torn down? C20 Society

Mitcham Gasworks - a reminder of what Merton residents said in response to Merton Council's own survey on priorities for housing development - make them affordable and avoid high rise flats. And what do we get at Mitcham Gasworks - tower blocks and ZERO affordable homes

Please continue to stand up for #Mitcham police station, Paul as there is complete silence from our MP Siobhain McDonagh and ward councillors. I don't know why they aren't campaigning, and I wish they would.

Local businesses at Castle Square just shut down by the developer Get Living aka Delancey, the soulless offshore tax-avoiding property developmers. Under strained circumstances relocated traders had built their business up again...now this!

Both Mitcham & Wimbledon police front counters will close under the Met's new plan & there will only be two 24hr 'public facing' stations left in London. This makes our campaign even more urgent. Sign our petition today to stop these closures! 👇🚨 mertonlibdems.org.uk/news/article/m…

The Sale of the Century First they came for the Elephant. Then they took Surrey Quays. They didn’t get Brixton, and Peckham resists, But Lewisham is falling With Brent Cross, Hounslow, Edgware, Sutton and Romford. One by one the lights are going out. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

It is time to stand up for #MitchamVillage again. Plans are in for up to 11 storeys on Majestic Way. It is simply too much. Read our objection here planning.merton.gov.uk/MVM/Online/DMS… Help on how to object here or message us merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b….

What was Clarion Housing Group thinking when it told staff to fake fire safety files news.sky.com/story/dont-tel… this is the outfit Merton Council wants to allow to build a monster in #MitchamVillage x.com/MitchamSociety…