The Wimbledon Society

06/03/2026

Spring Talk 2026
Invasive Species
Speaker: Dr Mark Spencer
🗓 Wednesday 25 March 2026
🕖 From 7.00pm for a 7.15pm start
📍 London Scottish Golf Club, SW19 5NQ
Book your place at

Join us for a fascinating talk from Dr Mark Spencer and our own Peter Haldane on invasive species and how we manage them at the Commons.

06/03/2026

05/03/2026

It’s National Book Day! If you enjoy local history, explore our online shop for a wonderful range of titles — including the history of our local pubs, an A–Z of Wimbledon town and village, Nelson and Merton, Merton’s film studios, and much more." https://wimbledonsociety.org.uk/museum/shop-2/

04/03/2026

🌍♻️ The Big Plastic Count starts next week!
From 9–15 March, thousands of people across the UK will be counting their plastic waste as part of the country’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic use.
Let’s shine a light on how much plastic we’re really throwing away — and push for the change we need. 💪🌱
Find out how to take part:

The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

27/02/2026

Acadamy Choir : Magnificat settings by JS Bach, CPE Bach & Buxtehude. Sat 7th March 7pm St John's Church Spencer Hill, Wimbledon SW19 4NZ. Tickets from

Our concerts showcase the greatest choral music - do click here to see what we are planning

22/02/2026

A new amendment has been tabled in the House of Lords via the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill — seeking the same changes withdrawn last November.
Save Wimbledon Park has produced a new briefing paper. Read more at Save Wimbledon Park

See this Save Wimbledon Park briefing note on Amendment 222C to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill:

22/02/2026

See this Save Wimbledon Park briefing note on Amendment 222C to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill:

20/02/2026

🎶 Blue Moon: Evening Sing‑Along with Songs on Wheels! 🎶
📅 Saturday 7 March 2026
🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Wimbledon Village Hall, SW19 4QD
Join us for a joyful sing‑along concert with Songs on Wheels, raising funds for Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge! 💚
Expect an uplifting evening of golden oldies — whether you sing, hum, or just tap along, everyone’s welcome.
✨ What’s included:
• Song sheets, kazoos, bells & whistles
• Fish & chips
• Cash bar
• Table seating for up to 8 people
• A warm, friendly community vibe!
If you want to sit with friends or have dietary requirements, just note it when you book.
👉 Buy tickets now and support a great local cause!

Please note: there are no disabled facilities at this hall. Doors and bar open 30 minutes before the show.

Blue Moon: evening sing-along concert with Songs on Wheels – Wimbledon Village Hall, Sat 7 Mar 2026 - Sing along concert with Songs on Wheels, in support of Sustainable Merton's Community FridgeSing or hum along with some golden oldies – and help to support Sustainable Merton's Community Fridge....

20/02/2026

Fancy a feel‑good afternoon?
Join us for Blue Moon: a sing‑along concert with Songs on Wheels on Sat 7 March, 3:30–5:30 PM at Wimbledon Village Hall! 🎵
Expect golden oldies, song sheets, kazoos, tea, cakes, and plenty of smiles — all while supporting Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge. 💚
Bring your friends, book a table, or come along solo — everyone’s welcome.
Doors (and bar!) open at 3 PM.
👉 Tickets available now

Blue Moon: afternoon sing-along concert with Songs on Wheels – Wimbledon Village Hall, Sat 7 Mar 2026 - Sing along concert with Songs on Wheels, in support of Sustainable Merton's Community FridgeSing or hum along with some golden oldies – and help to support Sustainable Merton's Community Fridg...

16/02/2026

Hardly imaginable but two of the same Lords who were defeated at the end of last year are having another try at retrospectively changing the law to remove rights of the public to consultation on disposal of public land - disproportionately benefiting AELTC - meaning that the court hearing in January to establish whether a Public Trust of Wimbledon Park exists and for which judgment is awaited - is irrelevant.

The audacity is really quite remarkable - unbelievable even - but reflects the desperation the private members’ club has to avoid genuinely consulting with the community and finding a way forward together (see You Gov story here too …).

Sound the alarm - if such a blatant abuse of power makes it through, what else is right behind? And will it be your green space next?

https://putney.news/2026/02/16/lords-launch-second-attempt-to-strip-wimbledon-park-of-legal-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lords-launch-second-attempt-to-strip-wimbledon-park-of-legal-protection&utm_source=Putney.news&utm_campaign=88864a94ce-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ffe896a2d6-88864a94ce-296695765

12/02/2026

Tarik O’Regan: Critical Mass & Mozart: Solemn Vespers

Wimbledon Choral

Cadogan Hall - Saturday 18 April 2026, 7.30pm

Prices from £10.00 to £45.00

Tarik O’Regan Critical Mass (world premiere) Mozart Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339 Elgar Sospiri Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5

11/02/2026

“Wimbledon Tennis Club is back in court over their park land grab. The setup? A global sporting institution with deep pockets vs. local residents armed with statutory trusts, covenants, and stubborn optimism.

30 years ago, the Club bought part of the park and promised never to build on it. Turns out that was more of a vibe than a commitment.

There’s a trust protecting the land? “Never heard of it,” says the Club. And when that trust became legally inconvenient, an amendment mysteriously appeared in the Lords (spoiler: it failed) to retroactively make it irrelevant. Coincidence, surely.

A covenant explicitly forbidding development? They’re betting Merton Labour won’t enforce it.

Last July’s High Court ruling? The judge decided planning permission doesn’t require checking if building is actually... legal. Appeal pending.

The stakes extend far beyond Wimbledon: how do we protect Metropolitan Open Land when economic power meets legal inconvenience?

CJI investigation with Lily Wheeler unpacks the £200m expansion battle”

https://www.cjag.org/2026/02/10/is-there-a-trust-wimbledon-expansion-returns-to-high-court/