Wimbledon Society

CarmenCo - A Pocket Opera | Wimbledon classical Guitar Society Emily Andrews (mezzo, flute), David Massey & Francisco Correa (guitars). A concert presented as a play, with a storyline roughly following Bizet's opera Carmen, but told from her point of view. What does she think of the men in her story? And does she like the opera Bizet wrote about her?

The Wimbledon Classical Guitar Society (WiGS) is hosting CarmenCo - A Pocket Opera: a concert presented as a play, 20th March, 7pm at St Saviour’s Church, Raynes Park SW20 9DL. Tickets bookable at

Big Yellow, WimSoc supporter, offered over 10 work placements last year.
They teamed up with our @st_giles_trust @downs_syndrome_association Back Up Street League @supportingwoundedveterans @working_chance — opportunities for vulnerable groups. Many join us on placement & choose to stay. 💛

🌟 Happiness Habits – In‑Person Course 🌟
Looking to boost your wellbeing and find out about happiness habits?
📅 Starts: 17 March 2026
📍 Wimbledon Library
⏰ 6.30–8.30pm
🗓️ 6 weekly sessions
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Let’s build a #HappierWorld together 💛

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

🚴‍♀️ Cycle marking or registration scheme event: We know bikes are stolen across the borough all the time — Visit the Village Ward Police team this Sunday 8th March to get a free theft-deterrent bike marking.
Where: Village Ward Police stall at the Farmers Market
When: Sunday 8 March, 10–11.30am

Join The Big Plastic Count The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

🌍♻️ The Big Plastic Count is back next week!
From 9–15 March, thousands across the UK will be counting their plastic waste in the biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic use.
👉 thebigplasticcount.com
#BigPlasticCount #PlasticPollution #TakeAction

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

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

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been tabled in the House of Lords via the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill — seeking the same changes withdrawn last November.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 www.savewimbledonpar... @SaveWimbldonPark

🎶 Sing along in Wimbledon!
Join us for “Blue Moon” with Songs on Wheels — Sat 7 March 2026, 3:30–5:30pm at Wimbledon Village Hall.
Golden oldies, kazoos, tea & cakes — all supporting Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge 💛🌱
🎟️ Tickets:

🎶 Come to Blue Moon Sing‑Along with Songs on Wheels — supporting Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge 💚
📅 Sat 7 Mar | 🕖 7–9pm | Wimbledon Village Hall
Fish & chips included 🍟
Kazoos provided 🪇
🎤 Sing. Hum. Make joyful noise.
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Doors 6:30pm. No disabled facilities.

Clapham Junction Insider: Is there a Trust? Wimbledon expansion returns to High Court Clapham Junction Insider | 10 February 2026 | Cyril Richert"From Southfields station to the Royal Courts of Justice, a vocal SWP crowd rallied outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the opening of a pivotal High Court hearing on whether a 150-year-old statutory trust protects the golf course land from the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s controversial £200m expansion.Despite the cold weather (at least without rain) —a stark contrast to last July’s warm sunshine—a similar group of cheerful Save Wi

Clapham Junction Insider: Is there a Trust? Wimbledon expansion returns to High Court

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
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🎶 Sing along in Wimbledon!
Join us for “Blue Moon” with Songs on Wheels — Sat 7 March 2026, 3:30–5:30pm at Wimbledon Village Hall.
Golden oldies, kazoos, tea & cakes — all supporting Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge 💛🌱
🎟️ Tickets:

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

🎶 Come to Blue Moon Sing‑Along with Songs on Wheels — supporting Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge 💚
📅 Sat 7 Mar | 🕖 7–9pm | Wimbledon Village Hall
Fish & chips included 🍟
Kazoos provided 🪇
🎤 Sing. Hum. Make joyful noise.
👉 www.tickettailor.com...
Doors 6:30pm. No disabled facilities.

The London Minute ⏰ Friday 30 January 2026 Legal appeal halts Hampstead cafe evictions, ‘huge win for trans rights’ at Heath ponds, £5m upgrade for Peckham Rye station + Better News for the weekend

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Big Yellow Self Storage : their store teams can accept deliveries on your behalf, keep them safe, and text you as soon as they arrive. A simple way to keep your teams focused on the job at hand, not waiting around for deliveries. Find out more please contact our National Customers Team 01276 477828.

🎶 Sing along in Wimbledon!
Join us for “Blue Moon” with Songs on Wheels — Sat 7 March 2026, 3:30–5:30pm at Wimbledon Village Hall.
Golden oldies, kazoos, tea & cakes — all supporting Sustainable Merton’s Community Fridge 💛🌱
🎟️ Tickets:

Wimbledon Society's Museum is hosting a new art exhibition explores the parallels between what happens to an object when it is put in a museum, and what happens when it becomes the subject of a work of art.
More information at

Objects of Enchantment at Wimbledon Museum
When the ordinary becomes extraordinary
6 Feb – 29 Mar | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 2:30pm to 5pm | free entry

Big Yellow operates 111 locations across the UK, offering secure, modern, and flexible storage solutions nationwide. We’re grateful for their support of The Wimbledon Society by providing essential storage space.

Mon 2 Feb, 7pm at St John the Baptist Spencer Hill SW19, Wimbledon : talk by William Whyte Professor of Social & Architectural History, St John’s College, Oxford on architect Sir Thomas Jackson responsible for the present building in Victorian High Gothic style.
#Wimbledon #Architecture #History

The Statutory Trust Court Case Is Now Concluded - Thank You To All Our Supporters The latest court case is now concluded. It hinged on whether the land of the former golf club is subject to a “statutory trust” under s164 Public Health Act 1875 - see SWP briefing notes. The Court's attention was drawn to two statements in the AELTG's Court papers. "It is admitted that if (contrary to the Claimant's [AELTG] case) s164 applied to the Golf Course Land it would preclude use of the Golf Course Land for the [current] Project". The 1993 Restrictive Covenants were also mentioned: "

The Statutory Trust Court Case Is Now Concluded - Thank You To All Our Supporters

Mon 2 Feb, 7pm at St John the Baptist Spencer Hill SW19, Wimbledon : talk by William Whyte Professor of Social & Architectural History, St John’s College, Oxford on architect Sir Thomas Jackson responsible for the present building in Victorian High Gothic style.
#Wimbledon #Architecture #History

Wimbledon Society's Museum is hosting a new art exhibition explores the parallels between what happens to an object when it is put in a museum, and what happens when it becomes the subject of a work of art.
More information at

Objects of Enchantment at Wimbledon Museum
When the ordinary becomes extraordinary
6 Feb – 29 Mar | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 2:30pm to 5pm | free entry

London's Green Spaces Under Threat - Report Launch Join us for the launch of CPRE London's new report highlighting the current threats to green spaces across the capital.

CPRE London's report on 50 threatened #GreenSpaces in London launches 22 Jan. Save Wimbledon Park will be presenting
🎟️ Free webinar tickets:
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💚 Let’s protect London’s green spaces.
www.savewimbledonpar...

Great crowd outside the Royal Courts of Justice this morning for @SaveWimbldnPark
ahead of #StatutoryTrustCase against @Wimbledon
#AELTC. Thanks to all who turned out this morning.

Mon 2 Feb, 7pm at St John the Baptist Spencer Hill SW19, Wimbledon : talk by William Whyte Professor of Social & Architectural History, St John’s College, Oxford on architect Sir Thomas Jackson responsible for the present building in Victorian High Gothic style.
#Wimbledon #Architecture #History

Wimbledon concert hall plan still on track despite Gehry's death Celebrated architect Frank Gehry died last month but his creative team will pick up the project.

Plans for a new international concert hall in Wimbledon remain on track, despite the death of its celebrated lead architect, Frank Gehry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...