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The Friends of Mitcham Common were proud to collaborate with a Merton Council initiative led by Gabriel Matagne to deep clean part of Commonside East on Saturday 17th October.
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Spotted fly-tipping, a fire, damage or nuisance on Mitcham Common? Report it in two minutes: forms.gle/AsaBhwacmYsJ86WB8
Emergencies go to 999 first. Please don't use FixMyStreet. Don't confront anyone. The Friends check every report and pass on what matters to the warden.
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We've filed a flytip report via FixMyStreet for rubbish that is on the south side of the fence at Commonside East/Middlesex Road. The proximity of the pocket park bug hotel proves it's on public land. fixmystreet.com/report/10246…
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Council land or Mitcham Common? The land near Chestnut Grove and Northumberland Gardens explained in our latest update mailchi.mp/7e4e8f76b4e9/july…
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Big Clean-Up this Saturday, 17 Oct!
Merton Council is running an enhanced cleansing & mechanical sweep of Commonside East (between Windmill Rd and Abbots Rd) from 9am. The Friends of Mitcham Common are joining forces with our litter pick from 10 - 10.30 am friendsofmitchamcommon.com/2…
Conker contest this Saturday, 10th Oct, 4pm, at the Royal Standard, 1 Sheldon Street, Croydon CR0 1SS. Nice drop of Sussex Best too!
Sandy Lane football ground blog post updated with some photos sent to me by a fan (with whom I spoke to in a pub ...) mitchamhistorynotes.com/2022…
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The museum offer free workshops to schools about the textile industry. Focused on Morris & Co and Liberty Print Works it enables children to learn about a period in the Victorian and Edwardian period.
The museum also offer talks and walks. Visit: buff.ly/CEFYgOp
October 1956 - police dog Rex III lived with his handler PC Arthur Holman, in St. James's Road, Mitcham. The dog also appeared in the 1955 film "Police Dog". See blog post for details:-
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Peter Waterman ran a refreshment hut in Mitcham Common from September 1960 to June 1978 mitchamhistorynotes.com/2026…
Where are south London's oval shaped green spaces? Where was Mitcham's Oval? A 1.5 minute video explains.
In 1908 Pascalls 'imported' soil from Mitcham to turn a refuse yard at the back of their factory in Valentine Place, Blackfriars, into a garden for their staff. Read the article from the 7th August 1908 issue of the South London Press on my blog mitchamhistorynotes.com/2017…
The sweet factory that created Barley sugar to quell travel sickness and the arson attack by a worker that nearly ended it all
The story of James Pascall and his #Blackfriars Road 'Sugar Town'
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Lilo airbeds were made in Mitcham. A 5-min video showing how I found out where and when they were made youtu.be/WNuNwUI1pmg
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We've had a response to our request for an Internal Review of their response to our FOI.
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Getting the feeling that @Merton_Council are giveing us the runaround






























