Dorset Hall – encouraging news
Dorset Hall, the listed Georgian House on Kingston Road, was the home of the suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates in the early twentieth century but has since fallen into disrepair.…
Planning and Environment
We monitor changes to the planning system, local planning applications and impacts on our environment.
AELTC Development
The All England Lawn Tennis Club are proposing a significant development on the adjacent golf course including 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000 seater stadium. We and many other local and national organisations have voiced our concerns about this.
What’s On
Our Annual AGM is on 21st May at 5pm in Wimbledon Park Hall
After the AGM business, there will be presentations on our new Museum refurbishment progress, the covenants impacting the proposed development of Wimbledon Park, updates on the Sunnyside Transformer, Parkside Drinking Fountain and Dorset Hall followed by a talk by Alice Roberts from the CPRE – the Countryside Charity
Check out our What’s On pages for all the latest news about our events, online talks and exhibitions and the latest edition of our Wimbledon Diary
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