The Government has announced a ban on gas boilers in new homes from 2025. A Council report shows that 98% of homes in Merton have gas central heating. With the…
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Recycling We are concerned at the continued use of Weir Road for waste recycling, in particular the constant passage of HGV lorries through the area. Merton, as one of the…
Following an earlier exchange with Merton Council, we have written to them again to urge them to stop using glyphosate as a weedkiller throughout the Borough. Glyphosate is a herbicide…
The Greening Merton section of the Climate Action Group is launching MERTON GARDEN STREETS. This is a proposal to copy the successful Green the Grid project in Southfields and roll…
As part of the Council’s plans to tackle the Climate Emergency, and following approval of their Climate Emergency Action Plan at the end of 2020, a Climate Action Group was…
To help deliver the Climate Action Plan & make Merton carbon neutral, LBM are encouraging everyone in Merton to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint in their daily lives….
Keep Britain Tidy’s National Spring Clean had to be postponed because of Coronavirus but will now take place as a September Clean on Saturday & Sunday September 26th & 27th….
Many London Boroughs have been implementing “School Streets”, which allow a safe space for children to walk and cycle by restricting vehicles from the vicinity of schools at drop off…
Public Health England has published the Improving Access to Greenspaces report, which was written before the COVID-19 pandemic and examines evidence showing that living in greener communities is associated with…
We suggest ideas for helping young trees, vulnerable people and the environment CARING FOR OUR TREES Many people will have noticed that during the Spring, a number of new trees…
