Tomorrow 15 June - Wellness is coming to Wimbledon Park
Get ready for a day filled with fantastic mindfulness activities, workshops and fitness classes at Wellnergy festival.
Whether you're a fitness lover, nutrition enthusiast or enjoy meditation and yoga, join thousands of like-minded individuals for a day packed with music, connection and growth.
Main Stage Headliners include NIKE’s Julius Burphy, Ferne McCann and The Happy Pear, plus there’s 12 other tents for you to explore.
🕓 Saturday 15 June, from 8.30am-9pm
📍 Wimbledon Park, Southfields
The Merton Big Read is back for 2024
The Merton Big Read, in partnership with Wimbledon Bookfest, is back!
This year’s novel is the internationally acclaimed Brooklyn by Booker Prize-winning author and Irish Laureate, Colm Tóibín.
The borough-wide reading scheme is open to anyone aged 16+ who lives in Merton and will run until March 2025.
Merton Libraries have hundreds of copies of Brooklyn available to borrow, plus audio and digital formats.
Keep an eye out for Big Read events across the year, including film screenings, discussion groups, a special author talk with Tóibín and more.
Merton's splash pads open early
We know how much our paddling pools and splash pads mean to you, which is why we’re opening our splash pads early this year, so children across the borough can make a splash.
📍 Wimbledon Park and Tamworth Recreation Ground
🔸 Paddling pools also open from 20 July
Come along to Merton's Windrush Day celebration
Join Merton’s Windrush Day and enjoy an afternoon of live music, including a steelpan performance, food, a Windrush exhibition and talks from the community.
The Windrush anniversary marks the arrival of over 800 passengers from the Caribbean on HMT Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948 and recognises the contributions the Caribbean community have made to the UK and right here in Merton.
Everyone is welcome; bring friends, family and a picnic blanket to enjoy a day of celebration and good vibes.
🕛 Saturday 22 June, from 12pm-4pm
📍 Canons House, Mitcham
🔸 Free entry
Celebrate Armed Forces Day this June
Saturday 29 June is Armed Forces Day where we recognise and thank individuals, past and present, who have served and continue to serve in the British Armed Forces.
The council will be celebrating the day with a ceremony and parade with military men and women, veteran associations, cadet, and youth organisations.
Save the date and come to show your support as well as enjoy a day of celebrations with friends and family.
🕛 Saturday 29 June, from 10am-2pm
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