Founded in 1926, we offer Scouting and Guiding to children in the community. Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. We empower 240,000 girls to be their best and face the challenges of growing up today. We’ve been doing that through adventure, friendship and fun for over 100 years. Scouts is where young people Read more…

Abundance Wimbledon is a project to use up fruit that would otherwise go to waste. We do this by bringing people together to pick surplus fruit growing in gardens and public spaces in the Wimbledon area. The fruit is shared out for people to eat and make into a wonderful range of jams, chutneys, cakes and sweets. We also pass Read more…

Accoutre Centre for Learning (Accoutre/ACL) launched in July 2020. It was set up as a direct result of the Covid-19 outbreak and the emotional impact of George Floyd’s death on the black community. A strong awareness of the inequalities experienced by the black British community prompted a group of friends to start this initiative. We are a not-for-profit organisation, supporting Read more…

Attic is an arts organisation based in Mitcham, South London. Our mission is to make excellent live theatre and creative workshops accessible to all in the borough Merton and further afield from our office above Mitcham Library. We do two things: Commission and produce new theatre. We work with leading artists and a variety of partners to make relevant and Read more…

Carlton Theatre Group is Wimbledon’s oldest amateur dramatics society, still going after more than 90 years. With three productions a year, usually at the Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre, and an annual showcase (variety performance) we provide plenty of opportunities to perform, direct, stage manage or assist with the technical aspects of lighting and sound. We welcome all those 18 Read more…

Common Works Gallery is a non-profit community interest company that organises community arts events. Our aim is to provide opportunities for artists, makers and photographers to showcase their work and to share their skills with fellow artists, as well as with the wider community. Read more…

For good company and learning skills, we do a planned craft activity every week, designed to spark conversation, encourage creativity and improve dexterity. Non-competitive, friendly atmosphere – all welcome! Tuesdays 1pm – 1:45pm. Get in contact to book on. Read more…

Fayre&Square Wimbledon CIC is a social enterprise helping individuals who need employability support and work experience. We raise funds by selling handmade items and running workshops. Read more…

At Five ASide Theatre we partner with Arts Organisations, Charities and Schools to devise community productions. We also train emerging artists a community theatre performers and workshop leaders. Read more…

Sustainable Merton has opened Merton’s first Community Fridge and we need your help! The Fridge is located in Morden Baptist Church so if you are local and have some time to spare, we would love for you to join us as a Fridge Friend. A Community Fridge is essentially a big fridge where surplus food is donated by local businesses Read more…

Join Eric and Naomi as they slowly transform the flowerbeds around the New Horizon Centre and experiment with planting herbs, fruit and vegetables. Come for lunch at 12 noon and work with us afterwards for as long as you want! If you are less active but have plenty of gardening know-how do come along and supervise! Read more…

Girls Into Coding provides girls aged 10 to 14 with unique hands-on experience in coding, robotics, physical computing, 3D printing & 3D design activities. Our workshops and educational events are led by a range of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educators and mentors, including girls in the same age range as the attendees. Our vision is to see girls Read more…

Go Inspire is a movement of positive connection and support launched to provide women a platform and a space to be welcomed, heard and inspired. The mission of the organisation is to: Create connections between women with a focus to improve mental health and wellbeing. Read more…

Grandmentors Merton is an innovative, intergenerational mentoring project harnessing the energy, skills and experience of older volunteers to support young people leaving the care system. Every year, approximately 10,000 sixteen to eighteen-year-olds leave foster or residential care in England. Far too many do not go on to higher education or employment. All too often, they don’t have the support they Read more…

Head4Goal offers football and fitness training in the Pollards Hill area. In partnership with Raising Stars Football Club, its activities provide a chance to develop and play for our grass roots junior league football club. Age- and ability-specific groups run on different (early) evenings Monday – Friday. Read more…

Healthwatch Merton works to help local people get the best out of their local health and social care services. Whether it’s improving them today or helping shape them for tomorrow. It’s all about voices being able to influence the delivery and design of local services, not just for people who need to use them now, but anyone who might need Read more…

Home-Start Merton is a local charity supporting the local community of pregnant parents and parents with children 0-5 years of age who often struggle with issues we take for granted. We are fortunate to have the resources or friends and family to support us when we have struggles. Home-Start’s vision is to shape a community where all children have the Read more…

Learn English in Merton (LEiM) is a project managed by Merton Home Tutoring Service (MHTS), a charity that provides free English language tuition to refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and those who are isolated or who have difficulty accessing mainstream education. LEiM provides a single point of contact for Merton residents seeking ESOL provision by offering advice, English level assessment, referral Read more…

We are a registered charity that has been running for 12 years (formerly known as Merton Home Tutoring Service) and we rely on grants and voluntary donations to carry out our work. We provide free English speaking lessons to people living in and around the London Borough of Merton. These include lessons in the classroom in small groups, (including English Read more…