In the early hours of Tuesday 3 February a large diameter water main, running over the Fairsite, burst and flooded much of the surrounding land.
Thames Water are currently onsite but at the time of writing it’s unknown how long the repair will take.
UPDATE 10 February
Main has now been repaired and reinstatement of the surrounding land should be completed by the end of this week.
On 13 March 2019 the High Court granted Merton Council an Injunction Order lasting 3 years forbidding Persons Unknown Occupying Land or Depositing Waste from: Injunction Order March 2019 setting up an encampment on any land identified on the attached Map and listed on Schedule A on the 56 sites listed, without written permission from the local…
On Wednesday 22 January London Universities and Colleges Athletics will be holding their annual run on the Common
New holes from metal detecting have been appearing on paths around Mitcham Common. Metal detecting is not permitted on the Common for safety and nature conservation reasons. If you see holes being dug please report it.
Over the past few weeks various areas have been subject to management in order to prevent them succeeding into scrub and maintain habitat diversity. This has included physical removal of scrub/grass and spraying unwanted regeneration. Numerous areas of grassland have also been cut to preserve them as grassland. In the coming weeks several areas of…