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Tag Archives: Mitcham Cricket Green
View from the boundary looking good for our local cricket clubs
The Test summer may have finished prematurely early, making way for the crash and bash of franchise cricket, but as NEIL BENNETT, right, the former BBC Television News sports correspondent, found at the grassroots in south London, the game is … Continue reading
Charity transfers Mitcham almshouses to ensure best care
Croydon Almshouses, a charity which traces its history to 1447, has announced that it has transferred some of the almshouses in its care to Mitcham Garden Village, another housing charity. Mary Tate’s Almshouses in Mitcham have provided homes since the … Continue reading
Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt
English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Crime, History, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Croydon, Drum and Monkey, English Heritage, Historic England, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, St James' Road, Suspected arson, The Windmill
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Fire-hit cricket club determined to maintain Mitcham’s traditions
Clubs and residents’ groups in Mitcham have been picking up the pieces following the blaze on Friday night that caused terrible damage to the Grade II-listed Burn Bullock pub. As well as its association with a former Surrey cricketer, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Mitcham, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Burn Bullock fire, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Pub fire
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Burn Bullock pub fire: ‘Mitcham’s history was lost tonight’
There are well-placed fears that one of the area’s most historic pubs, the Burn Bullock at Mitcham, has been lost forever after a large fire took hold in the long-abandoned building last night. The site has been targeted for a … Continue reading
Mitcham Cricket Green Heritage Day, free activities, Sep 9
Posted in Activities, History, Merton
Tagged Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Mitcham Heritage Day
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Merton scraps building company to avoid Brick by Brick failure
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how a neighbouring borough has twigged that Croydon’s model for house-building doesn’t work Another Labour-run south London council is to junk its arm’s-length house-building company – after seeing what the catastrophic clusterfuck Brick by … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Housing, Mark Allison, Merton, Planning
Tagged Brick by Brick, Labour, London, Mark Allison, Merantun, Merton Council, Mitcham Cricket Green
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Free activities at the Mitcham Heritage Day, Sep 8
Posted in Activities, History, Merton, Outside Croydon
Tagged Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green
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Politicians lead call for 1,000 years more cricket at Mitcham
A community campaign to preserve the fabric of one of the world’s oldest cricket grounds is celebrating today after securing cross-party support to save from development the pavilion at the historic Mitcham Cricket Green, with politicians backing calls for a … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, History, Merton, Siobhain McDonagh MP
Tagged Merton, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Siobhain McDonagh MP
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Mitcham Cricket Green at centre of Heritage Day, Sep 17
The world’s oldest cricket ground and surrounding listed buildings are open to the public on Mitcham Heritage Day on Saturday, September 17, culminating with a fund-raising concert in the evening. Mitcham Cricket Green is recognised as the oldest ground still … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Education, Environment, History, Music, Outside Croydon, Pubs
Tagged Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Mitcham Heritage Day
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