The sorry saga of the state of the Burn Bullock pub continues.

This listed building is at the heart of Cricket Green and its fate also affects the nearby cricket pavilion as they are both owned by the same person.

After much campaigning Merton Council issued a listed building repair notice in March which set out 34 things that need to be done to put the building in good order.

This specified 3 August as the deadline for the works to be complete.

The owner didn’t start work till July and the deadline has been missed.

Only a fraction of what needs to be done has been completed and some of this is below the standard required.

An application has now been lodged to extend the deadline to the end of the year and we are asking Merton Council to put an end to this foot dragging and take action now to look after the Burn Bullock.

Read our response  on the Burn Bullock extension of LB repair notice – Sep 15

See Merton Council’s detailed response to a question at a full council meeting listing the required work

Read our Autumn 2015 Bulletin including news about:

• Our national Design Award from Civic Voice
• Mitcham Heritage Day on 19th September
• New unsightly bollards on
• Proposals for new flats on the Kwik Fit site
• Latest news on the Burn Bullock

MCGCH Bulletin Autumn 2015

Mitcham Cricket Green is in the vanguard of an exciting new initiative to have London recognised as a National Park City.

Did you know that 47% of London’s land surface is green?

We live in a remarkable city and we all know how important the open spaces of Mitcham are to our local quality of life. Where would we be without Mitcham Common, Three King’s Piece, Cranmer Green or network of small open spaces and private gardens that make up our neighbourhood?

This story is repeated London-wide and Cricket Green is one of the first wards in London to back its declaration as a National Park City.

Look out for the special newspaper which is being circulated widely and find out more on how to declare you support from the website www.nationalparkcity.london.

A growing number of London boroughs have already supported the initiative, including Sutton and Kingston and it is backed by many ward councillors in Merton. We are now pressing Merton Council to give its support.

The founder of the initiative – Dan Raven-Ellison – will be speaking at the Vestry Hall in Cricket Green on October 17th at Wandle Futures – a workshop being organised by Wandle Valley Forum. let us know if you want more information.

We are delighted to be organising Mitcham Heritage Day on 19th September 2015.

You can enjoy a range of free walks, exhibitions, tours and visits to buildings and open spaces in and around Mitcham Cricket Green. Many of the buildings are not usually open to the public so it is a great opportunity to learn more about the area.

Refreshments are available at many of the locations.

Walks, tours and exhibitions:

• 10.00 to 10.45 The Canons guided tour. Booking required – 020 8640 3333.
• 10.00 to 1.00 Vestry Hall photographic exhibition. No booking.
• 11.00 to 11.45 Vestry Hall guided tour. Booking required – 020 8640 3333.
• 12.30 to 1.30 Parish Churchyard guided tour. No booking. Meet at front porch.
• 2.30 to 3.30 Cricket Green heritage walk. No booking. Meet at cricket pavilion.
• 11.00 and 3.00 Parish Church cemetery mortuary chapel open. No booking.

Open buildings:

• 10.30 to 4.30 Mitcham Cricket Pavilion
• 10.30 to 4.30 Mitcham Parish Church
• 10.30 to 4.30 Mitcham Methodist Church
• 10.00 to 1.00 Vestry Hall (with photographic exhibition)

There are more details about the open buildings, walks and tours on our flyer. Download the Mitcham Heritage Day 19 September 2015 details as a PDF for high quality printing, or click the image below to see a larger version on screen.

Bring your friends and family!

Our Community on the Green event held on 29 July was a great success.

We were delighted to welcome lots of local people who wanted to learn more about our work and celebrate Cricket Green.

Highlights of the evening were:

• An excellent speech by Mayor of Merton David Chung
• The opportunity to view our recent national Civic Voice Design Award – for our Lottery funded work on three listed local landmarks
• Presentation of cheques to Mitcham Cricket Club by both Miitcham Cricket Green Community & Heritage and Mitcham Society following our annual joint golf day earlier in the year
• A guided walk round Mitcham Cricket Green
• Cricket was played by young members of Mitcham Cricket Club

There was a spot of rain during the event, but as you will see from one of the photos below, one of our members took charge of ensuring pools didn’t form on our gazebo!

The Kwik Fit site on London Road has been empty for some time.

An old planning permission for flats on the site has lapsed, and a new owner has been consulting on a new planning permission.

The plan as it currently stands is for 22 flats above 280 square metres of commercial space on the ground floor.

We have put forward some comments on the scheme.

Our comments on the Kwik Fit site redevelopment 360 – 364 London Road

In due course the developer will decide whether to take the scheme forward as a planning application.

The artists drawings from a booklet made available at the recent public consultation event gives a view of the development from several angles – and give a very good idea of the effect it would have on the local area.