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The Wimbledon Sporting Project provides a unique opportunity for local businesses to get involved with Sport in Wimbledon and Merton. You can help ignite a sporting passion & broaden sport participation amongst 9,000+ school children in Merton during 2012.

Merton Chamber of Commerce will celebrate 20 years in business at their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 1st May 2012. They will be starting the festivities at 6pm at Cannizaro House Hotel in Wimbledon Village, where guests will celebrate and network!

In September 2011 NHS South West London and St. Mary’s University College launched the LiveWell Sutton and Merton Project – a free health improvement service that is available to anyone over the age of 18 who lives and/or works in Sutton and Merton.

Another successful 14 Days of Love Campaign came to an end on the 15th February 2012. The response from people throughout Wimbledon and Merton, has been terrific with record number of testimonials submitted in support of the area’s local businesses.

The Love Wimbledon Business Improvement District (BID) ballot result was announced late last week. Wimbledon businesses voted overwhelmingly in favour of implementing this exciting new business-led, business-funded body for Wimbledon town centre.

A prolific South London thief was recently jailed for a string of burglaries. However, before being jailed the burglar Reid handed police a checklist of anti-burglary steps that householders should take if they want to avoid being targeted.

To celebrate the Olympics 2012, Paul Strank Roofing will be hosting a star-studded Charity Gala in September 2012 in aid of the Shooting Star CHASE Hospice and One Life charities at the Bank of England Sports Centre, South West London.

Recently, in Mid-January 2012 in central London, local Wimbledon business owner Kaz Fernando beat strong competition to be crowned as National Wedding Makeup Artist of the Year at the 2012 Wedding Industry Awards.