Green Coffee moring is a great way to find out about what is happening in the local area. The coffee mornings is a regular event, held on the first Tuesday of the month.

The next Green Coffee morning will be on Tuesday 6th March at 9.30 @ 40 The Hill - Wimbledon.

See below for upcoming events that are happening in Wimbledon...

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from the team at CSarchitects!

A contemporary sculpture of a Stag is to be placed in the forecourt of Wimbledon Station, alongside new trees to make the area more attractive.

The Arts Team has been commissioned £20,000 by LB Merton, TFL, South West Trains and Network Rail as part of the Destination Wimbledon Scheme. The Stag will stand approximately 3 metres high and 3 metres in length and will be revealed in March 2012- However, the painting of the station is another matter...

Building your own house is a step too far for a lot of people- not helped by the popular Grand Designs programme, highlighting potential pitfalls for the unwary and unprepared.

However, help is at hand- yes, well of course us- but Grant Shapps, Housing Minister, recently underlined a government commitment to self-build housing by individuals and community groups (residents associations, private house companies etc.)

With the release of publicly-owned land in tandem with the Build Now Pay Later Scheme and on-going Localism Bill, It’s clear the coalition is keen on promoting community spirit, enablement and action, alongside private companies to create more community housing schemes.

As a committed community architecture practice and long enough in the tooth to remember the late 70’s exploration of much needed funding, we await further developments to advice potential community groups and individuals on:

a) Land availability

b) Finance incentives

c) The route through legislation to create community housing- Much needed throughout the country but particularly in Merton

Keep in touch and feel free to join the debate in action!

....And don’t be skeptical... go to www.gloucestershirelandforpeople.coop for the potential.