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Fitness for you, holiday fun for kids

Weekly classes, and in school holidays courses for children, at the Scout HQ in Arthur Road and at Holy Cross Church in Douglas Avenue, Motspur Park, are run by Lauren Pearson of Shape 2 fit... (continue)

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Saddle up for a Sunday ride

Merton Cycling Campaign co-ordinator Charles Barrabal talks to MotspurPark.info about the twice-monthly cycle rides that he leads, setting off from the Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields... (continue)

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Olden style, golden age

Malcolm Day of Seaforth Avenue tells MotspurPark.info how he came to fall in love with the Austin Seven, especially his 1938 two-seater Opal model, and how his hobby is keeping him busy in retirement... (continue)

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My eggs-tra special friends

As a chef, Thomas Moor, of Marina Avenue, Motspur Park, was more used to cooking a tasty meal with chicken than getting to know them as pets. But all that changed nearly a year-and-a-half ago... (continue)

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Tracing your family footsteps

Ever wondered what family secrets could be uncovered or mysteries solved by digging back into your ancestors’ past? Genealogist Paul Blake presented an introduction to tracing your family footsteps for the West Barnes Local History Group at West Barnes Library... (continue)

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The fight to Save West Barnes Library

West Barnes Library is under threat of closure by Merton Council. Would you, like us, be horrified to see this invaluable public resource taken away from the Motspur Park community? Let’s fight to Save West Barnes Library... (continue)

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Waking to a Winter Wonderland

The skies above Motspur Park darkened as the temperature fell and a prolonged downfall of snow turned the area into a Winter Wonderland on Saturday, 18 December, 2010. Here are some of the sights... (continue)

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The summer season in pictures

As spring gives way to summer, we bring you regular photo updates on the new season with a little help from MotspurPark.info’s sharp-eyed snappers... (continue)

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Alien invasion

Keep your eyes open for an aggressive superweed that can can burst through tarmac and concrete, causing costly damage to pavements, roads and buildings, says MARY-JANE JEANES. Japanese knotweed is a highly invasive species... (continue)

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That man step forward!

A volunteer’s guide to volunteering... Howard Leigh describes how starting to ‘give something back’ after poor health forced him to give up work has been a pleasure... (continue)

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A garden diary

Follow the trials and tribulations of an enthusiastic vegetable grower as he combats slugs, blight, bad weather, blackspot and general lack of know-how... (continue)

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Keep the Green Flag flying

Loved by all who use it, the park has won the Green Flag Award for the past four years. The Friends of Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Field and Merton Council have transformed it. Now the park is under threat… ... (continue)

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