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Merton Heritage Centre
Merton's Heritage & Local Studies Centre is based on the second floor of Morden Library, Merton Civic Centre. This is a short walk from Morden Underground Station and the local bus terminus.
The Centre is open from Monday to Saturday and provides the following services:
- Exhibitions about the heritage of Merton
- A local history enquiry service
- Activities and events for all ages
- Services for schools and adult learners
- A sales outlet for local history books and heritage souvenirs
What can the Heritage Centre offer me?
Temporary exhibitions on local history
We provide a changing programme of displays on the history of Merton and its people. These often feature historic documents and objects which can be handled by visitors to the Centre
Education Services
- Organised visits and tours of the Centre for school classes and community groups
- History resource boxes can be hired for up to 3 weeks
- Tours and project advice sessions for teaching staff
- Provision of small-scale displays
- Local history talks
- Reminiscence sessions
- Object Handling sessions
Services for Other groups
We also work with voluntary organisations and community groups to run craft workshops, themed displays, quizzes and history skills sessions designed to make history fun for all ages.
What can I do?
Volunteers:
We need people to carry out a range of activities from filing and basic research, to working with local history materials, helping with events and group visits.
If you would like to put your spare time to good use, we would be happy to hear from you.
Loans, donations and bequests
If you have something interesting connected with Merton's history please contact Merton Heritage Centre loans, donations and bequests
Sponsorship/services
The Local Council has already made a strong financial commitment to the Centre but additional funding could be used to extend the range of services available. If your business is based in, or associated with Merton, you can make a commitment to the local community by helping to sponsor the Merton Heritage Centre
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Contact Us
Sarah Gould
Merton Heritage & Local Studies Centre,
Morden Library,
London Rd.,
Morden,
SM4 5DX
Telephone: 020 8545 3239
Email: heritage.centre@merton.gov.uk
This page was last updated on Tuesday 2 March 2010