This year, our wonderful, unique borough turns 60 years old.
To honour this milestone and shine a light on our brilliant communities, we’re curating ‘We Are Merton at 60’ - a five-week programme of events, culture and celebration between April 1 and early May.
The programme includes:
seven, community-created, town centre parties
borough-wide purple wildflower and lavender planting
a schools’ competition and non-uniform day
a We Are Merton Big Conversation to hear from our residents
We’re also using the celebrations as an opportunity to spring clean our borough; brighten up our town centres; start installing some planned green infrastructure projects, such as pocket parks – and much more!
‘We Are Merton at 60’ aims to make people even prouder of the place they call home - because there is so much to be proud of in Merton!
It’s also a fantastic opportunity to help put Merton on the map: as a destination for people to visit and discover; as a place where organisations want to invest; and as a place where people choose to come to make a life, raise a family or do business.
We Are Merton at 60 also marks the start of a three-year programme of investment in culture across the borough thanks to funding secured from the Mayor of London - known as the Cultural Impact Award - and matched by the council. Watch this space for further exciting announcements.
Tickets for We Are Merton Festival
The first 8,000 tickets are free for Merton residents. Proof of address will be required at checkout and on the day. These are first come, first served.
Once the free tickets are gone, and for non-residents, tickets will be £15 for adults and £5 for children.
