AELTC Wimbledon Park Project - There must be a better way. The AELTC have been embroiled in disputes and litigation about this project with their community for five years. Many more years of dispute are anticipated. They have conceded that their current plan breaches the Covenants they gave in 1993. The Covenants have still not been addressed. Expert Tennis-planning architects have put forward alternative ideas which would avoid their breach and significantly improve the

CJI: Wimbledon expansion: Protesters claim that the Tennis Club is not listening. Before the first ball was even served, protesters were already queuing in Wimbledon Park on day one of the championship, not for tickets, but to tell the All England Club: we're still here, and you're still not listening.

Tennis Fans Slam Wimbledon’s Influencer Influx With “Clown Show” Jibe. Wimbledon's Center Court has become as much a filming location as a sporting venue this fortnight, and fans are not happy about it. Event sponsors have hired dozens of influencers to cover the competition for their followers, and the tournament is increasingly being billed as "one big influencer event."

The Times: Cake stalls and campers: the ups and downs of living in Wimbledon. Some residents choose to cash in along with the shops and bars, but others dislike the disruption and fear expansion plans will make it worse.

The Telegraph: Wimbledon doubles down on state-of-the-art 'show court' plans. AELTC rejects alternative proposals to build state-of-the-art 'third' court on existing site in 15-page document sent to campaigners.

BBC1 London News: Wimbledon expansion plans draw protests at start of tennis tournament

BBC: Anti-expansion protests held as Wimbledon begins A group opposing plans to expand the Wimbledon tennis complex held a protest outside the ground as the tournament got under way on Monday. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) wans to build 38 additional tennis courts and an 8,000 seat stadium on a former golf course opposite the site.

Putney News: Giant ears at dawn: the protest AELTC is trying not to hear. Residents brought giant ears to Wimbledon Park on Championships opening morning.

Save Wimbledon Park protestors at The Queue and the opening of Wimbledon this morning

Video of today's protest by @savewimbledonpark to stop the expansion of the AELTC onto the former Wimbledon Golf Course which they promised on to build on when they bought the freehold in 1993. It is also meant to be protected Metropolitan Open Land

Save Wimbledon Park demonstrators gather by the queue on the first day of the Wimbledon Championships to protest plans to expand

The Standard | 29 June 2026 | Megan Howe Thousands of tennis fans joined the Wimbledon queue the morning, including protesters from Save Wimbledon Park. Campaigners from Save Wimbledon Park Protesting on Opening Day | Mike Egerton / PA Wire Protesters from Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) were among the crowd in the queue today, as tennis fans waited for tickets on day one of the Wimbledon Championships. Dressed as tennis balls and holding large placards which read "AELTC can you 'e

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Dear Wimbledon You launched your development plans for the Wimbledon Park Estate five long years ago and the local community has been trying to have a meaningful discussion with you ever since. You were quoted in a national newspaper when announcing the project, “Any future development proposals will…importantly be delivered in partnership with the local community.” You agreed to Merton Council’s covenants not to build on this listed green site. The list of misleading stateme