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The Standard: Wimbledon expansion Showdown date set for plans to triple footprint of tennis championships
The Standard | 10th September 2024 | Noah Vickers "The fate of a plan to almost triple the footprint of the Wimbledon Tennis...
Sep 10, 2024


MyLondon: Wimbledon residents fear 8 years of tennis expansion disruption and overwhelmed Tube stations
MyLondon | 17 August 2024 | Harrison Galliven Local Democracy Reporter “We’re not anti-tennis.” To anyone who has interacted with the...
Aug 17, 2024


NRC: Wimbledon versus the neighbourhood: a five-setter in the making
(translated from original Dutch article in NRC) NRC | 4 July 2024 | Danielle Pinedo "Wimbledon announced in 2021 that the tennis...
Jul 25, 2024


Zeit Online: How Wimbledon wants to stay the most important tennis tournament in the world
Zeit Online | 13 July 2024 | Florian Goosmann (Translated) (This article has been translated from the original German publication)...
Jul 23, 2024


Time & Leisure: Save Wimbledon Park Campaign Continues
Time & Leisure | 22 July 2024 | Ellie Holmes "Susan Cusack, SW19 resident and one of the spokespersons for Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) on...
Jul 23, 2024


Le Matin Dimanche: Wimbledon, the Green Giant that Angers its Neighbours
Read the article from Swiss publication Le Matin Dimanche, originally published July 7th 2024.
Jul 11, 2024


The Telegraph: Wimbledon Hit by Protests on Opening Day
The Telegraph | 1 July 2024 "Campaigners against Wimbledon's expansion...protests as bumper crowd's arrived for the opening day's...
Jul 2, 2024


The Independent: Inside the years-long contentious planning row at Wimbledon
The Independent | 1 July 2024 | Joe Middleton "...AELTC bought the lease for the neighbouring Wimbledon Park Golf Club for a reported £65m in 2018, and has ambitious plans for the site, which also incorporates Wimbledon Park Lake. It wants to build 38 new courts, including a third show court with a seating capacity of 8,000 and a retractable roof, as well as designated north and south player hubs..." read more about The Independent: Inside the years-long contentious planning
Jul 2, 2024


The Guardian: Artists Target Wimbledon’s ‘Strawberries and Cream Image’ Over Link to Barclays
The Guardian | 1 July 2024 | Sammy Gecsoyler Spoof ads with tennis players appear near club in protest against sponsor’s ties to fossil fuels and arms companies "Hundreds of ads on commercial billboards, the tube and bus shelters near Wimbledon have been replaced with artwork taking aim at the tournament’s sponsorship with Barclays over its ties to fossil fuels and companies supplying arms to Israel." ... read more about Artists Target Wimbledon’s ‘Strawberries and Cream Ima
Jul 2, 2024


Financial Times: Wimbledon Seeks Advantage in Quest to Expand Prestigious Site
Financial Times | 30 June 2024 (Paywall) This article is behind a paywall: "Wimbledon Seeks Advantage in Quest to Expand Prestigious Site".
Jun 30, 2024


The Mirror: Wimbledon Future Unclear Amid Argument Over Expansion Plans As Mayor of London Steps In
The Mirror | 30 June 2024 | Felix Keith "All eyes will be on the courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club when Wimbledon returns for a...
Jun 30, 2024


Sunday Times "Battle for Wimbledon" - highlights some issues on development (with inaccuracies)
The Sunday Times | 29 June 2024 This Sunday Times article "Battle for Wimbledon..." (behind a paywall) highlights some of the issues on...
Jun 30, 2024


MyLondon: Wimbledon Park tennis expansion takes centre stage in one of London’s tightest swing seats
MyLondon | 27 June 2024 | Harris Galliven "Voters challenged candidates vying for the Wimbledon parliamentary seat at a packed debate. Candidates from eight of the nine parties standing fielded questions from constituents about everything from the controversial Wimbledon Park expansion to Brexit. An orderly queue of residents gathered outside Wimbledon Library on the hottest evening of the year (so far) for a chance to see how their parliamentary candidates would hold up to
Jun 28, 2024


The London Society: Protecting Our Green Spaces - Save Wimbledon Park Campaign
The London Society has featured this article on their website blog : Protecting Our Green Spaces - Save Wimbledon Park Campaign .
Jun 23, 2024


CPRE London: Wimbledon Park - A Threatened Beauty
We were invited by CPRE London, who have actively supported our campaign from the outset, to produce this blog and it is now on their...
Jun 23, 2024


Private Eye: Wimbledon Expansion - Open Season
Private Eye | June 2024 With Wimbledon looming, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is in full lobbying-mode for its plan to build an ...
Jun 20, 2024


Deadline 8th June to Tell The GLA That You Still Object to the AELTC's Plans for Wimbledon Park
Even if you originally objected to AELTC's plans to build over Wimbledon Park Metropolitan Open Land, there is now a 30 day consultation...
Jun 5, 2024


The Guardian: Britain’s public parks are a green lifeline – stop fencing them off for the summer
The Guardian | 20 May 2024 | Rebecca Tamás "These spaces are crucial for our wellbeing, but cash-strapped councils are being forced to treat them as revenue earners" ... "As we confront a worsening climate crisis, it has never been more important for people to connect with nature, to learn to love it and recognise its benefits, so that they will want to protect it. Yet in the UK, one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, it is getting harder and harder to forge
May 28, 2024


The Standard: "Campaigners brand Wimbledon's revised expansion plans 'an insult'"
The Standard | 10 May 2024 | Matt Majendie "Extra four acres of public parkland deemed “tiny” ahead of Greater London Authority decision...
May 11, 2024


The Guardian 25 April 2024: Guaranteed Centre Court seats for Wimbledon? That’ll be £116,000 … each
The Guardian 25 April 2024 | Rupert Neate Rupert Neate (The Guardian) describes how AELTC's plans to expand the tennis grounds on to...
Apr 25, 2024
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