A campaign group fighting against ‘unlawful’ plans to expand the Wimbledon tennis grounds will take its case to the High Court next week....

Express | 30 June 2025 | Adam Toms "...Anger in Wimbledon" "Wimbledon locals have signalled their opposition to rumours that the tennis extended to last three weeks instead of two, as officials plan a £200million expansion of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC), fearing construction, noise and damage to the environment. The proposal includes 38 new courts and an 8,000-seat show court on land adjacent to the current grounds - and residents, who think that that extra

Clapham Junction Insider | 7 April 2025 | Cyril Richert "...David vs Goliath...Local residents are fighting to protect Wimbledon Park from the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s expansion plans, highlighting the financial challenges of defending public spaces. A recent meeting aimed to raise funds for the upcoming Judicial Review . In the heat of the British Summer, while most of the eyes will be directed at the joy and drama of Wimbledon tennis championship, another critical pl

Mail Online | 6 January 2025 | Matthew Lambert "......for a club which prides itself on being a jewel in the crown of its community, to...

Clapham Junction Insider | 28 October 2024 | Cyril Richert " On Friday 27 September, Jules Pipe, London’s Deputy Mayor for Planning,...

Architect's Journal | 25 October 2024 | Astragal "A former TV soap star has kicked up a racquet over Allies and Morrison’s Wimbledon expansion plans" "Thelma Ruby, who appeared as Lily Dempsey in ITV’s Coronation Street in the 90s, is now the star of the Save Wimbledon Park campaign. She says she is ready to rally over the ‘evil plan’, insisting she will chain herself to a tree and face arrest before she sees work commence on the Grand Slam site. The All England Lawn Tennis

5th January 2024 | The Standard | Stephen Hammond MP & Fleur Anderson MP "Wimbledon's expansion plan is not a 'win-win,' it is bad for Londoners." "Our shared view as local MPs is that the project should not go ahead." In September 2022, as the two MPs representing the Wimbledon heritage parkland, we put out a statement on behalf of our respective constituents (Wimbledon and Putney, Roehampton & Southfields) jointly expressing our concerns about the All England Lawn Tennis Cl

"Today we’re taking you to Wimbledon, where the bosses of the tennis championships have been fighting a decades-long battle to take control of the Capability Brown-designed park next door to add 39 more courts to the tournament. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) dream to expand the championships site across Church Road have moved a step closer after its plans for the Wimbledon Park development were approved at a sometimes high-tempered, marathon council planning meeti

Forbes (online): 3rd July 2023 Tim Ellis , Contributor. "I am a freelance sports writer specializing in cricket and tennis" Wimbledon's Expansion Creates Break Point ... "Wimbledon is the oldest major in tennis, first played in 1877 when Spencer Gore beat William Marshall in front of a crowd of 200. The spectators had paid a shilling (10 cents) to watch. In 2022, income from the tournament soared to almost 347m ($438m), a sharp increase of almost 20 per cent from the 2019 re