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Video Message from Stephen Hammond MP - Tell the GLA that you still Object to AELTC's Plans
See this video message from Stephen Hammond MP, then tell the GLA that you still object to AELTC's Plans (even if you have done so...
May 22, 2024


Wimbledon plans are damaging to local area – they must change. The Times 29 March 2024
Double Fault...
Mar 29, 2024


Copy of a Letter from Stephen Hammond MP replying to The Times article by Lord Coe
The Times recently published an article by Lord Coe in favour of the AELTC’s expansion. Stephen Hammond MP wrote a swift response to this...
Mar 4, 2024


The Times - Letters to the Editor - Wimbledon Upset (response to Lord Coe by Gary Forde)
The Times | 14 February 2024 | Letters to the Editor - Gary Forde "Wimbledon upset Sir, Lord Coe says Wimbledon’s proposed expansion can...
Feb 14, 2024


The Telegraph: Wimbledon Expansion: MPs urge Londoners to reject £200m Plans
The Telegraph | 5 January 2024 | Simon Briggs , Tennis Correspondent "Wimbledon Expansion: MPs urge Londoners to reject £200m Plans" "Stephen Hammond and Fleur Anderson, MPs for Wimbledon and Putney respectively, say plans ‘disrespect the protected status of the land’" "WImbledon fear not expanding will see them fall behind other grand slams. The two MPs involved in Wimbledon’s controversial expansion plans, Stephen Hammond and Fleur Anderson, have claimed that the proposed
Jan 7, 2024


The Standard: Wimbledon's expansion plan is not a 'win-win,' it is bad for Londoners
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
Jan 5, 2024


New Year Message from the Save Wimbledon Park Campaign Group
Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) still has much to do in 2024 but 2023 had plenty of successes. Our campaign petition on Change.org now has over...
Dec 31, 2023


Private Eye: Wimbledon fraught night (Wimbledon residents are drawing up battle plans)
Prinate Eye, November 2023 Wimbledon fraught night "Wimbledon fraught night: Wimbledon residents are drawing up battle plans following...
Nov 16, 2023


National and Local Media Coverage of the Southfields Public Meeting held 12 September 2023
There was significant press and media interest in the Southfields public meeting held on 12 September 2024. Here are a selection of the...
Sep 21, 2023


Southfields Public Meeting 12 September 2023 - The Future of Wimbledon Park. Presentations, Actions
Southfields residents held a public meeting to hear about the future of Wimbledon Park, in relation to the AELTC planning application to...
Sep 16, 2023


City AM: Wimbledon's 38-court expansion delayed AGAIN ahead of Championships
Friday 21 April, City AM , Matt Hardy "Wimbledon’s 38-court expansion plan has been delayed yet again after the latest planning meeting was postponed. The proposed expansion would see the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) – which at present is around 40 acres – nearly triple in size to over 110 acres using land from the nearby Wimbledon Park Golf Club. It appears as if the latest planning meeting, which involves the local Merton and Wandsworth councils, has been postpo
Apr 21, 2023


Evening Standard: Battle lines drawn over Wimbledon expansion as local anger grows
Evening Standard, 8 February 2023, By Matt Majendie @mattmajendie "In-depth look at the ‘David vs Goliath’ battle over tennis...
Feb 8, 2023


BBC One Politics Sunday 4 December now on iPlayer: Fleur Anderson MP and Stephen Hammond MP
Watch BBC Politics Live on BBC One, or shortly after on iPlayer, on Sunday 4th December, 10:00, where Stephen Hammond MP and Fleur Anderson MP will discuss the AELTC planning application.
Dec 3, 2022


The Mail on Sunday: “Wimbledon’s £200m troubled expansion could be sent back to the drawing board”
The Mail on Sunday / Mail Online, 4 Dec 2022, Mike Dickinson: www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11498869/Wimbledons-200m-troubled-expansion-project-sent-drawing-board.html "Wimbledon’s £200m troubled expansion project could be sent back to the drawing board... as updated plans and complex legal challenges delays major new tennis stadium again Proposed expansion of Wimbledon has already been delayed by over a year Planning meetings to consider the application have n
Dec 3, 2022


The Telegraph: “The All England Club has come under fire from local MPs for high-handed approach”
The Telegraph, 3 Dec 2022: By Simon Briggs. "The All England Club has come under fire from local MPs for its high-handed approach to the new development site at neighbouring Wimbledon Park Golf Club . Fleur Anderson and Stephen Hammond – who are respectively the Labour MP for Putney and the Conservative MP for Wimbledon – were united in their criticism when they were interviewed by the BBC for Sunday morning’s Politics London show."... read more (pay wall applies). Also on
Dec 3, 2022


CPRE London / Save Wimbledon Park Webinar Video Recordings 2 November 2022
CPRE London and Save Wimbledon Park held an online webinar on 2nd November 2022, featuring Andy Hamilton (comedy writer and local...
Nov 2, 2022


Video Update from Stephen Hammond MP for CPRE London Event 2 Nov 2022
Stephen Hammond MP provided this video update as part of the CPRE London webinar held on 2nd Novemeber 2022. Please continue to share...
Nov 1, 2022


Tennis 365: Opposition to Proposed Wimbledon Park Development. 10 October 2022
Tennis 365 - 10 October 2022 : " The All England Lawn Tennis Club’s plans to expand into the Wimbledon Park area, currently occupied by a golf course, have met with fresh opposition on environmental grounds. A new petition opposed to the expansion has gathered more than 5,000 signatures so far with the plans already slammed by prominent figures Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Stephen Hammond, and Labour MP for neighbouring Putney Fleur Anderson, had previously issued an unprec
Oct 10, 2022


Update from Stephen Hammond MP 23-Sep-22
Stephen Hammond MP: “I am continuing to oppose the AELTC’s current plans for their expansion.”
Sep 24, 2022
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