Would you like to know more about the history of Merton? Discover more at our monthly talks.

Merton Heritage Officer, Sarah Gould will be running the following 
local history talks at Pollards Hill Library. 

These FREE events run from 10.30am to 11.30am.  

 

You can book a place via:

 

 

The 2026 programme is as follows:


26 March: Her-Story: Notable Mitcham Women. 

 

30 April: Green Fingers: Aspects of Merton’s Horticultural Heritage. 

 

28 May: The Merton Heritage Alphabet: A talk for Local History Month. 

 

25 June: Old Mitcham: Images from the Tom Francis collection. 

   

30 July: Playground Tales: Memories of Merton Childhood.

 

27 August: Fairground Tales: The Story of Mitcham Fair. 

 

24 September: Borough of Sport: Aspects of Merton’s Sporting Heritage. 

 

29 October: An A-Z of Merton’s Black History: A talk for Black History Month. 

 

26 November: Local Heroes: Stories of Mitcham First World War combatants.