Entries by helen

GDPR – is your business ready?

This important legislation on General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) affects EVERY business from May 2018. GDPR is one of the largest changes to affect all businesses in the country for the last 30 years. It requires every business to examine how you use personal data and actively seek permission to continue to use it. Any […]

Lobbying for a clean town centre

Waste and Street Cleansing Love Wimbledon has been working hard to lobby the council’s new contractor for waste and street cleansing (Veolia) to maintain the town centre to a high standard. Since April standards have slipped, but we are regularly reporting issues to Merton Council and Veolia to keep Wimbledon clean and tidy. Since the […]

Santander raising funds

Santander raised more than £1700 for  charity – 50% was raised by the team at Wimbledon with Santander match funding the amount.. The money donated will go to four separate charities – Wimbledon based charity Jigsaw 4U, Age UK, Barnados, and The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund for all those affected by the Grenfell Tower Fire. […]

Police station closure consultation

Love Wimbledon has responded to the Mayor of London’s consultation on the closure of Wimbledon Police Station. Over the past five years we have built a very strong partnership with the local police team to reduce crime in Wimbledon. Building business links, driving forward crime prevention initiatives such as Pubwatch and townlink radio have assisted […]