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AN NUA L RE V IE W 2018
W E LCOM E
I am delighted to welcome you to our We are also pleased to share our new
Annual Review for 2018. It has been a year logo. The Wimbledon Foundation is
of significant growth, with more than the charity of the All England Club and
£1.6 million expended on charitable The Championships and the new logo
activities during our financial year and reflects that fundamental relationship
our annual grants and donations made more closely.
exceeding £1 million for the first time.
It has been an active year for the
Our fifth birthday has provided a Foundation, and we would like to thank
timely opportunity to review our long the staff and volunteers at every one
term ambitions and ensure we are set of the projects we have been able to
up for success for the next five years support. As the stories in this Review
and beyond. Guided by our board of demonstrate, the work they are doing
trustees, our Foundation team and on the ground provides vital and life-
our first external evaluation, we have changing support to many. We are proud
refined these into four primary goals: to be associated with their work.
strengthening our local community,
supporting healthy and active lives,
developing young people,
and helping those in need.
These goals will provide us with the
structure to evaluate and monitor our Ian Hewitt
activities and grant programmes as well Chairman
as a clear message with which to describe Wimbledon Foundation
our work to our supporters, the media
and the broader public.
Cover: AELTC coach Emmanuel delivers a WJTI session. For Emmanuel's story, see page 49 under Developing Young People.
Opposite: 93-year-old Lily takes part in a golf session funded by our Get Set, Get Active Fund at Age UK Merton.
W H AT W E A RE
TRY I N G TO AC HIEVE
Our vision is of healthy, caring and
thriving communities
—
Our mission is to use the resources and
heritage of Wimbledon to help change
people’s lives
—
Our approach is to deliver programmes
and work with partners that truly reflect
Wimbledon’s values
OUR GOALS SUPPORTING HEALTHY
AND ACTIVE LIVES
HELPING THOSE
IN NEED
DEVELOPING
YOUNG PEOPLE
STRENGTHENING OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY
IN SID E
Summary of grants and donations awarded in 2017/18 8
S T R E N G T H E N I N G O U R LO C A L CO M M U N I T Y
Community Fund 14
Arts & Community Engagement Fund 24
S U P P O R T I N G H E A LT H Y A N D AC T I V E L I V E S
Health & Wellbeing Fund 28
Get Set, Get Active Fund 36
Working with WaterAid 42
D E V E LO P I N G YO U N G P E O P L E
Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative 48
Learning 50
Working with Magic Bus 52
HELPING THOSE IN NEED
Ticket Resale Fund 56
More than a funder 62
Championships highlights 60
Finance, Trustees and Foundation Team 62
Looking ahead to 2019 66
Supported organisations in 2017/18 67
08 09
SUMMARY OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS
AWARDED IN FINANCIAL YEAR 2017/18
S U P P O RT I N G HELPING
H E A LT H Y & T H OS E
AC T I V E L I V E S IN NEED
Health & Wellbeing Fund £151,000 Ticket
Get Set, Get Active Fund £64,500 Resale
ST R E N GT H E N I N G O U R Fund
WaterAid Partnership £100,000
LO C A L CO M M U N I T Y £4 0 6 ,0 0 0
D E V E LO P I N G
YO U N G P E O P L E
Magic Bus
Community Fund Partnership Other donations
£ 1 9,0 0 0 £ 1 0 5 ,0 0 0 £ 5 0,0 0 0
Arts & Community
Engagement Fund £ 1 ,037, 5 0 0
10 11
MERTON WANDSWORTH
BATTERSEA
PUTNEY
WIMBLEDON
CLAPHAM
JUNCTION
WANDSWORTH
BALHAM
SOUTHFIELDS
EARLSFIELD
RAYNES PARK MITCHAM
MORDEN
TOOTING
Community Fund Projects (pg.16) Community Fund Projects (pg.20)
Health & Wellbeing Fund Projects (pg.30) Health & Wellbeing Fund Projects (pg.34)
Get Set, Get Active Fund Projects (pg.38) Least deprived Most deprived Get Set, Get Active Fund Projects (pg.41) Least deprived Most deprived
13 ST REN GTHENING OUR LOC A L CO M MUNIT Y HELPING PEOPLE IN THE BOROUGHS OF MERTON AND WANDSWORTH
14 15
STRENGTHENING OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY
CO M M UNITY FU ND
—
£125 ,000 IS DISTRIBU TE D
AN NUALLY TO H E LP ME E T
LO CAL SOC IAL NE E DS
31
Grants are awarded to projects addressing poverty,
disadvantage and isolation, improving education and
training, increasing employability and encouraging
community cohesion.
SUPPORTED
PROJECTS
During the year, the Community Fund
supported 31 wide-ranging projects
helping more than 5,500 people, 800
of whom are living with a disability.
16 17
CO M M U N I T Y F UN D
MERTON
P R OJ EC TS
STRENGHTENING OU R
1 AFC Wimbledon Foundation to 8 Merton Mencap to provide a weekly Hearts & Minds London Support Youth Trust
LOC AL COMMU NITY
provide free sports activities for Going Out Club for 15 young people “The grant from the Wimbledon London Youth Support Trust used
120 disadvantaged young people with learning disabilities. Foundation enabled us to keep running their grant to run Making It In Merton,
during school holidays. our Peer Support Group for another year. a Dragons Den-style event for young
9 National Autistic Society Merton to Our weekly group is for young people people aged 18–30 on the Pollards
2 Association for Pastoral Care in Mental create a sensory equipment library and experiencing mental health issues and Hill Estate.
Health Merton and Sutton Branch to run occupational therapy sessions for it provides a much-needed space of
provide 20 new volunteer befrienders children with autism and their parents. friendship, community and understanding Fundraiser Laura Symmons said,
to support adults awith mental health for teenagers and young adults who “Through the Wimbledon Foundation’s
problems in Morden. 10 Raynes Park Salvation Army to run a would often remain isolated without it. funding we are empowering young
poetry workshop, art exhibition and Some funders might be a little wary of the entrepreneurs from challenging
3 Carers Support Merton to run a series fun day as part of the MyRaynesPark fact that it’s peer support, the fact that backgrounds to fulfil their potential.
of workshops in conjunction with community festival linked with we’re young people, but the Wimbledon Young people are being given the
Mousetrap Theatre Projects improving Refugee Week. Foundation has been fully supportive. opportunity to explore enterprise,
employability through drama skills for They also gave us a laptop – things that develop a business idea and plan and
15 young carers and adult carers. 11 UpTown UK to run a weekly youth other funders might not recognise as pitch for funding to get their idea off
club with maths workshops for 50 being helpful, they’ve been there.” the ground.”
4 Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation to disadvantaged young people.
Beth Ingram, Group Co-ordinator,
run an interactive drug and alcohol
Hearts & Minds
awareness workshop in eight Merton 12 Wimbledon Guild of Social Welfare
secondary schools. to run a Positive Ageing emotional
support group for 20 people with
5 Friends in St Helier (F.I.S.H.) to provide mental health problems.
a weekly lunch for 60 older, isolated
people in Morden.
6 Hearts & Minds to provide a weekly “”
support group for young people with
mental health issues. WE ARE EMPOWERING YOUNG
ENTREPRENEURS FROM
7 London Support Youth Trust to run CHALLENGING BACKGROUNDS
a project for 30 young people to
develop business skills culminating
TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL.
in a Dragon’s Den-style event. LAURA SYMMONS
18 19
KAT IE 'S STORY
SUPPORT
FOR HOMELESS Katie* was just 17 when she arrived Katie wanted a career in childcare and
STRENGHTENING OU R
at SPEAR’s young people’s hostel in was supported by SPEAR to complete
LOC AL COMMU NITY
YOUNG PEOPLE
Merton. She had left home in her early an NVQ while she worked part-time at a
teens because her brother had been local nursery. She repeatedly failed the
abusing her. After a spell in foster care, maths element of the qualification, so
Katie was eventually referred into SPEAR provided tutoring and helped
SPEAR. The staff spent time getting to her practise sample questions until
SPEAR helps homeless people in the
know her and understanding how they she passed. Katie was recently offered
south-west London area to rebuild their could help. She was vulnerable and a full-time job as manager of a new
lives through a range of accommodation needed emotional support to come to local nursery as well as permanent
and support services. terms with her traumatic childhood. accommodation. A member of staff
They encouraged her to keep in contact recently visited her in her new flat and
The Foundation awarded SPEAR a Community Fund grant
with her grandparents and she regularly told SPEAR, “Katie looks healthy and
of £5,000 in 2017 to help fund a programme providing
went to their home and helped them with happy. She’s doing really well.”
independent living skills, and education, training and
laundry, shopping and babysitting for her
employment support for 32 homeless young people staying
nieces and nephews. *not her real name
at their Merton hostel.
OVER THE COURSE OF 2018
12 residents found work PEAR provided all 32 young people with
S
while living at the hostel or emotional and practical support, helping to
SPEAR supported 17 young people to he charity supported 21 young people to move
T immediately after; most jobs improve their confidence and, in many cases,
attend college and external training on from the hostel, exceeding SPEAR’s internal were part-time and a stepping make them feel safe and secure.
courses, helping them gain new skills target of 15, and helping prevent the young stone to more permanent and/
as well as qualifications to enhance people from experiencing future homelessness. or full-time employment. Regular activities helped build self-confidence,
their future careers. reduce social isolation and provide them with
structure and purpose to their day, outside of
formal training or work.20 21
CO M M U N I T Y F UN D
WA NDSWO RTH
PR OJ EC TS
STRENGHTENING OU R
13 Battersea Crime Prevention Panel 19 JAGS Foundation to run a user-led 25 Providence House Youth Club to
LOC AL COMMU NITY
to contribute towards a residential employment project for disadvantaged run a creative activities programme four
programme for at-risk young people young women in Merton and nights a week teaching new skills and
and provide activities for disengaged Wandsworth. raising aspirations for 100 young people
young people. living on the Winstanley Estate.
20 Learn to Love to Read to run a free,
14 Caius House to run healthy eating weekly Songs, Sounds and Stories 26 SignHealth to run social and emotional,
and cooking skills programmes for parent and toddler session with and crime prevention workshops for 20
young people from local estates in three schools. deaf children in Wandsworth and healthy
Battersea. relationships workshops for deaf adults in
21 Liberty Choir UK to support their weekly Merton and Wandsworth.
15 FAST London (part of e:merge UK) choir programme in Wandsworth
to provide sports and creative Prison. 27 Spare Tyre Theatre Company to
workshops for young people on the fund 10 performances of a non-verbal
Patmore Estate. 22 Little Village to run an outreach multi-sensory piece of theatre for
programme across Wandsworth to people with learning disabilities in
16 Free2B Alliance to fund the help families with babies and children Wandsworth and training sessions to
development of programmes for in poverty access their supplies of free help family members improve non-
referral pathways with youth and family clothes, toys and equipment. verbal communication methods.
services and to increase
the group’s ability to provide 23 Nurture to provide support for healthy 28 Society for Horticultural Therapy (Thrive)
awareness training. eating sessions for people with mental to offer therapeutic gardening training for
health problems. adults living with disabilities.
17 Fuelbanks and Families to provide
fuelbank sessions helping families in 24 Personal Support Unit to 29 STORM Family Centre to run a training and
crisis with vital support in terms of fuel provide support sessions at employability programme for young people
bills, school uniforms and winter coats. Wandsworth County Court for not in education or employment.
disadvantaged people having to
18 Generate to run a weekly social represent themselves. 30 Theodora Children’s Charity to provide
group for young adults with fortnightly visits by two Giggle Doctors to
learning disabilities including life the children’s ward at St George’s Hospital
skills workshops. to entertain the children and help take their
minds off their treatment.
31 Youth Legal and Resource Centre to
provide financial and debt advice for young
people with disabilities, young carers and
young care leavers.22 23
STRENGHTENING OU R
Learn to Love to Read Theodora Children’s Charity
LOC AL COMMU NITY
Learn to Love to Read is a literacy Theodora Children’s Charity provides
charity, established in 2014, which trained performers, called Giggle
supports primary schools in Merton Doctors, to hospitals, hospices and
and Wandsworth by providing a trained specialist care centres.
volunteer team to improve reading, Using music, magic and storytelling,
build confidence and support parental Giggle Doctors transform a child’s
engagement. Founder Teresa Harris said, hospital visit which can be a stressful
“We are thrilled to receive new funding and frightening experience, to one filled
from the Wimbledon Foundation. with laughter and fun. A grant from
Our first ever grant came from the the Wimbledon Foundation provides
Foundation, allowing us to expand into fortnightly visits by two Giggle Doctors
a second school in 2015. This second to the children’s ward at St George’s
grant is enabling us to expand our Hospital, Tooting.
pre-school Sounds, Songs and Stories
sessions to three new schools – one in
Merton and two in Wandsworth – taking
the total number of local primary schools
we are supporting up to eight.”
“”
DR EASY PEASY CHANGED OUR
WHOLE OUTLOOK. IT TAKES THE CHILD
OUT OF THE SITUATION AND
MAKES THEM FORGET EVERYTHING.
SADIE, PARENT OF IN-PATIENT ROSA24 25
ST R EN GT HE N IN G O UR
LO C AL CO MMUN ITY
ARTS & COMMU NI TY
EN GAGEM ENT (AC E )
STRENGHTENING OU R
LOC AL COMMU NITY
FUND
— Baseless Fabric Theatre's street opera “The whole energy of the workshop was
S UPPORTS A C RE ATIV E
of Die Fledermaus will be performed exhilarating and quickly dispelled any
in public spaces across Merton and preconceptions about opera singing.
Wandsworth in August 2019. The excerpt from Die Fledermaus resulted
PR OJEC T TH AT E NG AG E S Leading up to this, Baseless Fabric
Theatre is running opera workshops in
in some really high-quality singing from
the children and you could see how
excited they were by the sound they
THE LOC AL COMMU NITY schools, community centres and care
homes across the two boroughs. During
the summer term, 350 pupils with little
were making.” Year 5 teacher, Eardley
Primary School, Streatham
or no previous experience of opera
In January 2018, Baseless Fabric Theatre was awarded £50,000 payable over
took part in workshops at six primary “”
schools and one secondary school.
two years to create a street opera which will engage the local community Baseless Fabric Theatre is also MY FAVOURITE PART
particularly disadvantaged groups who might not ordinarily access the arts. working with St John Bosco College, WAS SINGING AT THE
a Wandsworth secondary school with FRONT WITH MY
low music provision, to create their own
FRIENDS. I BECAME
performances of Die Fledermaus.
MORE CONFIDENT.
YEAR 5 PUPIL, ST MARK’S PRIMARY
SCHOOL, WIMBLEDON
In addition to the ACE Fund, the Foundation is
+ supporting Polka Theatre, a children’s theatre
in Wimbledon, with a grant of £150,000
payable over two years towards its capital
redevelopment project, which includes the
transformation of the theatre’s garden into a
creative space for children.27
S UPP O RTI N G HEALT HY
A ND AC TI VE LIVES
ENABLING GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
AND ACTIVE LIVES28 29
SU PP O R T I N G HE A LTHY
AN D AC T I V E LIVE S
H E A LTH &
W E LLBEING FU ND
—
S UPPORTS P ROJ E C TS
THAT IM PROV E TH E
H E A LTH AND WE LLBE ING
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
AND ACTIVE LIVES
- 201 volunteers contributing 9,005 hours
OF RESID ENTS IN ME RTON - 3,448 beneficiaries reached by projects
- 4 3% of people supported are from
AN D WANDSWORTH BAME backgrounds
Eight local charities have been supported with grants ocial isolation and
S
of up to £30,000 per year over the last three years. loneliness are associated
with 50% excess risk of
coronary heart disease
(New Capital Philanthropy)
10,000 people aged 1 4–16% of the adult
65+ are living on their population of Merton and
own in Wandsworth Wandsworth have a common
(Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, mental health disorder
Wandsworth)
(Joint Strategic Needs Assessment)30 31
HE A LT H &
W EL L B E I NG F UN D
31
ATTI C THEATRE COMPANY
MERTON MANY VOICES DRAMA
50
63
TWO GOING FOR WORKSHOPS RUN FOR
P R OJ EC TS A SONG SINGING YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING
GROUPS WITH REFUGEES AND NEWLY
PARTICIPANTS ARRIVED ASYLUM SEEKERS
1 Attic Theatre Company
Attic Roots and Shoots is an arts
programme supporting older people,
young refugees and asylum seekers, and
disadvantaged young people. The Going for
a Song singing groups tackle social isolation
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
while a touring play raises awareness
AND ACTIVE LIVES
of safety issues for older residents. The
Many Voices and Leap! workshops aim to
help disadvantaged students with their
confidence and communication skills.
The Ma Kelly’s Doorstep home-safety
production was performed to 225 older
people in community centres across Merton
and Wandsworth. 98% felt better informed.
2 Home-Start Merton
Their Plus Project works with families and
schools in East Mitcham to tackle healthy
THE MA KELLY’S
DOORSTEP WAS
eating and wellbeing issues. Cook and
PERFORMED TO
225
Eat sessions help parents to prepare and
cook healthy meals and the Money for Life
programme covers budgeting, banking,
shopping and planning.
OLDER PEOPLE32 33
38
MVSC HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO PROVIDE
TRAINED JIGSAW4U VOLUNTEERS
100
GROUP SESSIONS AND
3 Jigsaw4u
Jigsaw4u, which specialises in supporting
children coping with trauma, runs a mentoring
scheme for vulnerable Year 6 students aged
PROVIDE WEEKLY ONE-HOUR ONE- 10–11 years who are in significant need of
ONE-TO-ONE SESSIONS support during the transition to secondary
TO-ONE MENTORING SUPPORT school due to difficult family circumstances.
FOR PEOPLE LIVING
TO VULNERABLE YEAR 6 PUPILS 38 trained volunteers provide weekly
WITH MENTAL HEALTH one-hour one-to-one mentoring support
to vulnerable Year 6 pupils at Merton
CONDITIONS primary schools.
4 Merton Voluntary
Service Council (MVSC)
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
This project, now delivered by Commonside
AND ACTIVE LIVES
Community Development Trust, supports
people living with mental health conditions.
Peer-support groups and drop-in sessions
inform people about self-help, healthy eating
and wellbeing activities.
“”
BY SHARING OUR RESOURCES, IDEAS
AND EXPERIENCE AND WITH THE HELP OF
THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE 100 WEEKLY DAY
AND EVENING GROUP SESSIONS AND
ONE-TO-ONE SESSIONS IN THE EAST OF
THE BOROUGH WHERE RESIDENTS ARE
MOST AFFECTED BY THE GAP IN MENTAL
HEALTH PROVISION, SUPPORT AND
SUITABLE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
MARCELLA MELONI, PROJECT LEAD, COMMONSIDE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST34 35
HE A LT H &
W EL L B E I NG F UN D
WA NDSWO RTH 7
Leonard Cheshire’s Randall
Close Resource Centre + The second round of the Health &
Wellbeing Fund was launched in the
P R OJ EC TS The Keep Warm, Keep Well project aims to
reduce excess winter deaths and tackle social
autumn of 2018 with the total funding
available increased to £600,000 over
three years. The successful applicants
exclusion faced by disabled and older people.
will be announced in January 2019.
Winter Warming sessions help those at risk to
5
stay warm and to better insulate their homes,
Age UK Wandsworth
The Out and About service helps older
people at risk of isolation. Volunteers support
6 Home-Start Wandsworth
The Your Health, Your Future project is a
home-visiting scheme for vulnerable families
while Keep Warm packs provide hats, gloves,
soup and, where needed, heaters and duvets.
Keep Warm, Keep Well has reached 3,000
older people who lack confidence to go out with children aged 0–5 years. Volunteers help
people over the course of three years providing
into the community alone, for example by support better family health and wellbeing
advice and practical items to help people stay
accompanying them on a trip to the shops in the home. “Our trained volunteers visit a
warm in their homes.
or a walk in the park. family at home for approximately three hours
a week for six to 12 months providing non-
"I felt trapped inside my own home and felt
8
judgemental, practical and emotional support.
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
ever so lonely. Before Denisa came, I felt like We see parents’ mental health and wellbeing Share Community
I was dying. It was hard just to get out of bed.
AND ACTIVE LIVES
improve, they become more confident and The Live Well, Feel Great project is a healthy
Now I look forward to seeing her and I have a resilient and much less isolated. Home- living programme for adults with learning
reason to get up in the morning. She calls me Start’s support enables parents to give their disabilities and long-term health conditions.
during the week and that contact makes me children a healthier and more positive future.” Share Community delivers a range of bespoke
feel wanted and that I have a purpose for life." Holly Stilgoe, Vice-Chair, Home- activities including accessible yoga, managing
Start Wandsworth diet and diabetes workshops and provides one-
“” to-one support to manage health issues.
THAT CONTACT MAKES ME FEEL WANTED Edmund was very shy when he first visited Share
AND THAT I HAVE A PURPOSE FOR LIFE. and a bit hesitant to join in with activities but
SUSAN, SUPPORTED BY THE OUT AND ABOUT SERVICE recently took part in the Live Well, Feel Great
project and has been working towards his goal of
preparing healthy meals at home. Before taking
part in the project, Edmund said he felt unsure
about preparing healthy meals. Share supported
him in learning to prepare a healthy meal, from
choosing what to cook, creating a shopping list
and buying the ingredients, to preparing and
cooking the meal. After the project, Edmund said
“I feel great because I now know what’s good for
you”. He feels it’s given him more confidence to
cook at home and make healthy food choices.36 37
SU P P O R T I N G HE A LTHY More than 40 local groups and clubs active
in the boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth
A ND AC T I V E LIVE S
applied to the Get Set, Get Active Fund with
grants totalling £64,500 awarded to 29 wide-
ranging projects helping cover items such as
equipment and kits, coaching fees and venue
hire. An additional £20,000 was awarded to
G E T SET,
two schools sports projects in Merton
and Wandsworth.
G E T AC TIVE FU ND
Funding awarded by the Get Set, Get Active
Fund in the financial year 2016/17 for activities
taking place in 2017/18 contributed to:
— –– 942 activity sessions with more than
5,000 participants
AIMS TO HELP –– activities involving 630 participants with
a disability of some kind
I MPROVE PE OPLE ’ S
–– 2,000 hours of sports and physical activities
–– 2,751 people trying a new activity for the
PHYS IC AL AND
first time
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
AND ACTIVE LIVES
M E N TAL WELLBE ING
Grants are awarded to projects providing opportunities for people
to take part in a physical or sports activity or learn a new skill.
here is a gap of 6.2 years
T
33% of children in
in life expectancy for men
Wandsworth aged 10–11
between the 30% most
are obese or overweight
deprived and 30% least (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Wandsworth)
deprived areas in Merton
(Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Merton)
56.7% of adults in Merton
aged 18 and over are
overweight or obese
(Joint Strategic Needs Assessment,Merton)38 39
G E T S E T, G ET AC TIVE F UN D
P R OJ EC TS
IN M ERTO N
1 AFC Wimbledon Foundation to 8 Merton Voluntary Association for
run a summer multisport activity the Blind (Merton Vision) to run falls
programme for young people on prevention sessions, yoga, Zumba and
the High Path Estate. aerobic classes for visually impaired
people in Merton.
2 Carers Support Merton to run tailored
exercise sessions for adults who are 9 Merton Weightlifting Club to purchase
providing unpaid caring to friends a compression bench and contribute
or relatives. towards weightlifting coaching.
3 Cardiac Exercise Club to run exercise 10 Morden Little League to purchase
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
sessions for people recovering from goalposts and kit for this free football
AND ACTIVE LIVES
heart problems. club for children.
4 Commonside Community 11 The Merton and Morden Guild of Social
Development Trust to run physical Services to run exercise classes for
activity sessions for older people older people specifically tailored to Merton and Morden Guild was awarded
aged 70–90. those who have suffered a fall. a Get Set, Get Active Fund grant towards
exercise classes for older people specifically
tailored to those who have suffered a fall and
5 FUSION – Merton Multicultural Group 12 Wimbledon Guild of Social Welfare have attended the NHS Staying Steady Falls
to run yoga, Pilates and swimming to run a programme of exercise
sessions for BAME groups in Merton classes for over 50s in Wimbledon Prevention course.
and Wandsworth. and Mitcham.
“”
6 Merton Hockey Club to run hockey 13 Wimbledon and District Woodcraft WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO
sessions for young people in Morden Folk to run music and movement
and Mitcham. sessions for 10 to 15-year-olds. TAKE A NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE TO
GET ACTIVE, IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL
ABILITY, ENJOY THEIR LIVES AND HAVE
7 Merton Sports and Social Club for 14 Kinetic Foundation to run a Friday FUN. GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO
the Blind to purchase a tandem bicycle night football club for young people
for cycling sessions with visually in Pollards Hill. EXERCISE CAN POSITIVELY IMPROVE THE
impaired members. EFFECTS OF ISOLATION, LONELINESS
AND HELP INCREASE SOCIAL
INTERACTION, WHICH
WILL IMPROVE WELLBEING.
HAMISH DUNCAN, GENERAL SECRETARY
FOR MERTON AND MORDEN GUILD40 41
GE T S E T, GE T AC T IV E F U ND
PR OJE C TS IN
WA N DSWOR T H
15 Autumn Rose Club (60+) to run 24 Regenerate UK to run football sessions
exercise sessions for older people who for young people aged 11+ from the
live in and around Balham. Alton Estate.
16 Bec Korfball Club to run korfball 25 Rising Star Support CIC to run non-
sessions for children primarily from contact mixed martial arts training
the Furzedown, Graveney and Tooting sessions for 11 to 25-year-olds.
wards in Wandsworth.
26 Sport4Health Community Interest
17 Capoyoga UK to run yoga and martial Company to develop a badminton club
arts sessions for carers of those with for over 60s in Battersea.
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
high needs.
27 Tooting and Balham Squad (TABS)
AND ACTIVE LIVES
18 CARAS (Community Action for to run netball sessions for young
Refugees and Asylum Seekers) to run people in Wandsworth and Merton.
swimming lessons for unaccompanied
asylum-seeking children. 28 Wandsworth Boxing
Academy towards equipment and
19 Disability Sports Coach to run a coaching for a boxing club for young
Community Action for Refugees and Asylum community sports club for disabled adults in Tooting.
adults and children in Battersea.
Seekers (CARAS) supports people of refugee
and asylum-seeking backgrounds who live in 29 Zesh Rehman Foundation to run a
20 Dolphin Special Needs Swimming summer soccer camp for young people
south-west London. Club to run swimming lessons for aged 14 to 18 years in Tooting.
disabled children and adults.
Their Get Set, Get Active Fund grant is helping provide
swimming lessons for refugee children in Wandsworth.
“” 21 For Brian CIC to run yoga for people
"Young people want to learn to swim, but due to coming living with dementia and their families.
to the country at age 14+, they were unable to access the OFTEN THE YOUNG PEOPLE
school coaching."
WE WORK WITH HAVE HAD 22 Katherine Low Settlement to run
chair-based exercise for over 65s
TO UNDERTAKE DIFFICULT
CARAS will be working in partnership with Cindy Swim in Battersea. + Ticket Resale Fund donations have also been
School in Battersea to teach young people to swim, SEA CROSSINGS, WHICH CAN made to charities and projects supporting
improve their wellbeing and advocate for more swimming LEAD TO FEAR OF WATER. 23 Paul's Cancer Support Centre to run healthy and active lives including the Tennis
Foundation, Fields in Trust, Give It Your Max
classes for secondary school students in Wandsworth. EGLE BANELYTE, YOUTH COORDINATOR, CARAS a dance project for women recovering
from cancer. and The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust.42 43
SU PP O R T I N G HE A LTHY
AN D AC T I V E LIVE S
WORKING WITH
1 3
WATERAID
—
Recognising that water is vital to
Wimbledon but that many around
the world do not have access to clean
water, the Wimbledon Foundation
launched a three-year partnership
with WaterAid in March 2018.
2
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
The Foundation is donating £100,000 annually
AND ACTIVE LIVES
for three years to help WaterAid in its mission to
ensure everyone has access to clean water, decent
toilets and good hygiene by 2030. The funding will
support three wide-ranging projects in Malawi,
Ethiopia and Nepal helping to create better health
HEALTHY STARTS
for more than 125,000 people.
IN ETHIOPIA
Six in 10 Ethiopians do not have The Wimbledon Foundation will be helping
WaterAid to: provide clean water, decent
access to clean water and less than
toilets and good hygiene in 10 schools and
a quarter of healthcare facilities four health centres, helping to transform the
in rural areas have access to clean lives of thousands of children and their families
water. This project focuses on the for years to come; reach 47,000 people with
access to clean water through community wells,
rural district of Burie where only 13%
boreholes and water points; provide families in
of healthcare facilities have a clean 15 villages with a toilet of their own.
water supply and just 4%
have hand-washing facilities.44 45
WO R K I NG WITH
WAT ER A I D
DELIVERING
LIFE IN MALAWI R E AC HIN G T HE
In Malawi, 75% of healthcare he Wimbledon Foundation will be
T
U N R E AC HE D IN N E PA L
helping WaterAid to: reach 27,300
facilities still do not have clean
mothers and their families with clean
water and 63% don’t have water; construct boreholes in health
decent toilets. This project units across 16 communities, ensuring
aims to reduce maternal the units have toilets, bathing facilities,
and incinerators for waste disposal;
and new-born mortality by
train 185 healthcare professionals
providing access to clean and reach more than 14,000 people
SUPPORTING HEALTHY
water, toilets and good hygiene in the wider community with good
at health centres and in the hygiene messaging.
AND ACTIVE LIVES
wider community.
Grace Kapeka, 52, from Jani village in
Malawi now has water close to home since
WaterAid built a pump in her village. It
means she only has to walk 200 steps to
collect clean water and has more time to
grow vegetables in her garden to provide
food for her family. REACHING THE
UNREACHED IN NEPAL
While access to clean water is The Wimbledon Foundation will be helping
WaterAid to: provide 9,000 people with clean
high in the Siraha district of Nepal,
water; provide 30,000 people with decent
when it comes to marginalised toilets, helping to improve the health of women
groups such as Dalits this is much and their families; empower 600 Dalit women to
lower, and a lack of toilets means regain a significant amount of time in their daily
lives; help households to practise good hygiene.
a high prevalence of water-
related diseases.47
D EVELO P I NG
YO UN G PEOPLE
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
TO LEARN SKILLS FOR LIFE
YOUN G PE OPLE
DE VELOPI NG48 49
D EV E LOP I N G
YO U NG PE OP L E
The AELTC coaching team
continues to include and develop
young people from the WJTI. Emmanuel's Story
T H E WI MBL EDON JUNIOR
Five teenagers achieved their LTA Level 1 Emmanuel Smith (pictured on the front cover)
coaching qualifications and joined the coaching joined the WJTI aged 5 following a visit to his
team in 2018 with three more players taking the Mitcham primary school in 2002. Emmanuel
T EN NI S I NI TIATIVE (WJTI) course in the coming months.
The AELTC Community Sports Ground in
took part in all aspects of the WJTI including
representing the Club in Sweden and Ireland as
a junior before taking his coaching qualifications.
— Raynes Park provides opportunities for wider
use by the local community with 250 children
from local schools attending free weekly tennis
He is now an LTA Accredited Level 3 Coach
working for WJTI in addition to his work as the
Merton Community Coach. Through the WJTI,
V ISITED 70 STATE lessons during term time and junior and adult
tennis programmes open to the public. Merton
School Sport Partnership has also been using
Emmanuel has gained skills, knowledge and full-
time employment.
PR IMARY SC H OOLS the facilities to host teacher-training events and
tournaments.
I N 2 018
The WJTI introduced more than 14,000 children in Merton and
Wandsworth to tennis. Around 300 children attend free weekly
training sessions learning to play tennis as well as the life-skills and
values sport brings such as teamwork, discipline and fairness.
YOUN G PE OPLE
DE VELOPI NG50 51
D EV E LOP I N G
YO U NG PE OP L E
LEARNING
—
The Foundation works in During 2017/18, more than 9,500
people took part in a Learning activity
partnership with the Learning
including formal school workshops,
team of the Wimbledon Lawn university lectures and family fun days.
Tennis Museum to use the Complimentary visits were also offered
heritage and experience of to 20 local secondary schools to boost
awareness of our Learning programmes
The Championships to support
within Merton and Wandsworth.
the education of young people.
“”
In June, the Learning team gained
national recognition with the prestigious THE VISIT GAVE US A WONDERFUL
Sandford Award. The award is an INSIGHT INTO THE TRADITIONS,
independently judged, quality assured VALUES AND TOTAL MAGIC OF
assessment of education programmes WIMBLEDON. THERE WAS A
across museums and heritage sites. BRILLIANT APPROACH FROM THE
GUIDES WITH ENTHUSIASTIC,
CARING, WISE, KNOWLEDGEABLE
AND INTERACTIVE DELIVERY.
THE BISHOP STORTFORD SCHOOL
YOUN G PE OPLE
DE VELOPI NG
The Learning team took to the road again in
2018, presenting the Living Surface exhibition
at the AEGON Open in Nottingham and the
AEGON Classic in Birmingham. Visitors to the
exhibition found out what might be in store
for the future of grass court tennis and
remembered some of the greatest players
to grace the surface. Local school children
attended workshops linked to the exhibition.52 53
D EV E LOP I N G
YO U NG PE OP L E
WORKING WITH MAGIC BUS
— Rehman’s story began supporting the Magic Bus
Livelihood Centre in Delhi. Sensing an
Rehman grew up in the slum opportunity for growth, Rehman was
Internationally, the Wimbledon Youth unemployment is one of the significant community of Govindpuri, one of the first young people to enroll
challenges facing India today. Currently, over Delhi where his father on the Livelihood Programme and with
Foundation continues its
24 million young people aged 15 to 24 are not Magic Bus’ support and guidance, he has
partnership with Magic Bus, in employment, education or training. Many do
struggled to support their
recently fulfilled his dream of becoming a
a leading sport-for-development not have the skills or knowledge necessary to family of nine on an income tennis coach. He is now coaching children
charity in India. find formal, sustainable employment that offers of less than £140 a month. five days a week and is embarking on a
a good wage or salary, particularly if they come Despite his family’s circumstances, four-month professional All India Tennis
from marginalised backgrounds. Rehman managed to continue his Association course followed by a year-
The project, which complements the AELTC’s
education to 12th grade, a crucial long paid internship as a tennis coach with
Road to Wimbledon event in the country, uses
benchmark year in the Indian the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association and
a tennis-linked curriculum to help change The Magic Bus Livelihood Programme is
education system. affiliated institutions.
behaviours in areas such as health and gender designed to help young people identify their
equality amongst children and parents from aspirations and develop the hard and soft skills
underprivileged backgrounds in Delhi. The Two years ago, Rehman joined the Magic “The life skill sessions instilled my
necessary to achieve them. After three months
funding also supports a Livelihood Centre in Bus sport-for-development project confidence and made me believe in my
of support, a Livelihood Programme graduate
Nangloi, Delhi, which helps 18 to 25-year-olds and quickly impressed the team with skills and abilities to become what I
will have identified where they want to work,
to move into sustained employment, further his incredible enthusiasm for sport, aspire to. I love being a coach, and this is
developed interview and teamwork skills,
education or career-based training. particularly tennis. Rehman became a what I want to do for the rest of my life.
computer and English language skills, and
Community Youth Leader for Magic Bus I would’ve never thought tennis would
have been placed in a working role in, or
aged just 17-years-old and fortuitously, as get me here, and now I can barely
related to, their chosen area.
he turned 18, the Wimbledon Foundation imagine my life without it”. Rehman
YOUN G PE OPLE
DE VELOPI NG55
H E L PI N G TH OSE IN NEED
SUPPORTING CHARITIES THROUGH
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE CLUB
HE LPIN G THOS E
IN NE ED56 57
HE L PI N G T H OSE IN N E E D
T I C KET TICKET RESALE
RESAL E F UN D SCHEME RAISED
Wimbledon’s well-established
IN 2018
£406,000
Ticket Resale scheme during
The Championships raised over Merton Winter Night Shelter
£406,000 for the Wimbledon Struggling with alcohol and substance misuse,
Foundation in 2018, including a 38-year-old Rob found himself living on the
generous contribution of £170,000 streets after breaking up with his partner and
leaving his job as a scaffolder.
from HSBC, official banking partner
of The Championships. “I was sleeping in car parks and at A&E at St
George’s Hospital until I got moved on, as well
The Foundation made donations from the as sofa surfing,” he says. Friends’ goodwill
Ticket Resale Fund to a number of local charities understandably ran out though and he found
and charities nominated by organisations himself at the Merton Winter Night Shelter
supporting The Championships. seeking help. Rob spent 10 weeks at the shelter
during which time staff and volunteers helped
Two local homeless shelters – Glass Door in him keep to his drug and alcohol recovery plan
Wandsworth and the YMCA Merton Winter and replace lost identification documents and
Night Shelter – received donations. Both bank cards.
shelters, run in partnership with local faith
“”
groups and by volunteers, give guests a warm
dry place to sleep, a hot meal and support in THE MERTON WINTER NIGHT
getting back on their feet. SHELTER SAVED MY LIFE. IF I HAD STAYED
ON THE STREETS, I WOULD HAVE HAD
Other local charities that received donations A RELAPSE INTO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL,
included Groundwork London, the Mayor of I KNOW IT. I CAN’T THANK THE
Merton’s Charities, the Mayor of Wandsworth’s TEAM ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT THEY
Charities, St George’s Hospital Charity and HAVE DONE FOR ME.
Mitcham Town Community Trust.
ROB
HE LPIN G THOS E
IN NE ED58 59
HE L PI N G T H OSE IN N E E D
HEROES ON AND
OFF THE COURT
In recognition of the integral role Tia has been supported by Airplay,
members of the armed forces and a youth support service for children
emergency services play in delivering growing up on RAF bases across the UK.
The Championships, Ticket Resale
Fund donations totalling £100,000 At the Gentlemen’s Singles Final,
were made to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, 11-year-old Joshua Bills performed the
the Metropolitan & City Police Orphans coin toss. Joshua has autism and together
Fund, the Royal Air Force Benevolent with his family has been supported by
Fund, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines The Fire Fighters Charity’s Child and
Charity and The Fire Fighters Charity. Family Programme. His father, Dan, is a
member of the London Fire Brigade and
The Royal Air Force Benevolent a Service Steward at The Championships.
Fund (RAFBF) and The Fire Fighters
Charity were also nominated for the The Honorary Stewards at
coin toss ceremonies. The Championships were invited to
nominate beneficiary charities and
Eleven-year-old Tia Carter performed donations will be made to Christians
the coin toss at the Ladies’ Singles Against Poverty and the NSPCC.
Final representing the Royal Air Force A donation was also made to Queen
Benevolent Fund. Tia’s father is an RAF Elizabeth’s Foundation for
serviceman, as was her mother who Disabled People.
passed away in November 2017.
“”
YOU GAVE US THE MOST AMAZING DAY OF
OUR LIVES. JOSH IS SO IMMENSELY HAPPY, I’VE
NEVER SEEN HIM SO HAPPY. I CAN’T ACTUALLY
HE LPIN G THOS E
PUT INTO WORDS HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO
HAVE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IN NE ED
DAN BILLS60 61
HE L PI N G T H OSE IN N E E D
C H R I ST MAS NETS FROM
T HE CHAMPIONSHIPS
BEYOND OUR GRANT PROGRAMMES, THE WIMBLEDON PA RT Y FO R DONATED TO
FOUNDATION USES THE RESOURCES OF THE CLUB AND ME RTO N FOST E R CO URTS IN MERTON
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED IN AS AND WANDSWORTH
MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE. CARERS
Sunday lunch and
tour for the YMCA BESPOK E Bespoke Learning
Merton Winter Night visits for Age UK workshops for
2,500 250 Y M C A
Shelter guests
£15,000 R AI SED Merton and Share children from
BALLS
F R OM THE SA L E
OF U S ED BA L L S
AELTC Community Jigsaw4u
items of overnight
SPONSORSHIP OF
SOUTHFIELDS
plants donated to
equipment donated to
More than 100 guests
10 local charities
WIMBLEDON CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS from 40 charities visited
The Championships
25 0
More than 50
pairs of glasses IBM social
left behind at media FOOD
ITEMS
1,000 items
The Championships workshop for
sent to prizes donated to DONATED TO
Vision Aid supported FOODBANKS
fundraising events donated to children in
charities
Overseas Africa by School Aid CHR I ST M AS G I F TS FOR ST G E O RG E ’ S 6 0 0 KG
HOSP I TAL CHI LDR EN’S WA RD
IT equipment donated to Baseless
HE LPIN G THOS E
DONATIONS TO NIGHT
Fabric Theatre, Attic Theatre SHELTERS AND THE
raised for different causes through the BRITISH RED CROSS
Company and Hearts & Minds
IN NE ED
Members’ Tickets for Charity scheme REFUGEE CENTRE62 63
C H A M PI O N SHI P S H IGHLIGH TS
–– 10,000 young people took part in –– Staff, volunteers and beneficiaries
Explore Wimbledon, our illustrated from 40 projects supported by the
activity booklet designed to help Foundation enjoyed visits and behind-
children discover the magic and the scenes tours at The Championships.
traditions of The Championships.
–– 2018 marked the 150th Anniversary of
–– Visitors in the Queue were able to view The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet
our joint exhibition with WaterAid, Club. To celebrate the Club’s heritage,
Championing Clean Water. Using the Wimbledon Foundation encouraged
Augmented Reality, visitors could see players and spectators to have a go at
photographs come to life and watch mini croquet.
stories from people around the world
–– Keith Prowse, official hospitality
showing the difference clean water
provider at The Championships,
makes to communities.
announced that in 2019 they will
–– The Wimbledon Foundation benefitted be donating £5 to the Wimbledon
from the sale of two products in the Foundation for every hospitality
Wimbledon Shop. A 2018 mug package sold.
featuring the Foundation logo raised
£30,000 while a limited-edition Roger
Federer towel raised £15,000 for the
Wimbledon Foundation and £15,000
for the Roger Federer Foundation.
HSBC, official banking partner of
The Championships, invited charities
supported by the Foundation to “”
take part in coaching clinics on their
pop-up tennis court in the Queue. THANK YOU SO MUCH
Children from Give It Your Max and WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION.
Squash Squared took part in clinics
THESE ARE MEMORIES THE
led by Judy Murray, Tim Henman
and Anne Keothavong. Wheelchair
CHILDREN WILL HAVE FOREVER.
tennis players supported by The Dan STACEY ROSS, SQUASH SQUARED
Maskell Trust took part in a coaching
clinic with Tim Henman at the AELTC
Community Sports Ground.64 65
THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 31 JULY 2018 31 JULY 2017
(INCORPORATING AN INCOME £000 £000
AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FI N AN C E, TRUST EES INCOME
A ND FO UN DATI ON TEAM DONATIONS RECEIVED
INVESTMENT INTEREST RECEIVED
1,470
10
1,258
8
COMMUNITY INCOME 0 10
The Wimbledon Foundation is a The full statutory accounts were
company limited by guarantee and its approved by the Wimbledon Foundation TOTAL INCOME 1,480 1,276
sole member is The All England Lawn board of trustees on 4 December 2018
EXPENDITURE
Tennis & Croquet Club Limited (‘the and Deloitte LLP issued an unqualified
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES (1,620) (1,289)
Club’). Incoming resources principally audit opinion thereon which did not
comprise donations from the Club contain an emphasis of matter or TOTAL EXPENDITURE (1,620) (1,289)
and, on behalf of The Championships, any statement under s496(2) or (3)
NET EXPENDITURE BEFORE INVESTMENT GAINS (140) (13)
The All England Lawn Tennis Club of the Companies Act 2006. The full
(Championships) Limited (‘AELTC’). statutory accounts have been filed with NET INVESTMENT GAINS 65 84
AELTC provides administrative, the Charity Commission and a copy NET (EXPENDITURE) / INCOME FOR THE YEAR (75) 71
staffing and operational support to the can be obtained from the Wimbledon
Wimbledon Foundation without charge. Foundation, AELTC, Church Road, RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
London SW19 5AE. FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD 1,780 1,709
Support of the Wimbledon Foundation FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 1,705 1,780
by the Club and The Championships TRUSTEES
is separate from and additional to
Ian Hewitt (Chairman)
the distribution of the large majority
Sir Keith Ajegbo
of the financial surplus from BALANCE SHEET AS AT AS AT
Nick Bitel 31 JULY 2018 31 JULY 2017
The Championships to the Lawn
Philip Brook (AELTC Chairman) £000 £000
Tennis Association generally for the
Ashley Tatum
development of tennis at all levels
The Hon. Bruce Weatherill
in the UK. FIXED ASSETS
Sir Nicholas Young
INVESTMENTS 703 638
The tables opposite are not the statutory
accounts but a summary of information FOUNDATION TEAM CURRENT ASSETS
extracted from the Foundation’s Annual Martin Guntrip, Club Director DEBTORS 520 212
Report and Financial Statements 2018. Helen Parker, Foundation & Community Manager CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND 574 1,009
Wai Chan, Grants & Community Officer
1,094 1,221
Rachel Swithinbank, Communications Officer
Heather Wentworth, Team Administrator CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN 1 YEAR (92) (79)
Kate Wilson, Grants & Community Officer
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,002 1,142
The Foundation team would like to thank their NET ASSETS 1,705 1,780
colleagues across the AELTC for their ongoing FUNDS OF THE FOUNDATION
support and input. 1,705 1,780
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND
TOTAL FUNDS 1,705 1,78066
IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2017/18 THE
WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION SUPPORTED
THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS:
LO O KI N G A HEA D TO 2019 ABF The Soldiers’ Charity
AFC Wimbledon Foundation
Jigsaw4u
Katherine Low Settlement
Raynes Park Salvation Army
Regenerate
Age UK Wandsworth Learn to Love to Read Rising Stars Support CIC
Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Leonard Cheshire Disability Randall Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
Health Merton Branch Close Resource Centre
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity
Over the coming year, we Internationally, we will continue to
Attic Theatre Company Liberty Choir UK
develop our partnership programmes Save the Children
will continue to expand the Autumn Rose Club Little Village
with WaterAid and Magic Bus. Share Community
scope, and depth, of the Baseless Fabric Theatre London Community Foundation
SignHealth
Foundation’s activities and Internally, we will be developing Battersea Crime Prevention Panel
Grenfell Tower Appeal
Spare Tyre Theatre Company
grant programmes within further our planning, monitoring and Bec Korfball Club
London Youth Support Trust
Sport4Health CIC
evaluation processes so that we can more Magic Bus
the framework of our four British Red Cross Solidarity Fund
Society for Horticultural Therapy
knowledgeably and clearly articulate the Mayor of Merton’s Fund
long-term goals. overall outcomes of the Foundation’s Caius House (Thrive)
Mayor of Wandsworth’s Fund
various activities. We will also be Capoyoga UK St George’s Hospital Charity
Merton & Morden Guild of Social Service
Locally, we will fund programmes implementing a new grants management CARAS STORM Family Centre
system to improve our efficiency and Merton Hockey Club
to increase the capacity of the local Cardiac Exercise Club Stroke Association
voluntary sector, improving skills continuing to strengthen other internal Merton Mencap
Carers Support Merton Sunny-sid3up
and knowledge to equip voluntary procedures. Rocket Science will complete Merton Music Foundation
Commonside Community Development Tennis First
organisations to succeed in their a two-year external evaluation and we
Merton School Sport Partnership
look forward to further recommendations Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation Tennis Foundation
objectives. The Wandsworth Innovation,
Merton Sports and Social Club for the
Skills and Empowerment (WISE) in light of this constructive evaluation of Disability Sports Coach The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
Blind
Programme is a new three-year our progress. Dolphin Special Needs Swimming Club The Fire Fighters Charity
Merton Vision
investment to be made jointly by the Enable Leisure & Culture The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
We are thrilled that the Foundation will Merton Voluntary Service Council
Wimbledon Foundation and Battersea FAST London Theodora Children’s Charity
Power Station Foundation to support receive a significant contribution from the Merton Weightlifting Club
proceeds of The No.1 Court Celebration, a Fields in Trust Tooting and Balham Squad
the development and diversity of Metropolitan Police & City Orphans
medium-sized voluntary and community special exhibition event to commemorate For Brian CIC Fund Unicef
organisations based in Wandsworth. the new No.1 Court roof on 19 May 2019. Free2B Alliance Mitcham Town Community Trust Uptown UK
Visit wimbledon.com to find out more. Friends In St Helier (FISH) Wandsworth Boxing Academy
Morden Little League
Nationally, an important step in pursuit Fuelbanks and Families WaterAid
Nurture
of our goal of developing young people
FUSION National Autistic Society Merton Branch Wimbledon and Putney Common
will be working with a selected partner Conservators
Generate Oxfam
or partners to shape a new programme,
Wimbledon District Woodcraft Folk
reflecting Wimbledon’s values, aimed at Give It Your Max Paul’s Cancer Support Centre
providing a cohort of young people from Wimbledon Guild
Glass Door Homeless Charity Personal Support Unit (PSU)
disadvantaged backgrounds around Wimbledon Society
Groundwork London Polka Theatre
the UK with the opportunity to develop YMCA London South West
Hearts & Minds Princess Alice Hospice
skills and confidence by gaining a sports Youth Legal and Resource Centre
Home-Start Merton Providence House Youth Club
leadership qualification and becoming
Zesh Rehman Foundation
young leaders in their local communities. Home-Start Wandsworth Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for
JAGS Foundation Disabled PeopleWimbledon Foundation
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