September 2013 Update

Key Facts: 

1. The Morden Tavern development will have houses, flats & some shop units.
2. A bar/pub or restaurant will remain on the site.
3. The Morden Tavern Group hopes to form a co-operative to rent the bar with community shares.
4. There is an approved business plan & many potential investors.
5. The Morden Tavern Group has applied for it to be registered as an ‘Asset of Community Value’. This would enable the community to bid for a unit on the site.
6. St Helier Estate is the only estate in Merton without a community centre.

Please see below for how you can support the ‘Asset of Community Value’ application. 

Support the Morden Tavern Groups’s application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an 'Asset of Community Value'

19/9/13

Please support the Morden Tavern Groups’s application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an Asset of Community Value, (click on the image below if you’d like help). If you live on the St Helier Estate please email all three ward councillors who will be consulted on this application. They are; Maxi Martin, maxi.martin@merton.gov.uk , Dennis Pearce; dennis.pearce@merton.gov.uk and Stan Anderson; stan.anderson@merton.gov.uk.

Please get as many residents on the estate to do the same. If you live in Merton but not in St Helier you can email council officer Howard Joy; howard.joy@merton.gov.uk to register your support. 

You can copy and paste this message into an email: 

I am a St Helier resident and I support the Morden Tavern Group and their application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an asset of community value. Over 450 residents have already signed a petition asking Merton to do this and I feel it is important that you support the wishes of the community you represent.

I look forward to hearing from you on this matter soon.

Regards:

Name:

The St Helier Pub Group always welcomes new members and supporters. If you would like to join or support the St Helier Pub Group, contact us at: Tavern.development@virginmedia.com 

You can also 'like' us on facebook to support our campaign: facebook.com/MordenTavern and follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveMordenTav 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT 

Watch the Merton Council debate on the Morden Tavern

12/9/13

Merton Council debates the conservative motion regarding Assets of Community Value. The Morden Tavern gets several mentions. Well worth a look; go to 01:35 to 01:52 to watch what happened.

http://www.merton.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/112355

Merton Conservatives's Agenda

10/9/13

Merton Conservatives will be placing a motion before the full council on Wednesday in support of local communities trying to ‘list’ local assets. The Morden Tavern gets a mention.

http://www.merton.gov.uk/democratic_services/w-agendas/w-reports/_9000-9999/9977.pdf

Morden Tavern Group submits application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an 'Asset of Community Value' with 34 signatures

1/9/13

On the 28th of August, the Morden Tavern Group or MTG submitted an application to have the Morden Tavern listed as an Asset of Community Value. The group currently has 34 members who all live on the St Helier Estate and they all signed the application, which only required 21 signatures to make the application legally valid. The St Helier Pub Group offered its support and advice with their application. If accepted it would warrant the community the chance to buy or lease and run the Pub / Bar, which the developer promised to provide as part of their appeal to the planning inspector.