Workshops
The real experts about a place are not the professionals but the people who live and work there. Often they do not have a voice, there is no neutral ground in which people can suggest ideas for improvement and comment on proposed development. For this reason we have actively embraced participation in our own backyard - since 1999 we have supported local urban design initatives, and held workshops bringing citizens and decision-makers together through the Wimbledon Civic Forum’s Urban Design Task Force. For a flavour of the initatives locally in Wimbledon, see the Urban Design Task Force messageboard. Marcus Beale is currently chairman of the Wimbledon
Civic Forum. Topics have included
- The London Plan
- Public Space
- Nelson Hospital
- Merton Priory (2)
- Merton Priory (1)
- Wimbledon Town Centre
- Wimbledon Park
- Raynes Park (2)
- Raynes Park 1
- YMCA redevelopment
- Visions for Wimbledon (3)
Wimbledon College of Art Foyer [photo: Marcus Peel]