Petition Tag - merton

Wimbledon Speedway was founded in 1928 and have raced at Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane between 1928 and 1991 and again from 2002, until the stadium owners refused to extend our tenancy at the end of 2005.

The club has won multiple League Championships, World Individual Titles and many other domestic trophies, and are the most successful professional team sports club in the borough.

After five years away from the track, our efforts are now concentrated on bringing the club back to a competitive existence within its spiritual home.

For this we simply require the support of the local council, London Borough of Merton.

Please sign the petition, completing all the required fields, to show your support for the return of the Wimbledon 'Dons' Speedway Club.

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Following the 'credit crunch' the expansion of the highly successful Tramlink has been removed from the political agenda. This is despite South London possessing poor transport links and billions of pounds still being poured into Cross Rail, the Olympics and tube upgrades.

Currently the fastest way to travel from Purley to Brixton via public transport is to take a train north into Victoria and then the Victoria line south, this takes 50 minutes. Expanding the tram network is a 'green' way of easing road congestion and allowing South London to reach its potential.

In order to ease chronic overcrowding in central London it would be sensible to open up more locations for firms to locate in South London which requires investment in a truly integrated transport network.

We demand that the following tram routes are immediately funded and put into action:

Purley to Brixton
Crystal Palace extension
Sutton (via Morden) extension

Tram integration with the DLR should also be considered.

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