WELCOME to the Sutherland Grove Conservation Area Residents’  Association, ‘SGCARA’. We cover the part of Southfields that comprises Sutherland Grove and the roads leading off it up the hill on the western side – more than 1,000 households.

See More About Us https://www.sgcara.org.uk/about-us/

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SGCARA Residents’ Online Membership form available here

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FIX THE DISTRICT LINE ……..
COME AND STAND WITH US
THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2026
4PM-7PM

The District Line problems continue as ‘normal’. You may have come across ‘Fix The District’: 

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https://fixthedistrict.org/ ‘Designed and built by a Southfields resident fed up of waiting’

where you can upload problems you experience, to build up a coordinated picture. Putney News reports a ‘peaceful and family-friendly’ demo planned by ‘Fix the District’ for 17^th Sept outside Wimbledon Station (although there is nothing about it on the main ‘Fix the District’ website.)

Nearly half the District Line delays came while TfL said ‘Good Service’. Now passengers are planning a protest

This item also includes the frustrating history of promised funding (which then seems to evaporate) to sort out the ancient signalling etc.

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SGCARA ‘Sustainable September’
Street tree-pit planting – not in 2026

There won’t be opportunities for September street tree-pit planting this year. The new council administration is carrying out a Spending Review & no new micro-grants are being offered at present. Maybe there will be an opportunity to re-schedule for Spring 2027?
As work is likely to be still ongoing in September to improve the pavements & also the edging round the Sutherland Grove London Plane trees, postponement is probably a good thing!
However now is definitely the time to give young street trees near your home a generous dose of water! 
As with all plant-watering, best earlier in the morning or later at night to avoid wastage through evaporation.

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SGCARA is volunteer-run, with membership fees and donations funding newsletters, email updates, information on local services, events, meetings, and administrative support for email and the website.  We can only do this with your help.

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MET ENGAGE – a warning of doorstep parcel-thefts

We hear that there has been a recent increase in thefts of parcels delivered to doorsteps. Unfortunately this seems to happen from time to time. Try to set up a ‘safe place’ for deliveries where possible or maybe arrange delivery to a neighbour?

If you have a doorbell camera and it films a thief stealing your parcel, please share the video with our West Hill SN Police team:  westhill@met.police.uk

https://www.metengage.co.uk/Content/Pages/Latest-Alerts

This is a good opportunity to remind residents of the MET ENGAGE information platform.

You can sign up for alerts about topics of particular interest to you

SNT (Safer Neighbourhoods Panel)  says ‘MET ENGAGE is a single, clear communications channel that allows messages to be targeted to the specific neighbourhood or interest group that the officers wish to reach’

Check it out for yourself & sign up at: https://www.metengage.co.uk/

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BLUE JANUARY FAMiLY FUN
Saturday 24th January
St Cecilia’s School

Holding an outdoor event in January might have seemed a risky (crazy?!) undertaking, but the sun shone brightly on to Saint Cecilia’s forecourt, tempting quite a few families to attend! 

No-one seemed to get cold, helped by hot drinks & breakfast rolls served by Coffee Van Man (Tony). The children seemed to really enjoy the various crafts, face-painting & archery as well as more energetic activities. The simple slide was very popular too! 

We took it to be a good sign that a few families stayed almost right through the two hours of the event, meeting & chatting with other families in our area.

A HUGE thankyou to Susie & her team for their hard work & thanks to the families who turned out for ‘FAMILY FUN’ on a January morning!

Putting on a community event takes help from lots of people. Here are a few of the locals who have made today possible. With grateful thanks to….

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THE AREA WE COVER
including larger map