Our museum is gaining recognition around the country and is the envy of many opposing teams that visit. Often, they ask how they can create something similar, and our volunteers are happy to help and give advice. Displaying our amazing history through rare artefacts and kind donations, in themed cabinets, Read more…
Chris Hutchinson, our renovations team lead, explains the process of a recent clean up of our canine friend. “After a year or so, it became clear that the Mick the Miller mosaic was suffering from the elements. Some of the tiles had become mouldy/discoloured. With such an important part of Read more…
WiSH relies on volunteers to make events and projects happen. If they hadn’t offered their time, none of the plans would have seen the light of day. From Tours to the Museum, events held on the Common, statue unveilings, to dinners like the Batsford reunion at the start of this Read more…
We have previously covered how the International Weekend was received by all those who attended, and of course, appreciate all those that helped make it a great success. It is always welcomed when others from outside of the club also recognise the spirit of what we do at WiSH and Read more…
Saturday, March 8 was International Women’s Day, and the club always like to mark the occasion in the best way it can. So, with an AFC Wimbledon Women fixture scheduled for the very next day, against promotion-chasing Ipswich Town, the convenience was a blessing. The tremendous work of Ray Armfield, Read more…
Some of you with good vision and inquisitive minds may be wondering why there are bare naked ladies riding bicycles around a dirt track on our fantastic artwork on the site’s homepage. Of course, there will be some of you who may be able to figure out exactly what is Read more…
You will have read about the great event that happened at the Club on the weekend of February 14/15. This saw over 20 different countries represented through our overseas fanbases at Plough Lane to enjoy our fantastic facilities. Many went on a Tour and were also entertained by former player Read more…
The Batsford Boys Anniversary Dinner was a truly tremendous event that brought together the famous team from the now infamous 1975 FA Cup run, as well as other exploits on and off the pitch. You can read more about that night in our previous article here During the evening the Read more…
Our WiSH club museum was officially reopened on Friday January 31 by Mo Batsford and club President Dickie Guy, I believe the pictures speak for themselves, an incredible effort from all the WiSH volunteers involved in rescuing items from the flood to building new cabinets and then bringing it back Read more…
Bigger, Brighter, Better and Back with a Bang. A Whole New Museum for Wimbledon’s Heritage After an incredible effort and support from all the WiSH Volunteers, AFC Wimbledon, Sponsors and Partners, we’ve gone from wading through muddy water, carrying all of the artefacts up three flights of stairs to put Read more…