Vacancy
House Administrator
15 hours per week. £23k per annum pro-rata, rising to £25k p.a. pro-rata on satisfactory completion of 6-month probationary period
William Morris House is a vibrant community centre in Wimbledon closely aligned with the local Labour Party and trades union movement. We offer a range of meeting rooms at highly competitive rates.
We are looking for a House Administrator to run our office and maintain records, ensure the building is kept clean and safe, promote our facilities and be the primary contact for community groups and individuals wishing to hire room space. S/he will report to a voluntary group of Directors.
Candidates should have at least 3 years’ experience of working in a customer-facing administrative or estates role and be highly organized and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
William Morris House is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Closing date for applications: 5.00pm, 26 January 2023.
For an application pack, please contact: manager.wmhouse@gmail.com
Adjourned 2022 Annual General Meeting of Wimbledon Labour Hall Co-Operative Society Ltd
9.30am Saturday 1st October 2022
(Registration from 9.15am)
The Rose Lamartine-Yates & George Bernard Shaw Rooms, 1st Floor, William Morris House, 267 The Broadway, London SW19 1SD
As the AGM due to be held on Saturday 24 September proved inquorate, the meeting was adjourned to the date and time shown above. If the quorum of 25% of shareholders is not achieved by 10am, the meeting will go ahead with those present constituting a quorum in accordance with the Society’s Rules.
As the AGM due to be held on Saturday 24 September proved inquorate, the meeting was adjourned to the date and time shown above. If the quorum of 25% of shareholders is not achieved by 10am, the meeting will go ahead with those present constituting a quorum in accordance with the Society’s Rules.
100th Year Anniversary of William Morris House
It gives us great pleasure to celebrate 100 years of William Morris House
Join us!
Friday 21st October 2022,
(doors open 6.30pm) 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Click on the image below for registration details
The Burne-Jones Room becomes the Tony Kane Room
Family, friends and colleagues of Tony Kane packed the Upper Ground Floor room at William Morris House on Saturday, February 5, as the room’s name was changed from the Burne-Jones Room to the Tony Kane Room.
The Directors of the House had wanted a room to be named after a contemporary socialist who had made a significant contribution to Wimbledon life. Tony Kane (1938-2018) was an artist, teacher, editor, community campaigner and a long-standing member of the House’s management committee. He founded the Time & Leisure arts magazine, was co-founder of Wimbledon Bookfest and sat on the board of the New Wimbledon Theatre. He was also instrumental in commissioning the beautiful stained glass window in the room that now bears his name.
Attendees spoke of Tony’s time as a teacher and on the committee of William Morris House. His son, Joe, said how much Tony would have enjoyed such an occasion – a mix of the arts, politics and community – which ended with the unveiling of a plaque by Tony’s wife, Maggie.
Tom Braddock Room Officially Opened
The Directors of William Morris House were pleased that, despite the pandemic, an official opening of the Tom Braddock Room on the top floor of the House could proceed on 12 December in the presence of Tom’s two granddaughters, Josie Ballisti – who had come over from Switzerland with her husband – and Emily Braddock.
Tom Braddock (1897-1976) was a Labour Party election candidate in Wimbledon and served as the MP for Mitcham from 1945-50. He played a significant role in the life of Wimbledon Labour Hall Co-operative Society, the owners of William Morris House, and, in his professional capacity as architect, designed the hall on the building’s ground floor that now operates as the Tunnel 267 night club.
The Tom Braddock Room contains a number of pictures featuring Tom, his artwork and his manifesto on the last occasion he stood as a Labour Parliamentary candidate for Wimbledon in 1966. Josie (above left) and Emily (right) unveiled a photo of Tom to mark the room’s opening. We were delighted that the event could also be attended by Siobhain McDonagh, the current Labour MP for Mitcham & Morden, seen below with Josie and Emily.
