Wimbledon qualifiers 2016

Press articles

Here is a list of press articles about The Sports Centre. If you know of one that you think should be added, please contact info@saveboe.org.

Note that some articles (notably the Times) may be behind a paywall.

22 April 2021  – Times – Four-week stay in hotel for Wimbledon staff this year

“Some British tennis fans will be disappointed to hear it is unlikely that they will be allowed to attend the popular qualifying event at the Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton. Plans at present involve the entire site being closed off for the use of players, coaches, officials and other essential staff.”

4 May 2020 – Times – Match postponed at Bank of England Sports Centre

4 February 2020 – Times – Members cry foul — again — over Roehampton plan

15 December 2019 – Bloomberg – Wimbledon Owner Bids for Bank of England Sports Club, Mail Says

14 December 2019 – Mail on Sunday – Wimbledon owner eyes Bank of England’s historic country club

25 November 2019 – Times – Governors clash over sale of ‘country club’

12 November 2019 – Times – Making sure the kids are all right in Bank’s sale

26 September 2019 – Times – Members revolt as Bank of England sells country club

31 August 2019 – Times – Bank of England staff fight plans to close Roehampton sports ground

13 April 2019 – Times – Bank of England sports fields to close with century on scoreboard

12 April 2019 – Daily Telegraph – Mark Carney scraps Bank of England’s ‘country club’ despite outrage when he cancelled annual cricket match

News releases

3 February 2020 – Concern over Bank of England withdrawing its management from asset of community value