This year’s Shine exhibition, Community Trailblazers, showcasing portraits taken by children aged 8–10 from Mitcham. It celebrates local change-makers across Merton and is currently on display at Elys, Wimbledon with support from The Wimbledon Championships Learning Programme.

On July 29th, 2024, THAMES visited Shine Saturday School to skate and unveil Mark Gonzales scarf designed by the children at Shine Merton.

Blondey collaborated with Shine Merton to customise Mark Gonzales' drawings, creating limited-edition silk scarves sold through Thames.

Excited to announce our Shine Camera Club exhibition, curated by Fiona Freund! See stunning black-and-white photos by the children at Elys.

This year, I launched Shine Camera Club at Shine Saturday School in Mitcham, teaching children photography with analogue cameras. What start