Daily Archives: July 17, 2012

You little horrors: school’s cultivated musical talent

Anyone who has attended New Addington‘s Salvation Army pantomimes at the ACA or the Dancing with Grace performances will know just how much performing talent the area has.

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Council to close New Addington library in September

Inside Croydon has received reports that staff at the Croydon Adult Learning And Training – CALAT – in New Addington have been told that the planned move of the local library into their building will take place in September. The … Continue reading

Posted in CALAT, Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Education, Fieldway, George Ayres, Libraries, New Addington South, Simon Hall, Youth Services | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Census figures add up to one thing: we’ve been short-changed

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Former local MP ANDREW PELLING says that errors and underestimates on Croydon’s rapidly growing population means that the government needs to increase its grant to the borough, urgently Ever feel the tram or the buses are getting a … Continue reading

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Locals file complaint to Archbishop over neglected properties

The South Croydon Community Association, a group of concerned residents and businesses in the South End area, has lodged a formal complaint with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Charity Commission about the Whitgift Foundation’s management of its estimated £90-million … Continue reading

Posted in Fairfield, Michael Neal, Old Palace, Simon Hoar, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association, Trinity School, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment