Daily Archives: May 23, 2013

Cultivating culture is year-round project, not just three weeks

Posted on May 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: In a previous column, DAVID CALLAM argued for a festival celebrating the borough’s heritage. But next month’s Croydon Heritage Festival misses the target in a number of important respects  E viva la fiesta! Time to party in Croydon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Art, Care Homes, Cinema, Comedy, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Heritage Festival, David Callam, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Education, Environment, Fairfield Halls, History, Libraries, London Mozart Players, Music, Old Palace, Schools, Theatre, Trinity School, Walks, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Gove’s Roke “consultation” uses figures that do not add up

Posted on May 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

One of the basics taught at every primary school is adding up. Trouble with Michael Gove, the education secretary, and the “consultation” he commissioned on the future of Roke Primary School, is that none of it adds up. Roke is … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Kenley, Richard Ottaway MP, Roke Primary, Schools | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Store at beating centre of making Croydon a Heart Town

Posted on May 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

Croydon is to become a “Heart Town”, with the borough’s new mayor, Yvette Hopley, choosing the British Heart Foundation as one of her official charities for the coming year and endorsing the campaign to reduce the amount of heart disease … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, British Heart Foundation, Business, Charity, East Croydon, Health, Yvette Hopley | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Channel 5 looking to pull fast one on Croydon’s petty thieves

Posted on May 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

How others see us… Earlier this week, there was a visit to Inside Croydon Towers by a television producer who had dared venture forth from his trendy offices in one of those fashionable “quarters” of east London in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Crime, Local media, London-wide issues, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments