Category Archives: Fusion

Leisure centre opens – and charges locals £44 per month

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Olympic legacy? Not at the Waddon Leisure Centre, opened yesterday by Croydon Council inviting a Paralympic champion from… Sutton. The public facility – built at a cost of £15million, or one-tenth of the price we are paying for the Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Clare Hilley, Fusion, Leisure services, Simon Hoar, Tony Harris, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Laings give up on URV schemes due to lack of interest

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Croydon Council’s “innovative” £450 million urban regeneration vehicle will not be copied by any other local authority any time soon, as their partners in the scheme, John Laing, have announced that they will not be bidding for any more such … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Fusion, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Leisure services, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Sport, URV, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon misses the starter’s gun for Olympic Weekend

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

Finally, Croydon admits the Olympics really are coming to London. It was 6.30 last night, six months after Boris and London’s Games organisers had set a deadline for local authorities throughout the capital to make submissions, and a month since … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Croydon Council, Fusion, Leisure services, Purley Pool, Sara Bashford, Sport | 1 Comment