Category Archives: Trinity School

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

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Council’s Mr & Mrs act that defies proper declarations

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The move by Croydon Council to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls has thrown a supertrouper spotlight on some of the interests, and potential conflicts of interest, of leading members of the borough’s Establishment. After all, with senior … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Care Homes, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Riots Review Panel, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Rollerball 2013: coming to a Croydon school near you

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Roller derby is Britain’s secret sports obsession, and Croydon’s very own league is growing fast and has a new home venue, reports LILY RAE An import from the United States, even for those who have never seen the cult 1975 … Continue reading →

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Croydon Tories proudly announce new signing: John Loony

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The recruitment drive by Croydon Conservatives, after nearly a year’s hard work, has delivered its first significant new member: John Cartwright, also known as John Loony, the habitual deposit-loser for the Monster Raving Loony Party at elections across the borough … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell MP, Trinity School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Historical assets ought to be foundation for Croydon’s future

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: A charitable foundation with assets of more than £200 million could be doing more to make the most of the borough’s historical heritage, says DAVID CALLAM  The Whitgift Foundation is seeking commercial sponsors for a festival in June. … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, David Callam, Education, History, Old Palace, Property, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Convincing victory lifts PJF to fifth in league table

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: All good things must come to an end, and after a sequence of six wins, Warlingham suffered a bitter defeat on Saturday, going down 20-13 at home against Aylesford Bulls in their London Div 2SW fixture. “It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Mid-Whitgiftians RFC, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Trinity School, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Fisher and Whitgift one game away from cup clash

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Local focus is on schools games this week, with Whitgift and John Fisher in Daily Mail Cup action on Wednesday. Both schools have proven themselves as capable of producing among the best under-18 XVs in the country, Fisher … Continue reading →

Posted in Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Trinity School, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School

Croydon 11-year-old gets to lead England at Twickenham

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

On the day that Chris Robshaw, the former Warlingham rugby club youth player, was named as England captain for the forthcoming autumn internationals, the RFU also announced that to strengthen the bond between the international game and its grassroots, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Sanderstead, Sport, Trinity School, Warlingham RFC | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Trinity Old Boy opts to stand on dubious election platform

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

What does the Monster Raving Loony party candidate for Croydon North have in common with Conservative MP Gavin Barwell, Cuddly Dudley Mead, the deputy leader of Croydon Council, and the very ex-Tory Andrew Pelling? The answer: John Cartwright, aka John … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, Croydon North, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell MP, Malcolm Wicks MP, Trinity School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Schools job raises questions about Barwell’s Foundation links

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

The announcement this afternoon that Gavin Barwell is to be the parliamentary private secretary to the controversial education minister, Michael Gove, has led to renewed questions about the Croydon Central MP’s position with the multi-million-pound education charity, the Whitgift Foundation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Education, Gavin Barwell MP, South Croydon Community Association, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon’s Black Friday: Allders a sad sign of wider decline

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Friday, September 7, 2012 will go down as the latest dark day in the history of Croydon. The announcement of the closure of Allders may not seem as tragic or dramatic as the events of the 8/8 riots of a … Continue reading →

Posted in 8/8: London Road stories, Allders, Business, Centrale, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell MP, History, Housing, IYLO, Jon Rouse, Local media, London Road Traders Association, London-wide issues, Mike Fisher, Planning, Property, Surrey Street, Trinity School, Warehouse Theatre, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Live Long and Prospero, as Star Trek meets the X Factor

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK got all spaced out last night as she saw the latest production from the Mitre Players No need to travel to the West End this week when you have this high-energy production of the highly entertaining Return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Music, Shirley, Theatre, Trinity School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Locals file complaint to Archbishop over neglected properties

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

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 Croham, Fairfield, Michael Neal, Old Palace, Simon Hoar, South Croydon Community Association, Trinity School, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , ,

Mugger with the mic? Or taken for mugs in the audience?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: A 15 per cent fall in turnover in the Croydon retail sector in five years? Solution: Build more shops! Expensive residential tower blocks left unfinished, unbuilt or unsold? Solution: Build more towers! CRO CRUSADER questions the logic of … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Allders, Business, Centrale, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon College, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Education, Gavin Barwell MP, Housing, IYLO, Jason Perry, Jon Rouse, Menta Tower, Mike Fisher, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Transport, Trinity School, URV, Vidhi Mohan, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Barwell fails to whip up support for unpopular Lords reform

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Former MP ANDREW PELLING on how our local MPs chose to vote on the controversial Lords Reform Bill last night No gumption in evidence last night from four of our local MPs in resisting the flawed options for reform of … Continue reading →

Posted in Archbishop Tenison's, Coloma, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Education, Gavin Barwell MP, Malcolm Wicks MP, Old Palace, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Schools, Tom Brake MP, Trinity School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments