Category Archives: Walks

Take a walk among the bluebells on Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

There will be a bluebell and spring flower walk around Coulsdon’s Dollypers Hill, including In Wood (a noted ancient woodland area) with Malcolm Jennings, the Surrey Wildlife Trust‘s volunteer warden, and Jane McLauchlin on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6. To … Continue reading →

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Full of the joys of spring: Shabden Park farm open day

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

This Saturday, April 27, Shabden Park Farm, just outside Chipstead, south of Coulsdon, is staging its spring open day, when frolicking lambs will be the centre of attention. Visitors can talk to farmer Mark, and our sabbatical student Marie, who … Continue reading →

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Benched: Council still can’t get borough’s greats’ names right

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

It is almost a year since Inside Croydon highlighted another botched PR effort by our council, the staging of a “public vote” on leading figures from Croydon’s past (and present), to provide three subjects for a “portrait bench” on a … Continue reading →

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Ronnie Corbett to start Lloyd Park charity walk

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Ronnie Corbett has agreed to be the official starter at Mind in Croydon’s charity walk on Saturday May 25. That doesn’t mean it is going to be a short walk, though. Positive Steps will be staged in Lloyd Park and … Continue reading →

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Dear Boris: an open letter on transport to the Mayor of London

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Boris Johnson Mayor of London City Hall 14th February 2013 Dear Mr Johnson, I’m a non-driver – I have been all my life – so I have a strong vested interest in public transport. I use trains, trams or buses … Continue reading →

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Take some Positive Steps to help Mind: May 25

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Mind in Croydon is holding a charity walk in Lloyd Park on May 25. Starting at 10am, people can walk for up to 13 miles. “Please don’t let the distance put you off, we … Continue reading →

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Weekend rambles: London Loop from Banstead (11 miles)

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Walk London is hoping to stage a significant walk around a 11-mile stretch of the London Loop from Banstead station this Saturday, January 26. The organisers state that, “This is a rural walk along relatively level ground combining some beautiful … Continue reading →

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Walk your way to fitness in 2013 with local rambles

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

It’s too late for a 2013 London Marathon entry, the sponsored swim at Purley Pool is too far distant, and the weekly 5km Park Runs in Lloyd Park, on Roundshaw Downs, at Riddlesdown or in Banstead Woods might be a … Continue reading →

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Where there’s a wheel, there ought to be a way for cyclists

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Croydon is scarred by urban motorways that divide the borough, cutting off people from their homes and work. KRISTIAN GREGORY, of the Croydon Cycling Campaign, says it is time to make people more of a priority than cars The picture … Continue reading →

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Blow away the Halloween cobwebs with a Riddlesdown walk

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

If you have run out things to do in your job as volunteer entertainments officer (unpaid) to your children during half-term, there’s a solution to run off some of their spare energy this Friday morning. And it’s all free. With … Continue reading →

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Don’t be a heel: take a long walk to help fight sex slavery

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Men of Croydon: tomorrow is your chance to do something you’ve probably not dared to consider since before you first went to school, the last time you tried on your mother’s high heels. Croydon Community Against Trafficking – CCAT – … Continue reading →

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Lidl riddle over the council’s disappearing bats of Sanderstead

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

When asked to offer evidence of rare wildlife on the site of the Good Companions pub at Hamsey Green, to at least delay development of the old building while a rare species assessment report was prepared, Croydon Council’s planners failed … Continue reading →

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Heathfield House staging heritage open weekend, Sep 15-16

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

There’s no need to travel far this weekend for your traditional English cream tea with no end of scrumptious offerings available at Heathfield House at the Green Heritage Fair on Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16. You can enjoy a baked … Continue reading →

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Fawns, flora and fauna catch the eye at Selsdon Woods

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

Regular arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK has been feeling under the weather of late, but her excellent NHS GP has advised her to get out into the fresh air more often. She was duly revitalised by a trip last weekend to … Continue reading →

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Sutton shows its neighbours the power of volunteering

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

With Croydon Council failing to back any local summer fairs or concerts, ANDREW PELLING joined thousands of other residents from the borough at yesterday’s environmental fair in Carshalton Croydon used to be blessed with large community events in its parks, … Continue reading →

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