Tag Archives: Addiscombe
Addiscombe charity runner beats her marathon target
Tamsin Carelse, the Addiscombe charity runner who was featured in Inside Croydon as she was looking to raise funds for her baby cousin, Ellis, who was born with hyproplastic heart syndrome, finished last month’s Paris Marathon – having raised £3,167.47. … Continue reading
Rhymes and reason offered by Poets Anonymous
Local arts group Poets Anonymous is holding the latest meeting at Purley Library next Saturday, April 20. From 2pm to 4pm (at least), the event welcomes all to attend, for free, and to bring with them poems on the subject … Continue reading
Addiscombe marathon runner seeks wholehearted support
Tamsin Carelse, from Upfield, in Addiscombe, completed her first London Marathon in 2011. On April 7 this year, she is hoping to complete her second 26-mile race in Paris. Tamsin fits her training around a busy working life. Nothing stops … Continue reading
No wooden performances, but carpenter was star of the show
A farce in Croydon involving someone called “Gavin”? The lure of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd proved irresistible for our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK Farce requires great timing, precise pace and some well-functioning doors. In the case … Continue reading
Dear Boris: an open letter on transport to the Mayor of London
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
Bridge to Nowhere opens and offers a Stairway to Heaven
It is seven days now since the £22 million bridge at the north end of the platforms at East Croydon station was opened, at least partially. The video from engineers BAM Nuttall is a terrific view of the impressive work … Continue reading
Making a change and saving the planet, one step at a time
SUSAN OLIVER explains why Croydon needs to become a Transition Town You don’t have to look hard to find bad news about the state of the planet today. Whether it’s droughts, or floods, or Greenland’s ice melting, or the oceans … Continue reading
Taberner House lights up Croydon for one final time
An email from Michael Buckley, who describes himself as “a very long-term Addiscombe resident”, whizzes in to Inside Croydon Towers to praise Croydon Council for illuminating windows around Taberner House to fashion a seasonal Christmas tree. “Surely this must be … Continue reading
The bridge has landed: East Croydon station has a new look
Commuters arriving at East Croydon Station had something of a surprise this morning, with the new pedestrian bridge at the northern end of the platforms having been moved into position over the weekend.
Ready, set, go: trowels at the ready to bury a bad idea
An initiative by the Royal Horticultural Society inspires SUSAN OLIVER to start thinking how the idea of competition is doing more harm than we think There is a lot of competitions on television these days. Contests involving baking, cooking, singing, … Continue reading
Wildlife and fire puts the heat on Beddington incinerator plans
Tuesday’s massive fire at the Beddington Lane sewage works and some rare migrating birds are to be used by campaigners to strengthen their arguments against plans for a £1billion waste incinerator scheme on the site. The London Fire Brigade warned … Continue reading
Addiscombe barbie at centre of a day of community events
The Sir Philip Game Centre continues its hectic schedule of community events this summer with a barbecue and family fun day tomorrow, Saturday, July 14 at Morland Avenue, Addiscombe. The Croydon Judo Club is co-hosting the event, with martial arts … Continue reading
Addiscombe wrestles with Jack Black’s fund-raising scheme
ANDREW PELLING tries to do a Kent Walton impersonation and unmasks a potential new method of funding voluntary groups In the words of Bonnie Tyler, we need a hero. But we may need to search no further than the Sir … Continue reading
It is time the likes of Gove and Pollard listened to the teachers
O Levels, CSEs, and grammar schools in Croydon? Having read Councillor Tim Pollard’s recent article on Inside Croydon, SUSAN OLIVER responds by arguing that teachers should put their capes on and become the super-heroes of education they’re entitled to be … Continue reading
Confessions of a Croydon building project gone wrong
The IYLO BUILDING, a “landmark development” for all the wrong reasons, has taken to Twitter to ease its angst. Here it explains what it’s like to be the centre of a roundabout and not the centre of attention Listen up … Continue reading
