Tag Archives: Croydon Harriers

Woodcote school on its marks to get right on track

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

IAN LAMONT reports on a £800,000 training facility in Coulsdon that will boost one of the country’s oldest athletics clubs Students returning to Woodcote High School in for the summer term are tantalisingly close to being able to use a … Continue reading →

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Tory councillor opposes council’s plan for Arena Academy

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Another split has opened among the fracturing local Conservatives group. Adam Kellett, the councillor for Ashburton ward, took to the floor of a packed public meeting at South Norwood’s Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation on Wednesday night to tell the deputy … Continue reading →

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Local derby marks football’s return to Croydon Arena

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

The romance of football is very much on show in the lower levels of the English game that Croydon FC and AFC Croydon Athletic compete in. Rising from the ashes left by the involvement of the club’s owner, Mazhar Majeed, … Continue reading →

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Grassroots sports clubs are facing an Olympic task

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

What lasting impact will the Olympics have on sport in Croydon? Not much, says STEVEN DOWNES It’s less than 50 days now until the Olympic Games begin in our city. But here, in Croydon, we seem almost untouched by the … Continue reading →

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Olympic Torch route for Croydon confirmed

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Make a note of the time and date: 11.37am on Monday, July 23. That’s when the Olympic torch will be carried into Croydon, just four days before the Games are due to begin at the Olympic Stadium at Stratford. The … Continue reading →

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