Tag Archives: England

Barclays offers free bike checks in South Norwood: May 25

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Croydon might not be getting any Boris Bikes any time soon (despite various nudges and winks made at election time) or any of the blue-painted cycle superhighways. But in South Norwood Park tomorrow (Saturday May 25: from noon to 2pm), … Continue reading →

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Addiscombe Festival organisers on weather watch for Sunday

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Rain, rain go away… The organisers of the Addiscombe Carnival, to be staged in Ashburton Park on Sunday, May 26 from 11am, deserve a bit of good luck, and a ray of sunshine. Last year’s festival, due to be staged … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Store at beating centre of making Croydon a Heart Town

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Croydon is to become a “Heart Town”, with the borough’s new mayor, Yvette Hopley, choosing the British Heart Foundation as one of her official charities for the coming year and endorsing the campaign to reduce the amount of heart disease … Continue reading →

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Channel 5 looking to pull fast one on Croydon’s petty thieves

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

How others see us… Earlier this week, there was a visit to Inside Croydon Towers by a television producer who had dared venture forth from his trendy offices in one of those fashionable “quarters” of east London in order to … Continue reading →

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Croydon hooker manages to come third (with Clare Balding)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Local author Steven Gauge last night had his book, My Life As Hooker, named as the third-best rugby book of the year. That’s surely over-achievement for a book about life with the Warlingham 4th XV, once reckoned to be the … Continue reading →

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Channel 4 producers seek youngsters to face pay day alone

Posted on May 18, 2013 by
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Inside Croydon’s Hero of the Week: Wilfried Zaha

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Cometh the hour and a half, cometh the man. Even some of Wilfried Zaha‘s most devout fans had acknowledged that, well, maybe the young winger had seemed a little weary, perhaps even distracted, since his stunning start to the season, … Continue reading →

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Disability group meets to discuss benefit cuts: May 30

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Croydon and Bromley Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is a group campaigning for the human rights of disabled people in the context of austerity and cuts to services and benefits. DPAC is holding a benefit justice meeting in Croydon from … Continue reading →

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Inside Croydon’s Hero of the Week: Eliza Rebeiro

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

In truth, Eliza Rebeiro could be Inside Croydon’s hero of every week. Since her mid-teens, this 20-year-old from South Croydon has exhibited considerable leadership, imagination and courage, establishing the inspirational Lives Not Knives campaign. Later this month, all to try … Continue reading →

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Ecology Centre staging plant “bring and buy”: May 12

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

The Croydon Ecology Centre at Heathfield on Coombe Lane is staging a plant, seed and seedling sale this Sunday, May 12, from noon to 4.30pm. Admission is free. “If you’re looking for something pretty to plant in your garden or … Continue reading →

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Volunteers needed for Crystal Palace Festival: Jun 27-30

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

This year’s Crystal Palace Underground Festival is taking place between Thursday 27 and Sunday 30 June. And the organisers are looking for volunteers. The free four-day community arts festival, now in its seventh year, will start with “fringe” events around … Continue reading →

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Aldi asks Coulsdon residents for views on Red Lion scheme

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Another week, another old pub (site), another supermarket. This time, it is the Red Lion site on Coulsdon High Street, long used as a car park, with plans put forward by German supermarket chain Aldi. Aldi has distributed a leaflet … Continue reading →

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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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Campaign groups unite for Croydon’s May Day Rally

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The annual Croydon Mayday March takes place on Saturday, May 4. Organised by the Croydon Trade Union Council, the march begins at noon from a meeting point in Elmwood Road, West Croydon, and progresses to Coombe Road’s Ruskin House, the … Continue reading →

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