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Tag Archives: Ronnie Corbett
Church career which led Quinn to the not-so-high and mighty
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Canon Arthur Quinn, for 32 years the vicar in Shirley, recently had his diamond anniversary of being a priest celebrated in a service at Croydon Minster. DAVID MORGAN spoke to him about Philip Larkin, Ronnie Corbett and the … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema announces Oct 26 as reopening date
The David Lean Cinema, the much-cherished local arts institution in the Croydon Clocktower, will start showing films again at the end of this month – more than 18 months after being forced to close due to the covid-19 pandemic. “This … Continue reading
Blaze at ex-JLS star’s Spout Hill house treated as ‘suspicious’
More than 70 fire crew and 10 fire engines yesterday attended a blaze at a millionaire’s mansion off Shirley Church Road and Spout Hill in the glitzy Addington Hills. The Daily Mirror is this morning reporting that the house is … Continue reading
Ronnie Corbett’s club to stage cancer charity golf classic
The Addington, one of the top golf clubs in England, is staging a special charity day next month in honour of one of its most famous members, Ronnie Corbett. The Ronnie Corbett Memorial Charity Golf Classic is being staged on … Continue reading
And it’s goodbye from him: Ronnie Corbett RIP
Croydon today lost one of its most famous residents, and firmest of friends, after the death of comedian Ronnie Corbett. Corbett, who was 85, had been ill for some time. Figures from theatre and television were quick to pay tribute … Continue reading
Has Kate Moss snubbed Croydon’s portrait bench?
Mystery surrounds the identity of one of the top three Croydon characters, voted for by the public, who has refused to allow their likeness to be used in a public portrait project. The final portrait for a bench on the … Continue reading
Benched: Council still can’t get borough’s greats’ names right
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
Posted in Activities, Art, Cinema, Comedy, Croydon Council, Cycling, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Environment, Fairfield Halls, History, Jason Perry, Music, Transport, Waddon, Walks
Tagged Arthur Conan-Doyle, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Lean, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Ronnie Corbett, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Ronnie Corbett to start Lloyd Park charity walk
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
Posted in Activities, Charity, Crystal Palace FC, Health, Walks
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, England, London, Recreation and Sports, Ronnie Corbett
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Bidders for David Lean Cinema deterred by council delays
£5,000 – that’s the amount of money Croydon Council will have to spend to “re-calibrate” the borough’s own digital cinema projector, after Town Hall staff were ordered to move the £20,000 piece of kit from the council-owned David Lean Cinema … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema Campaign stages more movie screenings
The Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign is busy again with screenings at the Spread Eagle pub today and tomorrow afternoon. The Save the David Lean Campaign was set up in response to reports on Inside Croydon in 2011, spurred … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Brendan Gleeson, Chronicles of Dekaydence, Croydon, David Lean, David Lean Cinema, Fairfield, John Michael McDonagh, Julian Fellowes, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Strong, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ronnie Corbett, Susie Cornfield
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David Lean Cinema Campaign announces latest free season
Croydon volunteers are showing council-inspired initiatives the right way of doing things on the big screen as well as with summer fairs. Last year, Croydon Council hi-jacked the name of the David Lean Cinema and transferred its use from an … Continue reading
Tory peer condemns “meaningless” cut at David Lean Cinema
Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes has added his support to the campaign to save the David Lean Cinemawith a strong letter to council’s chief executive condemning the closure of the Croydon art house theatre as a “meaningless” cut. Lord Fellowes, who is … Continue reading
