The freshly decorated gallery at Stanley Halls. Painted by 60 local teenagers from The Challenge Organisation, the paints use  colours discovered to have been previously used in this room

The transfer of Stanley Halls to a local community group in South Norwood has been included as a case study in English Heritage’s latest edition of Pillars of the Community.

Stanley Halls is one of just two examples of “asset transfers” from London included in the report, the other being the long-established and well-renowned Battersea Arts Centre.

“We are incredibly proud to be included in Pillars of the Community, or as we think of it, the Bible for heritage asset transfer,” Carol Clapperton, the chair of the Stanley People’s Initiative charity.

You can read the document in pdf format here; pillarsofthecommunityfullguidance

Stanley Halls is on page 32.

According to Chapperton, “SPI signing the lease and taking management of this wonderful community and historic asset is now on the horizon.

“A recent change in council administration has also seen a new focus on arts and the economic development for South Norwood; this should be of great benefit to Stanley Halls and, in turn, we hope the Halls will play a significant role in turning around the fortunes of the area.”

Coming to Croydon

• Upper Norwood Library meeting, Oct 13
• David Lean Cinema: Grand Central, Oct 14
• Norwood Society Talk: From Fire Station to Theatre, Oct 16
• David Lean Cinema: Finding Vivian Maier, Oct 16
• 21st annual Croydon and Sutton Beer Festival, Oct 16-18
• Cinema Ruskin film show, Oct 18
• South Croydon business breakfast, Oct 18
• Purley War Memorial Hospital health fair, Oct 18
• St John’s, Shirley, charity concert, Oct 19
• David Lean Cinema: Mood Indigo, Oct 23
• This Was The World and I Was King, Spread Eagle, Oct 23-25
• Upper Norwood Library Book Club, 2.30pm, Oct 25
• David Lean Cinema: Ilo Ilo, Oct 28
• CODA’s Wind In The Willows, Charles Cryer, Carshalton, Oct 29-Nov 1
• David Lean Cinema: Belle, Oct 30
• NHS free health fair, Central Parade, New Addington, Oct 31
• St Giles School opening morning, Nov 5
• Albert Einstein – Relativity Speaking, Spread Eagle, Nov 12-15
• South Croydon business breakfast, Nov 15
• Norwood Society Talk: Lambeth’s Archives, Nov 20
• Choose Your Own Documentary, Spread Eagle Theatre, Nov 21-22
• The Last Sense of Sudden, Spread Eagle Theatre, Nov 27-29
• Ghost Stories for Christmas, Spread Eagle Theatre, Dec 3
• Fog Horn Funnies, Spread Eagle Theatre, Dec 6
• Coulsdon Yulefest, Dec 6-7
• South Croydon business breakfast, Dec 13
• South Croydon business breakfast, Jan 24

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