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Charities team up with a festival of football for primary pupils
Palace for Life, Crystal Palace FC’s charity arm, is taking part in a community summer school being staged in South Croydon next week, with club coaches staging a football festival as the grand finale for more than 150 children from … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Crystal Palace FC, Education, Palace for Life Foundation, Roisha Hughes, Schools, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Football, Haling Park, Japanese, Palace for Life Foundation, Science, South Croydon, Sport, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Carshalton Jazz Summer Festival, CryerArts Centre, Sat Aug 29
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Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more details of all the workshops available, click here
Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, CALAT, Education
Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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£1 kids’ tickets among summer offers from Great British Rail
Britain’s publicly owned railways are offering big fare discounts this summer, “so everyone can enjoy a day out for less”. Train journeys for as little as £1, cut-price family tickets, and on-board activities to keep everyone entertained are featured among … Continue reading
Croydon’s first peregrine falcons fledge from landmark building
For the first time, peregrine falcons have successfully bred in central Croydon, on a ledge of No1 Croydon, the landmark building overlooking the tram lines and bus station at East Croydon, one of the country’s busiest railway stations. The London … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, East Croydon, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged 20th Century Society, Addiscombe, Alasdair Sayall, East Croydon, East Croydon station, NLA Tower, No1 Croydon, Peregrine, Peregrine falcon, Richard Seifert, The London Peregrine Partnership, Thruppeny Bit Building
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Meteor shower and solar eclipse will keep star gazers busy
The Croydon Astronomical Society will be busy on “the Glorious Twelfth”, but their quest has nothing to do with shooting game birds and everything to do with observing a partial solar eclipse. Graham Cluer, from CAS, tells Inside Croydon: “On … Continue reading
£10-a-ticket offer for South Norwood Rec circus opening shows
Roll up! Roll up! The circus is coming to town! And if you hurry, you can grab a special money-off offer with £10 tickets for the opening performances when the Revel Puck Circus pitches its Big Top in Norwood Rec … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Theatre
Tagged Circus, Croydon, Revel Puck Circus, South Norwood, South Norwood Rec, South Norwood Recreation Ground
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Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more details of all the workshops available, click here
Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, CALAT, Education
Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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South Croydon cheerleaders celebrate reaching the Summit
A group of cheerleaders who train in South Croydon has secured the chance to compete at the Summit Championship in Florida, one of the world’s most prestigious cheerleading competitions. Crystals Elite is the longest-running allstar cheerleading programme in the country, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, South Croydon, Sport
Tagged Cheerleaders, Cheerleading, Crystals Elite, Florida, Orlando, The Summit, Walt Disney World
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Crystal Palace’s dinosaurs are no longer at risk of extinction
Crystal Palace Park’s Grade I-listed dinosaurs have been removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, after years of painstaking work by expert restorers and local volunteers. The move comes as the multi-million-pound restoration project across the whole park has … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Education, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Hot air balloon, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Victoria Pinnington
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Join the Wildlife Trust’s butterfly walk at Hutchinson’s Bank
The London Wildlife Trust is staging a butterfly walk this Sunday, July 19, from 11am, at Hutchinson’s Bank, near New Addington. Hutchinson’s Bank is one of several nature reserves in the London Wildlife Trust’s care in and around Croydon. “Join … Continue reading
Up! Up! And away! You’re invited to Crystal Palace celebrations
After more than a year of regeneration works, key areas of Crystal Palace Park have been transformed, including the world-famous Grade I-listed dinosaurs, while the new Visitor Centre is ready to open and a dinosaur adventure playground has been built. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History, Music
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Hot air balloon, National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Poetry emotion: We’re doing it for the craic and for the Cronx
The 2026 Croydonites Fringe began last night. Here, JOHNNY DOBBYN, pictured right, goes behind the scenes to explain the work that goes on to bring the festival’s shows to the stage Fancy being a theatrical, musical or literary performer – … Continue reading
Google and Gatwick among employers attending MPs’ jobs fair
MPs Sarah Jones and Natasha Irons are jointly hosting a jobs fair for young people in the borough. Intended for those aged 16 and over, the fair brings together major industry players including Google, EY Foundation, the NHS, Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Croydon Commitment, Croydon East, Croydon West, Gatwick Airport, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon West, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Gatwick Airport, Google, Natasha Irons MP, NHS, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London
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Carshalton cadet Katie wins the approval of the First Sea Lord
A Carshalton teenager is representing the Sea Cadets on the national stage while helping train the next generation. Katie Rolfe, who enrolled at Merton Sea Cadets in 2018, has risen through the ranks, gaining a string of qualifications in drill, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Sea Cadets
Tagged Carshalton, First Sea Lord, Katie Rolfe, Mitcham Sea Cadets, Royal Navy, Sea Cadets
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iC reader wins tickets to see Jake Yapp at Croydonites Fringe
There’s none of this Jim Bowen “This is what you might have won!” 1970s game show malarkey for Inside Croydon reader Mark Vaughan, because he and a guest have nabbed a pair of tickets for one of the hottest shows … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Music, Poetry, The Front Room, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern, Theatre
Tagged Centrale, Cornershop Showdown, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Croydonites Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Jake Yapp, Stanley Halls, Studio 55, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern
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Youth theatre is raising funds to make an impact in the long run
Charity is feeling the squeeze after its landlord – Croydon Council – makes it pay for all repairs and maintenance of its council-owned building. Now they are calling for public support at a fundraising festival on July 25 A Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, CYTO, South Norwood, Theatre
Tagged Anna Shields, Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, Shoestring Theatre, South Norwood, Ultramarathon
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Take a turn around Shirley Windmill for a history masterclass
Making a strong pitch for a promotion to becoming Inside Croydon’s tea and cakes correspondent, KEN TOWL pictured left, makes a visit to the Shirley Windmill and adds it to your summer ‘To do’ list We started on the dust … Continue reading
Farm Fest annual fund-raiser, Deen City Farm, Merton, Jun 27
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Charity, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Deen city farm, Phipps Bridge
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Take a step back to the 1970s with Jake Yapp’s game show
Inside Croydon subscribers can win a pair of tickets for Cornershop Showdown in a special 1970s quiz – click here to enter our competition now! For one generation, shows like The Generation Game, 3-2-1 and The Price Is Right are … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Music, Poetry, The Front Room, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern, Theatre
Tagged Centrale, Cornershop Showdown, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Croydonites Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Jake Yapp, Stanley Halls, Studio 55, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern
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Croydonites pull back the curtains on five days of Fringe
The Croydonites Fringe is back! From July 1 to 5, 21 works will take place across Croydon town centre and South Norwood featuring artists from Croydon, London, the rest of Britain and beyond. Less than a month before the world-famous … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Music, Poetry, The Front Room, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern, Theatre
Tagged Centrale, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Croydonites Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Jake Yapp, Stanley Halls, Studio 55, The Front Room, The Oval Tavern
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Sea Cadets recreate HMS Belfast crew for The Big Help Out
Eighty Sea Cadets from across the capital stepped aboard HMS Belfast on Saturday, June 6 – the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – to learn from volunteer crew and reimagine their place in the ship’s story. The Sea Cadets were taking … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, History, London-wide issues, Old Coulsdon, Sea Cadets
Tagged Bromley, Caterham, Croydon, D-Day, HMS Belfast, Imperial War Museum, National Volunteers Week, Old Coulsdon, Pool of London, Sea Cadets, Sutton, Tower Bridge, Volunteers Week, World War II, World War Two
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Free legal advice and webinars on adult social care this month
‘We urgently need a significant investment in social care staff, services and support for unpaid carers to ensure that the current social care system does not collapse’ Martin Searle Solicitors, with offices in central Croydon, is running its Social Care … Continue reading
Croydon College’s esports legends are top of the league again
Croydon College is celebrating a major achievement as its elite esports team has made the national finals of the British students League of Legends tournament. Croydon College’s team has twice won the national title, including last year, so they go … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon College, esports, League of Legends
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Roll up! Roll up! Enjoy Croydon’s summer fayre, 1920s style
CROYDON CHRONICLES: With summer fairs being planned and organised across the borough, this week DAVID MORGAN looks back more than 100 years at the stalls and events staged for the church fête of 1921 The bunting’s up. The marquee is … Continue reading
