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Photography Exhibition, Riff Raffs George Street, Oct 22
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‘Random guy from Croydon’ lifts global wildlife photo prize
Another prize for a former BRIT School pupil – though this accolade was won in a photography competition by someone who does not own a camera Seth Forestson, who called himself “some random guy from Croydon”, has been named the … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Wildlife, Natural History Museum, Seth Forestson, The BRIT School, Urban Wildlife
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Fashion shows and swap shops in Crystal Palace this week
Crystal Palace Hub Sustainable Fashion Week – which in fact runs for a fortnight – is entering its second week, with its fashionably creative approach to community and one of the highlights of the festival tonight, with a big fashion … Continue reading
Selsdon book shop where customers decide what price to pay
Nestled in a quiet spot at the edge of Selsdon Woods you can find Greenvale Community Bookshop. Originally set up during covid by volunteers, a new team has recently taken over, with big plans. Jen David, a member of the … Continue reading
‘Improvement’ programme of art, crime, history and geography
The Purley Lit enters its 113th season this month with a talk about medical detection dogs. The Purley Literary Society was set up in 1901 by the Congregational Church as a mechanism to “improve” agricultural workers #, and give them … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Alzheimer's disease, Beckenham Cemetery, Christ Church Purley, Claude Monet, Hercule Poirot, Medical detection dogs, Peru, Purley, Purley Lit, Purley Literary Society, Suffragettes, Vincent van Gogh
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Museum in climbdown over Bayeux Tapestry after legal threat
Croydon accessibility activist Yusuf Osman has won a battle with the British Museum to have audio description tours provided for blind people visiting the Bayeux Tapestry. The tapestry, which depicts the events leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 … Continue reading
Walk and Talk Riddlesdown, weekly every Sunday from 9am
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Higher rents and rising costs force Paxton Centre to close
The Paxton Centre, the popular arts and crafts café and bar on Anerley Hill, is to close next March. The surprise announcement was made by the centre’s founder, Beth Mander, and comes little more than 10 years since she opened … Continue reading
Minster appeal for donations to Harvest Festival this Sunday
Croydon Minster is holding its Harvest Festival service this Sunday, and is appealing for people to come forward with donations for two very hard-working local-based charities. “Please bring your donations to the 10am Sunday service, where they will be blessed … Continue reading
Sing-a-long-a-Sheeran as Croydon choir stages open evening
Have you ever felt like joining a choir but didn’t know to go about it? Your opportunity is coming. On Thursday October 15, the Croydon Male* Voice Choir is holding an Open Evening at its Sandilands headquarters which will showcase … Continue reading
Indoor boot sale, St Paul’s Church Hall, South Croydon, Oct 3
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Sanderstead Lit: Newhart and Trump, condors and postcards
Sanderstead Literary Society’s 84th season begins next month, and promises an eclectic mix of talks from learned, expert and fascinating speakers, plus some live performances, too. Meetings are held in the United Reformed Church Hall, 3 Sanderstead Hill, CR2 0HB. … Continue reading
£3m Lottery grant helps to get Stanley’s birthday party going
South Norwood arts venue announces series of senior appointments, as it moves towards “vital” building works ahead of its founder’s 200th anniversary South Norwood’s culture centre Stanley Halls has been awarded “significant” investment from three funders for a programme of … Continue reading
Bricks, ghosts and the Northern line all in the Lit’s new season
Next month sees the start of the latest season of talks and readings at St Mildred’s Literary Society in Addiscombe, continuing a near-century-old tradition. “The Lit” was founded in 1934 and today, from October to March, holds its (non-religious) meetings … Continue reading
Indoor boot sale, St Paul’s Church Hall, South Croydon, Oct 3
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Costs up, volunteers vanished = community festival cancelled
There will be no South Norwood Community Festival in 2027. The announcement of the cancellation was made on social media this week. The reasons given: rising costs and lack of experienced volunteers. Staging costs have more than doubled since 2019, … Continue reading
Amelia Earhart’s final flight: has the mystery been solved?
One of the greatest mysteries of the pioneering era of aviation is coming to Croydon Airport. Historian and researcher Chris Denchfield will be giving an illustrated talk exploring the life and mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the event being held … Continue reading
Climate Grief Café, Croydon Clocktower Café, Sat Sep 26
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Tagged Climate Crisis, Climate Grief, Clocktower Cafe, Katy Dye
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Visceral Shadows at Bethlem is Hunter’s first show for 10 years
Visceral Shadows, the first solo exhibition since 2016 by sculptor Emma Hunter, opens today at the Bethlem Gallery in Beckenham. Hunter is “a sculptor interested in the surrealism of everyday life”. Her work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethlem Gallery, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Emma Hunter, Henry Moore, Henry Moore Foundation
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Music, dance and drama at South Norwood’s Arcadia Festival
Stanley Halls in South Norwood is staging its Arcadia Festival this Saturday, encouraging Londoners “to build a fairer and healthier future – now”. In its second year, the Arcadia Festival is funded by the National Lottery as part of a … Continue reading
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Diver Snode makes a splash with Crystal Palace’s Gallery 56
A new art gallery is to open in the Crystal Palace Triangle, and they are inviting the public to a social evening later this month to mark the occasion. Gallery 56 calls itself “a contemporary art space located in the … Continue reading
Saved for the nation, Selsdon Wood conserved by its Friends
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: This year’s annual residents’ fair was where KEN TOWL found out more about the need for volunteers Jim Dunning is the first of the Friends of Selsdon Wood that I meet at one of their … Continue reading
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Amelia Earhart illustrated talk, Croydon Airport, Wed Sep 30
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Walk and Talk Riddlesdown, weekly every Sunday from 9am
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