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Category Archives: Activities
10,000 turn out for astronomical society’s solar eclipse events
The Croydon Astronomical Society estimates that close to 10,000 people turned out on Wednesday evening across three special gatherings that they organised to view – safely – the solar eclipse. This week’s phenomenon is reckoned to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, … Continue reading
Open House 2026: from Croydon Town Hall to Downing Street
There are almost 30 venues in Croydon next month, many offering tours of normally off-limit buildings, as part of the annual London Open House Festival. And it is all free! It is one of the better years for getting a … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon Minster, Fairfield Halls, History, Museum of Croydon, Old Palace, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Fairfield Halls, Greenwich, History, Leadenhall Market, Lloyd's Building, London, London Open House, London Open House Festival, Museum of Croydon, No10 Downing Street, Royal Naval College, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Whitgift Almshouses, Whitgift Foundation
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South Norwood Community Kitchen’s forum: Tue Aug 18
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit South Norwood Community Kitchen’s website and find out more about their work and how … Continue reading
Stay ‘coul’ at the Coulsdon Club: special air-conditioned offer
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit the Coulsdon Club’s website and find out more
1,677 days in an Iranian jail: Amnesty exhibit at the Clocktower
The Clocktower Café is to stage a powerful exhibition throughout September called “Surviving Evin” – laying bare the experience of British national Anoosheh Ashoori, who was arbitrarily jailed for four-and-a-half years in Iran until his release – alongside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe … Continue reading
Mini Beast Hunt with Roger Hawkins, Selsdon Wood, Aug 12
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information about this and other events, visit the Friends of Selsdon Wood website by clicking here
Spitfire’s Battle of Britain Kenley fly-past booked for Aug 16
One of the real spectacles of the year, a fly-past of a Battle of Britain fighter aircraft, will this year be taking place – weather and good fortune permitting – over Kenley airfield on Sunday August 16, at 1pm. A … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, History, KENDRA, Kenley, Kenley Airfield Friends Group
Tagged August 18 1940, Bristol Blenheim, Douglas Bader, Hawker Hurricane, KENDRA, Kenley, Kenley Revival, RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Kenley, RAFBBMF, Spitfire, Supermarine Spitfire, The Hardest Day
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Mini Beast Hunt with Roger Hawkins, Selsdon Wood, Aug 12
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information about this and other events, visit the Friends of Selsdon Wood website by clicking here
Lidl summer camp at Legacy zone provides thoughts for food
NADIA AZIZUDDIN visited the Legacy Youth Zone to witness the launch of an innovative project to teach youngsters how to eat more healthily Supermarket chain Lidl has joined forced with national youth charity Onside to provide free Summer Clubs for … Continue reading
£2.49 for kids’ cinema tickets is definitely one for the album
With tickets for children from as little as £2.49 at the Vue cinema on the Purley Way this summer, families will have plenty of opportunities to spend quality time together as all-time favourites and animated adventures are heading to the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Business, Cinema, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged cinema, Croydon, Grants, Minions, Purley Way, Spider-Man, Toy Story, Vue Purley Way
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Friends of Grangewood Park Picnic in the Park, Sun Sep 20
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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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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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