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Category Archives: Activities
Learning Disability Carnival, Croydon North End, July 6
Posted in Activities, Dance, Education, Music, Poetry
Tagged Croydon North End, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disability Carnival, North End
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Guitar, Singing and Maths tuition, Tollers Community Centre
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Education, Music
Tagged Coulsdon, Guitar lessons, Maths lessons, Singing lessons, Tollers Community Centre, Tuition
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Woldingham Beer Festival, Woldingham Village Club, Jun 22-23
Posted in Activities, Outside Croydon
Tagged Beer, Surrey, Woldingham, Woldingham Beer Festival
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Spring Market, The Surprise Inn, Upper Shirley Rd, May 11
Posted in Activities, Pubs, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Shirley, The Surprise Inn
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Banstead Rotary Village Fair, Banstead High Street, July 6
Posted in Activities, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Banstead, Banstead Rotary, Surrey
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Mirror of Life Exhibition, Croydon Art Space, from May 18
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon Art Space
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Thames Lighters, history talk, Honeywood Museum, Jul 25
Posted in Activities, History, Honeywood Museum
Tagged Carshalton, Friends of Honeywood Museum, History, Honeywood Museum, River Thames, Thames
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Old soldiers enjoy their rugby stroll around Hamsey Green
We’ve had walking football. There’s walking cricket, too (if it ever stops raining). Now, up at Warlingham rugby club and at Old Whits, they are playing walking rugby, and a visit at the weekend from some old soldiers from the … Continue reading
Stormzy’s changing the game by opening his #MerkyFC HQ
Stormzy’s fusion of music and football made another massive stride today with the announcement that, backed by global sports brand Adidas, he has taken over the sports pitches at what was Selhurst Sports Arena to launch #Merky FC HQ, a … Continue reading
Posted in #MerkyFC HQ, Activities, AFC Croydon Athletic, Art, Charity, Education, Football, Music, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged #MerkyFC, Adidas, Communities First Foundation, Croydon, EA Sports, Football, Selhurst, Selhurst Sports Arena, Stormzy
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Picnics, beer and flying: Streatham Common Kite Day is back
The 23rd Streatham Common Kite Day will take place on Sunday May 12. From 11am to 5pm, London’s only free family-friendly kite festival combines world-class kite displays with the opportunity to fly your own.
Strictly Come Walking with Croydon Mencap, every Saturday
Posted in Activities, Charity, Walks
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Mencap, Strictly Come Walking
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London Zoo wants your help to mark 200 years of history
London Zoo wants your help to mark its 200th birthday, coming up in 2026. Perhaps you have some old photographs of a childhood visit to the zoo, or to its country outpost, Whipsnade? Maybe you had a grandparent, or great … Continue reading
At 91 years old, there’s no stopping marathon man Picksley
David Picksley was probably already a bit of a London Marathon hero, but after his unstoppable performance in this year’s race on Sunday, he’s probably worthy of inclusion in the annals of the event’s all-time greats. At 91, Picksley was … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Trinity School
Tagged Bowel Cancer UK, Croydon, David Picksley, London Marathon, Trinity School
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East Croydon plaque to get you on track for the Vanguard Way
For the avoidance of any doubt (if ever there was any), East Croydon Station now has a new sign, designating it as the official starting point of the Vanguard Way, the 66-mile walkers’ route “from the suburbs to the sea”. … Continue reading
Sharkey among guests as River Summit comes to the Wandle
Feargal Sharkey, a leader in the national debate about the parlous quality of water in the country’s rivers, lakes and canals, is among the participants at the 2024 UK River Summit which is being held along the banks of the … Continue reading
How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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Croydon FC 2024-2025 youth trials, Apr 27, May 11 and May 25
Posted in Activities, Croydon FC, Football
Tagged Croydon, Croydon FC, Croydon FC youth trials, Football
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Physics award-winner to give Astronomical Society talk
Arabi Karteepan, recently named as the winner of the Royal Astronomical Society’s prestigious education award, is to give a talk tomorrow night in Croydon: “A journey to reach the Stratosphere”. Croydon High School’s head of physics will explain how the … Continue reading
Illustrated talk: Croydon in old postcards, St Peter’s, May 19
Posted in Activities, Charity, Church and religions, History
Tagged History, Postcards, South Croydon, St Peter's Church
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