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Week of events to re-connect Londoners to our waterways
This year’s London Rivers Week, which flows through the city until Saturday May 31, marks a decade of connecting people with the capital’s waterways. The festival’s theme is “know your local river”, with a wide-ranging programme of free events designed … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Carshalton, London Rivers Week, River Thames, River Wandle, South Croydon, Thames, Thames21, Wandle
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Common Ground workshops, South Norwood, May 27 & Jun 3
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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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Common Ground workshops, South Norwood, May 27 & Jun 3
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Carshalton infants’ school digs in with garden centre’s help
Dobbies Garden Centres is supporting 53 local charities and community groups across the country through its Community Gardens initiative. And from hundreds of nominations received, their Woodcote Green store has chosen to support Victor Seymour Infants School in Carshalton. The … Continue reading
Sing and Stroll, St Peter’s churchyard, S Croydon, Sat May 23
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Croydon nanny wins £71,000 Porsche – but she can’t drive!
It must have been Sarah Japuz’s lucky day, as the nanny from Croydon won big in an online competition, scooping a £71,000 Porsche Cayenne supercar. The only snag is that Japuz can’t drive. Japuz, 32, has worked as a nanny … Continue reading
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Tagged BOTB, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Porsche, Sarah Japuz
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Croydon’s charity lawyers invite you to join fund-raiser walk
The London Legal Walk takes place on June 9, raising tens of thousands of pounds to assist with legal bills for those that need qualified advice, and the team from the South West London Legal Centre are asking the Croydon … Continue reading
The Happy Bee Festival, Frylands Wood Scout Centre, Jun 28
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Looking for a new home? Kirsty and Phil could help you
If you’re looking to make a home move very soon, then Channel 4 can provide you with the wisdom and advice of two of the best house-hunters in the business. Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer and Kirsty Allsopp is … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Property
Tagged Channel 4, Croydon, Kirstie Allsopp, Location Location Location, Phil Spencer
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Time travel by velvet and smoke back to a Paris club in 1896
STEVEN DOWNES takes a trip back in time and a sip of a once-banned liquor Everyone these days appears to be on “a journey” of some kind or another. If you were to take a half-hour journey from East Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre
Tagged Coco Belle, Croydon, East Croydon station, Joe Morose, Le Chat Noir, Secret Cinema, The Lost Estate, West Kensington
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Langley Vale conservation talk, Honeywood Museum, May 28
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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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Coleridge-Taylor’s old band preparing for fresh set of encores
PETER GILLMAN drops in on a rehearsal at Croydon’s 120-year-old orchestra, as they prepare to perform ‘the greatest symphony ever written’ Who knew that Croydon had its own symphony orchestra? A straw poll among fellow members of the Croydon Male … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Community associations, Croydon Symphony Orchestra, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield Halls, Music, Peter Gillman
Tagged Chris Braime, Croydon Symphony Orchestra, Fairfield Halls, Godstone, Orpheus Centre, Peter Gillman, Phil Myers, Rachmaninov, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood
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May Day Madness at South Norwood Lake, Mon May 4
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Entry ballot is now open for possible ‘double’ London Marathon
With this year’s gaudy procession of fun runners – it long ago ceased to be a “race” – less than 48 hours away, the ballot for the 2027 London Marathon has opened today. There were more than 1.1million applicants for … Continue reading
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Playground named after Star Wars star to open on May 4
‘My dad was Darth Vader’ No, not a line uttered in the blockbuster movie series by Luke Skywalker, but the intro on a piece in a residents’ association newsletter, as Bingham Park gears up to celebrate the life of resident … Continue reading
Antique, vintage and collectables fair, Hayes, Sat Apr 25
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May Day Madness at South Norwood Lake, Mon May 4
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River Revive at Norbury Brook, Thornton Heath Rec, Apr 25
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History of Kenley Airfield, free talk, East Surrey Museum, Apr 22
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, History, Kenley
Tagged Caterham, Croydon, East Surrey Museum, Kenley, Kenley Airfield
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Tooting Common Bio Blitz, Woodfield Pavilion, Sun Apr 26
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Rangers in public plea for care during skylarks’ nesting season
City Commons, who oversee four commons and the South London National Nature Reserve, are now having to deal with dumped garden waste in conservation areas. PLUS: dates for guided walks and volunteer sessions The rangers who oversee Coulsdon Common, Farthing … Continue reading
River Revive at Norbury Brook, Thornton Heath Rec, Apr 25
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Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Quiz Night, The Fox, Apr 13
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