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Category Archives: Art
iC subscribers win Nutcracker and Steeleye Span ticket prizes
Inside Croydon subscribers Brian Matthews and Mark Vaughan, plus their guests, will be enjoying big nights out at the Fairfield Halls next month, to see The Nutcracker and Steeleye Span respectively – all thanks to being the winners of exciting … Continue reading
CODA presents Spitfire Girls, at Selsdon Hall, Nov 26-29
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WIN!!! Pair of tickets to see Steeleye Span at Ashcroft Theatre
Inside Croydon is delighted to offer a pair of tickets to next week’s long-awaited concert return of Steeleye Span to Croydon as the prize in our latest exclusive subscriber competition. Steeleye Span will be performing live at the Ashcroft Theatre … Continue reading
How the Romans put snails on the menu on Farthing Downs
From Charlie Chaplin to an Olympic athlete, from woolly mammoths to the Suffragettes, the Coulsdon Art Trail pays a tribute to them all. And for the latest finial atop a piece of Coulsdon street furniture, the local residents’ association is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon parks, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, History, Wildlife
Tagged Cane Hill, Charles King, Charlie Chaplin, Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, Coulsdon History Trail, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Farthing Downs, Finials, Happy Valley, Roman snails
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Steeleye Span’s Prior arrangements still sounding evergreen
KEN TOWL goes all around his hat to interview Maddy Prior, lead singer of Steeleye Span, ahead of their concert at the Ashcroft Theatre on Nov 5 “We are heavy on sex and death,” says Maddy Prior as we chat … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music
Tagged All Around My Hat, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Maddy Prior, Steeleye Span
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Ayckbourn’s Neighbourhood Watch, Cryer Arts, Nov 24-27
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David Lean Cinema film screenings for November 2026
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Win tickets for classical ballet The Nutcracker at Fairfield Halls
One of the great ballets returns to Croydon with festive season magic, featuring a full live orchestra. And one lucky Inside Croydon patron, plus a guest, can be at the Fairfield Halls on Saturday November 28 to enjoy Tchaikovsky’s wonderful … Continue reading
Photography Exhibition, Riff Raffs George Street, Oct 22
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art
Tagged Croydon, George Street, Lenses of Croydon, Photography, Riff Raffs
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The 2026 Croydonites Festival, from Wed Nov 4 to Sat Nov 21
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more info and to book tickets, visit the Croydonites website by clicking here
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, Theatre
Tagged Advertisement, Anna Arthur, Clocktower Cafe, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Hannah Maxwell, James Rowland, Rosa Garland, South Norwood, St George's Walk, Stanley Halls, Team Viking, The Front Room, Turn Your Fucking Phones Off, Victoria Melody, Vincent Gambini
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An evening with Andy Baker, The Blossoms, Thu Oct 29
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Tagged Andy Baker, Croydon, The Blossoms
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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
Posted in Activities, Art, BRIT School, Wildlife
Tagged BBC Wildlife, Natural History Museum, Seth Forestson, The BRIT School, Urban Wildlife
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Site supporter wins tickets for The Stylistics at Fairfield Halls
Long-time Inside Croydon patron Ethel Corduff, from Woodside, together with a guest will be going to the Fairfield Halls next month to see all-time soul greats The Stylistics, pictured below, perform. Ethel has won tickets worth more than £90 to … Continue reading
Dirty Shoes at The Oval Tavern for Halloween, Sat Oct 31
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For full listings of all Oval Tavern events, visit their website by clicking here
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Music, Pubs, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Croydon, Dirty Shoes, halloween, Oval Tavern, The Oval Tavern
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With Love From South at The Village Table, Thu Oct 29
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Music
Tagged Black History Month, Croydon, Queens Gardens, The Village Table
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Perry’s CALAT lies exposed as up to 200 jobs are put at risk
In four years under Croydon’s Tory Mayor, the borough’s adult education service has gone from paying its own way to operating a £500,000 overspend – after its landlords, the council, doubled its rent to more than £800,000 a year. ‘It … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, CALAT, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged adult education, CALAT, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Adult Learning and Training, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, UCU, University and College Union
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Homelessness charity opens art exhibit in Whitgift Centre
An art exhibition featuring unique pieces created by people impacted by homelessness in Croydon has opened in the Whitgift Centre this week. This first-of-its-kind exhibition aims to share the stories of people in the borough with nowhere safe to live, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Crisis Skylight Centre, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Crisis, Crisis Skylight Centre, Homelessness, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
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Arthouse cinema erases Oscar-winning Lean from new logo
The David Lean Cinema has a new look online – and it has removed the image of the eponymous cinematic knight from its logo. The volunteer-led cinema’s new website has, they say, been “designed to make it easier for audiences … Continue reading
The 2026 Croydonites Festival, from Wed Nov 4 to Sat Nov 21
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more info and to book tickets, visit the Croydonites website by clicking here
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, Theatre
Tagged Advertisement, Anna Arthur, Clocktower Cafe, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Hannah Maxwell, James Rowland, Rosa Garland, South Norwood, St George's Walk, Stanley Halls, Team Viking, The Front Room, Turn Your Fucking Phones Off, Victoria Melody, Vincent Gambini
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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
Handel’s Messiah, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Sat Dec 19
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Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
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Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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Debt collectors, Met Police and DWP: a world of opportunities
Looking for a new ‘challenge’? Or simply need a job? CHERYL FERGUS-FERRELL, right, Inside Croydon’s roving reporter, checked out a jobs fair at the Fairfield Halls to see what can be on offer at these events The latest jobs fair … Continue reading
‘Digital first’ council fails to achieve basic level of competence
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon Poet Brian Bilston was on stage at the Ashcroft Theatre last night*. In between frequent references to Clare Grogan, his cat and the seemingly unstoppable onward march of AI, Bilston read from his poem … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Williams, Opama Khan, Poetry, Theatre
Tagged AI, Ashcroft Theatre, Brian Bilston, Clare Grogan, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Digital Service, Digital-first council, Fairfield Halls, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Microsoft, Waterstones, Whitgift Centre
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The 2026 Croydonites Festival, from Wed Nov 4 to Sat Nov 21
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more info and to book tickets, visit the Croydonites website by clicking here
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, Theatre
Tagged Advertisement, Anna Arthur, Clocktower Cafe, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Hannah Maxwell, James Rowland, Rosa Garland, South Norwood, St George's Walk, Stanley Halls, Team Viking, The Front Room, Turn Your Fucking Phones Off, Victoria Melody, Vincent Gambini
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