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Category Archives: Art
Blues at The Oval: Two-Gun Mathilda, Sun Aug 30, free entry
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 music dates at The Oval Tavern
‘Crap’ council is caught taping over the cracks of listed building
Croydon Council has been accused of failing to protect and preserve one of the town centre’s heritage buildings, the Grade II-listed Segas House, on the corner of Katharine Street and Wellesley Road. The office building was given listed status in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon School of Art, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Nestle Tower, Planning, Ria Patel, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Electric House, Fairfield, Fairfield ward, Grade II, Green Party, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Segas House, Tory, Town Centre
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Banned in Whitgift Centre, werewolf’s on the prowl in Croydon
GABRIEL MacARTHUR was on set for a music video shoot with a difference – it didn’t have Taylor Swift in it There’s been a werewolf on the prowl on the high street and, in true Croydon fashion, most passers-by seemed … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Business, Centrale, Gabriel MacArthur, Music, Riff Raffs, The Oval Tavern, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Croydon, Gabriel MacArthur, Hammerson, Rakesh Jaitly, Riff Raffs, Slack Magic, Taylor Swift, The Oval Tavern, Werewolf, Westfield, Whitgift Centrre
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Climate Grief Café, Croydon Clocktower Café, Sat Sep 26
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, visit Katy Dye’s website by clicking here
Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Clocktower Cafe
Tagged Climate Crisis, Climate Grief, Clocktower Cafe, Katy Dye
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Carshalton Jazz Summer Festival, CryerArts Centre, Sat Aug 29
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Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead, The Oval Tavern, Sun Aug 23
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 music dates at The Oval Tavern
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern
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Misanthrope, Odyssey and Obsession at David Lean Cinema
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WIN!!! Five sets of family tickets for Harry Potter movie up for grabs at Vue Croydon in our latest exclusive competition
Inside Croydon subscribers can win a set of four tickets for a Harry Potter screening of their choice at Vue Croydon on Purley Way, as the cinema celebrates the 25th anniversary of the schoolboy wizard’s big screen debut. See below … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Cinema, Inside Croydon, Purley Way
Tagged 25th anniversary, Harry Potter, Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix, Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Magic, Prize competition, Purley Way, Vue Cinemas, Vue Purley Way
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Old Coulsdon Camera Club Welcome Evening, Tue Sep 8
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The high street business that made sure Croydon was on song
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A talented musician established a business that over the course of 60 years taught and encouraged at least 30,000 youngsters to sing, play an instrument or perform on stage. DAVID MORGAN looks at the life and career of … 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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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
Teacher whose poetry saw ‘The Merry Gang’ visiting Croydon
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A Restoration period writer who taught at the Free School made friends with ‘literary lords’ and the Poet Laureate. DAVID MORGAN looks back nearly 400 years to the life and work of John Oldham Poetry performances – spoken … Continue reading
Posted in Art, David Morgan, Poetry, Schools, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Free School, David Morgan, Earl of Kingston, Jhn Oldham, John Dryden, King Charles II, Lord Rochester, Oliver Cromwell, Poetry, Samuel Pepys, The Civilised Savage, Whitgift School, Will's Coffee House
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Hollywood superstar Chaplin takes his place on Coulsdon trail
Charlie Chaplin, one of the greatest movie stars of all time, is featured in the latest finial on the Coulsdon Art Trail. Chaplin’s association with Coulsdon is, perhaps typically of his screen persona, a poignant one: his mother, Hannah, was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Comedy, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, History, Transport
Tagged Cane Hill, Charles King, Charlie Chaplin, Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, Coulsdon History Trail, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Farthing Downs, Finials, Hannah Chaplin, Happy Valley, Mammoth, Merstham Tunnel, Navvies, Stoats Nest Farm
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£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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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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Oh! What A Lovely War, Coulsdon Manor Hotel, Jul 29-Aug 7
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For ticket bookings and more information, visit the Theatre Workshop Coulsdon website by clicking here
Talks with the movies in August at the David Lean Cinema
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Oh! What A Lovely War, Coulsdon Manor Hotel, Jul 29-Aug 7
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For ticket bookings and more information, visit the Theatre Workshop Coulsdon website by clicking here
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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Talks with the movies in August at the David Lean Cinema
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£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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