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Category Archives: Ambition Festival
Newman snubbed by Mayor over Borough of Culture bid
WALTER CRONXITE on a rebuff for Croydon’s half-arsed artistic efforts So, it seems that the Mayor of London doesn’t reckon much of council leader Tony Newman’s notion of what passes for culture in Croydon. Indeed, Sadiq Khan appears to share … Continue reading
Newman breaks manifesto promise over Boxpark festival
Tony Newman’s Labour council has broken one of its 2014 manifesto commitments, after diverting £160,000 of public money from its intended free annual music festival to pay towards private business Boozepark’s opening shindig next month. The council-run Ambition Festival was … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2018 council elections, Ambition Festival, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls, Music, Riesco Collection, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Conservative, East Croydon station, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman, Tory
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Boxpark opening airbrushes all mention of Ambition Festival
Boxpark Croydon has finally announced its opening dates. Boozepark, which was lured to the site alongside East Croydon Station with a £3 million loan from the Labour-run council, is to stage a two-day “Opening Festival” on October 29 and 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Ambition Festival, Boxpark, Business, Dance, East Croydon, Jo Negrini, Music, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Jo Negrini, Labour, Roger Wade, Timothy Godfrey
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Council’s shock non-announcement: Murray handed culture job
The sheer predictability of Croydon Council over its internal stitch-ups on senior jobs is so crass that sometimes even they appear embarrassed by it. Paula Murray has been confirmed as Croydon’s culture director in a permanent capacity. Hitherto the deputy … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Ambition Festival, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Boxpark, Business, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Music, Paul Scott, Paula Murray, Stanley Halls, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Labour, Paula Murray, Timothy Godfrey
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Boxpark delays could see Ambition Festival staged in October
Our arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK reports on how a council-backed arts fest can’t fix a date in the diary It’s just a few weeks since Croydon Council made the announcement that it would use £160,000 of Council Tax-payers’ money to … Continue reading
Posted in Ambition Festival, Art, Boxpark, Business
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Roger Wade, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
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Part-time culture director to get £39,000 for six months’ work
BELLA BARTOCK, our arts correspondent, discovers that splitting the time of a Brighton council executive is raising questions at both ends of the A23 The council’s new executive in charge of culture, Paula Murray, will be paid £39,000 for her … Continue reading