Category Archives: Fairfield Halls

Council ordered to use public buildings as emergency shelters

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Parts of the Fairfield Halls, the borough’s leisure centres and even Fisher’s Folly could be transformed over the weekend into emergency shelters for rough sleepers, under the latest government edict in an effort to limit the spread of the deadly … Continue reading →

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Culture deals with covid-19 without making a song and dance

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

The sense of doom and gloom caused by the covid-19 pandemic had well and truly taken hold of London by the middle of last week. There was a dark humour about the place reflected by the public address system at … Continue reading →

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Neighbours rally round to help in coronavirus emergency

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

As supermarkets decide to ration some products in their stores after panic-buying over the weekend, and the first Croydon school announces a partial closure, meanwhile hundreds of good neighbours have been mobilising to help others through the pandemic crisis, as … Continue reading →

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Savvy Theatre weekly workshops for 13-19-year-olds

Posted on March 13, 2020 by
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Savvy Theatre’s weekly theatre workshops for 9-12-year-olds

Posted on March 12, 2020 by
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Frank Turner’s Fairfield convention has the crowd on their feet

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

Frank Turner’s cult following got a chance to see him play in Croydon for the first time on Friday as he delivered the Wreck’s first sold-out live gig, and GRAY DORIAN was there to witness it “SOLD OUT”. Outside the … Continue reading →

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Big claim lands Fairfield Halls in bother with Authority

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

In the latest embarrassing blow for the council-owned arts centre, the Fairfield Halls has received a warning from the Advertising Standards Authority over repeatedly making misleading and false claims to be “south London’s biggest arts centre”. The official reproach ought … Continue reading →

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