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Category Archives: Art
Edward Kieszkiewicz art exhibition: Jan 21-Feb 1
Posted in Art, Outside Croydon, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Art, Edward Kieszkiewicz, exhibition, Kieszkiewicz, London, Poland, Polish, Tooting, Wandsworth
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Steve Reed MP: Regeneration needed beyond the town centre
In his exclusive column for Inside Croydon, STEVE REED reports on how community groups are essential to ensure proper and sustainable regeneration in their neighbourhoods People for Portland Road, a community organisation in South Norwood, organised a public meeting last Saturday to … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, People for Portland Road, Policing, Schools, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Stanley People's Initiative, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brixton, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hammerson, Labour, Lambeth council, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Holocaust Memorial Day concert: Jan 25
Posted in Art, Dance, Education, History, Music
Tagged Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, Music, Nazi Germany, Ruskin House
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Local museum appeals for help to be put in Rankin’s picture
A south London museum is appealing for your support in an online poll which could see it working with Rankin, the renowned portrait photographer. Bethlem Archives and Museum, just the other side of the borough boundary, is the only London … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, Community associations, Education, Health, History, Libraries
Tagged Beckenham, Bethlem Hospital, Croydon, Mental Health, Museums, Photography, Rankin
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94% back staging of Lake Conan Doyle naming ceremony
The ceremony in South Norwood Country Park to rename its lake after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes author, will go ahead on February 1 “officially or unofficially”, according to the organisers, in spite of opposition from Croydon Council. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Mike Fisher, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board
Tagged Conan Doyle, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Lake Conan Doyle, London Borough of Croydon, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, South Norwood, South Norwood Country Park, South Norwood Tourist Board, Tory
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Book for the Harry Potter generation begins its Amazon journey
Have you seen the zombies outside the Clocktower? SIMON WOODWARD explains how he has published his debut novel, a horror fantasy with many scenes set in recognisably Croydon locations The boy is trapped inside the car. Condensation beads the window. … Continue reading
Mr Pooter is coming to Croydon in 2014 and a pub near you
“This is the diary of me, Charles Pooter. Social ladder climber. Technically middle-class, according to recently completed internet survey.” Mr Pooter is coming to Croydon, the central character is another production at the Spread Eagle Theatre, being performed on February … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Pubs, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Arts, Charles Pooter, Croydon, David Lean Cinema, Diary of a Nobody, East Croydon station, Mr Pooter, pubs, spread eagle, Theatre
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Charity Commission forces council to drop Fairfield takeover
Croydon Council’s plans to take over the Fairfield Halls have collapsed, in yet another embarrassing and costly (for Council Tax-payers) reversal for the Conservative administration at the Town Hall. And this at a time when the costs of the much-needed … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, London-wide issues, Margaret Mead, Planning, Riesco Collection, Theatre, URV, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Charity Commission, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Tory
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Going Underground: historians want your Subway memories
Do you have memories of Crystal Palace subway? Did you use the subway as part of the old High Level railway station or when it was an air raid shelter during the war? Maybe you played there as a child, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Education, Environment, History, Outside Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Crystal Palace, History, Lottery Heritage Fund, Paxton, Second World War, Southwark, Subways, Sydenham Hill
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Babylon gets a staging at Croydon’s pub theatre
The Spread Eagle Theatre has announced its 2014 programme, which opens next month with “a romping, stonking folk musical”, called Babylon. This show, produced by The Flanagan Collective, runs on just three nights, Tuesday to Thursday, February 4-6. Tickets for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Pubs, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, drama, London, Music, pubs, spread eagle, Theatre
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Film choices that mark end of campaign’s nomadic existence
Tomorrow at the Spread Eagle on Katharine Street, the Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign begins 2014 with a free screening of Wolf Children, off the back of a Christmas season where the auditorium was just not big enough to … Continue reading
Local arts cuts: “It isn’t about money, it’s about pride”
Croydon’s internationally renowned Warehouse Theatre closed last year when the local council withdrew its modest subsidy. Its historic building was recently demolished. Here, actor SAMUEL WEST explains why theatre matters Where does theatre belong in a healthy society? It’s one … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Theatre, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Arts, Danny Boyle, National Campaign, National Campaign for the Arts, Olympic, Samuel West, Theatre, Warehouse Theatre
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Wolf Children adds some bite to cinema programme
The Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign’s festive season at the Spread Eagle continues on Monday, December 30, if you’ve had enough cold turkey (no, not that sort) and mince pies. But the organisers have now also released details of … Continue reading
Boris, the NFL, libraries and precious crockery: iC’s 2013
As we approach 2014 and all that may have to offer, here’s the 10 most-read iC articles of 2013 – an eclectic mix of politics, exclusive news stories, sport, arts reviews and controversy. With more than half a million page views … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2012 Olympics, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Art, Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Centrale, Croydon Council, Education, Housing, Inside Croydon, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Libraries, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Museum of Croydon, Planning, Riesco Collection, Roke Primary, Schools, Tramlink, Transport, URV, Waddon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Museum, Harris Federation, Lawrence Okoye, London Borough of Croydon, Whitgift School
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Chinese government has role in £500m Crystal Palace scheme
The major financial backer behind the ZhongRohn Group, which wants to build a £500million replica of the Victorian Crystal Palace as a hotel and entertainment complex on public open space at the top of Sydenham Hill, is the Chinese government. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Mayor of London, Property, Riesco Collection
Tagged Arup, Bromley, China, Croydon, Crystal Palace, London, London Crystal Palace, Metropolitan Open Land
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Council could face £3m tax bill for unlawful Riesco sale
The diminishing returns from Croydon Council’s auctioning of part of the borough’s Riesco Collection of ancient Chinese porcelain look to be diminishing by the day, with a hefty tax bill now in the offing. After tax, auctioneers’ commissions and other costs, … Continue reading
Cinema campaigners get their wishes for final screenings
The Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign will complete its 2013 activities with screenings of two films chosen by its membership at the Spread Eagle pub in the next couple of weeks. The enthusiasts’ group was formed in 2011 to … Continue reading
Sold-out performances ensure this is no Cinderella service
The hectic social whirl that is Christmas has seen BELLA BARTOCK out twice in a week. Last night in New Addington, she was one of the lucky ones to get the hottest ticket in town, for the Salvation Army’s annual … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Church and religions, Comedy, Music, New Addington, Theatre
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Scrooge is coming to Croydon (in movie form): Dec 21
We are assured that florid-faced Mike Fisher, the leader of a Croydon Council which has stopped paying for lollipop ladies outside primary schools, which now wants to move on an inconvenient soup kitchen for the poor from near his £140 … Continue reading
Awry in a manger as Mitre Players go back to school
BELLA BARTOCK has been out and about to see the best of local am-drams’ Christmas shows Many parents will be dutifully off to see their children perform in the school or church nativity this coming fortnight. But if you feel … Continue reading
Coulsdon Yulefest weekend: Dec 7-8
The Coulsdon Yulefest takes place this weekend, December 7 to 8, organised by local businesses and the Coulsdon West Residents’ Association. There will be a Christmas fair staged along Chipstead Valley Road, including a Santa’s Grotto for children to visit, … Continue reading
Crystal Palace author to talk about his macabre book: Dec 14
Tom Brown, the writer of a bone-chilling Victorian tale will be giving a talk at the Upper Norwood Joint Library about his latest novel, Strange Air, which is essential reading for anyone fascinated by the history of Crystal Palace. The author, … Continue reading
Living history exhibit on display at Stanley Halls: Dec 4
The Lives of Stanley Halls: Theatricals, Community and Entertainment, a touring exhibition, has its special introductory night at the South Norwood venue tomorrow night, December 4. The exhibition has been organised by the Stanley People’s Initiative and funded by the … Continue reading
