Category Archives: Ashburton

Uncovering the lost blueprint for London’s rail network

Posted on November 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

BERNARD WINCHESTER offers a sneak preview of his latest talk, to be given tomorrow, on the history of the other Crystal Palace Station Everybody knows about Crystal Palace Station and its vast, echoing interior, dating from the time when millions … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, History, Norwood Society, People for Portland Road, Transport | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Discover Crystal Palace’s cherished railway history, Nov 2

Posted on October 30, 2015 by insidecroydon

The great High Level station at Crystal Palace played an important part in bringing millions of visitors to what was for many years Great Britain’s most popular visitor attraction. As part of the South Norwood Arts Festival, respected local historian … Continue reading →

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11,000 Croydon residents to lose the vote under Tory scheme

Posted on October 26, 2015 by insidecroydon

First they take away your tax credits. Next they take away people’s votes. WALTER CRONXITE reports on a piece of election manipulation which is being introduced by stealth In a little over one month’s time, more than 11,000 Croydon residents … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Housing, Kenley, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Addiscombe Festival confirms its date for May 2016

Posted on October 22, 2015 by insidecroydon

The 2016 Addiscombe Festival will be staged in Ashburton Park on Whitsun weekend, Sunday, May 29. But next year there will be no parade beforehand. Keith Nicholas, one of the organisers, said, “Due to a various circumstances beyond our control, … Continue reading →

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Is Newman trying to tunnel away from any real questioning?

Posted on August 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

Tony Newman’s Labour group faces losing control of Croydon Town Hall at the first time of asking if the latest national opinion poll, which puts the Tories 12 per cent ahead, translates locally. And yes, of course all opinion polls … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Commuting, London-wide issues, Mark Watson, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

What Is Autism? council session, Town Hall, July 17

Posted on July 9, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Hopes go up in smoke as LibDems hold Sutton council seat

Posted on June 15, 2015 by insidecroydon

Last week’s Sutton Council by-election result was bad news for Labour and worse news for any campaigns to halt the incinerator at Beddington Lane, reports WALTER CRONXITE Candidates who oppose the Beddington Lane incinerator won 55.9 per cent of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Environment, London Assembly, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Big Picnic, Ashburton Park, Sunday June 7

Posted on June 3, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Barwell clings on to turn the tide for the Tories in Croydon

Posted on May 13, 2015 by insidecroydon

To borrow a phrase from that giant among Croydon residents, Ronnie Corbett: “And finally…”. WALTER CRONXITE, our man in the public gallery with a Yorkie bar and a copy of Computer Weekly, offers his analysis of the local state of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Ashburton, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Purley Pool, Purley Way, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tories accused of ‘Nasty Party’ tactics over bogus letters

Posted on May 5, 2015 by insidecroydon

“We were angry when we received this political letter. It’s got Jenny’s name on it, but it has very little to do with her. She had a serious stroke last year and she’s been housebound for the past few weeks. … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Sylvia MacDonald, Tim Pollard, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Barwell banking on Blukip pact as election gap narrows

Posted on April 28, 2015 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports on a late development in the marginal Croydon Central seat which could prove a game-changer Gavin Barwell’s political career could depend on a pact with the local UKIP candidate, as Blukip comes to Croydon. There’s been suspicions … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Addiscombe Carnival, Ashburton Park, May 24

Posted on April 16, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Barwell starts to close the gap on Jones in Croydon Central

Posted on March 9, 2015 by insidecroydon

Parliament will be dissolved in three weeks’ time, with the polls suggesting the borough’s one battleground seat, Croydon Central, will be a tighter contest than was previously predicted, reports WALTER CRONXITE The result of the Selhurst ward by-election last week … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Ashburton, Croydon Central, David Wood, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Purley Pool, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Planning meeting became an Arena for education strategy

Posted on February 28, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Woodside resident PAULA GOODMAN feels betrayed by her Labour councillors over what she sees as an abuse of the planning procedures to permit the development of a 1,300-pupil Oasis academy next to Croydon Arena In a meeting with … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Ashburton, Croydon Council, Education, Gavin Barwell, Hamida Ali, Oasis Academy, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Paul Scott, Planning, Schools, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Woodside’s five-year wait for a bus comes to an end at last

Posted on February 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

Transport for London has announced that bus routes 130 and 312 – which have been unable to operate along their regular routes for five years due to engineering work on Spring Lane Bridge – will get back on the road … Continue reading →

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Shapps sends an SOS for Barwell: Save Our Salaries

Posted on January 16, 2015 by insidecroydon

HAS GAV GIVEN UP (Part 94): Not so much a straw in the wind. More an entire bale of hay that shows the Conservatives are very worried for the fate of their former Tory HQ wonk, Gavin Barwell, as last … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pigs and dead dukes more important for O’Connell than TfL

Posted on January 9, 2015 by insidecroydon

Neither the local London Assembly Member nor the MP for the area have taken part in an important public consultation on the future for bus routes 312 and 130. Steve O’Connell and Gavin Barwell are both Conservatives. The 312 runs … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Central, East Croydon, Gavin Barwell, Kenley, London Assembly, Mayor of London, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Transport, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pool closure leaves Labour’s Emily Benn high and dry

Posted on December 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on how Labour has quickly reinforced Croydon’s North-South divide, in moves which it may come to regret Have you got the message? If you live in Purley, Kenley or Coulsdon, Labour don’t expect you to vote for them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashburton, Bishop of Croydon, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Parking, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman, Transport, Waddon, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Woodside residents given fortnight to review Oasis plans

Posted on December 11, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Residents in Woodside have just received a special Christmas present – more than 2,000 pages of planning proposals for the Oasis Arena Academy, all to be reviewed and commented on by December 25. Not surprising that FRANCES FEARON … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashburton, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Education, Environment, Hamida Ali, London-wide issues, Oasis Academy, Paul Scott, Planning, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, South Norwood, Sport, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Wildlife, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Arena trams ‘most congested part of network’ says Bee

Posted on December 9, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council’s planning committee meets next month to consider the application to build a massive secondary academy on Metropolitan Open Land next to Croydon Sports Arena. But the Labour-run council’s cabinet member for transport has already suggested that public transport … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashburton, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Kathy Bee, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Oasis Academy, Parking, Paul Greenhalgh, Planning, Schools, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Wayne Lawlor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tories’ botched library sale has left building open to vandals

Posted on November 23, 2014 by insidecroydon

The Spivocracy strikes again: Croydon Conservatives’ attempt to flog off a £500,000 public building to their mates for a knock-down £85,000 on the eve of the local elections have seen the old Ashburton Library left vulnerable to the worst of … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Friends of Ashburton Park, Libraries, Maddie Henson, Nathan Elvery, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Still seeking input on services ahead of staging Autism Forum

Posted on October 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

By Andrew Rendle A few weeks ago I wrote on Inside Croydon asking residents for their experience of autism services within Croydon. I said I wanted to hear from those with ASD, their parents and carers, and I’m very grateful … Continue reading →

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Jones campaigns to reduce commuter fares by £336 a year

Posted on October 26, 2014 by insidecroydon

Sarah Jones, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for the marginal seat of Croydon Central at next year’s General Election, is launching a campaign tomorrow that could save commuters living in the constituency and who travel into central London for work more than … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Commuting, Croydon Central, East Croydon, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, London-wide issues, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Transport, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Newman takes his group off to Brighton, paid via the rates

Posted on October 19, 2014 by insidecroydon

If you live in one of the Labour-held wards in Croydon, you probably didn’t have an opportunity to meet your publicly funded councillor at a residents’ surgery this weekend. You definitely would not have seen council leader Tony Newman standing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Nathan Elvery, Purley, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ashcroft’s polling points to election defeat for Barwell

Posted on October 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE has got some new batteries for his Casio calculator and what he’s worked out adds up to bad news for the sitting MP in Croydon’s marginal parliamentary constituency If you are unlucky enough to get cornered by Gavin … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Ashburton, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Peter Staveley, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments