Category Archives: Boxpark

Town centre stations should be the focus for future vision

Posted on January 6, 2023 by insidecroydon

With more shops closing and others reducing their floor space in the run-down Whitgift Centre, ANDREW PELLING looks east for solutions to address the town centre’s retail decline The continued loss of retail outlets in Croydon comes as high street … Continue reading →

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Mayor Perry has ‘second thoughts’ about investing in Croydon

Posted on November 21, 2022 by insidecroydon

‘Things are going to get worse before they get better,’ said the borough’s £81,000 per year part-time Mayor last week, as he begins to find his Town Hall task a bit of a struggle, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Jason … Continue reading →

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Boxpark uses England star Grealish to cash in on World Cup

Posted on October 18, 2022 by insidecroydon

Boozepark, next to East Croydon Station, is looking to cash in on England’s World Cup heroes next month, selling tickets at up to £40 a time to enter the food and booze venue on the days when Gareth Southgate’s side … Continue reading →

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BID splashes out on town centre street art for a wacky week

Posted on August 12, 2022 by insidecroydon

A multi-coloured octopus on an office roof in South Croydon. Fairfield Halls being daubed by a giant paintbrush. A beanstalk growing up alongside the Town Hall… These are just some of the inflatable 3D street art that has appeared overnight … Continue reading →

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READER OFFER: Half-price fish and chips at For Cod’s Hake

Posted on August 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

Great fish and chips are a thing of beauty, and at For Cod’s Hake, Boxpark Croydon’s Aussie-influenced new seafood restaurant, they are truly delicious. Now Inside Croydon readers can sample For Cod’s Hake’s haddock and chips for half price – … Continue reading →

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Mayor bids for £20m funding with old and failed projects

Posted on July 11, 2022 by insidecroydon

Our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE, on an optimistic wish list for a handful of cosmetic schemes around the town centre Part-time Mayor Jason Perry’s pitch for £20million of “levelling up” money from the Tory government is “just a re-hash … Continue reading →

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Boxpark terrace bar greets summer with Caribbean flavours

Posted on June 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

Big Mike’s Rooftop BBQ returns this Sunday, June 19, to kick off a summer of good vibes and great food on the terrace at Boxpark Croydon. Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen’s food and delicious cocktails served on the terrace were one … Continue reading →

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Boxpark founder Wade to step down as business boss

Posted on April 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

Roger Wade, the founder of Boxpark, has announced he is to step down as chief executive of the business at the end of next month. The decision to step back from the business he founded 10 years ago, with Boozepark … Continue reading →

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Boxpark’s £3m+ in council loans and grants under Newman

Posted on January 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: While benefits to the borough’s most vulnerable are being cut, pools are being shut down and public services axed, the council has continued to hand out a juicy annual grant to a multi-million-pound business. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading →

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Trump-like far-right create covid dangers on Croydon march

Posted on November 16, 2021 by insidecroydon

Boxpark was the starting point on Saturday for a march organised by QAnon-style conspiracy theorists who bullied members of the public queuing to get their booster jab, attacked a council covid testing stall and intimidated staff in the Whitgift Centre. … Continue reading →

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Boxpark boss wants to take on Whitgift Centre redevelopment

Posted on September 10, 2021 by insidecroydon

Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, on the latest opportunistic comments from a business owner who claims a ‘track record’ of handling the local council The entrepreneur behind Boxpark claims that he is ready to step in and take over the … Continue reading →

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End of an era as Cronx Brewery opts to close its Boxpark bar

Posted on September 9, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Cronx Brewery is quitting Boozepark. The New Addington-based brewers have rented a double unit at the council-subsidised food and drinks shed next to East Croydon Station since it opened five years ago. Getting a young business so closely associated … Continue reading →

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This latest sports bar hits it out of the park for a night out

Posted on July 31, 2021 by insidecroydon

Baseball provides the latest sporting theme for a bar at Boxpark. Going in to bat for Inside Croydon was SANJANA IDNANI, who weighs up whether the concept is three strikes and out, or a home run Sluggers is an exhilarating … Continue reading →

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Where Mummy knows best: taste of Egypt comes to Boxpark

Posted on July 11, 2021 by insidecroydon

When SANJANA IDNANI heard that there was a new restaurant in town offering the best of Egyptian street food, she went along to find out more and, naturally, she took her Mum(my) A trip to Cairo might not be on … Continue reading →

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Celebrate July 4 with a free rum punch at Big Mike’s Lime

Posted on July 1, 2021 by insidecroydon

Celebrate American Independence Day at Big Mike’s Rooftop Lime this Sunday, July 4, with a free rum punch – and give yourself the chance of a holiday of a lifetime, too. Big Mike’s Rooftop Lime hits the Boxpark Terrace, open … Continue reading →

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The axeman cometh: the latest (really) bad idea for Boxpark

Posted on June 11, 2021 by insidecroydon

Croydon is about to get its first axe-throwing bar at Boozepark. That’s right: a bar, selling booze, next to East Croydon Station, providing axes to its customers as a form of recreation. In central Croydon, a place already with a … Continue reading →

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Rooftop Lime at Boxpark offers Barbados dream holiday prize

Posted on May 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

A Caribbean barbeque is coming to Croydon most summer Sundays, starting next month – and everyone who takes part will have the chance of winning a holiday of a lifetime Big Mike’s Rooftop Lime hits Boxpark next month. Boxpark is … Continue reading →

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The highs and lows of starting a business in the pandemic

Posted on May 16, 2021 by insidecroydon

UNDER THE FLYOVER: In the latest episode of Inside Croydon’s podcast strand, ELLA HOPKINS interviews Mike Springer, the founder of Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen, about how the Croydon community helped to save his fledgeling business in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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READER OFFER: 10% off food collections at Calypso Kitchen

Posted on May 14, 2021 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon readers can get 10 per cent off their orders for collections from Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen for the next month, and enjoy the totally tropical taste of the award-winning chef’s food. Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen at Boxpark is … Continue reading →

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Chocolate eggs giveaway as Big Mike cooks up Easter

Posted on March 30, 2021 by insidecroydon

A community-minded restaurant is giving away 200 chocolate Easter eggs this Saturday, as Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen gears up to finally be able to open for guests later next month. Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen moved in to premises at Boxpark … Continue reading →

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Indulge your mum this weekend – and help feed the homeless

Posted on March 10, 2021 by insidecroydon

A Caribbean restaurant based in East Croydon is offering to provide a free meal for homeless charity Croydon Nightwatch with every three-course meal for two ordered for collection or delivery over this coming Mother’s Day weekend. Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen … Continue reading →

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Armageddon! Boxpark predicts 50% businesses won’t survive

Posted on June 19, 2020 by insidecroydon

KEN LEE reports on how one heavily subsidised private landlord in the town centre is now lobbying for yet more public funding Half of Croydon’s retail and hospitality businesses won’t survive the coronavirus lockdown, according to Roger Wade, the owner … Continue reading →

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Negrini draws ridicule for her £81 On The Buses guided tour

Posted on February 27, 2020 by insidecroydon

Hold very tight please! Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, is ready to be taken for a ride around Croydon town centre, all in the name of a good cause Croydon’s beleaguered £220,000 per year chief executive has attracted yet more … Continue reading →

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Now even MIPIM doesn’t want to hear Negrini on regeneration

Posted on October 16, 2019 by insidecroydon

Where was the council’s £220,000-plus per year chief executive, Jo Negrini, yesterday? Was she hard at work at her desk in Fisher’s Folly, finding ways to reduce the council’s £879million total borrowing (according to Croydon Council’s own figures) from the … Continue reading →

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Interest hike squeezes Brick by Brick’s speculative schemes

Posted on October 15, 2019 by insidecroydon

The Tory government’s obstinate fixation to drive the country off a Brexit cliff-edge at the end of October is driving down the value of the pound and causing massive problems for industry. Especially in construction – which could mean very … Continue reading →

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