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Category Archives: Charity
Have your voice heard at South Norwood Council Tax meeting
A special meeting attended by a local law centre is taking place tomorrow in South Norwood to help military veterans, disabled people, lone parents and those on low incomes with their Council Tax South West London Law Centres will be … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Junction, Portland Road, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Free legal advice: What to do if the bailiffs turn up at your door
The South West London Law Centres have published new advice on what to do if bailiffs turn up at your door A notice of enforcement is a letter that tells you bailiffs will visit your home to collect debt payments. … Continue reading
Purley sheltered housing acquired by Croydon’s oldest charity
Croydon Almshouses has bought the St Saviour’s Court sheltered housing on Old Lodge Lane, “marking an important new chapter” for the oldest charity in the borough and its residents. The transfer took effect on October 1, bringing St Saviour’s Court … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Purley, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Almshouses, Elis David, Elis David Almshouses, Purley, Southwark, St Saviour's Court, Waddon
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Homelessness charity opens art exhibit in Whitgift Centre
An art exhibition featuring unique pieces created by people impacted by homelessness in Croydon has opened in the Whitgift Centre this week. This first-of-its-kind exhibition aims to share the stories of people in the borough with nowhere safe to live, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Crisis Skylight Centre, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Crisis, Crisis Skylight Centre, Homelessness, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
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How Mary Care and Operation Crocus changed lives in Croydon
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Much has changed around the town centre over the last 50 years, not least in the area of accessibility to public buildings and spaces. Some of the pioneering work was catalogued by a woman with cerebral palsy, whose … Continue reading
Posted in Arnhem Gallery, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Accessibility, Arnhem Gallery, BBC Home Service, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Diabled access, Fairfield Halls, Mary Care, Operation Crocus, Peter Bowness, The Silver Lining, Townswomens Guild, Wheelchair users
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Minster appeal for donations to Harvest Festival this Sunday
Croydon Minster is holding its Harvest Festival service this Sunday, and is appealing for people to come forward with donations for two very hard-working local-based charities. “Please bring your donations to the 10am Sunday service, where they will be blessed … Continue reading
Double your money! CVA appeal to fund homelessness shelter
Croydon Voluntary Action is appealing for donations to help fund its winter homelessness shelter – with all donations made between now and October 12 to be doubled. The Croydon Together Shelter supports men and women experiencing homelessness with communal bed … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, CVA
Tagged Croydon Together Shelter, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, London Road, West Croydon
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Nightwatch’s volunteers remember Jamie Keating every night
CROYDON CHRONICLES: This week, Minster archivist DAVID MORGAN has gone back just 50 years, for a heart-rending story of volunteers and sacrifice that began with a local newspaper reporter and the Parish Church’s curate going out on to the streets … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Croydon Minster, Croydon Nightwatch, David Morgan, History, Jad Adams
Tagged austerity, Canon Colin Boswell, Cllr Mohammed Islam, Conservative, Covid-19, Croydon Council, Croydon Minster, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, David Randall, Jad Adams, Margaret Thatcher, Nightwatch, Nightwatch 50th anniversary, Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, Queens Gardens, Rev Martin Wharton, Right-to-buy, Thatcher government, Tory
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Voluntary groups to open homeless day centre next month
New partnership of faith, charity and volunteer groups is working together to provide assistance for the homeless from the CVA Resource Centre and West Croydon Baptist Church, following the Prime Minister’s pledge to eliminate rough sleeping The first instruction that … Continue reading
Posted in CAYSH, Charity, Church and religions, CVA, West Croydon
Tagged Andy Burnham MP, CAYSH, Croydon CVA, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Homelessness, Housing, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Spires, West Croydon Baptist Church
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Nightwatch at 50: pride in the fight against poverty and misery
PHOTOGRAPHS by MICHAEL SHILLING Croydon homelessness charity Nightwatch marked 50 years of caring for and helping the borough’s vulnerable and most-in-need citizens with a special anniversary reception for its volunteers held at Braithwaite Hall last night. Jad Adams, chair of … Continue reading
Ice cream sale for World Central Kitchen, Coulsdon, Sep 6
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Charity, Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Downs Road, ice cream, World Central Kitchen
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Croydon Mencap walk with care dogs, Lloyd Park, Sep 9
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Charity
Tagged Care dogs, Croydon, Croydon Mencap, Dog walking, Lloyd Park, Mencap
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£2,000 reward offered to find New Addington’s cruel fox killer
A wildlife charity is offering a £2,000 reward after the “hearbreaking” and “disturbing” discovery of a fox who had been shot with “multiple pellets” from an air rifle, leaving her paralysed in fear and agony. The vixen was found suffering … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, Environment, New Addington North, New Addington South, Wildlife
Tagged Air rifle, Fox, New Addington, Pellets, The Fox Project, Urban fox
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Charity leader arrested after reports of providing aid to Hamas
Organisation with a school on Cherry Orchard Road has raised more than £130m in two years for international aid, slammed by US authorities as a ‘sham’ A charity based in Croydon has had its finances placed under strict controls after … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Al-Khair Foundation, Charity, Church and religions, Crime, Imam Qasim Rashid Ahmad
Tagged Al-Khair Foundation, Charity Commission, Cherry Orchard Road, Gaza, Hamas, Imam Qasim, Imam Qasim Rashid Ahmad, International aid, Mohammad Yousef Hasna, US Justice Department
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1,677 days in an Iranian jail: Amnesty exhibit at the Clocktower
The Clocktower Café is to stage a powerful exhibition throughout September called “Surviving Evin” – laying bare the experience of British national Anoosheh Ashoori, who was arbitrarily jailed for four-and-a-half years in Iran until his release – alongside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe … Continue reading
Charities team up with a festival of football for primary pupils
Palace for Life, Crystal Palace FC’s charity arm, is taking part in a community summer school being staged in South Croydon next week, with club coaches staging a football festival as the grand finale for more than 150 children from … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Crystal Palace FC, Education, Palace for Life Foundation, Roisha Hughes, Schools, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Football, Haling Park, Japanese, Palace for Life Foundation, Science, South Croydon, Sport, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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£130m Crystal Palace sports centre scheme is given go-ahead
Bromley Council last night granted planning permission for a £130million refurbishment of the long-neglected sports centre at Crystal Palace, with plans backed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan that are to be funded by the Greater London Authority. Councillors on Bromley’s … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Basketball, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming, Tennis
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace sports centre, Crystal Palace Sports Partnership, London, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan
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Crystal Palace’s dinosaurs are no longer at risk of extinction
Crystal Palace Park’s Grade I-listed dinosaurs have been removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, after years of painstaking work by expert restorers and local volunteers. The move comes as the multi-million-pound restoration project across the whole park has … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Education, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Hot air balloon, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Victoria Pinnington
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Up! Up! And away! You’re invited to Crystal Palace celebrations
After more than a year of regeneration works, key areas of Crystal Palace Park have been transformed, including the world-famous Grade I-listed dinosaurs, while the new Visitor Centre is ready to open and a dinosaur adventure playground has been built. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History, Music
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Hot air balloon, National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Google and Gatwick among employers attending MPs’ jobs fair
MPs Sarah Jones and Natasha Irons are jointly hosting a jobs fair for young people in the borough. Intended for those aged 16 and over, the fair brings together major industry players including Google, EY Foundation, the NHS, Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Croydon Commitment, Croydon East, Croydon West, Gatwick Airport, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon West, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Gatwick Airport, Google, Natasha Irons MP, NHS, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London
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Threat to life and infrastructure as Red heat warning issued
St John Ambulance provides first aid advice for noticing and treating symptoms of common conditions including heat exhaustion, sunstroke and dehydration The Met Office has this morning issued a Red heat warning for Croydon and much of southern England and … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Health
Tagged Croydon, Heat exhaustion, Heat wave, London, Met Office, Red heat warning, St John Ambulance, Sunburn, Sunstroke
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Youth theatre is raising funds to make an impact in the long run
Charity is feeling the squeeze after its landlord – Croydon Council – makes it pay for all repairs and maintenance of its council-owned building. Now they are calling for public support at a fundraising festival on July 25 A Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, CYTO, South Norwood, Theatre
Tagged Anna Shields, Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, Shoestring Theatre, South Norwood, Ultramarathon
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Good Food Matters Open Day, New Addington, Fri June 19
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Farm Fest annual fund-raiser, Deen City Farm, Merton, Jun 27
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Charity, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Deen city farm, Phipps Bridge
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