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Category Archives: Charity
Dinosaur sculptures get help from Heritage Lottery Fund
Crystal Palace Park has received £304,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help with the improvements and restoration of its “dinosaur island”. The Lottery grant is part of a wider £5million regeneration project being undertaken in the park by … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Charity, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, History
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, National Lottery, National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Church leaders spent £95,000 charity cash on foreign holidays
The pastor of an evangelical church that used to stage its services in Croydon’s Fairfield Halls has been banned from acting as a charity trustee for 10 years after an official investigation found ‘serious misconduct and mismanagement, including misuse of … Continue reading
Bromley’s handover of precious park delayed by six months
The handover of Crystal Palace Park from Bromley Council to the Crystal Palace Park Trust will not now be completed on April 1, as had been planned, but is to be “phased” over the course of the next six months. … Continue reading
BBC’s Antiques Roadshow heads for Crystal Palace in June
Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow team is returning to south London this summer, when the historic Crystal Palace Park will be one of the six locations for the filming of the 46th series of the celebrated BBC programme. First … Continue reading
Aldi survey: Half of parents skip meals to feed their children
Supermarket chain Aldi has today launched its Adult Breakfast Club, offering the most important meal of the day to hard-pressed parents. Aldi, with the help of its charity partner Neighbourly, is donating 10 tonnes of healthy breakfast cereals and 5,000 … Continue reading
St John Ambulance offers young responders vital new skills
If your son, daughter, grandchild, or their best friend was stabbed or attacked in the street, would you know what to do? If their drink was spiked, or they’d had too much to drink, and collapsed, having the skills to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Education, Health, Knife crime, Schools
Tagged knife crime, St John Ambulance, youth knife crime
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Woodland Trust is offering free trees to fight climate crisis
Schools and community groups across Croydon are being urged to join the fight against climate change and nature loss by taking advantage of the Woodland Trust’s latest tree-pack giveaway. Applications for the charity’s free tree-packs scheme are open now and … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Schools, Wildlife
Tagged Climate Crisis, Croydon, Woodland Trust
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Bookings are open for 70 children’s Easter activity centres
The Easter holidays will see more than 70 activity clubs operate across the borough, offering free places for children and young people in receipt of free school meals. Backed with a £350,000 grant from Government, the clubs are being run … Continue reading
Inside track on Council Tax – listen to our latest podcast here
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Charity, Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon FM, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Schools, Under The Flyover
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon FM, Croydon Insider, Ken Towl, Lee Townsend, Under The Flyover
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Homelessness charity workers ballot on strikes over low pay
Hundreds of workers at Britain’s biggest homelessness charity are being balloted over strike action in a long-running dispute over low levels of pay, while the charity’s chief executive enjoys a salary of £189,000 per year. Frontline workers at St Mungo’s, … Continue reading
Business goes extra 30 miles to raise cash for cancer charity
A Purley-based cancer charity has been given more to celebrate than just its 40th anniversary this year, after a local business smashed its fundraising target by more than 400per cent. The South East Cancer Help Centre, based in the Tesco … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Purley, South East Cancer Help Centre
Tagged FSB, FSB Insurance Services, Purley, SECHC, South East Cancer Help Centre
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Family Fund charity urges families to grasp Your Opportunity
Families caring for young disabled adults at home are being offered help to improve quality of life by a national charity. Already faced with three times higher costs to bring up disabled children, the cost-of-living crisis is placing families in … Continue reading
New Addington Community Hub, Central Parade, every Wed
Posted in Charity, CVA, New Addington, New Addington North
Tagged Croydon CVA, CVA, New Addington, New Addington Community Hub
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Free legal advice, South East Cancer Help Centre, Mar 1
Posted in Charity, South East Cancer Help Centre
Tagged Legal advice, Purley, SECHC, South East Cancer Help Centre
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Indoor Boot Sale, St Paul’s Croham Park Ave, Mar 11
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged Croham, South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Park Avenue
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Quiz Night fundraiser, St Paul’s Croham Park Ave, Mar 4
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged Croham, South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Park Avenue
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Council appeals for early applications for Coronation parties
Croydon Council has today announced that it is open for applications from neighbourhood groups and communities who might want to stage Coronation parties in May. “The Coronation Big Lunch Event is being held over the weekend of Saturday May 6 … Continue reading
Help precious pollinators by getting your own Bee Saver Kit
There are unprecedented challenges facing the world, but our fragile food system would be put under even more strain if we lose our bees. Bees pollinate 75per cent of our main food crops worldwide, but right now they are dying … Continue reading
Get Work Ready 6-week course, Selhurst Park, from Feb 23
Posted in Activities, Business, Charity, Education
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Palace for Life Foundation, Selhurst Park
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Kick Off into Construction open evening, Selhurst Park, Feb 15
Posted in Activities, Business, Charity, Education
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Palace for Life Foundation, Selhurst Park
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Cherry Orchard Garden Centre could be offered CAT reprieve
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The cash-strapped council’s efforts to reduce its operating costs could see up to seven public-owned assets transferred to community groups, including a much-loved garden centre in the town centre that was under threat of closure. EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, CYTO, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Cherry Orchard Garden Centre, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Harlow Hall, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Norbury, Sanderstead Rec, Shirley Community Centre, South Norwood, Tory, Waterside Centre
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£250,000 Lottery funding available for ‘Community Weekend’
Groups from across Croydon are being encouraged to pitch for a share of £250,000 Lottery cash to be part of London’s first-ever Mayor’s Community Weekend. The Mayor of London’s Community Weekend takes place from June 23 to June 25, and … Continue reading
