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Category Archives: Croydon Nightwatch
Croydon short-changed with £600,000 from homelessness fund
On World Homeless Day, the government has announced a £84million cash injection to help councils support rough sleepers and children and families experiencing homelessness this winter. And while London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London are set to receive … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Homelessness, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant, Steve Reed OBE, Temporary accommodation, Tory, World Homeless Day
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Thank you iC readers! 50 ask about helping Nightwatch charity
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon In more than 15 years of running the InsideCroydon.com news website, there’s been countless occasions when I have had cause to be amazed or delighted with the help and wisdom of our tens of … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Queens Gardens
Tagged charity, Croydon, Croydon Nightwatch, Fiona Satiro, Queens Gardens, Volunteers
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Charity Nightwatch appeals for volunteers to help vital service
Croydon homelessness charity Nightwatch has issued an urgent appeal for volunteers to come forward to assist with its vital work. Nightwatch, which has been operating for almost 50 years, offers food and other support to the homeless and working poor … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, Croydon, Croydon Nightwatch, Fiona Satiro, Queens Gardens, Volunteers
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Perry repeats lie as he calls meeting over No Access Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Delayed replies, giving short-notice of an appointment and a divide-and-rule approach betray Mayor’s struggle to justify the closure of the authority’s public area, as librarians are now providing advice to the homeless. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Brown, Bernard Weatherill House, Charity, Community associations, Council Tax, Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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You won’t fix ‘broken window syndrome’ with police on horses
CROYDON COMMENTARY: There are many problems in our town centres, says EMMA GARDINER, but Mayor Perry is going the wrong way about putting them right Croydon’s elected mayor, Jason Perry, recently treated the public to a selfie in the town … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Community associations, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Emma Gardiner, Homelessness, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory
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Nightwatch blocked from feeding homeless by council building
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The volunteers from an award-winning charity have been kicked off the steps of the council’s office building, in case they put off prospective business tenants of the cash-strapped authority. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s £82,000 per year … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Housing, Jad Adams, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Queens Gardens, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Fell Road, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Hub, Hub Residential, Jad Adams, Mayor Jason Perry, Nightwatch, Queens Gardens, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Zurich employees choose four charities for £108,000 donation
Nightwatch, the Croydon-based charity which helps the homeless and working poor, is one of four local groups to receive a share of more than £100,000 in donations over two years from Zurich Community Trust. Nightwatch and Croydon African Caribbean Family … Continue reading
Council offers warm spaces – at libraries closed for Christmas
Cold-hearted Tory Mayor Jason Perry has, somewhat belatedly, got round to publicising a list of warm banks around the borough. But typically of the dysfunctional council, the listing of 34 venues is offered on its website, which is not accessible … Continue reading
£1,000 donation to Nightwatch as they battle cost of living crisis
A week ago Croydon Council withdrew its ludicrous High Court injunction against this website. Inside Croydon’s Editor had pledged that any money raised by readers for the #KerswellBallsFund, its legal fighting fund, that was not needed for the court case … Continue reading
Mayor condemned for ‘cruel’ treatment of street homeless
When other local authorities are looking to provide ‘warm banks’ for the poor and winter shelters for the homeless, Croydon’s cash-strapped council is seizing vulnerable people’s possessions in their effort to tidy up their swanky offices. By STEVEN DOWNES Tory … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stuart King
Tagged Bernard Weatherill House, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Emma Gardiner, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, SNCK, South Norwood Community Kitchen, STUART KING, Tory
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Voluntary groups face ‘wipe out’ in Tory Mayor’s budget cuts
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s charities and voluntary sector face an existential threat, as the Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, prepares to axe the council’s Community Fund next year. More than 40 groups could be affected, from larger organisations such … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Charity, Community associations, Croydon CAB, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, CVA, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley Food Hub
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Almshouses, Croydon Council, Croydon Relief In Need, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Food banks issue dire warnings as demand outstrips supplies
Some of Croydon’s biggest and busiest food banks have issued a stark warning of how the cost of living crisis is already affecting some of the borough’s most vulnerable families. “We are facing really dire times,” Julia Lee, the leader … Continue reading
Council cuts mean homeless are losing lorry loads of food
This week it was announced that Croydon Nightwatch, the homelessness charity, has received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Here, Nightwatch chair JAD ADAMS looks back on the organisation’s work over the two years of covid and suggests there’s much … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, CVA, Jad Adams
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon Voluntary Action, Jad Adams
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Croydon charity given Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Homelessness charity Croydon Nightwatch has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, it has been announced today. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in this country, the equivalent to an individual being given the … Continue reading
Food banks given just six days to apply for £5,000 grants
Voluntary groups and non-profit organisations, including food banks, face a race against time to apply to the council for grants of up to £5,000. The human dynamos in the propaganda bunker at Croydon Council got round to releasing the details … Continue reading
Food banks across London anticipate ‘busiest Christmas yet’
Food banks in Croydon and across the capital are preparing for their most challenging Christmas yet, as they struggle with rising demand and dwindling public donations. According to a survey by community giving platform Neighbourly – which Aldi partners with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Nightwatch
Tagged Aldi, food banks, Neighbourly
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‘One of the best’ directors leaves council as Gateway closes
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council’s bankruptcy last year is beginning to take a real toll in terms of the cuts to local services, and people’s jobs. By STEVEN DOWNES Julia Pitt, one of the best-regarded directors working for Croydon Council, … Continue reading
Government orders councils to close covid emergency hotels
Local authorities across England, including Croydon Council, have been ordered by the government that they must close the hotels they used to house the homeless during the covid-19 pandemic, as a condition of the latest round of rough-sleeper funding. Inside … Continue reading
Homelessness charity reports 50% surge in demand for help
The volunteers at Croydon Nightwatch have witnessed much over the charity’s 45-year history, but the extra pressure of the past 15 months during the covid-19 pandemic has stretched them like never before. SANJANA IDNANI reports The annual report from Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch, Jad Adams
Tagged Croydon Nightwatch, Jad Adams, Queens Gardens, Temple Road
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