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Category Archives: Croydon Nightwatch
Croydon among worst areas in the country for homelessness
There will be more people sleeping rough on the streets of Croydon tonight than in the city of Birmingham. Those are part of the shocking statistics revealed by Shelter, the homelessness charity, who have used official government data and Freedom … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tom Copley
Tagged Croydon Council, Homelessness, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Tom Copley
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Open Mic Nights in aid of Nightwatch, Project B, start Oct 13
Posted in Croydon Nightwatch, Music, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon Nightwatch, Project B, Surrey Street
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Nightwatch chairman Adams given lifetime service award
Jad Adams, the chair of homelessness charity Croydon Nightwatch, has been honoured with the lifetime service award at the Mayor of Croydon’s Civic Awards. Adams has been volunteering with Nightwatch since 1979, and has been its chairman since 1992. This … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Jad Adams, Mayor, Nightwatch
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Charity Nightwatch to stage conference on homelessness
Croydon Nightwatch, the local charity whose volunteers have been helping to feed and care for local homeless people every day of the year for the last four decades, will mark its 40th anniversary with a conference to discuss ways of … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch, Hamida Ali, Housing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Hamida Ali, Homelessness, Surrey Street
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Tenancy law change causing more women to be homeless
The number of homeless women in Croydon, many of them forced to sleep rough, is on the increase according to the annual report from Nightwatch, the charity which provides food and support for some of the borough’s most vulnerable people. … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, London-wide issues
Tagged Assured Shorthold Tenancies, Croydon Nightwatch, Homelessness, Housing
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Croydon charity chief to speak for homeless on LBC
Croydon charity chief Jad Adams is to be the voice of London on homelessness for the period of the Mayoral election campaign. Adams, who is the chair of the Croydon-based charity Nightwatch, is part of a panel that the radio … Continue reading
Homelessness in Croydon ‘worst ever’ says charity chief
According to Jad Adams, the chairman of Croydon Nightwatch, the number of people sleeping rough or “in totally unacceptable conditions” in our borough could be twice as many as suggested by official Government estimates. The reasons for the under-estimate, Adams … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing
Tagged charity, Croydon, Croydon Nightwatch, Homelessness
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South Norwood Tourist Board collecting for Nightwatch
South Norwood Tourist Board is organising a Christmas collection for Nightwatch, the charity that runs the soup kitchen in Queen’s Gardens. A collection box is in The Albert, Harrington Road, South Norwood.
Struggling on low wages? The BBC wants to hear from you
Posted in Activities, Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Nightwatch
Tagged benefits, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Tory
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Charity reports growing numbers need soup kitchen help
On Thursday night, around 170 of Croydon’s not-so-great-and-good sat down in the Fairfield Halls to indulge themselves in some free nosh and a few glasses of cheap wine at the Mayor’s Banquet. Meanwhile, across the road in Queen’s Gardens, another … Continue reading
Bishop rejects rhetoric which blames asylum seekers
JONATHAN CLARK, the Bishop of Croydon, in his Easter message, says that we should be trying to help asylum-seekers and those on benefits One of things that really concerns me in our country is that we have started to load … Continue reading
Bishop of Croydon says benefits policy has been ‘catastrophic’
Jonathan Clark, the Bishop of Croydon, today described government policy on benefits as having a “catastrophic” effect on the lives of ordinary people in Croydon. Bishop Clark has added his voice to those of more than 50 other senior churchmen … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Bishop of Croydon, Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Nightwatch
Tagged Bishop Clark, Bishop Jonathan Clark, Bishop of Croydon, Catholic Church, Church of England, Conservative, Croydon, David Cameron, Tory, Vincent Nichols
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Entries open for Croydon Half-marathon: Mar 30
Online entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Croydon Half-marathon, sponsored by Streets Ahead and organised by Croydon Striders, to be staged on Sunday, March 30. It will be the fourth staging of the 13.1-mile race, with the event … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Athletics, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Nightwatch, Shirley North, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Addington Hills, athletics, Croydon, Croydon Half-marathon, half-marathon, Lloyd Park, London, Marathon, Road running, Shirley, Striders of Croydon
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Gridley returns from being down and out in Purley and London
Jeff Gridley’s week of sleeping rough on some of the coldest – and wettest – nights of the winter has come to an end, with the Croydon dustcart driver saying, “It was pretty tough.” Gridley thinks he has raised more … Continue reading
Nightwatch volunteer is ready to rough it for charity
Jeff Gridley, an Old Town resident, is giving up the dry and warmth of his home over the next week and will be living rough to try to highlight the plight of Croydon’s homeless. Gridley, who drives one of the council … Continue reading
