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Crystal Palace’s Jurassic perk offers kids holiday adventures
Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur playground has roared into action. The playground is now open to all park visitors. “It’s already buzzing with energy and adventure,” says the Crystal Palace Park Trust. Designed to be welcoming and inclusive, the playground features … Continue reading
Kneecap and Alanis Morissette are park’s 2026 headline acts
Economic impact survey suggests almost £5m generated for businesses in four boroughs adjoining Crystal Palace Park by the annual summer music festivals The line-ups for the 2026 big stage music festival in Crystal Palace Park have been revealed, and include … Continue reading
Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18
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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18
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Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18
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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18
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Croydon College names Shawcross as new chair of governors
Val Shawcross, a former leader of Croydon Council, London Assembly Member and deputy mayor of London, has been named as the new chair of governors for Croydon College. Most recently, Shawcross was the chief executive in charge of the Crystal … Continue reading
Park Trust announces events for Crystal Palace Summer of Play
There’s a Summer of Play being organised at Crystal Palace Park, with a host of free activities for children and young people. The programme has been curated to support children and young people to gain new skills, be active, harness … Continue reading
It’s a big win for Crystal Palace – as Subway takes top honours
It’s Cup final day, and Crystal Palace has already won a trophy. The historic Crystal Palace Subway has jointly won the prestigious Museums + Heritage Award for restoration or conservation project of the year. The careful and sympathetic restoration of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community associations, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History, Victoria Pinnington
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Crystal Palace Subway, Friends of Crystal Palace Subway, Museums + Heritage Award
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Crystal Palace Park’s £52m restoration project to get underway
Multi-million-pound major works to restore and improve Crystal Palace Park will be starting on May 19. They are expected to last until August 2026. The works are part of an ambitious, £52million park-wide regeneration plan being co-delivered Crystal Palace Park … Continue reading
Crystal Palace Subway shortlisted for restoration project award
The Crystal Palace Subway has been shortlisted for “Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year” at the National Museums and Heritage Awards. Of course, the Subway is in fact a restoration project 15 years in the making, finally opening to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, History
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Crystal Palace Subway, Friends of Crystal Palace Subway
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Crystal Palace Park closes info centre as part of £18m upgrade
The information centre in Crystal Palace Park has closed to make way for a new Visitor Centre as part of the £17.75million regeneration and restoration project starting this spring. “The current building has become run down over the years and … Continue reading
£500,000 donation aids Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur project
A charitable foundation has made a grant of half-a-million pounds to the Crystal Palace Park Trust towards the historic park’s regeneration projects. “The grant, over two years, will support work to preserve and regenerate historic features and landscapes within Crystal … Continue reading
Station’s new feature celebrates south London’s Jurassic Park
There is a new resident at Crystal Palace station. A life-size replica of an historic iguanodon head has been unveiled in the ticket hall by Arriva Rail London and Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, acknowledging the nearby park’s world-famous links … Continue reading
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Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Station, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, History, Iguanodon
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Markets, comedy and cinema coming to Crystal Palace Subway
More event dates have just been announced for the newly restored Crystal Palace Subway, as it is brought back to life and starts to be used for a whole range of activities.
Victorian-era dinosaurs win £5m from Heritage Lottery Fund
Crystal Palace Park’s regeneration plan has been handed a £5million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to ensure that the historic dinosaurs and other Victorian features in the park don’t become… well, history. Planning approval for £17.75million of regeneration … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Education, Environment, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History, Victoria Pinnington
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, National Lottery, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Victoria Pinnington
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Crystal Palace Subway is ready to open after £3.5m restoration
One of the highlights of this month’s Open House London weekend looks certain to be the opportunity for the public to get a first sight of the impact of the £3.5million restoration project to the historic Grade II*-listed Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Crystal Palace Park Trust hires head of Horniman as new CEO
The Crystal Palace Park Trust has appointed as its new chief executive Victoria Pinnington, who currently heads up the world-acclaimed Horniman Museum and Gardens. Pinnington will take up the new post next month, taking over from Val Shawcross, who has … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History, Martin Tempia, Val Shawcross
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Horniman Museum, Martin Tempia, Philip Kolvin KC, Val Shawcross, Victoria Pinnington
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Crystal Palace Park Trust CEO leaves weeks ahead of handover
Bill LoSasso, the chief exec of the Crystal Palace Park Trust for less than two years, has announced he is to step down from the role, just weeks before the handover from Bromley Council is due to be finally completed. … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Environment, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, Martin Tempia
Tagged Bill LoSasso, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Joseph Paxton, Martin Tempia, Val Shawcross
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Crystal Palace Park Trust’s handover date set for September 15
Crystal Palace Park Trust will take on a 125-year lease for the management of the Grade II-listed park on September 15, it has been agreed with Bromley Council. Announcing the transfer date – which will be five months later than … Continue reading
Trust’s final shout for volunteers to help at Antiques Roadshow
The Crystal Palace Park Trust has made a final call for volunteer stewards for the visit of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow next month. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming the BBC to Crystal Palace Park on June 4 … Continue reading
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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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
The ‘Croydon Factor’ could yet damage Labour MPs’ prospects
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the party flying high in the polls nationally, Labour’s London region staged a conference over the weekend where the mood was bullish as the implosion of the Tory government and its tax dodgers continues. But for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Val Shawcross, Waddon
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