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Category Archives: Crystal Palace Community Association
Crystal Palace set to go bananas for… Fairtrade bananas
It is Fairtrade Fortnight at the end of this month, from February 24 to March 9, and during those two weeks, people who live or work in and around Crystal Palace will be hearing a lot about “Foncho”, as the area … Continue reading
Boris accused over “secret” £500m Chinese takeaway
London Mayor Boris Johnson entered into a secret agreement with a Chinese billionaire six months before a £500 million scheme to build a replica Crystal Palace was announced publicly, a group of local residents allege in a letter sent to their … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Environment, History, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Norwood Society, Planning, Property, Steve Reed MP, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Boris Johnson, China, Chinese takeaway, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, London Assembly, Mayor, Ni Zhao, ZhongRong Group
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Going Underground: historians want your Subway memories
Do you have memories of Crystal Palace subway? Did you use the subway as part of the old High Level railway station or when it was an air raid shelter during the war? Maybe you played there as a child, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Education, Environment, History, Outside Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Crystal Palace, History, Lottery Heritage Fund, Paxton, Second World War, Southwark, Subways, Sydenham Hill
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Chinese government has role in £500m Crystal Palace scheme
The major financial backer behind the ZhongRohn Group, which wants to build a £500million replica of the Victorian Crystal Palace as a hotel and entertainment complex on public open space at the top of Sydenham Hill, is the Chinese government. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Mayor of London, Property, Riesco Collection
Tagged Arup, Bromley, China, Croydon, Crystal Palace, London, London Crystal Palace, Metropolitan Open Land
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Miliband visits Crystal Palace for his small business message
Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, is in Crystal Palace today to show that, while the Conservatives are the party of big business, his party is backing small business. Accompanied by Streatham MP and his shadow business spokesman Chuka Umanna and … Continue reading
Crystal Palace Overground Festival meeting: Dec 5
Local people are being asked to help develop more ideas for the 2014 Crystal Palace Overground Festival at the first of its monthly drop-in meetings on Thursday, December 5 from 8pm at the Methodist Church Hall on Westow Hill, Crystal Palace. … Continue reading
Crystal Palace opens its little Christmas shop of wonders
The Christmas festivities and creative enterprise have been combined in Crystal Palace with the launch of a pop-up Christmas shop on Belvedere Road showcasing the best of local businesses, artists and traders. Organised by Samantha Perry and the Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Community group rejects Crystal Palace plan as “a fantasy”
The leadership of a respected local community group has dismissed the sketchy scheme by a Chinese businessman to build a vast new Crystal Palace over part of the park as “a fantasy”. They have also expressed the fear that while … Continue reading
Boris embraces £500m “beautiful idea” but is short on detail
A community group that has been working with Bromley and the Greater London Authority for years towards an agreed redevelopment of Crystal Palace Park says that the £500 million plan announced by a Chinese businessman to recreate Joseph Paxton‘s Victorian … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, History, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning
Tagged Boris Johnson, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace London, Hyde Park London, Joseph Paxton, London, London Borough of Bromley, ZhongRong Group
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Upper Norwood library appeals for garden volunteers
ROBERT GIBSON, a trustee of the Upper Norwood Library Trust and a member of Crystal Palace Transition Town steering group, calls on the local community to rally round Are you around on Saturday, July 27, at 2pm? We need your … Continue reading
Crystal Palace Festival boosted by grant from Lottery
The Crystal Palace Overground Festival, which starts this Thursday, has been awarded £8,365 by the Big Lottery Fund. The grant will help towards the costs of the four-day event, including infrastructure and volunteers. This will be the third time the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Dance, Music, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Big Lottery Fund, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Disc jockey, Food, Premier League, Westow Park
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Stuff and no nonsense at book launch in Crystal Palace
What does a Transition Town do? It does “stuff”, as Rob Hopkins underlined this week on his visit to Crystal Palace. Hopkins is the co-founder of the Transition Network and was visiting for the British launch of his book The … Continue reading
Upper Norwood Library seeks clear-up volunteers: June 22
Upper Norwood Joint Library, cut adrift by Croydon’s Tory-run council as it blithely broke a century-old agreement that had seen it share the costs of running the public amenity with Lambeth, is getting a bit of help from their friends … Continue reading
Transition Network founder to launch book in Crystal Palace
Rob Hopkins, the co-founder of the Transition Network, is coming to Crystal Palace next month for the British launch of his book The Power of Just Doing Stuff. “We are particularly pleased that Crystal Palace Transition Town is mentioned and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Community associations, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Environment, Gardening, Transition Town, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Hopkins, London, Rob Hopkins, The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience (Transition Guides), Transition Network, Transition Town
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How to set-up a busy street market in less than 12 months
Compare and contrast. Yesterday, for the second week, a busy and buzzing street market was staged in Crystal Palace, at Haynes Lane, off Westow Street. Around a dozen independent traders, selling locally sourced products, had stalls at the market. More … Continue reading
Join the celebration for Crystal Palace’s transition: May 8
The Crystal Palace Transition Town group is inviting residents from near and far to join them tonight for their annual meeting and celebration tonight at The Salvation Army Building, 58-60 Westow Street, SE19 3AF from 7.30pm. “It’s been a very … Continue reading
Foodstock music fest rounds off Fairtrade celebrations
Crystal Palace Transition Town is staging a day’s activities on Saturday, March 2, as the centrepiece of its Fairtrade Fortnight activities. Many of the activities are free, but any money raised will be used to help fund the local food … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Education, Environment, Gardening, Music, Transition Town
Tagged Croydon, Fairtrade, Fairtrade certification, Fairtrade Foundation, Food bank, Sainsbury, Upper Norwood Library, World Development Movement
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Fairtrade “Foodstock Fortnight” is coming to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace Transition Town is staging a fortnight of food events, and is taking bookings now for a special meal on Sunday, March 3 at the Domali on Westow Street. Bookings for the meal – £22.50, with proceeds going to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Environment, Gardening, Restaurants, Transition Town
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Fairtrade, Food, London
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High Court judge grants appeal over Crystal Palace Park plan
Ordinary residents are claiming a High Court victory after Lord Justice Jewison granted the Crystal Palace Community Association the right to have their appeal heard against a “masterplan” – backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson – to have a vast … Continue reading
