Category Archives: East Coulsdon Residents’ Association

The Bourne Legacy: plaques walk that charts Coulsdon history

Posted on June 2, 2020 by

A local history society has pulled together a special walk that links a series of sites of interest in and around Coulsdon and Old Coulsdon. The Bourne Society has 23 blue plaques on display around the area, and their walk … Continue reading →

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College artists help brighten the bridge over the Brighton line

Posted on November 24, 2019 by

A run-down, forbidding-looking rail bridge has been brightened up by work from some local college students, CHARLES KING writes The footbridge over the Brighton Line between Coulsdon Town railway station and Coulsdon Woods, which was replaced in 2006 when the … Continue reading →

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Purley Tower public inquiry gives election boost to Philp

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

A public inquiry into Purley Baptist Church’s proposed development at Purley Cross will go ahead next month, despite the purdah on public bodies’ activities in the run-up to the General Election. The staging of such a hotly debated local issue … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon RAs’ Christmas dance, Coulsdon Manor, Nov 29

Posted on September 15, 2019 by
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Residents gather to bring an end to ‘Tony and his cronies’

Posted on July 10, 2019 by

Our political correspondent WALTER CRONXITE reports that moves to have Tony Newman replaced by a more accountable, directly elected Mayor, are gathering pace Tony Newman’s having a mayor. Around 60 people turned up at Christchurch, Purley, last night for the … Continue reading →

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Changes to 404 and 434 will give Tollers Lane its missing link

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: More bus route changes have been proposed by Transport for London and these, according to TOM BOWELL, pictured right, have much to recommend them The latest TfL bus route consultation, announced last week, looks at changes to routes … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon residents’ associations Christmas dance, Nov 30

Posted on October 2, 2018 by
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Coulsdon marks 100 days to Armistice centenary with poppies

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

Remembrance Sunday may seem a little far off just yet, away through the mists of autumn, but large British Legion-style poppies have already started appearing around Coulsdon and other parts of Croydon. Of course, 2018 marks the centenary of the … Continue reading →

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17 residents groups unite against Brick by Brick schemes

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

No content with taking on the Tories at the local elections on May 3, Croydon Labour leader Tony Newman is now confronted by the mass anger of 17 residents’ association and groups, from all parts of the borough. Residents’ associations … Continue reading →

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Residents give backing to Brick by Brick’s Coulsdon schemes

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: One Coulsdon residents’ association is supporting developments proposed by Brick by Brick, the council-owned house-builders. CHARLIE KING explains why East Coulsdon Residents’ Association will be supporting the four, linked Brick by Brick developments in Coulsdon because, unlike previous … Continue reading →

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