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Category Archives: Friends of Farthing Downs
Council kills off Percy the park keeper and abandons 120 parks
CHRIS PECKHAM, our environment correspondent, on the latest shocking admission of failure at Croydon Town Hall Croydon Council is about to shut-up the park keeper’s hut in more than 120 of the borough’s open spaces, as it seems primed to … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Heavers Meadow, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Friends of Wandle Park, Jamie Audsley, Quadron, Thornton Heath, Wildlife
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon parks, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Quadron, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Volunteers get together to help maintain Croydon’s park life
Our environmental affairs correspondent, CHRIS PECKHAM, reports on a new group established to safeguard our green spaces Last week saw the latest meeting of the fledgling Croydon Parks, Woodlands and Greenspaces Forum: a group that brings together all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green, Friends of Millers Ponds, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of Wandle Park, Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, Gardening, Health, Kenley Airfield Friends Group, Lakes Playground Action Group, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, Timothy Godfrey, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment, Parks
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Summer butterfly walk, Farthing Down, July 20
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Environment, Farthing Down
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Jack Bauer comes to Coulsdon with a drone’s-eye view
The things you find on t’interweb… Not sure if this is from the CIA, keeping tabs on the violent militants of Coulsdon, or surveyors working on behalf the fracking companies with licences to explore the mineral resources under Farthing Down. … Continue reading
Croydon’s £1,000-a-day planning chief set to leave council
Paul Spooner, Croydon Council’s £1,000 a day executive director of planning and environment, is to leave the council before the end of the year. “Sponger”, as he is known among more modestly paid staff who are now working in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Allders, Cane Hill, Centrale, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Friends of Farthing Downs, Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Spooner, Planning, Taberner House, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Spooner, Taberner House
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Coulsdon residents complain over dangers of CURV scheme
It seems that Croydon Council’s strategy of ignoring the interests of local residents and businesses, and instead acting at the bidding of big business, has now been extended to the leafy, largely Conservative-supporting suburbs of Coulsdon. Croydon’s Urban Regeneration Vehicle … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Housing, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Schools, URV
Tagged Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Council, England, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Cane Hill and Coulsdon “Masterplan” discussion begins
The public consultation on The Future of Coulsdon – Coulsdon Masterplan began last week, including details of Barratt’s proposals for the redevelopment of the Cane Hill site. As part of the consultation, there will be drop in sessions on: Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Property
Tagged Cane Hill, Croydon, England, London, New Addington, Recreation and Sports, Religion, Thornton Heath
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Farthing Downs dormice highlight of ranger’s talk
The Friends of Farthing Downs hold a meeting at Coulsdon Library on Wednesday evening from 7.15 to hear from Dominic North, the ranger who looks after Happy Valley. Part of the ranger’s talk will detail his work supervising a rare … Continue reading
