Category Archives: Friends of Shirley Windmill

All Croydon parks ‘under threat’ says environmental campaign

Posted on March 23, 2022 by insidecroydon

A shocking report from charity CPRE London highlights how the council’s Local Plan has put every open space in the borough at risk from development, writes PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent Croydon, and its planning protection-lite revised Local Plan, has … Continue reading →

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Butler in U-turn over parks protection: ‘Nothing to see here’

Posted on October 10, 2017 by insidecroydon

Alison Butler, the Croydon Council cabinet member responsible for planning, has made a U-turn over the future planning status of the borough’s parks. On Saturday, Inside Croydon reported how the government planning inspector had rejected Croydon Council’s efforts to apply … Continue reading →

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Shirley Windmill announces open days dates for 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by insidecroydon

The open days for Shirley Windmill have been published, beginning with National Mills Day on May 14. Guided tours of Shirley Windmill are free, though the organisers do seek donations towards the heritage site’s maintenance. There has been a windmill … Continue reading →

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Shirley Windmill 2015 summer open days begin this Sunday

Posted on May 7, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Shirley Windmill open day this Sunday, July 6

Posted on July 3, 2014 by insidecroydon

This Sunday sees one of the handful of open days this year at Shirley Windmill, the 150-year-old working mill and piece of living history. Shirley Windmill is one of only four remaining working windmills in the Great London area. Shirley … Continue reading →

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