Category Archives: Reclaim Croydon

Courtroom chaos as council bungles its Reedham eviction

Croydon Council was forced into yet another hugely embarrassing court room climbdown this morning, when a group of homelessness campaigners arrived at Croydon County Court following a summons for squatting in a long-disused children’s home in Reedham. The presiding judge … Continue reading

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Council evicts 20 homeless people from squat in Reedham

With the overnight temperatures dropping below zero in the past week, Croydon Council has thrown 22 people out on to the streets, with no alternative accommodation, after serving an eviction notice on people squatting in a council-owned building that had … Continue reading

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Welcome to the House of Fun! Squatters claim court victory

The squatter activist group, Reclaim Croydon, was claiming a victory today after a judge threw out an application to have them evicted from the long-vacant “Fun House” site, under the Croydon Flyover. Reclaim Croydon have turned the unused premises into … Continue reading

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Activists provide winter shelter to 40 people ignored by council

At the start of December, Inside Croydon submitted a formal question to Croydon Council asking what measures they have taken to establish ‘warm spaces’ or other ways of helping the homeless through the worst of the winter weather. The council … Continue reading

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