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Category Archives: South Norwood Community Kitchen
Handa’s Surprise, Polka Theatre in South Norwood, Aug 3
Posted in Art, Charity, Music, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Theatre
Tagged Polka Theatre, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen
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London Mayor steps in with £53.8m grant for Regina Road
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has agreed to provide £53.8million to Croydon Council towards the costs of demolishing the Regina Road estate in South Norwood and building homes to replace the notorious 1960s tower blocks. Croydon’s Mayor, Jason Perry, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Property, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Susmita Sen, Wates
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Regina Road, Regina Road redevelopment, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Tom Copley
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People Power I: South Norwood assembly meeting on Mar 17
By EMMA GARDINER Come and join the South Norwood Community Assembly on Sunday March 17 from 2.30pm, to come together as a community, listen about issues in our community and how they affect you and discuss what we can do … Continue reading
Winners’ dinners: loyal readers scoop South Norwood prizes
Congratulations to David White and Paul Hepden, winners of our latest Inside Croydon competition. Paul and David both guesstimated closest to the amount that Ken Towl paid for his delicious lunch at the South Norwood Community Kitchen, where they operate … Continue reading
Community kitchen that’s serving up much more than soul food
KEN TOWL reviews a South Norwood restaurant with a difference, and launches iC’s final competition of 2023, with two lunches for two on offer as the prizes In the well-lit open-plan kitchen, Anne and Yaba were dancing. Their smiles and … Continue reading
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
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Reclaim Croydon, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Altyre Road, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Crown Court, Croydon Flyover, Croydon High Street, House of Fun, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Reclaim Croydon, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory
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Council drops nursery closures after 95% of public oppose plan
The council says it has abandoned its cost-cutting plans to close or merge the borough’s five maintained nursery schools, after 95% of responses in a public consultation rejected Tory Mayor Jason Perry’s closure proposals. But parents and campaigners still fear … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, Emma Gardiner, Mayor Jason Perry, Our Nursery Schools Matter, Purley Nursery, Selhurst Nursery, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Thornton Heath Nursery, Tory, Tunstall Nursery
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Hundreds turn out to protest against plan to close nurseries
Children as young as three or four are being threatened with the consequences of the crass mismanagement of the local council and the failed £1bn property gamble by the borough’s biggest land-owners. By education correspondent GENE BRODIE It was all … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools, Selhurst, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Nursery consultation, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Our Nursery Schools Matter, Portland Road, Selhurst Nursery, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Community campaigns join forces to fight for nursery schools
Parents’ groups call on £84,000 per year Croydon Mayor to provide assurance that none of the borough’s maintained nurseries will be closed Two volunteer community groups have joined forces to organise public opinion against the latest proposed cuts to services … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elizabeth Daniels, Emma Gardiner, London Borough of Croydon, Maintained Nursery Schools, Nursery Schoold consultation, nursery schools, Purley, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Thornton Heath
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Save Crosfield and Selhurst nurseries, SNCK, Sep 30
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Schools, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Portland Road, Selhurst, Selhurst Nursery, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory
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Lawyers start to look into Croydon’s temporary accommodation
A public meeting today with public interest lawyers could represent the start of a potentially long campaign to get better living conditions for hundreds of families currently housed in three former office blocks on London Road between Thornton Heath and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Concord House, London Road, Norbury, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Sycamore House, Thornton Heath, Windsor House
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This is council’s chance to do more than just the bare minimum
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After living in some of the worst housing conditions ever encountered, residents of Regina Road flats have voted for their estate to be demolished, on a promise from the council that at least the same number of social … Continue reading
Helplines and financial aid that can help through winter
The volunteers at the South Norwood Community Kitchen is dealing with impact of homelessness and in-work poverty on a daily basis. Here, they offer an at-a-glance guide to the help and emergency services that are available to those experiencing some … Continue reading
