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Category Archives: South Norwood Tourist Board
Tory councillors object to anarchists’ solstice sacrifice video
Croydon’s largest group of anarchists have expressed outrage that a video they had prepared to celebrate the winter solstice has been removed from a community Facebook page – because Tory councillors claimed that the short movie was “partisan” and “too … Continue reading
South Norwood park attacks: police announce second arrest
Police have made another arrest in their on-going investigation into a series of attacks and sexual assaults on women in South Norwood Country Park over the last two months. According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police issued overnight, a … Continue reading
Big turn-out for Country Park walk, while Met waits in the car
At barely 24 hours’ notice, the people turned out in force yesterday to “reclaim our park”, following the series of sexual assaults and daylight robberies in South Norwood Country Park. A Metropolitan Police inspector was there, too, but he chose … Continue reading
Reclaim the Country Park! Tourist Board stages group walk
The community-minded South Norwood Tourist Board is staging a group walk tomorrow, declaring their aim to: “Reclaim the Country Park!” As Inside Croydon reported yesterday, there have been six assaults on women in South Norwood Country Park in the past … Continue reading
Down, but not out? Relegated Croydon plan for uncertain future
Our venerable football correspondent, BRIAN GRANVILLE, reports on the latest set-back suffered by the borough’s oldest non-league club Despite having had five managers in less than 12 months, Croydon FC have still only managed to collect eight league points all … Continue reading
South Norwood ‘nun’ has Rees Mogg on the run at Palladium
A nun hasn’t made as big an impact in the West End since the first night of The Sound of Music. Jane Nicholl, of the increasingly notorious South Norwood Tourist Board, arrived outside the London Palladium on Tuesday night in … Continue reading
Two sad old goats need a bit of a touch-up in South Norwood
Two goats are urgently needing some rejuvenating TLC. The goats used to prop up the balcony at the top of the Goat House pub in South Norwood, which was demolished in 2003. The pair were saved by a civic-minded person … Continue reading
Hundreds march through South Norwood to support Grenfell
More than 300 people, plus TV crews and newspaper reporters, turned out in South Norwood last night to show solidarity with Grenfell and reject racism. But who was the only one to talk to the reporter from The Sun? KEN … Continue reading
Grenfell bonfire effigy prompts South Norwood silent march
Residents and community groups in South Norwood are coming together for a silent march next Wednesday, in solidarity with the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and to demonstrate their rejection of the racist bigotry displayed earlier this week in … Continue reading
Pretentious? Moi? Portland dives overboard on price of fish
There’s a new battle of the batters going on in South Norwood. Fish Wars has broken out. Some are suggesting that, in the creeping advance of gentrification in SE25, it is a battle for the area’s sole… Forget Britain’s Cod … Continue reading
Where in Croydon would you include on a special guided tour?
WIN! We have an exclusive South Norwood Tourist Board T-shirt to give away – the fashion item to be seen wearing in south London this festival season – in our free-to-enter competition Next month, the South Norwood Tourist Board, the … Continue reading
All aboard the magic bus for two tours of South Norwood
You wait 100 years for one tourist walk in an area, then three come along together. Once again, it appears that a South Norwood community group is about to lock horns with a well-funded organisation backed by local councillor Paul … Continue reading
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Stormzy to get a bench as Tourist Board triumphs again
Fresh from last month’s High Court success in overcoming the threat of legal action from the Qatari royal family, Ian Bone, the antiquated anarchist and co-founder of the South Norwood Tourist Board, was claiming another victory over Big Business this … Continue reading
South Norwood pensioner wins Shard legal battle with Qataris
PERRY MASSON, our court reporter, on an extraordinary turn of events at the Royal Courts of Justice today Ian Bone, the South Norwood pensioner threatened with a High Court injunction by lawyers acting on behalf of the uber-rich Qatari royal … Continue reading
Qatari royals in High Court threat to South Norwood pensioners
A couple of Croydon pensioners are being dragged to the Royal Courts of Justice this week by one of the world’s richest royal families, who want to ban them from exercising that old British tradition of freedom of speech. The … Continue reading
Public rallies round to save South Norwood business
A family-run business that has been serving South Norwood for more than 40 years has almost had the stuffing knocked out of them in the past week, as their landlord has notified them of a rent increase of £3,600 a … Continue reading
Fishers has the chemistry right for business in Woodside
The nice people at the South Norwood Tourist Board have flagged up this festive offering at the independent chemists’ shop, Fishers on Enmore Road. They write: “Serving the community for over 100 years, this place is more an institution and … Continue reading
South Norwood Tourist Board offers perfect poster presents
They missed the retail orgy that is Black Friday – probably deliberately – but the free spirits at the South Norwood Tourist Board have the perfect artwork gift for family and friends at Christmas. The SNTB has a selection of … Continue reading
Artist Damien Hirst accused of copying Norwood sculpture
A group of community activists have accused the artist, Damien Hirst, of copying one of their works and say that they are considering legal action against the multi-millionaire shark embalmer over a piece in his “comeback” exhibition unveiled this week … Continue reading
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‘A spruple hello could lead to a Millran hinge’. But is it art?
When does vandalism become “street art”? Is it only when Croydon Council says so? That’s a question which has been raised this week by the South Norwood Tourist Board, and which seems likely to be brought up at tonight’s public … Continue reading