Category Archives: Transition Town

Fears for Queen’s Gardens in multi-million-pound land-grab

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

The latest proposals for Queen’s Gardens, the only open space in central Croydon, have left residents underwhelmed, with some seeing the small public park being rendered into little more than an annex of the £120 million private housing development proposed … Continue reading →

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#FindRobbie: Captain Sensible unveils second bench

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

It was a filthy wet night, but friends, neighbours, the South Norwood Tourist Board, Crystal Palace Transition Town members and even Captain Sensible himself all turned out on Saturday to celebrate the Sensible Garden and, more importantly, to remind everyone … Continue reading →

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#FindRobbie: Garden uses benchmark to bring home Gibson

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

The South Norwood Tourist Board is to mark the anniversary of the opening of the Sensible Garden – the small pocket of previous wasteland between the Goat House bridge and the Ship pub which has been transformed by volunteers in … Continue reading →

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Crystal Palace Transition Town choir to start Nov 2

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

The Crystal Palace Transition Town, the group which is behind the highly successful market each Saturday, is to start a community choir. “Come and enjoy magical midwinter songs to sing around the Triangle at Christmas,” say the organisers. All voices … Continue reading →

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Missing: BBC’s One Show takes up the cause of #FindRobbie

Posted on July 24, 2016 by

Six weeks after Robbie Gibson went missing from his south London home, the appeal to find him continues with national television coverage on Monday. Upper Norwood Library, which Gibson has campaigned tirelessly for years to keep open, is the setting … Continue reading →

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Crystal Palace Transition Town ‘Festival of Ideas’, May 25

Posted on May 23, 2016 by

What do the Crystal Palace Food Market, the Christmas Craft Fair at The Alma, the SE Art Trail, Guided Bicycle Commutes, proposed solar panels at Crystal Palace Station, Palace Pint, tree-planting in Crystal Palace Park, Palace Buds, the Edible Garden … Continue reading →

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Handmade Palace Christmas Market, Dec 13

Posted on December 4, 2015 by
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