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Category Archives: Transition Town
Sensible is as Sensible does, as the Captain unveils his bench
“It has always been hard being known as ‘Sensible’ when sometimes I’m not,” Raymond Burns said on Saturday, wearing a bright Hawaiian shirt, baggy shorts and trademark red beret. “But it helped me in my career so I shouldn’t really … Continue reading
Let’s be a borough of old scrubbers, says Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible has called on the people of Croydon to “get up off their arses” and take up their scrubbing brushes, their brooms and buckets, and start to get the borough cleaner, doorstep by doorstep. The former Damned frontman is … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Fly tipping, Gardening, Music, Refuse collection, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Stuart Collins, Transition Town, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Captain Sensible, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Transition Town
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Wandle Park sows seeds for a community with flowers and veg
By Catherine Graham Wandle Park Community Garden will be sowing the seeds of future success next weekend when the park’s annual garden party is staged on Saturday, July 27. The garden party, in its second year since the revamped town … Continue reading
Help with South Norwood’s Sensible Garden, June 25
South Norwood Tourist Board and Crystal Palace Transition Town will be back at the Sensible Garden tomorrow, June 25, at 6pm to work at creating what they call “a pocket park on this verdant gateway site to South Norwood”. They say, “You, … Continue reading
Crystal Palace Transition Town annual meeting, June 11
It has been an incredible year for Crystal Palace Transition Town. Come along to the CPTT’s annual meeting at the Salvation Army Hall on Westow Hill on June 11 (doors open 7.15pm; the venue is upstairs, but there is a … Continue reading
Ambitious plans announced for Old Town arts market
Next month will see the first staging of a Croydon Arts and Crafts Fair in Old Town. April 19 will see budding William Morrises setting up shop in Exchange Square, the open air arena tucked away behind Surrey Street, with … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Arts and Crafts Market, Business, Surrey Street, Transition Town
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Greens, Exchange Square, Old Town, Surrey Street
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Crystal Palace screening gets Fairtrade Fortnight underway
Fairtrade Fortnight gets underway in Crystal Palace tonight with a film screening that features an introduction by local comedian Mark Thomas. Bananas Unpeeled is a 26-minute documentary shot in Latin America and the Caribbean, investigating the social and environmental issues … Continue reading
Lots of happy talk as residents do the Sensible thing
Almost 30 people from South Norwood, Shirley, Penge and Crystal Palace united to transform a long neglected piece of greenery on South Norwood High Street at the weekend. Crystal Palace Transition Town joined forces with South Norwood Tourist Board and … Continue reading
Crystal Palace set to go bananas for… Fairtrade bananas
It is Fairtrade Fortnight at the end of this month, from February 24 to March 9, and during those two weeks, people who live or work in and around Crystal Palace will be hearing a lot about “Foncho”, as the area … Continue reading
Miliband visits Crystal Palace for his small business message
Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, is in Crystal Palace today to show that, while the Conservatives are the party of big business, his party is backing small business. Accompanied by Streatham MP and his shadow business spokesman Chuka Umanna and … Continue reading
Transition Town publishes guide to local businesses
Crystal Palace Transition Town is backing its local economy and celebrating Crystal Palace community life by launching The Local & Fair Guide to Shopping and Eating in Crystal Palace this Saturday. The guide celebrates the myriad of shops, artisan work shops, pubs, … Continue reading
More Than Honey free screening: Nov 20
Posted in Activities, Charity, Cinema, Croydon Greens, Environment, Transition Town, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, London
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Community group rejects Crystal Palace plan as “a fantasy”
The leadership of a respected local community group has dismissed the sketchy scheme by a Chinese businessman to build a vast new Crystal Palace over part of the park as “a fantasy”. They have also expressed the fear that while … Continue reading
Upper Norwood library appeals for garden volunteers
ROBERT GIBSON, a trustee of the Upper Norwood Library Trust and a member of Crystal Palace Transition Town steering group, calls on the local community to rally round Are you around on Saturday, July 27, at 2pm? We need your … Continue reading
Transition Town team ready to open community garden
SUSAN OLIVER on a couple of important Green events around the borough in the coming week Chard and turnip greens have already been reaped. The onions are coming along, the potatoes are starting to peep, and the calendula and cosmos … Continue reading
Stuff and no nonsense at book launch in Crystal Palace
What does a Transition Town do? It does “stuff”, as Rob Hopkins underlined this week on his visit to Crystal Palace. Hopkins is the co-founder of the Transition Network and was visiting for the British launch of his book The … Continue reading
Transition Network founder to launch book in Crystal Palace
Rob Hopkins, the co-founder of the Transition Network, is coming to Crystal Palace next month for the British launch of his book The Power of Just Doing Stuff. “We are particularly pleased that Crystal Palace Transition Town is mentioned and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Community associations, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Environment, Gardening, Transition Town, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Hopkins, London, Rob Hopkins, The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience (Transition Guides), Transition Network, Transition Town
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How to set-up a busy street market in less than 12 months
Compare and contrast. Yesterday, for the second week, a busy and buzzing street market was staged in Crystal Palace, at Haynes Lane, off Westow Street. Around a dozen independent traders, selling locally sourced products, had stalls at the market. More … Continue reading
Join the celebration for Crystal Palace’s transition: May 8
The Crystal Palace Transition Town group is inviting residents from near and far to join them tonight for their annual meeting and celebration tonight at The Salvation Army Building, 58-60 Westow Street, SE19 3AF from 7.30pm. “It’s been a very … Continue reading
Foodstock music fest rounds off Fairtrade celebrations
Crystal Palace Transition Town is staging a day’s activities on Saturday, March 2, as the centrepiece of its Fairtrade Fortnight activities. Many of the activities are free, but any money raised will be used to help fund the local food … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Education, Environment, Gardening, Music, Transition Town
Tagged Croydon, Fairtrade, Fairtrade certification, Fairtrade Foundation, Food bank, Sainsbury, Upper Norwood Library, World Development Movement
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Fairtrade “Foodstock Fortnight” is coming to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace Transition Town is staging a fortnight of food events, and is taking bookings now for a special meal on Sunday, March 3 at the Domali on Westow Street. Bookings for the meal – £22.50, with proceeds going to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Environment, Gardening, Restaurants, Transition Town
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Fairtrade, Food, London
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