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Category Archives: Leisure services
Grassroots sports clubs are facing an Olympic task
What lasting impact will the Olympics have on sport in Croydon? Not much, says STEVEN DOWNES It’s less than 50 days now until the Olympic Games begin in our city. But here, in Croydon, we seem almost untouched by the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Athletics, Cricket, Croydon Harriers, Health, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Pool, Rugby Union, Schools, Shirley North, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Swimming
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Harriers, England, Hugh Robertson, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Sport England
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Pollard agrees to extend consultation at Question Time event
The deputy leader of the Conservative group that controls Croydon Council has given an undertaking that the consultation period for the Upper Norwood Joint Library will be extended. Councillor Tim Pollard told residents at Tuesday evening’s council Question Time staged … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Clare Hilley, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Leisure services, Libraries, Sara Bashford, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Tony Harris, URV, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London, London Borough of Croydon, Question Time, Viridor, Waddon
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Purley campaigners fear their pool is “under attack”
Campaigners supporting Purley Pool are concerned that a council consultation process is laying the groundwork for redevelopment of the pool, car park and the former Sainsbury’s store. The council’s “spatial” planning team has issued a circular inviting submissions from developers … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Health, Leisure services, Parking, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Richard Ottaway MP, Sport, Swimming, Waddon
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Sainsbury, Waddon
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Use ’em or lose ’em: Council plan to axe six Croydon libraries
Croydon Council’s latest money-saving wheeze is to close six of the borough’s libraries. Sanderstead, Norbury, Shirley, Bradmore Green, Broad Green and South Norwood libraries all face the axe under recommendations to be put before the council Cabinet next week. According … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon North, Leisure services, Libraries, Sara Bashford
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Purley Pool campaign calls for support on masterplans
Campaigners to save Purley Pool are seeking your help urgently to help influence the consultation process Croydon Council is undertaking for its masterplans for the borough. Purley Pool has been given a four-year stay of demolition by Croydon Council leader … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon South, Leisure services, Mike Fisher, Purley Pool, Sport
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Croydon misses the starter’s gun for Olympic Weekend
Finally, Croydon admits the Olympics really are coming to London. It was 6.30 last night, six months after Boris and London’s Games organisers had set a deadline for local authorities throughout the capital to make submissions, and a month since … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Croydon Council, Fusion, Leisure services, Purley Pool, Sara Bashford, Sport
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Historic Streatham ice rink to move – possibly forever
A near-century of public amenity just up the road is about to end, according to Jason Cobb who reports that Lambeth Council has opted to move Streatham’s ice rink to a temporary site in Brixton, while Tesco’s multi-million-pound development of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Leisure services, London-wide issues
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Issues up the road with Fusion’s leisure management
Posted in Leisure services, Purley Pool, Sport
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Purley Pool given 4-year lifeline by Council leader
The future of Purley Pool and leisure centre has been guaranteed for the next four years, following a meeting on Tuesday night between the local campaign group, the leader of Croydon Council and the contractors, Fusion. Fred Wallis, of the … Continue reading
