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Category Archives: Libraries
Thornton Heath Library’s Code Club starts this week
Posted in Libraries, Thornton Heath, Uncategorized
Tagged Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Library
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Upper Norwood Library ‘hub’ applies for a booze licence
Cut-backs in council budgets have already seen Lambeth close two and turn one of its precious public libraries into a “bookish gym” (© Inside Croydon). Now, in an effort to “sweat its assets”, a library hitherto jointly run by Lambeth … Continue reading
Pollard’s manifesto makes election a question of honesty
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Four years ago, the Conservatives in Croydon demonstrated their contempt for the electorate by not even bothering with a manifesto. This time round, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports, what they have produced is simply not very credible … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Bernard Weatherill House, Boxpark, Brick by Brick, Carillion, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Jason Perry, Libraries, Maria Gatland, Michael Neal, Mike Fisher, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Shirley North, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, North Shirley, Paul Scott, Purley, South Croydon, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Carillion collapse has libraries and hospitals counting the cost
Croydon’s libraries have survived their brush with Carillion, although they had to endure a couple of days of IT outages and other issues as council staff worked and negotiated behind the scenes to replace services which had gone unpaid by … Continue reading
Council takes back public libraries as Carillion collapses
GENE BRODIE, our bookish gyms correspondent, on Croydon’s prompt response to the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion Croydon Council moved quickly this morning to take back control of the borough’s libraries from contractor Carillion. Carillion went into liquidation this morning, … Continue reading
Posted in Carillion, Croydon Council, Libraries, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Carillion, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Author event with Christopher Bowden, Selsdon Library, Jan 27
Posted in Activities, Libraries, Selsdon & Ballards
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Author talk with Monica Bose, Selsdon Library, Mar 8
Posted in Art, Education, Libraries, Selsdon & Ballards
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Future of South Norwood Library site ‘not yet decided’
Council plans to re-site the public library in South Norwood, announced on Thursday, have already been generally well-received by residents on social media. Not that the public has yet been told all the plans, though, because the council hasn’t quite … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Libraries, South Norwood, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Brick by Brick, South Norwood, Timothy Godfrey
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GLL lined up for libraries, as well as leisure and pools
GENE BRODIE, our bookish gyms correspondent, on an added twist to the tale of a 20-year leisure centre management contract GLL – Greenwich Leisure Ltd – could be lined up to take over the operation of Croydon’s library service. GLL … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Carillion, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fusion, Greenwich Leisure, John Laing Integrated Services, Leisure services, Libraries, New Addington South, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, Sport, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Now Carillion remove home library service from the disabled
GENE BRODIE, our libraries correspondent, on the latest shocker from a construction company which is running down our public libraries Carillion, the building company which runs Croydon’s public libraries, has been accused of “blatant discrimination” against the disabled over plans … Continue reading
Posted in Carillion, Libraries, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Carillion, Croydon Disability Forum, Timothy Godfrey
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Cash-strapped Carillion can’t pay their library paper bills
Carillion, the building company which somehow landed the contract to run Croydon’s public libraries, is so strapped for cash that they have unpaid bills from their suppliers for use of photo-copiers and paper. The value of the company’s shares plunged … Continue reading
Councillor keen to kick Carillion out of borough’s libraries
Timothy Godfrey may have announced that he is to stand down as a councillor next May, but Labour’s cabinet member for arts and culture continues to rail against the frequent poor service provided by contractors responsible for the borough’s parks, … Continue reading
Posted in Carillion, Libraries, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Carillion, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Library, Timothy Godfrey
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Youth poetry tour examines Dystopia and Utopia in Croydon
The Young People’s Laureate for London, Caleb Femi brings his first tour to inspire 13 to 25-year-olds to pursue poetry and establish their own collectives at Croydon Central Library tomorrow. From 2pm, there will be workshops sessions on the theme … Continue reading
Hidden talents have been discovered by writing competition
A Croydon-based children’s book editor is one of the 19 winners of the City of Stories writing competition, launched by Spread to Word, and the Association of London Chief Librarians, to discover hidden talent in London libraries. The competition followed … Continue reading
Council’s underwhelming programme for Black History Month
BELLA BARTOCK, our culture correspondent, on the uninspiring offer from Croydon Town Hall It is hard not to have a degree of ambivalence about this year’s offering from Croydon Council for Black History Month. Just like last year, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Black History Month, Dance, Education, History, Libraries, Music, Poetry
Tagged BHM, Black History Month
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London laureate is making a return visit to Central Library
Caleb Femi, the Young People’s Laureate for London, is to make a return visit to Croydon Central Library next month. Femi’s tour dates of outer London are to be announced tomorrow, Setpember 28 – which is National Poetry Day. A … Continue reading
