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Free entry for Remembering 1916 exhibition, until Apr 16
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Stormzy: Rise up and take responsibility for yourself
In the week of the release of his first album, Gang Signs & Prayer, Croydon’s global grime star, Stormzy, has given an extensive interview to Channel 4 News, in which he talks about depression, aspiration and even “power to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, South Norwood, Stormzy, Thornton Heath
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Free entry for children at WWI exhibition in half-term
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£160m schools plan to be badgered over surplus places
In the thrall of property developers as usual, Croydon Council officials want to spend many millions of public money on building schools where there are not enough pupils. Education correspondent GENE BRODIE reports Croydon Council’s school-building strategy will come in … Continue reading
Something stinks: Arena car park has the builders in – again
And here you have it, from Croydon Council, the local authority that appears to relish spending millions of pounds of public money on construction projects, and then going back just a few months later and digging them up again. Barely … Continue reading
MP Reed joins criticism of overdevelopment by Brick by Brick
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the splits emerging between Croydon’s Progress politicians over the profiteering plans for thousands of new homes across the borough Steve Reed OBE, the recently very reticent MP for Lambeth South/Croydon North [delete to taste], has raised … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property, Schools, Shirley North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, Paul Scott, Progress, Steve Reed OBE
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St Giles’ takes the plaudits as Croydon’s very special school
St Giles’ School has been named “Croydon Special School of the Year” at Croydon Council’s civic awards. St Giles’ was nominated by the council’s education department, who praised the rich and varied curriculum provided to the pupils at the school … Continue reading
Something stinks at Croydon Arena after building works end
Something stinks at Croydon Arena. There’s a very earthy nature to the whiffs that have been detected on the cold winter winds. It seems that one of the sewers under the car park which is used by the sports arena … Continue reading
Croydon school choir helps to make a Fantastic soundtrack
A school choir based in Shirley has provided their vocal skills for the soundtrack to Fantastic Beasts, the latest movie based on the work of JK Rowling. Opening in cinemas last weekend, the new box office hit Fantastic Beasts and … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Schools, Shirley North, Trinity School
Tagged Fantastic Beasts, Shirley, Trinity Boys' Choir, Trinity School
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Howard Primary School Christmas Fair, Dec 3
Posted in Activities, Charity, Howard Primary, Schools
Tagged Christmas, Howard Primary School, South Croydon
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St Giles’ School open morning, South Croydon, Nov 4
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Crescent trust submits application for free school in Selhurst
An educational trust formed in Croydon and successfully operating a primary has applied to the Department for Education to open a free school to serve Selhurst and Thornton Heath. Sir Nick Williams, the former principal of The BRIT School, is … Continue reading
L&Q’s £100,000 to help Croydon pupils with their ABCs
Primary school pupils in Croydon are set to benefit from free tutoring in English and maths thanks to a slice of a £100,000 grant from the L&Q Foundation. L&Q housing association, which manages more than 2,000 homes in the borough, … Continue reading
Oasis schools to get visit from marathon man Holland
A leading distance runner sets off tomorrow on a marathon challenge. In fact, it’ll be a 10-marathon challenge, as Adam Holland will be running 262 miles in just five days, including a chunk on the roads of Croydon on his … Continue reading
Keep the home fires burning: WWI exhibit extended to April
And some said it would be over by Christmas… The acclaimed Remembering 1916 exhibition at Whitgift School, which was due to close yesterday, has had its run extended until April 2017. Since the exhibit, comprising of hundreds of artefacts from … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Education, History, Whitgift School
Tagged First World War, Waddon, Whitgift School, World War I
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Warlingham to host Saracens’ summer rugby camp, Aug 30-31
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Warlingham is hosting its final kids’ rugby summer camp of the holidays at Hamsey Green next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 30-31. For boys and girls aged from five to 13, the organisers already have around 40 youngsters … Continue reading
Family Fun Day with Frozen guests at St Giles, Sep 10
The St Giles School Family Fun Day is being held on Saturday September 10, offering a fantastic day out for all of the family. St Giles School in South Croydon is a maintained school for children aged 4-19 years who … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Schools, St Giles' School, Waddon
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Croydon schoolboy is rewarded for his Peake performances
A pupil from a Croydon school has just had an out-of-this-world experience, meeting British astronaut Tim Peake at a reception in No 10 Downing Street. Michael Eagling, 15, was invited to the event, hosted by Prime Minister Theresa May, after … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Cycling, Sport, Swimming, Trinity School
Tagged Croydon, Shirley, Tim Peake, Trinity School
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Stellar season sees Trinity shortlisted for rugby award
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Trinity School has been shortlisted as the Rugby School of the Year at a set of awards which recognise outstanding contribution to the sport. The National Rugby Awards will take place at Twickenham on September 1 and the … Continue reading
Posted in John Fisher School, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Trinity School
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Council returns £250,000 pupil premium and doesn’t know why
Cash-strapped Croydon Council sent back nearly £250,000 of education funding unspent to Government last year. The cash represents almost one-quarter of Croydon’s pupil premium, intended for some of the borough’s most in-need children. And probably most worrying of all, when … Continue reading
Make a splash with council’s free swimming offer for under-16s
Free summer swimming for under-16s is available at all of Croydon Council’s leisure centres for the six weeks of the schools’ summer holidays. As well as free swimming there will be crash courses for those new to the water, and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Council, Education, Health, Leisure services, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, Schools, South Norwood, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, swimming, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Waddon
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