Category Archives: Croydon parks

Calls for council to halt use of weedkiller linked to cancer

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

Weedkillers including glyphosate, which has been linked to causing cancer in humans, continue to be used by Croydon Council, whose contractors even spray the substance around public parks and children’s playgrounds. Now Friends of the Earth is calling on the … Continue reading →

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Norbury Brook clean-up, Manor Farm Nature Space, Oct 27

Posted on October 17, 2018 by
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Great North Wood photo competition, closing date Oct 31

Posted on October 12, 2018 by
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Toxic rubber causes cancer concern over school sports pitch

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

The council and a local primary school want to rip up large areas of turf and replace it with all-weather sports pitches which are made from toxic material that international research has linked to hundreds of cases of cancer. Our … Continue reading →

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Mayor of London wants to give you two trees to plant

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

The Mayor of London wants to give you a tree, or two… Working together with the Woodland Trust, The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy and Sainsbury’s, City Hall is giving away 24,000 trees to Londoners. The recipients are to be chosen by … Continue reading →

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Downlands and TCV volunteering day, Addington Hills, Oct 13

Posted on October 3, 2018 by
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Apple Day at Croydon Ecology Centre, Heathfield House, Oct 7

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