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Category Archives: Croydon parks
Mouldy Fold: no problems with council flats says Town Hall
Croydon Council is to carry out checks on its 90 flats in Malcolm Wicks House, the fourth block built in the Queen’s Quarter where the 35-storey private rental tower The Fold is being evacuated to allow its owners to completely … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged Alison Butler, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18
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‘Let us be free from this hellhole’: Fold tenants issue demands
EXCLUSIVE: Residents in one of Croydon’s tallest buildings are becoming increasingly angry and militant over their treatment by their multi-billion-pound landlords. By STEVEN DOWNES The owners of The Fold, the 35-storey residential tower in Queen’s Gardens, have been given a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Rowenna Davis, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged ACORN, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Mayor Jason Perry, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Step into autumn on a guided tour with Coulsdon’s fun guys
The City Commons rangers, who help to care for large areas of open space in the south of the borough, are well-respected as fun guys to deal with. And over the next few weeks, they will demonstrate as much with … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Kenley, Old Coulsdon, Wildlife
Tagged Autumn, City Commons, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Fungi, Fungi forays, Kenley Common, Riddlesdown
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UnFolding story: residents’ meeting is moved as concerns rise
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Fire safety inspectors from the London Fire Brigade were on site this morning at The Fold, the 35-storey tower block close to Croydon Town Hall, where residents fear for their well-being because of poor-quality finishes to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged Alison Butler, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Kwajo Tweneboa, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Apple Day at Croydon Ecology Centre, Heathfield Park, Oct 5
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Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18
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Hospital charity strides out to create peaceful dementia garden
For one worker at Croydon’s largest hospital, tomorrow’s Move for Good charity walk is a walk for memories, for healing and for hope. Amraj Dhamu will be taking part in the 10-kilometre walk on September 14 in support of Croydon … Continue reading
The Fold folds: Hundreds of tenants given six months to leave
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon faces another housing crisis as poor build quality on four blocks built alongside the Town Hall is forcing the owners to carry out extensive works. By STEVEN DOWNES Residents living in Croydon’s fourth-tallest building, 35-storey The Fold, on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House
Tagged Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Kwajo Tweneboa, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18
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Help turn the tide for our waterways with the Big River Watch
Environmental charity wants the public to join in with an important citizen science survey this month While multi-national water monopolies and the government continue to fail the environment and the people by allowing millions of gallons of sewage and effluent … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Sutton Council, Wandle Park, Wandsworth Council, Wildlife
Tagged Big River Watch, Carshalton, Carshalton Ponds, Croydon, London, Mitcham, River Wandle, Rivers Trust, South Croydon, Sutton, Waddon Ponds, Wandle, Wandle Park
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Volunteers help to create new park at Coulsdon South Station
Croydon has a new park, to add to the more than 120 large and small already dotted around the borough. This latest is undoubtedly one of the smaller ones: it’s a pocket park, wedged into a small space between the … Continue reading
Council digs up Sanderstead park just days before annual fair
Contractors’ tractors and other heavy vehicles moved in on Sanderstead Rec last week to start a council works project. Trouble is, no one at Croydon Council bothered advising local residents, who have spent many months organising their annual local festival, … Continue reading
Communities across London ready for celebration of cultures
Londoners are invited to enjoy the last of the summer by attending a two-day celebration of the city and its diverse cultures being staged next weekend. From Friday September 12 to Sunday September 14, 200 community groups – based across … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Croydon, London, London Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor’s Community Weekend, National Lottery Community Fund, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, The National Lottery
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Thank you iC readers! 50 ask about helping Nightwatch charity
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon In more than 15 years of running the InsideCroydon.com news website, there’s been countless occasions when I have had cause to be amazed or delighted with the help and wisdom of our tens of … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Queens Gardens
Tagged charity, Croydon, Croydon Nightwatch, Fiona Satiro, Queens Gardens, Volunteers
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Volunteers wanted for River Revive at Norbury Brook, Sep 20
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Thornton Heath Rec, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Community Action Team, Thornton Heath Rec, Wildlife
Tagged Friends of Norbury Brook, Friends of Thornton Heath Rec, Graham Mitchell, Norbury, Norbury Brook, River Revive Saturday, Thornton Heath
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Striders of Croydon Switchback 5, Lloyd Park, Sun Oct 5
Posted in Athletics, Croydon parks, Lloyd Park, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Lloyd Park, Striders, Striders of Croydon, Switchback 5
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Stepping out for a slow, peaceful way to feel benefits of nature
A Croydon-based well-being initiative seeks to take the principles of Japanese ‘forest bathing’ and put them to good use in our suburban open spaces. JOHNNY DOBBYN goes mild in the country During the lockdowns, one indicator of who the haves … Continue reading
Open House London: The White House, Norwood Grove, Sep 13
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, London-wide issues, Norwood Grove
Tagged Croydon, Norbury, Norwood Grove, Open House London, The White House
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Trust mourns Mathew Frith, champion of Hutchinson’s Bank
The London Wildlife Trust last night announced the sad news of the death of Mathew Frith after a long illness. “Mathew was, in many ways, the heart and soul of London Wildlife Trust. His passion for nature, his commitment to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Inside Croydon, New Addington South, Wildlife
Tagged bee orchid, Butterflies, Chapel Bank, common spotted orchid, Croydon, Downlands Trust, Glanville fritillary, Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust, Mathew Frith, New Addington, pyramidal orchid, The Downlands Project
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London on amber alert as heatwave risks wildfires and deaths
An amber heat health warning is in place for London from today until 6pm on tomorrow, as temperatures soar above 30°C in the capital’s fourth heatwave of this summer. Temperatures in London reached 31.9°C yesterday, and are forecast to touch … Continue reading
Council cover-up over security costs for empty community café
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With no prospect of a business taking over the long-vacant Wandle Park café during the busy summer period, the council is spending thousands of pounds on ‘private security’ EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Despite repeated promises by Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Wandle Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Waddon, Wandle Park
Tagged Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Wandle Park, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Perry's PIle, Reclaim Croydon, Waddon, Wandle Park, Wandle Park cafe
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New Addington tram service closed next two Sunday mornings
There will be no tram service to New Addington for the next two Sunday mornings – August 17 and August 24 – due, once again, “to essential engineering works”. Transport for London issued its advisory note today, saying that there … Continue reading
Posted in Lloyd Park, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Coombe Lane, Coombe Wood School, Croydon Trams, Lloyd Park, London Trams, TfL, Transport for London
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