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Category Archives: Wandle Park
Healthy Exercise group, Wandle Park, every Wednesday
Posted in Croydon BME Forum, Health, Waddon, Wandle Park
Tagged Croydon BME Forum, Waddon, Wandle Park
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Youthful promise in latest Shakespeare staged in Wandle Park
Our culture correspondent BELLA BARTOCK went to see how the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet manage under Croydon’s moon-lit sky I was joined for the evening at East Croydon by my friend, Claudia de Boozy, who winced when I mentioned … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers face fate in Wandle Park
In the city of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets are locked in a long-standing family feud. A chance encounter between Romeo, the only son of the Montagues, and Juliet, the only daughter of the Capulets, sparks an intense love … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Croydon parks, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Wandle Park
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Croydon Environmental Fair, Wandle Park, Jun 9
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Environment, Wandle Park, Wildlife
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Keep off the glass: Dogs viciously targeted in Wandle Park
Parents of young children and dog-walkers are being urged to take extra care when out enjoying their local park, after reports at the weekend of poison and broken glass being deliberately left to cause harm. The incident occurred in Wandle … Continue reading
River Wandle Ghost Walk, Wandle Park, Nov 11
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Wandle Park, Waddon, Wandle Park
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Croydon International Mela 2017 – in full colour
After a Tory-imposed austerity hiatus of four years, the Mela was back in Croydon on Saturday. Wandle Park was transformed into a forum of colour, sound and celebration. Here, with contributions from numerous loyal readers, is a small selection of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon International Mela, Dance, Music, Wandle Park
Tagged Conservative, Croydon International Mela, Labour, Tory, Wandle Park
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Riverside walk with swans, meadows and Nelson’s fishing pond
WANDLE WANDERINGS: It’s Wandle Fortnight, and we asked our non-resident rambler, KEN TOWL, to explore the Wandle Trail This is a three-borough walk from one park to another, tracing the course of the nascent river Wandle as it births in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Waddon, Walks, Wandle Park, Wandle Wanderer, Wildlife
Tagged Ken Towl, River Wandle, Waddon Ponds, Wandle Park, Wandle Trail, Wandle Wanderings
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Wandle Park’s International Mela announces line-up for Sep 30
The Colors Croydon International Mela in Wandle Park on September 30 will celebrate the culture of the local Asian communities and showcase a combination of international artists, local talent, extraordinary dance and spectacular street theatre. “There really be something for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, International Mela, Music, Wandle Park
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Full listing of events in Wandle Fortnight, Sep 9 – 24
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Wandle Park, Wildlife
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Park’s Pirates are a magical delight around the bandstand
Our arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK got all hot and bothered on a cool summer evening by some of the racier performances at CODA’s outstanding production of Pirates of Penzance Such fun! I was saying only the other day over coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Wandle Park
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CODA adds some swash and buckle to Gilbert & Sullivan
CODA will be performing around the bandstand in Wandle Park next week in their fourth annual outdoor production – a boisterous new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. The Pirates of Penzance is one of … Continue reading
Posted in CODA, Comedy, Music, Theatre, Wandle Park
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£240,000 Arts Council grant sees return of Mela to Croydon
The Mela is to return to Croydon later this summer, thanks to a £240,000 grant from the Arts Council. Seven years after the last Croydon Mela in Lloyd Park – axed by the then Tory-run council in a first wave … Continue reading
Wandle Park runs get off to an early start this summer
The early birds in Wandle Park are about to get a bit of a wake-up call on summer Tuesday mornings, as the local running group doubles its number of meetings. Wandle Valley Regional Park and RunTogether are starting a new … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Croydon parks, Friends of Wandle Park, Sport, Wandle Park
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Wandle wanders and fishy treats in London Rivers Week
Londoners will be pulling on waders, jumping into canoes and going on waterside walks this week as part of London Rivers Week, a free festival which flows from June 26 to July 2. Many of the week’s activities are coordinated … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Croydon parks, Environment, Outside Croydon, Walks, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged River Wandle, Thames21, Wandle Park
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There’ll be Pirates coming to Wandle Park this summer
Posted in Art, CODA, Comedy, Music, Theatre, Wandle Park
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Take your marks for Wandle Park beginners’ runs from Apr 27
Wandle Park is to get its own beginners’ running group, meeting outside the park cafe every Thursday evening at 7pm, beginning from April 27. Led by experienced runners, this is a start-up group for people of all ages, abilities and … Continue reading
