Category Archives: Bourne Society

Borough’s archives get £10,000 grant to ask obvious questions

It’s been a tough few years under Tory austerity for Croydon’s once cherished libraries and museum, and their hard-working staff. So the news that the borough’s archives service has received a £10,000 grant to help research a special project has … Continue reading

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Remembrance and History: a special Croydon Insider episode

Can you help in our appeal, with the Deputy Lieutenant of Croydon, in providing details of personnel from Croydon who have been killed on active duty in the years since the end of World War II? On Remembrance Sunday, our … Continue reading

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YouTuber Swallow is taking us on a Croydon walk through time

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: On a stroll through the town centre, take a look up – or you won’t realise what you’re missing of the local heritage. That’s the message a local historian shared with DAVID MORGAN “Croydon is a goldmine of … Continue reading

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The Bourne Legacy: plaques walk that charts Coulsdon history

A local history society has pulled together a special walk that links a series of sites of interest in and around Coulsdon and Old Coulsdon. The Bourne Society has 23 blue plaques on display around the area, and their walk … Continue reading

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