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Council’s cultural vandalism leaves borough short-changed
102,440,000 That’s how much Croydon Council raised from the auction in Hong Kong this morning of 24 pieces of the borough’s priceless Riesco Collection of Chinese porcelain. Unfortunately for the likes of florid-faced Mike Fisher and his cronies Dudley Mead … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community associations, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Mike Fisher, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Collection, South Croydon Community Association, Tim Pollard
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, Hong Kong, London, Mike Fisher, Museums Association, Tony Newman
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Council’s botched attempt to airbrush Riesco from web history
Croydon Council breaks its own policy and goes against its own legal advice next week when part of the publicly owned Riesco Collection of precious Chinese porcelain, which was given to the borough by Raymond Riesco half a century ago, … Continue reading
Museums Association kicks out Croydon over Riesco sale
The president of the Museums Association, David Anderson, used his keynote speech at his organisation’s annual conference in Liverpool yesterday to announce that Croydon Council has been expelled from the MA and to warn that it will be barred from … Continue reading
Costs force campaign to abandon Riesco legal case
The battle to stop what is widely believed to be the unlawful sale of some of the most valuable pieces from the Riesco Collection by Croydon Council is over. In a statement issued by local campaigners, Charlotte Davies, chair of … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Art, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, History, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Collection, South Croydon Community Association, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard
Tagged Arts Council, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hong Kong, London, Riesco collection
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Residents demand High Court review of Riesco china sale
Having already been told that they have behaved unethically, Croydon Council and senior councillors such as Steve O’Connell, Dudley Mead and Tim Pollard now look set to have a High Court judge rule on whether they have acted unlawfully over … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Art, Community associations, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield Halls, History, Inside Croydon, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Collection, South Croydon Community Association, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Judicial Review, London Borough of Croydon, Museum of Croydon, Museums Association, Riesco collection, Steve O'Connell
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Take a journey back in time with Plotting the Collection exhibit
“‘Plotting the collection’ is our first exhibition in the Museum of Croydon’s new Exhibition Gallery at Croydon Clocktower,” the Museum’s website states. Of course, it could also prove to be the last exhibition staged by the Museum of Croydon for … Continue reading
