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Category Archives: History
Trades unions in the 21st century, Ruskin House, Mar 14
The Croydon TUC is staging a talk at Ruskin House on March 14 on the role of trade unions (as the organisers put it in the 19th year of this century), “as we move into the 21st century”. The speaker … Continue reading
Suffragette’s cache in the attic auctioned for £18,000
A collection of suffragette memorabilia discovered in a Sutton garage was sold at auction yesterday for more than three times its estimate, at £18,240. The hammer came down at the auction at Farleigh Court Golf Club on a lot that … Continue reading
Honeywood Easter Mini Explorers, Carshalton, Apr 9
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Honeywood Mini Explorers, Kings and Queens, May 28
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Unexpected Treasure history talk, Honeywood Museum, Sep 26
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Friends of Honeywood Book Club, Carshalton, from Apr 7
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Potter named winner of £30,000 Rotary Fields art competition
Alan Potter, a sculptor based in Scotland who specialises in public art, has won Croydon Council’s £30,000 competition to design and install a sculpture in Purley’s Rotary Fields to commemorate the Surrey Iron Railway, which ran through the town at … Continue reading
Croydon Amnesty Quiz Night, Ruskin House, Mar 23
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Local history talk by the borough archivist, Shirley, May 21
Join Lindsay Ould, the borough archivist, at Shirley Library on Tuesday May 21 from 2.15pm for a fascinating talk on the borough’s history through the eyes of its record keepers.
Music nights to rock Ruskin House, and raise cash for causes
The Croydon Folk Club’s folk and blues nights at Ruskin House continue to entertain and delight, while raising valuable funds towards the restoration of the Georgian town house on Coombe Road. The recent Buddy Holly Tribute Night raised £372 for … Continue reading
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Friends of Lloyd Park guided history walk, Feb 17
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Delays over Westfield scheme lead to end for Heritage Festival
Even the owners of the Whitgift Centre appear to have got fed up waiting for Westfield to get their long-promised £1.4billion redevelopment of the centre of Croydon underway. The Whitgift Foundation has this week confirmed that it has dropped its … Continue reading
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Whitgift Foundation is going for a Burton at Old Palace
The Whitgift Foundation has named a new head for Old Palace School: Jane Burton, who will take over the independent girls’ school from September 1. Burton succeeds Carol Jewell, who has been head at the 900-pupil nursery, prep and secondary … Continue reading
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Talk: Lavender in south London, Honeywood Museum, Jul 25
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Illustrated talk: London 1914-39, Honeywood Museum, Jun 27
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Croydon Scouting to remember war service at the Minster
Croydon Scouting is holding a special Memorial Service at Croydon Minster, to be attended by the Mayor of Croydon, Bernadette Khan, to remember the 66 Scouts who gave their lives in World War I. While many commemoration events were staged … Continue reading
CNHSS history talks: The Regent’s Canal, East Croydon, Jan 9
The Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society is one of the borough’s longest established and most respected history groups, which organises a range of talks, walks and other events. It’s first function for 2019 is a talk by Roger Squires … Continue reading
