Category Archives: Ken Towl

BINMAGEDDON!: The six-month saga to get one bin changed

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: We appear to have a new version of the ‘how many people does it take to change a light-bulb’ gag here in Croydon… Only this one, inevitably, involves the bins. From the recent experience of KEN TOWL, pictured, … Continue reading →

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Turkish flavours provide some added spice on the high street

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

Good service, tasty coffee, delicious cakes and great bread. KEN TOWL discovered there’s plenty to enjoy in the newest shop in Addiscombe I sit drinking a Turkish coffee while Ilyas serves a customer, a Glaswegian, if my accent-detector is tuned … Continue reading →

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Turf’s reflections on Croydon tend to mirror another reality

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

KEN TOWL reflects on an exhibition which appears to show that Croydon is often better at playing other locations than playing itself… Turf Projects’ latest exhibition (open until March 2) is Harold Offeh’s “Croydon Plays Itself”. The title makes reference … Continue reading →

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Board games cafe Ludoquist has found a winning formula

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

The game’s up for KEN TOWL, who after trying to Monopoly-se a weekend night out, at first didn’t have a Cluedo where to go, but went on a Trivial Pursuit for a new venue and after a final roll of … Continue reading →

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Exhibition will leave you hooked and keep wanting to go back

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

KEN TOWL takes a trip (not that kind) to London Bridge to experience an exhibition on addiction. Sitting at the base of The Shard, opposite London Bridge Station on Great Maze Pond, is the recently opened Science Gallery. Hooked is … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Christmas past come to haunt the Whitgift Centre

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Were we just imagining it, or was the crackling muzak in the Whitgift Centre really playing a version of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’? Perhaps it was someone’s idea of a joke. Meanwhile, KEN TOWL has gone all Bob Cratchit on us … Continue reading →

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Street art on Surrey Street can’t fill the gap in the market

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

Armed with his re-usable canvas bag, KEN TOWL strolled down Croydon’s ancient street market to pick up a bargain and find out how the traders are getting along, more than a year after its £1.1million makeover It is a truth … Continue reading →

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