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Mystery as Fuller’s exit three Croydon pubs in unseemly hurry
In the second part of his review of the hospitality trade in the borough (yes, dear reader, we sent him on a month-long pub crawl), KEN TOWL explores the reasons for one of London’s biggest and best-loved brewers’ sudden departure … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Ken Towl, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Admiral Taverns, Croydon Flyover, Fuller's, Fullers Brewery, Ken Towl, London, South Croydon, The Builders Arms, The Claret and Ale, The Crown & Sceptre, The Oval Tavern, The Royal Standard, The Spread Eagle, Whelans
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Gentleman Tim and the Contenders, The Oval Tavern, Sep 1
Posted in Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Gentleman Tim and the Contenders, The Oval Tavern
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(Pub)lic House film screenings, plus music, Aug 3 and 18
Posted in Activities, Art, Cinema, Music, Pubs, Turf Projects
Tagged Phoebe Wagner, Public house, pubs
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End of an era but Kenley’s Wattenden Arms is given a reprieve
The historic Battle of Britain pub, the Wattenden Arms in Kenley, has been given a reprieve. In April, Inside Croydon reported how the pub’s owners, Stonegate, were seeking a new tenant to manage the premises on a five-year lease with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Pubs
Tagged Battle of Britain, Croydon, Kenley, pubs, RAF Kenley, Stonegate Pubs, Wattenden Arms
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The Errol Linton Band, Blues at The Oval, May 19
Posted in Addiscombe West, Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, The Oval Tavern
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Spring Market, The Surprise Inn, Upper Shirley Rd, May 11
Posted in Activities, Pubs, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Shirley, The Surprise Inn
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Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt
English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Crime, History, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Croydon, Drum and Monkey, English Heritage, Historic England, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, St James' Road, Suspected arson, The Windmill
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Fire-hit cricket club determined to maintain Mitcham’s traditions
Clubs and residents’ groups in Mitcham have been picking up the pieces following the blaze on Friday night that caused terrible damage to the Grade II-listed Burn Bullock pub. As well as its association with a former Surrey cricketer, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Mitcham, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Burn Bullock fire, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Pub fire
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Pub trade under strain as Wattenden Arms seeks new manager
Historic Battle of Britain boozer under threat as its owners struggle to deal with business debts built up over covid deals There are justifiable concerns for the future of the Wattenden Arms on Old Lodge Lane, another old Croydon pub … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Pubs
Tagged Battle of Britain, Croydon, Kenley, pubs, RAF Kenley, Stonegate Pubs, Wattenden Arms
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The Glam’s not just a pub: it’s heritage, it’s community, it’s IPA
Tomorrow, at The Cricketers on Addiscombe Road, there’s a day-and-night-long ‘lock-in’ from 4pm to midnight, called ‘(Pub)lic House’, to celebrate Croydon pub culture, that will include music, workshops and a film screening led by PHOEBE WAGNER and her father, ROGER … Continue reading
Blues at The Oval, every Sunday through April, Addiscombe
Posted in Addiscombe West, Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, The Oval Tavern
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Bowie tribute night at The Royal Standard, Sheldon St, Mar 30
Posted in Activities, Fairfield, Music, Pubs
Tagged David Bowie, Royal Standard, The Royal Standard
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How Croydon’s ‘Culture Club’ was turned into a business clique
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As the borough’s £1.5m year of culture is staggering to its conclusion, we reveal how the owners of a Surrey Street pub were handed £28,000 for… nothing. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES As Croydon’s year as London’s Borough … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street
Tagged Apsara Arts, Borough of Culture, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Develop Croydon, Fern, giraffes, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mr Fox, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Carnival, Tory, White Label
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Croydon Holi Festival, The Write Time School, Mar 24
Posted in Activities, Pubs, Purley
Tagged Croydon Holi Festival, Jolly Farmers, Purley, Warlingham
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The Swan upgrades its sports bar credentials for summer
The Swan pub in West Wickham reopened its doors last week following a £250,000 refurbishment and internal refresh by its owners, the Stonegate Group. The investment has provided new flooring, redecoration and new seating booths and additional television screens – … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Pubs
Tagged Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Stonegate Group, The Swan, West Wickham, Wickham Court
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JD and the Electro-tones, The Oval Tavern, Mar 3
Posted in Music, Pubs
Tagged Blues at The Oval, JD and the Electrotones, The Oval Tavern
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Residents’ fury as developers bid to demolish Glamorgan pub
Residents and councillors in Addiscombe and East Croydon are furious that property owners have sneaked in a planning application to demolish a long-disused pub and build an eight-storey block of flats in its place. The Save The Glamorgan Campaign has … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Clive Fraser, Community associations, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Planning, Property, Pubs, Sean Fitzsimons
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Cherry Orchard Road, Clive Fraser, East Croydon, Save The Glamorgan Campaign, The Glamorgan
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The Carshalton ‘Pub Crawl’ talk, Honeywood Museum, Apr 25
Posted in Activities, History, Honeywood Museum, Pubs
Tagged CAMRA, Carshalton, Friends of Honeywood Museum, History, Honeywood Museum, pubs
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Blues Shakers, The Oval Tavern, free entry, Jan 7
Posted in Advertisement, Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Oval Tavern, The Oval Tavern
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‘Car-centric’ council accused of ignoring dangerous building
Storm Henk blew through London last night, but it has left residents in central Croydon in fear and a fury, after pieces of roofing and masonry came tumbling down off the derelict and long-neglected Drum and Monkey pub. Passers-by claim … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Pubs
Tagged Building safety, Croydon, Croydon Council, Drum and Monkey, Gloucester Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Storm Henk
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Shhhh! Purley pub is open again. Just don’t tell anyone…
Loyal reader CHRIS MYERS took a stroll with some old mates, and while someone else got the beers in, he checked out the changes at the former ‘Spoons pub the Foxley Hatch (plot spoiler: there’s hardly any) “Meet the new … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
Tagged Brexit, Chris Myers, Foxley Hatch, Purley, Tim Martin, Wetherspoons
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