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Category Archives: Purley Pool
Angry complaints force U-turn over leisure centre charges
The council’s ‘Better’ leisure centres have been forced to abandon plans to charge the carers of disabled people for use of the facilities. But those on low incomes are still expected to pay £28.50 for a membership scheme they probably … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Felicity Flynn, Fieldway, GLL - Better, Greenwich Leisure, Health, Leisure services, Louisa Woodley, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Purley, Purley Pool, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Sport, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Better, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Croydon pools to offer free summer swimming for under-16s
Youngsters aged 16 and under can use swimming pools at five Croydon leisure centres for free this summer.
Tories did not want to oppose Purley tower, claims Speakman
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: The battle for the ‘grey vote’ in the south of the borough has taken an unexpected turn in Purley, as our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports Senior Conservatives, including councillor Simon Brew, are secretly keen not to make … Continue reading
Speakman quits Tory party and launches attack on ageism
EXCLUSIVE: WALTER CRONXITE on the latest recriminations over party selections for the local elections next month Donald Speakman, a Tory councillor in Purley for the past 16 years, has resigned from the Conservative Party and has started a campaign to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Badsha Quadir, Donald Speakman, Purley, Purley Pool, Simon Brew, Tim Pollard
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Labour, Mario Creatura, Purley, Tim Pollard, Tory
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2018 Purley Swimathon, Purley Pool, Feb 24 and Mar 1
Posted in Charity, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Rotary Club, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Rotary Club, Purley Swimathon
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GLL lined up for libraries, as well as leisure and pools
GENE BRODIE, our bookish gyms correspondent, on an added twist to the tale of a 20-year leisure centre management contract GLL – Greenwich Leisure Ltd – could be lined up to take over the operation of Croydon’s library service. GLL … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Carillion, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fusion, Greenwich Leisure, John Laing Integrated Services, Leisure services, Libraries, New Addington South, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, Sport, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Council is splashing the cash for another swimming summer
Croydon’s Labour council has splashed the cash again, to give the borough’s under-16-year-olds free swimming sessions over the summer holidays. The free offer runs from Monday July 26 to Tuesday September 4. “This is the fourth summer in a row … Continue reading
Make a splash with council’s free swimming offer for under-16s
Free summer swimming for under-16s is available at all of Croydon Council’s leisure centres for the six weeks of the schools’ summer holidays. As well as free swimming there will be crash courses for those new to the water, and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Council, Education, Health, Leisure services, New Addington South, Purley, Purley Pool, Schools, South Norwood, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, swimming, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Waddon
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Palace keeper Speroni helps Swimathon splash the cash
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni was on hand to get the Purley Swimathon underway this year, with swimmers aged from seven to 80 raising more than £20,000 towards local causes. As well as supporting their own chosen causes, the swimmers … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Purley Pool, Purley Rotary Club, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace, Julian Speroni, Purley, Purley Pool, Rotary Club of Purley
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Make a charity splash in the new year with Purley Swimathon
There are still a few lanes available for eager fund-raisers at the 2016 Purley Swimathon on Saturday February 27 and Thursday March 3.
Posted in Activities, Charity, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Rotary Club, Swimming
Tagged Purley, Purley Pool, Rotary Club
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POLL: Back our scheme to save Purley Pool – permanently
FLIP FLOP (Part 94): Purley Pool has been given a reprieve, of sorts. Following an announcement this morning by Tony Newman, the council leader, the only public swimming pool serving a vast catchment area in the south of the borough … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Fusion, Leisure services, Mike Fisher, Planning, Purley Pool, Swimming, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Mike Fisher, Purley Pool, Tony Newman, Tory
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Money-saving argument over pool closure won’t hold water
Campaigners hoping to keep Purley Pool open might want to consider whether the costs saving argument put forward by Croydon Council for the closure actually… well… holds water. The pool at Purley was earmarked for closure in 2014 by the … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, New Addington South, Planning, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Way, Sport, Swimming, Tony Newman, URV, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Labour, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Purley Pool shows Tories and Labour are both in shallow end
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon South’s anarchist candidate, JON BIGGER, pictured left, says that the decision over Purley Pool is another example to show there’s little difference between his Conservative and Labour election rivals The debate around the closure of Purley Pool … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Jon Bigger, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Emily Benn, Jon Bigger, Labour, Purley, Purley Pool, The Hon Emily Benn, Tony Newman, Tory
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Benn puts clear blue water between herself and pool closure
The Hon Emily Benn, who once distinguished herself as being “a Benn, not a Bennite”, made it clear at last night’s Croydon South Posh-Off debate that she’s not Ed, nor Ed. And she doesn’t much care for some of the … Continue reading
Spot the difference as Philp takes on Benn in Purley Posh-Off
There promises to be a “Posh-Off” when Coulsdon and Purley Debating Society stages a General Election debate next Monday – yes, it’ll be January 5 – as the Tory candidate in Croydon South, Chris Philp, takes on Labour’s The Hon … Continue reading
Developer price tag for New Addington pool is £10m too much
David Cameron and Gideon Osborne, the Tory Prime Minister and his Chancellor, have been described as “two posh boys who don’t know the price of milk”. Croydon’s own career politician, Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, has himself … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Leisure services, Nathan Elvery, New Addington South, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming, Tony Newman, URV
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Purley Pool to close as council Budget cuts begin to bite
Croydon Council is to close Purley Pool in a cost-cutting exercise aimed at avoiding having to spend at least £780,000 on urgently required repairs and renovations to the much-neglected swimming facility. Purley’s swimming pools’ fate was sealed once the council … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fusion, Leisure services, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Purley, Purley Pool, Tory
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Purley Rotarians want you to get in the swim for charity
The local Rotary Club is recruiting swimmers and teams of swimmers to take part in the 2014 Purley Swimathon in February. The 2013 Swimathon raised £24,000 for local organisations and charities. The Swimathon is a fun event organised to help … Continue reading
Go with Mo: Croydon takes part in world record attempt
A week on from Mo Farah winning his second Olympic gold medal in the 5,000 metres, Croydon’s runners have been playing their part in a world record attempt 5km run. ParkRun is an outstanding, nil-cost series of weekly races staged … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Addiscombe West, Athletics, Health, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming, Thornton Heath
Tagged Michael Gove, Mo Farah, Olympic, Olympic Games, ParkRun, Thornton Heath
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Grassroots sports clubs are facing an Olympic task
What lasting impact will the Olympics have on sport in Croydon? Not much, says STEVEN DOWNES It’s less than 50 days now until the Olympic Games begin in our city. But here, in Croydon, we seem almost untouched by the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Athletics, Cricket, Croydon Harriers, Health, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Pool, Rugby Union, Schools, Shirley North, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Swimming
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Harriers, England, Hugh Robertson, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Sport England
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