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Eight walks to encompass Croydon’s boundaries and history
Over the course of lockdown, one intrepid geographer has managed to complete the ‘beating of the bounds’ and discover the fascinating history of our parish and civic boundaries, stretching back to Saxon times. Words, pictures and mapping by Dr BEN … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Church and religions, City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, History, New Addington, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, Walks
Tagged Addington, Beddington, Ben Clifford, Chipstead, Coulsdon, Farleigh, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Woodmansterne
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Council applies emergency brake on New Year parking hike
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on how Fisher’s Folly officials have been forced into a sudden U-turn over their money-spinning ’emissions-based’ parking charges New car parking charges, due to come into force at council-run car parks and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Joy Prince, Muhammad Ali, New Addington, Parking, Pubs, Purley, Restaurants, Robert Ward, Sean Fitzsimons, Selsdon & Ballards, Shifa Mustafa, Shirley, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Emmissions-based parking charges, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Joy Prince, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Muhammad Ali, New Addington, Robert Ward, Sean Fitzsimons, Shifa Mustafa, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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Selsdon locals celebrate as Brick by Brick scheme refused
Labour’s Town Hall whip voted down the council-owned developers’ housing proposal, the first application from them to be rejected in four years. BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, reports Residents from Selsdon were celebrating today after their concerted objections saw an … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Housing, Paul Scott, Planning, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Tagged Andy Stranack, Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hawthorn Crescent, Labour, Paul Scott, Selsdon, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
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Hawthorn Crescent green is rejected for ACV status by council
Eighty years on from the Battle of Britain, and now Brick by Brick wants to demolish a WWII air-raid shelter as it concretes over Croydon Brick by Brick is pressing on with its self-imposed mission to concrete over as much … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, History, Planning, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Andy Stranack, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Selsdon, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
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Objections? What objections? Opposition? What opposition?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Has the council granted planning permission to a slew of sub-standard developments because the local Tories have allowed them to do so? STEVE WHITESIDE on the questions that Croydon Conservatives refuse to answer Have you ever wondered how … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Purley, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Tim Pollard
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Selsdon Food Hub forced to find new kitchen for ready meals
The partial return to work and schools from the coronavirus lockdown has created a crisis for the covid-19 mutual aid group operating in Selsdon: they are about to lose the use of the kitchen where they have prepared nearly 6,000 … Continue reading
Wednesday night is Quiz Night for Selsdon’s band of volunteers
Wednesday nights have become Quiz Nights, at least virtually for the volunteers working through the coronavirus emergency at the Selsdon Food Hub. The area’s churches, businesses and voluntary sector groups who have come together to help lonely and isolated residents, … Continue reading
Volunteers in Selsdon deliver 280 food parcels in two weeks
Charity and church workers in the south of the borough have been brought close to tears by the daily acts of generosity from the community in the midst of the coronavirus crisis In Selsdon, a group of local charities, churches, … Continue reading
Sainsbury’s joins with charities to help Selsdon Food Hub
Charities, community groups and businesses in Selsdon and Monks Hill have teamed up during the coronavirus emergency to provide shopping to the most vulnerable residents living in the area. The groups include Selsdon Contact, a registered charity which has been … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Business, Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Andy Stranack, Monks Hill, Selsdon
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Rotary Club of Sanderstead and Selsdon Craft Fair, Oct 26
Posted in Charity, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Rotary Club of Sanderstead and Selsdon, Sanderstead, Selsdon
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‘Absolute madness’: council eyes Green Belt for 6,000 homes
Remember all those solemn assurances from Alison Butler and Paul Scott that the Labour-run council will protect the borough’s precious green spaces? Guess what… Town Hall papers ahead of next Monday’s cabinet meeting show that the council is seriously considering … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, New Addington, Planning, Purley Way, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gravel Hill, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Purley Way, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon
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Croydon High PTA Winter Fair, Selsdon, Nov 23
Posted in Croydon High, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Croydon High School, Selsdon
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Jubilee Church Kids Christmas Fair, Selsdon Hall, Dec 14
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Jubilee Church, Selsdon
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Charity Zumbathon, Croydon High Sports Club, Oct 5
Posted in Anna Kennedy Online, Charity, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Anna Kennedy Online, Selsdon
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Croydon Beekeepers’ Honey Show, Selsdon Centre, Sep 28
Posted in Activities, Croydon Beekeepers, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Croydon Beekeepers, Selsdon
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Happy’s Circus, Greenvale Primary, Selsdon, Oct 12
Posted in Music, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards, Theatre
Tagged Greenvale Primary School, Selsdon
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Shock! Council discovers trees on site it gave to Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick, the council’s loss-making in-house house-builder, has suffered yet more setbacks after the council “discovered” that two sites it wanted to concrete over were either too close to high-voltage electricity pylons, or had real live trees growing there. … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Helen Pollard, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, BxB, Conservative, Croham Valley Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Foxearth Spinney, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Selsdon and Addington Village, Tony Newman, Tory
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Friends of Selsdon Woods open day and picnic, Sep 8
Posted in Activities, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Friends of Selsdon Woods, Selsdon
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Selsdon Guild raises hundreds of pounds for Garwood charity
A women’s meeting group in Selsdon has raised nearly £1,000 in donations for local charities over the summer. Selsdon Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild presented a cheque for £500 to Lee Bennett, the director of services for the Garwood Foundation, as a … Continue reading
BBC Bargain Hunt is focusing in on Selsdon’s Wonka auction
BBC television auction show Bargain Hunt is coming to Croydon later this month. The TV cameras will be at Farleigh Court Golf Club in Selsdon on July 17, together with one of the show’s presenters, Anita Manning, for the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Catherine Southon, Farleigh Court Golf Club, Selsdon
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