Category Archives: South Norwood

Duppas Hill Park looks set to make way for new Bee road

Posted on April 22, 2015 by insidecroydon

The world of unreality that is inhabited by Croydon’s Labour-run council was evident once again in a report to Monday’s council meeting from Kathy Bee, the cabinet member in charge of the borough’s transport. It was just like 1984 all … Continue reading →

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Film Club to screen courtroom classics in South Norwood

Posted on April 21, 2015 by insidecroydon

Continuing Stanley Halls Film Club’s season of screening unforgettable classics in the rejuvenated arts venue in South Norwood are two of the most famous courtroom dramas in the history of cinema: Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird this Thursday … Continue reading →

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South Norwood councillor Lawlor picked as deputy mayor

Posted on April 18, 2015 by insidecroydon

Councillor Wayne Lawlor has been selected to be Croydon’s next deputy mayor. A Labour councillor for South Norwood ward, Lawlor, aged 38, succeeds Patricia Hay-Justice, who after one year as deputy will step up to be Croydon Mayor for 2015 … Continue reading →

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Free Yoga lessons at Stanley Halls, beginning Sat Apr 18

Posted on April 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

Stanley Halls in South Norwood is offering free Yoga classes, starting this Saturday, April 18, at 11am. The free Yoga classes will be held on the third Saturday of the month, initially for three months, beginning this weekend. There is … Continue reading →

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Council planners powerless to halt bookies or pub closures

Posted on April 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

Among the many deceits of the last government was its supposed policy of “localism”. Under Conservative communities minister “Big Eric” Pickles, it was nothing of the sort. Local councils have been stripped of so many of their powers over the … Continue reading →

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Desperate Barwell offers endorsements from his employees

Posted on April 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

As the General Election campaign enters its final month (thank goodness!), WALTER CRONXITE checks out who is actually supporting the MP for the Whitgift Foundation The thing which is becoming increasingly apparent about Gavin Barwell, the “Don’t Mention the Tories” … Continue reading →

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Ten Tonne Ska at South Norwood Social Club, Apr 18

Posted on April 2, 2015 by insidecroydon

The South Norwood Tourist Board is promoting a fun night filled with the greatest ska and reggae classics. The event is being staged at the South Norwood and Woodside Social Club, Enmore Road on Saturday April 18, with a 8.30pm … Continue reading →

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Wandle Park gets £58,000; Waddon park bulldozed with £87m

Posted on March 28, 2015 by insidecroydon

There’s something bittersweet about the announcement this week that Croydon Council has been awarded £58,800 from City Hall towards the cost of improving pedestrian and cycling access to Wandle Park. Sweet, because it is a cause that Inside Croydon’s loyal … Continue reading →

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This takes this biscuit: cuts start to hit Town Hall tea breaks

Posted on March 20, 2015 by insidecroydon

The Osborne-Balls austerity consensus is biting, and biting hard where it really matters: councillors’ hob nobs. Angry tweets have been sent from the Town Hall to complain about the lack of sandwiches at recent council meetings. Some outraged councillors cannot … Continue reading →

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Boris Flyover ‘90% certain to go ahead’ according to TfL

Posted on March 15, 2015 by insidecroydon

Residents, transport experts and local councillors alike have been strongly critical of Transport for London’s latest half-arsed consultation, on the £87 million road schemes proposed for the Boris Flyover from the Purley Way. Like so many public consultations, the exercise … Continue reading →

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History talks that explore Norwood’s Dickensian past

Posted on March 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

The Norwood Society has announced its programme of talks and events for the rest of 2015, beginning this week, on March 19, with a talk about Charles Dickens’s Norwood connections, to be given by Paul Graham of the Dickens Fellowship. … Continue reading →

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Waddon councillors silenced over Boris flyover proposals

Posted on March 8, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon Labour is supporting a multi-million-pound road-building scheme which will destroy homes and part of a public park while benefiting developers who are Conservative Party donors. And the councillors for the ward most affected have been worryingly quiet. By STEVEN … Continue reading →

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Classic movies to get free screening at Stanley Halls

Posted on March 2, 2015 by insidecroydon

The Stanley Halls Film Club is to screen two movie classics in the next week – absolutely free for members. David Lynch’s Mullholland Drive screens this Wednesday (March 4), and the Spencer Tracy thriller, Bad Day at Black Rock, is … Continue reading →

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Paul Johnson charity concert, South Norwood, Mar 28

Posted on February 27, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Sunset Boulevard, free screening, Stanley Halls, Feb 26

Posted on February 23, 2015 by insidecroydon

Screening at Stanley Halls this Thursday, February 26.

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Sell-Off: The Abolition of the NHS – Stanley Halls, Mar 1

Posted on February 23, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Lakes Playground Action Group annual meeting, Feb 17

Posted on February 10, 2015 by insidecroydon

The Lakes Playground Action Group was formed in 2013 with the aim of providing a better play experience for children who visit South Norwood Lake and Grounds. The existing play area was last upgraded many years ago. They say, “Join … Continue reading →

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Woodside’s five-year wait for a bus comes to an end at last

Posted on February 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

Transport for London has announced that bus routes 130 and 312 – which have been unable to operate along their regular routes for five years due to engineering work on Spring Lane Bridge – will get back on the road … Continue reading →

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Labour selects ‘excellent candidate’ Wood for Selhurst

Posted on February 4, 2015 by insidecroydon

David Wood, the son of a former Bishop of Croydon, will be Selhurst’s new councillor next month. Wood is 42 and lives in Selhurst. He was selected at a Labour ward meeting last night from among seven applicants. Patsy Cummings, … Continue reading →

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Barwell backs scheme which could bulldoze Waddon park

Posted on February 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

Backed by Boris Johnson, Gavin Barwell and even Labour councillor Kathy Bee, a £85m new roads scheme around the A23 is sure to go through. But as STEVEN DOWNES reports, all the evidence suggests that it will be a dead … Continue reading →

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96 days to go and councillors’ self-interest is showing

Posted on January 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Have you had someone with a rosette knock at your door yet? You will, says WALTER CRONXITE, you will. Though how the tax-payers of Croydon will benefit from one of the longest election campaigns in history is questionable Fed up … Continue reading →

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Stanley Halls stages Invention Theatre Festival, Feb 13

Posted on January 28, 2015 by insidecroydon

Nine theatre-makers are coming together at Stanley Halls next month to produce one surprising night of theatre in south London’s new performance space. From 7.45pm on Friday, February 13, Stanley Halls are being opened up to performers from various disciplines … Continue reading →

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Don Steele Jazzband at Stanley Halls, Feb 7

Posted on January 28, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Croydon streets being paved with gold – or public cash

Posted on January 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

Next Monday, the council starts work to give the area around East Croydon Station a £5million overhaul. But when all the work is finished, will we be able to say it is money well spent? If the quality of some … Continue reading →

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Pigs and dead dukes more important for O’Connell than TfL

Posted on January 9, 2015 by insidecroydon

Neither the local London Assembly Member nor the MP for the area have taken part in an important public consultation on the future for bus routes 312 and 130. Steve O’Connell and Gavin Barwell are both Conservatives. The 312 runs … Continue reading →

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