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Entry ballot is now open for possible ‘double’ London Marathon
With this year’s gaudy procession of fun runners – it long ago ceased to be a “race” – less than 48 hours away, the ballot for the 2027 London Marathon has opened today. There were more than 1.1million applicants for … Continue reading
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Khan hails £130m chance to revive Crystal Palace sports centre
Proposals for what London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has welcomed as a “once-in-a-generation” redevelopment of the sports facilities in Crystal Palace Park have been submitted in a planning application to Bromley Council. The £130million project aims to bring the Olympic-sized … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Football, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Rugby League, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming, Tennis
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Dave Bedford, London, London Mayor, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Pope John Paul II, Shane Gould, Usain Bolt
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Cartyr follows in Farah’s footsteps across Parliament Hill Fields
Cartyr Jenkin won the boys’ under-11s gold medal running for Croydon at the London Youth Games staged at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Jenkin covered the hilly 1.4-kilometre course in 5min 27sec, to follow in the spiked running shoe footsteps … Continue reading
Olympic star Kelly brightens day for Lloyd Park’s runners
Kelly Holmes, the double Olympic gold medallist, surprised and delighted the Saturday morning field of more than 200 Croydon runners in Lloyd Park when she toed the start line for the weekly Parkrun. Dame Kelly, now 55, trotted around the … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon parks, Lloyd Park, Sport
Tagged Kelly Holmes, Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park Parkrun, ParkRun, Riddlesdown Parkrun
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Sequined sports stars struggle to sparkle in new Strictly series
It’s crunch time for two local sports stars tonight on Strictly Come Dancing, as Chris Robshaw and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey face an elimination vote for the first time in this year’s pro-celebrity dance nonsense. And it’s fair to say after the … Continue reading
Sprinter Glave’s lifetime best takes him into world semi-finals
Croydon Harrier Romell Glave produced the run of his life yesterday to reach the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the athletics world championships in Tokyo. Glave is drawn alongside one of the favourites, Canada’s Andre de Grasse, in the … Continue reading
Podcast: Why diversity and inclusion should matter to us all
Our Croydon Insider podcast is exclusive premium content for our paying subscribers. On our panel this month are Anna Arthur, director of The Croydonites Festival, now in its 10th year, Darryl Chamberlain, the Editor of the Greenwich Wire news website, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Athletics, Commissioners, Cricket, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Croydonites Festival, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, CYTO, Debbie Warren, Donna Fraser, Inside Croydon, Sport, Theatre
Tagged Anna Arthur, Commissioners, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Darryl Chamberlain, DEI, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Donna Fraser, Hammersfield, Labour, Patreon, Podcast, Spotify, The Croydon Insider, The Greenwich Wire, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Yusuf Osman
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Striders of Croydon Switchback 5, Lloyd Park, Sun Oct 5
Posted in Athletics, Croydon parks, Lloyd Park, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Lloyd Park, Striders, Striders of Croydon, Switchback 5
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HHH Sports Welfare event, at Graveney School, Tooting, Sep 17
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Posted in Activities, Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, Sport
Tagged Graveney School, Herne Hill Harriers, Tooting
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The 2025 Stan Allen Mile, Tooting Bec Track, Wed Sep 3
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Mayor Khan fires starting pistol for £130m sports centre refurb
‘There’s no downside to redeveloping Crystal Palace’ says Khan as work finally begins to bring the former National Sports Centre back into working order – perhaps even as part of a bid for London to host the 2040 Olympics Plans … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Basketball, Bromley Council, Cricket, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Football, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged 2012 Olympics, 2040 Olympic Games, Bromley, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, GLC, Greater London Council, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Morgan Sindall, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Ovett
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SLH summer 10K race series, Coulsdon Downs, starts May 29
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Posted in Athletics, Coulsdon, South London Harriers, Sport
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We Run Croydon group sessions, Addiscombe, Wed and Sun
Posted in Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Athletics
Tagged Addiscombe, Ashburton Park, We Run Croydon
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Happy Valley runners are now out and about every Friday
If you were inspired by last week’s London Marathon (and with 1.1million people registering in hope of running the 2026 race, there’s a good chance that you were), then a new group called Run Talk Run Coulsdon might be just … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Coulsdon, Pubs
Tagged Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, Run Talk Run Coulsdon, The Fox, The Fox Coulsdon
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Striders of Croydon Couch to 5k running course, starts May 1
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Couch to 5K, London Marathon, Striders of Croydon
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Thameslink disruption could impact London Marathon runners
Runners and spectators travelling into the city for this Sunday’s London Marathon face disruption and possible crowding on Thameslink services from East Croydon, as Network Rail is conducting engineering works on the day of the world’s biggest 26.2-mile road race. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Athletics, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Canary Wharf, Cutty Sark, Greenwich, Greenwich Foot Tunnel, Isle of Dogs, London Marathon, The Greenwich Wire, The Mall
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Muddy marvels! Surrey’s best racing for gold in Lloyd Park
Croydon tomorrow stages what promises to be one of the highest quality sports events in south London in all 2025, as the Surrey County Cross-country Championships are staged over Lloyd Park’s rolling hills and boggy valleys. More than 900 runners … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Croydon parks, Herne Hill Harriers, Lloyd Park, South London Harriers, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Aldershot Farnham and District, Belgrave Harriers, Croydon Harriers, Dave Clarke, Dominic Nolan, Gary Staines, Georgie Grgec, Gordon Pirie, Hercules Wimbledon, Herne Hill Harriers, John Gladwin, Katie Snowden, Lloyd Park, Lucy Jones, Paula Radcliffe, Phoebe Anderson, Poppy Craig-McFeely, Shireen Bailey, South London Harriers, Striders of Croydon, Surrey County Cross-country Championships, Thames Hare and Hounds, Tooting Bec Athletics Track
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Here’s our wish-list for a better Croydon and Sutton in 2025
What do you want for Croydon, and Sutton, in 2025? We approached a wide range of figures, including loyal readers, religious leaders, educators and business people for their thoughts – and hopes – for the New Year Ken Towl Addiscombe … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Andrew Fisher, Claire Bonham, Climate Crisis Commission, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Croydon Insider, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, David Morgan, Environment, Housing, Inside Croydon, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Ken Towl, Knife crime, Lloyd Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Nick Mattey, North End Quarter, Peter Underwood, South Bank Poly, Sutton Council, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover, Waste incinerator
Tagged 2025, Addiscombe, Allders, Andrew Fisher, Anna Arthur, Beddington, Bishop of Croydon, Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, David Morgan, Deborah Bowen, Donna Fraser, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Green Party, Jerry Fitzpatrick, John Jefkins, Johnny Dobbyn, Ken Towl, Labour, London, London South Bank University, Maureen Levy, Mayor Jason Perry, Nick Mattey, Peter Underwood, Rt Rev Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Tim Coombe, Vanguard Way, Vanguard Way Association, Whitgift Centre
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Coulsdon finial gives ‘Puff-puff’ Pirie a proper podium finish
Finally, the lovely people who manage the Croydon Art Trail have managed to get Gordon Pirie across their finishing line. Pirie was one of Britain’s greatest sports stars of the mid-20th Century, the distance runner winning an Olympic silver medal … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Athletics, City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon parks, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, History, South London Harriers, Sport
Tagged "Gentleman" John Jackson, 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Charles King, Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Emil Zatopek, Farthing Downs, Gordon Pirie, Happy Valley, Highwayman, James Cooper, KIng George IV, South London Harriers, Vladimir Kuts
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Coulsdon event survives as Storm Darragh blows into Croydon
Major cross-country race planned for Lloyd Park is cancelled at late notice due to stormy high winds Coulsdon’s Yuletide Magic event, organised for Small Business Saturday by the local community partnership, has gone ahead today despite the ravages of Storm … Continue reading
Purley photographer Shearman retires after 62-year career
Double Olympic gold medallist Seb Coe leads the tributes from the stars of track and field to veteran ‘snapper’ Mark Shearman, one of the world’s leading sports photographers, has announced his retirement after 62 years of work from trackside at … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Business, Purley, Sport
Tagged 2012 London Olympics, Lord Seb Coe, Mark Shearman, Olympic Games, Purley, Sebastian Coe
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Veteran track coach close to target of 100 sports star drawings
Croydon Harriers’ veteran coach is closing in on a remarkable late-career feat: collating 100 drawings from top sports stars to compile a book aiming to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Mike Fleet, 86, has been a stalwart figure in … Continue reading
Striders of Croydon Switchback 5 trail race, Oct 6, entries open
Posted in Athletics, Lloyd Park, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe Hills, Lloyd Park, Striders of Croydon, Switchback 5
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Orienteering in Beddington Park, Wandle Fortnight, to Sep 29
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Sport
Tagged Beddington Park, Orienteering, Wandle Fortnight, Wandle Valley, Wandle Valley Forum
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Arena’s stand remains shut – 6 months after Perry’s ‘delight’
Football supporters turning up for Croydon FC’s Bank Holiday Monday fixture at Croydon Arena last weekend exposed another of Mayor Perry’s porkies. The council-owned sports stadium has its main stand and toilets out-of-bounds to the public, almost six months since … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, Sport, Woodside
Tagged Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Greenwich Leisure, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Perry's porkies, Tory
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