EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES
Soaring problems: Croydon Council owns three of the four blocks on the Queens Quarter site
Fire safety inspectors from the London Fire Brigade were on site this morning at The Fold, the 35-storey tower block close to Croydon Town Hall, where residents fear for their well-being because of poor-quality finishes to the building’s fire doors and other safety equipment.
A residents’ meeting scheduled for 6pm this evening has had its venue switched, from within the building itself to the nearby London South Bank University building on the other side of Queen’s Gardens.
Sources’ accounts vary on the reason for the venue change: some suggest it is to accommodate the large number of residents who wish to attend. Others say that the meeting has been moved to LSBU because of worries about the safety of The Fold which the meeting is to discuss. Continue reading
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Residents living in Croydon’s fourth-tallest building, 35-storey The Fold, on Queen’s Gardens, have been told that they have six months to get out of their homes because of “additional issues” that have been discovered relating to fire safety in the block.
Dr Goodfellow is the author of the 2019 book, Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats.
Croydonites’ artistic director Anna Arthur says the festival’s mission “is to identify and nurture local theatre and performance makers through commissioning and showcasing their work annually and bring high-quality touring work to the doorsteps of CR0”.
