A haven of calm in the centre of Croydon: Archbishop Whitgift had the Almhouses quad based on that of a Cambridge college
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: There will be an opportunity later this year to take a sneak peak back in time, to 400 years ago. DAVID MORGAN recently visited one of Croydon’s oldest buildings, that trace their history back to the time of the Spanish Armada. Photographs: LEE TOWNSEND
Generous benefactor: the portrait of Archbishop John Whitgift that hangs in the Chapel of the Croydon Almshouses
Picture a scene in Croydon where there are a lot of people unemployed, several living on the streets, begging for food or a few coins in order to survive.
What might be done to help?
Many people wrung their hands, do nothing or even looked away. A few found a coin or two to help people out. One person, however, realised the seriousness of the situation and understood that he was in a position to help. He set out to improve the plight of many lives.
It was the late 16th Century, in the reign of Elizabeth I. Her Archbishop of Canterbury was moved to action. John Whitgift was on a mission. Continue reading
There’s only a handful of opportunities each year for the public to question the way their council is being run, but as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered when watching last night’s full council meeting, it is increasingly obvious that the elected Mayor and council directors prefer not to provide any answers
The recruitment boost, part of the government’s Plan for Change, aims to make it easier for people to get an appointment with their GP, ease pressure on GPs, cut waiting lists and “bring back the family GP”.
Our four MPs are doing nothing to try to stop carnage in Gaza
War crimes: Gaza has been left devastated, its people killed, maimed or left to starve. Meanwhile, our elected representatives do nothing
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Are our borough’s four MPs doing the ‘right thing’? DAVID WHITE doesn’t think so
These words of Francesca Albanese, the UN Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, sum up a position which is blindingly obvious to most people, but which seems to be lost on Croydon’s MPs: Steve Reed (Labour, Streatham and Croydon North), Sarah Jones (Labour, Croydon West), Chris Philp (Tory, Croydon South) and Natasha Irons (Labour, Croydon East).
We have all seen the television coverage showing how Israel’s onslaught against the Palestinians, particularly in Gaza but also the occupied West Bank, has played out. More than 50,000 in Gaza are dead, including at least 15,000 children. Medics have been killed, 200 journalists have been killed. Virtually the whole of Gaza has been flattened.
Almost the entire population of Gaza has been driven from their homes, often on multiple occasions. Nowhere is safe for them. Many have been bombed in their makeshift tents. Continue reading →
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