Tag Archives: Addington Village

Stephen Davies organ concert, St Mary’s, Addington, Dec 10

Posted on December 3, 2022 by insidecroydon
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1,000-year-old church’s plea for stolen cross and candlestick

Posted on May 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

The vicar and parishioners of the oldest church in Croydon have made a plea for the urgent return of two pieces of brass work – a cross and a candlestick – which were stolen from St Mary the Blessed Virgin … Continue reading →

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Addington residents respond en bloc to save Green Belt

Posted on November 2, 2021 by insidecroydon

Members of the Addington Residents’ Association took matters into their own hands last week, getting massive concrete blocks, looking like giant Lego bricks, installed at the top end of a once grassy lane to halt further unauthorised road works in … Continue reading →

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Roadworks on Green Belt cause worries for Addington villagers

Posted on October 27, 2021 by insidecroydon

There’s agitation among Addington villagers, after a local landowner erected gates to block public access to a large field and has started to build an access road through Green Belt land, all apparently without any planning permission or agreement with … Continue reading →

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Locals concerned over ‘mini Glastonbury’ in Addington Park

Posted on May 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

Residents in Addington Village are filing lengthy objections to a licence application which, if the council allows, could see more than 11,000 festival-goers descend on a Croydon conservation area for a “mini Glastonbury” over a single weekend in August. But … Continue reading →

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Addington’s ancient church has a place in nation’s history

Posted on January 24, 2021 by insidecroydon

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: From the Norman Conquest to the Victorian age, Croydon buildings have been important to the Archbishops of Canterbury, as DAVID MORGAN explains Much is made of the fact that Croydon Minster has six Archbishops of Canterbury … Continue reading →

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Council backs down over plans to license 15,000-people rave

Posted on October 6, 2020 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council has dropped its application for a licence to stage a rave, potentially with as many as 15,000 people, on Purley Way playing fields. The council had submitted the licence application to the local licensing body – Croydon Council … Continue reading →

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Council’s ‘underhand’ plan to stage rave in conservation area

Posted on October 2, 2020 by insidecroydon

A consultation deadline passed this week, almost certainly unnoticed by thousands of residents – just the way the council likes it – as Town Hall officials make preparations for up to 15,000 to attend raves and other events in the … Continue reading →

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Village fears as council bites into cherished conservation area

Posted on May 19, 2019 by insidecroydon

There is a growing suspicion, and some fear, among residents living in the close-knit community of Addington Village that council plans to alter the boundaries of the long-established conservation area are because of some deep ulterior motive to allow more … Continue reading →

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Victorian toys by Renia Jenkins, St Mary’s Addington, Oct 28

Posted on October 17, 2016 by insidecroydon
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