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Tag Archives: Addiscombe West
Monteverdi Vespers choir workshop, Addiscombe, Nov 10
Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Bach Choir, Music
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon Bach Choir
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Croydon Bach Choir autumn open rehearsal, Sep 12
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South London Sinfonia announces concert series dates
The South London Sinfonia has announced its concert dates for the 2018-2019 season. The group is based at St Mildred’s Church in Addiscombe, and is looking forward to returning to its home soon, once repair work is completed on the … Continue reading
The Croydon Night of Dance 2018, Addiscombe, Aug 21
Posted in Addiscombe West, Dance, Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe West, Builder's Arms, Croydon Night of Dance, Oval Tavern
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150th anniversary Summer Fete, St Mary’s Canning Road, Jul 7
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Church and religions
Tagged Addiscombe West, St Mary Magdalene
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City grant puts Croydon Goalball club on target for Tokyo 2020
A pioneering sports club for the visually impaired, based in Croydon, is set to benefit from a three-year grant from one of the City of London’s guilds. The charity run by the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers has awarded its … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Sport
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croysutt Warriors, Goalball
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Big Lunch at Addiscombe Railway Park, Jun 2
Join the Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, with its community gardens and orchard, for some family fun in the park next Saturday, June 2. Bring a picnic, share a game, meet your neighbours. More details from the Railway Park Friends … Continue reading
Canning rejects new job after being dropped as cabinet deputy
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the fall-out from the latest round of patronage for Tony’s cronies Tony Newman’s usual tactic of using public money patronage to keep the support of his Labour council colleagues appears to have been less … Continue reading
Democratic deficit as 7 in 10 electors didn’t bother to vote
Do the councillors elected earlier this month really have a mandate? Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has seen the turn-out figures, and they don’t make happy reading A look at the ward by ward turnout figures from this month’s local elections, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Fairfield, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide
Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jeet Bains, Maddie Henson, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, UKIP, Waddon
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Addiscombe couple’s ethical pet food is set to launch
A pet-loving couple from Addiscombe this month launch a range of dog food and cat food. Their products are being rolled out to stores across Croydon, and have been taken on by Dabner’s, Surrey Street’s long-standing pet shop. Jack Walker … Continue reading
Under-pressure Newman ‘declares war’ on Croydon South CLP
WALTER CRONXITE on the latest outbreak of churlishness from a council leader who has under-performed Tony Newman, following Croydon Labour’s performance at the polls on Thursday, chose to begin their new four-year term in charge of the Town Hall by … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Shirley North, Tony Newman
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Gerrymandering suspicions surface on streets of Addiscombe
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: After months of delays, a road in what Labour calls a ‘key marginal’ ward is suddenly to be resurfaced. Some are suggesting the council work is being co-ordinated to favour Labour’s local election candidates. WALTER CRONXITE reports Residents … Continue reading
Say it ain’t so, Joe: Lee has changed his tune on policing
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Croydon’s Tories seem confused about the home address of one of their local election candidates, while another has previously campaigned for more spending on police and youth facilities, when he was a LibDem parliamentary election candidate. WALTER CRONXITE … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Ian Parker, Jeet Bains, Joseph Lee, Thornton Heath
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon Council, Jeet Bains, Joseph Lee, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Mayor gives £750,000 to support projects for tram victims
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, this morning announced a £750,000 fund to support community recovery activities following the Sandilands tram derailment 18 months ago. But in somewhat spiky notes issued with the press release from City Hall, the Labour … Continue reading
Scrutiny chief wants your ideas to improve the tram network
The chair of the council’s scrutiny committee wants members of the public to come forward with ideas and suggestions about how to improve the tram network. The council streets and environment scrutiny committee will meet at the Town Hall on … Continue reading
#SaveTheGlam: Council grants ACV status to historic pub
A community campaign to try to re-open an East Croydon local pub has achieved its first target, with The Glamorgan on Cherry Orchard Road being declared an Asset of Community Value. The #SaveTheGlam campaign, led by Addiscombe ward’s Labour councillors, … Continue reading
A three parks walk that takes you back through Croydon history
WANDLE WANDERINGS: Even within the densely populated parts of post-industrial Croydon, close to the source of matchday roars from Crystal Palace’s football ground, it is possible to take a stroll through meadows and parks, accompanied by moor hens and cyclists, … Continue reading
Glamorgan owners to meet campaigners with new plans
Residents living on or near Cherry Orchard Road and the wider East Croydon area who started the Save The Glamorgan campaign to keep a historic local boozer as an Asset of Community Value are staging a key meeting on Monday. … Continue reading
Crowded rush-hour tram in ‘scary’ incident at Sandilands
Dozens of rush-hour passengers on a crowded tram heading towards New Addington last night were thrown to the vehicle floor when the driver applied the brakes in an emergency stop to avoid a collision with another tram. The incident happened … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon Tramlink, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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