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Occasional Voices concert, Christ Church Addiscombe, Mar 18
Posted in Addiscombe West, Art, Church and religions, Music
Tagged Addiscombe, Christ Church, Occasional Voices
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Scrumbles pet food hits the big time with £6m investment
A natural pet food brand, established by a couple from Addiscombe, has today announced that it is receiving a £6million investment to help the company grow. Scrumbles was founded in 2018 by Aneisha Soobroyen and her husband Jack Walker, after … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business
Tagged Addiscombe, Aneisha Soobroyen, BGF, Croydon, Jack Walker, Scrumbles
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Art Space in Addiscombe offers a ray of Sunrise with exhibit
KEN TOWL discovers another ray of brightness and joy in Addiscombe’s own haven of art Paul Hall is a miracle worker. With every exhibition he stages, he manages to put together an eclectic but themed collection of artworks and display … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Art, Croydon Art Space, Ken Towl
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon Art Space, Elizabeth Knapp, Ken Towl, Martin Cade
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Perry starts back-pedalling over borough’s low traffic schemes
Less than six months into what was supposed to be a properly monitored 18-month trial of traffic-reducing measures, the council has announced a series of ‘drop-in sessions’ for residents to air their views on CHNs. By PAUL LUSHION, environment correspondent … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, South Norwood, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Addiscombe, Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, CHNs, Conservative, Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods, Department for Transport, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, Tory
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Optivo plays blame game by gas-lighting Addiscombe residents
Residents of shared-ownership homes in Addiscombe, who have spent the past 18 months trying to get an external door lock fixed by their landlords, have angrily accused the housing association responsible of trying to diminish the extent of the issues … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Business, Housing, Ken Towl, London-wide issues
Tagged Addiscombe, Ken Towl, Optivo, Southern Housing
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Fobbed off: unlocking 18 months of misery with Optivo
Following the Regina Road council flats scandal, much attention has been focused on the appalling record of local authorities in managing and maintaining properties. But as KEN TOWL has discovered, there are some housing associations whose attitude to residents also … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Housing, Ken Towl
Tagged Addiscombe, Ken Towl, Optivo, Southern Housing
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Sinfonia is orchestrating a recruitment drive for new members
Croydon’s friendly amateur orchestra, the South London Sinfonia, is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year – and looking for new players to join them. South London Sinfonia is a friendly and affordable community orchestra which has held rehearsals at St … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Music, South London Sinfonia
Tagged Addiscombe, Beethoven, South London Sinfonia, St Mildred's
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Harmony Exhibition, Croydon Art Space, Nov 5, 12, 19 and 26
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Art, Croydon Art Space
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Squaring the rubbish circle on Oval Road was never easy
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In answer to a public question at last night’s Town Hall meeting about the terrible state of Oval Road since rubbish contractors Veolia started a bin bags trial in 2020, Cllr Scott Roche said ‘a review of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, ECCO, Fly tipping, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Patricia Hay-Justice, Refuse collection, Tom Lawrence, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, East Croydon, East Croydon Community Organisation, ECCO, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Oval Road
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Who’s for the chop? Mayor left ‘frustrated’ by axed trees
Thick Lizzy Truss is not the only Tory carrying out U-turns – Croydon’s part-time Mayor has done a hand-brake turn over traffic reduction measures, reports our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON As if Croydon’s bungling of the implementation of Low Traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Schools, Steve Iles, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, ANPR, Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods, Crystal Palace, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, school streets, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Upper Norwood
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Black British Classical Foundation concert, St Mildred’s, Oct 1
Posted in Art, Music
Tagged Addiscombe, Black British Classical Foundation, Black History Month, St Mildred's
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10-year-old Addiscombe Guide hits Jumble Trail for Edinburgh
A 10-year-old schoolgirl from Addiscombe has organised a garage sale Jumble Trail for this Sunday, raising money for her local Girl Guides group to visit the capital of Scotland. On September 4, residents across Addiscombe will set up stalls outside … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Community associations, Scouts and Guides
Tagged Addiscombe, Andy Szebeni, Ffion Rees, Girl Guides
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Addiscombe Hockey Club is recruiting – all are welcome
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe HC, Addiscombe West, Hockey, Sport
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe Hockey Club
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The evening our art reviewer made an exhibition of himself
Croydon Art Space, in Addiscombe, last night presented an award for an outstanding piece of work by a student at Croydon School of Art. In front of his MP, dignitaries and the artists, KEN TOWL delivered a piece of performance … Continue reading
Rocky’s Plaice 4-11s holiday club, Addiscombe, Aug 22-24
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Education
Tagged Addiscombe, Rocky's Plaice Holiday Club, St Mary Magdalene
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After nearly six years, TfL pleads guilty over Sandilands crash
Transport for London will plead guilty to health and safety failings over the Croydon tram crash. Seven died and 61 were injured when a tram derailed approaching Sandilands on November 9, 2016. Prosecutions against TfL, Tram Operations Limited, the tram … Continue reading