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Tag Archives: Christmas
Christmas deliveries delayed: covid outbreak at sorting office
For the second successive Christmas, postal deliveries in large parts of Croydon have been delayed, or even stopped altogether, as a consequence of staffing issues at a sorting office where there has been an outbreak of covid-19 cases. The South … Continue reading
Croydon mums hit the big-time with their colourful decorations
A pair of friends from Croydon who had the business idea of putting more colour into Christmas have hit the big time, with their collection of festive figurines with black skin tone going on sale at Selfridge’s on Oxford Street. … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Alison Burton, Christmas, March Muses, Natalie Duvall, Selfridge's
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WI provide festive winter warmers for Old Coulsdon postbox
The usually less-than-festive political editor, Walter Cronxite – catchphrase, “Bah! Humbug!”, even in July – raised a smile when he saw this on a stroll around Old Coulsdon yesterday. Woollen willy warmers for postboxes seem to have become a “thing” … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Community associations, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Christmas, Old Coulsdon, Women's Institute
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Jingle Bells! 3 pairs of Christmas concert tickets to be won!!
What a great way to get into the swing of things for the festive season – WIN a pair of tickets to the Len Phillips Swing Orchestra’s Swingin’ Christmas concert at the Fairfield Halls on December 21 in our exclusive … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield Halls, Inside Croydon, Music
Tagged Christmas, Fairfield Halls, Len Phillips Big Band
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A Merry Christmas to Inside Croydon’s loyal reader
And that’s it from us for a couple of days. We’ll be back on Thursday, December 27, with our usual news-breaking, award-winning journalism from the heart of Croydon. Before the end of the year, we will be revealing… The £20million … Continue reading
Christmas Fair, St Stephen’s, Thornton Heath, Dec 3
St Stephen’s Church, Thornton Heath CHRISTMAS FAIR 3rd December
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Thornton Heath
Tagged Christmas, Croydon, St Stephen's Church, Thornton Heath
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Howard Primary School Christmas Fair, Dec 3
Posted in Activities, Charity, Howard Primary, Schools
Tagged Christmas, Howard Primary School, South Croydon
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Lucy and The Crinoggle Pie, Stanley Halls, Dec 20-22
Posted in Art, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Christmas, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Howard Primary School’s Christmas Fair, Dec 5
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Howard Primary, Joy Prince, Waddon
Tagged Christmas, Howard Primary School, Joy Prince
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St Mildred’s Christmas Market, Addiscombe, Dec 5
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Charity, Church and religions
Tagged Addiscombe West, Christmas, St Midlred's
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St Matthew’s Church Christmas Fair, Nov 28
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Fairfield
Tagged Christmas, Fairfield, Park Hill, St Matthew's Church
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Now UKIP’s Winston McKenzie wants to ban Christmas
Winston McKenzie, Nigel Farage’s UKIP candidate for Croydon North at next year’s General Election, wants to stop his branch members from holding a Christmas party. Locally, McKenzie has become known as the “Chump from the Dump” since his televised remarks … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Christmas, Croydon North, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Concert of Christmas Music, St Luke’s, Woodside, Dec 13
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Music, Woodside
Tagged Christmas, Concert, Croydon, Music
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You can help Coulsdon stage its Yulefest, Dec 6-7
Can you help to bring a Christmas festival to Coulsdon this year? Yulefest is a self-funded group with no council funding, trying to make Coulsdon town a very memorable place this Christmas. An open-air ice rink, a Santa’s grotto, fairground … Continue reading
Croydon Council’s “non-drop” trees that cost us all extra
Tomorrow, our neighbours in Sutton will be able to mark the end of the holiday period by placing their used and unwanted dying old Christmas trees outside their homes for collection, free of charge, by the local council. In Lambeth, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Gardening, Lambeth Council, Refuse collection, Sutton Council
Tagged Christmas, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly-tipping, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, re-cycling, rubbish
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Social services handed out food donations over Christmas
Food donations made by Croydon Council staff for the poor and vulnerable over Christmas were distributed directly by local social services ahead of the holiday break, sources have confirmed to Inside Croydon. Croydon Council’s annual charity food collection was previously highlighted … Continue reading
New Waddon leisure centre is forced to close swimming pool
Waddon Leisure Centre, one of Croydon’s Tory council’s prestige projects, has had to close its main pool “until further notice” – because it’s getting a supply of extra water coming in from outside. The leisure centre management made the decision … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Sport, URV, Waddon
Tagged Christmas, Croydon, Croydon Council, Leisure centre, London, London Borough of Croydon, New Year, Upper Norwood Library
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Pinewood Close lights up Shirley for Christmas
Some people must like them – the houses dressed in exterior lights as if they are a Christmas tree. And at Pinewood Close in Shirley, they even use their festive light displays to raise money for charity. Despite the rotten … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Shirley
Tagged Christmas, Croydon, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, Shirley
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Shabden Park Farm Christmas market: Mon Dec 23
If you haven’t yet bought your Christmas turkey, then you might want to try the festive December Farmers’ Market at Shabden Park Farm, just south of Coulsdon, on Monday, December 23. Shabden Park Farm is an assured farm: they only … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Environment
Tagged Christmas, Coulsdon, Countryside Stewardship Scheme, Croydon, Shopping
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Director says council has not lost money on Davis House
It is little wonder that Croydon Council lacks the money to pay for lollipop school traffic patrols or to maintain the borough’s historic links with Arnhem, and is making more than 60 staff members jobless just in time for Christmas, … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Business, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Planning, URV
Tagged Christmas, Croydon, Croydon Council, England, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor of London
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