Tag Archives: City of London

City trust’s £271,000 grant keeps Mind charity going strong

Posted on September 13, 2023 by insidecroydon

Mind in Croydon will continue to provide free activities to people with mental health issues thanks to a £271,000 grant from City Bridge Trust – the City of London Corporation’s charity funder. Sessions offered by Mind in Croydon as part … Continue reading →

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Grimy Croydon collier who put the wind up an Archbishop

Posted on September 11, 2022 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: It is not only the rich and powerful, and those given the most grand of burial tombs, who always have the most lasting of memorials, as DAVID MORGAN discovered in this tale from an earlier Elizabethan age In … Continue reading →

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Magnificent seven: City Commons celebrate Green Flag awards

Posted on July 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

Coulsdon Common, Kenley Common, Farthing Downs and Riddlesdown are among seven open space areas in and around Croydon that are managed by the City of London Corporation and which have won Green Flag status again this year. The City Commons … Continue reading →

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Where Are They Now (pt94): The Hon Emily Wedgwood Benn

Posted on March 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

Undeterred by her failure as a councillor in Croydon, Tony Benn’s granddaughter is seeking elected office once again. The Hon Emily Sophia Wedgwood-Benn is a candidate in elections being held in the City of London later this month. The former … Continue reading →

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