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TfL suspended all ticket inspections after black mum’s arrest
EXCLUSIVE: It was ‘off the buses’ for London’s ticket inspectors for a week after the flashpoint when a black mum was handcuffed in front of her child on Whitehorse Road, while the police watchdog is appealling for witnesses Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Croydon Central, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport
Tagged Andrew Brown, Anthony King, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Central, DCS Christina Jessah, Florence Eshalomi MP, Metropolitan Police, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London, Whitehorse Road
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Watchdog to answer public questions over policing incidents
Senior officials from the IOPC – the Independent Office for Police Conduct – will be answering public questions at an open meeting in Croydon this Friday. The Metropolitan Police in Croydon is subject to two high-profile IOPC investigations: one into … Continue reading
Mobile Phone Boot Camp, Whitgift Centre, Jul 15
Posted in Activities, Croydon BME Forum, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon BME Forum, Wellness Centre, Whitgift Centre
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BME Forum Wellbeing Workshops, Whitgift Centre, Jul 13-27
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Tagged Croydon BME Forum, Whitgift Centre
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Grief Therapy Zoom session with Laura Pusey, Jun 30
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Self-care Tool Kit session, Whitgift Wellness Centre, Jun 29
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Whitgift Centre
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Croydon BME Forum Family Tree Making, from Jan 12
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Tagged Croydon BME Forum, Whitgift Centre
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Anti-vax conspiracy theories are covid’s ticking time bomb
It is not just new strains of the coronavirus which are hampering Croydon’s public health efforts to reduce its spread, but also dangerous and deliberate misinformation from the United States When a TikTok user filmed himself shouting “liar” at England’s … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Brown, Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Community associations, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Andrew Brown, Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon University Hospital, Ima Miah, Mayday Hospital, QAnon
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Labour wants to cut voluntary sector funding by a ‘full Negrini’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A year after they gave a ‘golden handshake’ to the council CEO who helped bankrupt the borough, part of the £38.4m Town Hall budget cuts will impact dozens of charities and community groups. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, CAYSH, Charity, Community associations, Croydon CAB, Croydon Council, Croydon Vision, CVA, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Mind in Croydon, South West London Law Centres, Steve Phaure, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Labour, Steve Phaure, Whitgift Foundation
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Croydon’s Black History Month offers much to be proud about
Croydon’s Black History Month begins tonight under the tagline “Proud2be”. Organised by the Croydon BME Forum, Black History Month includes an intergenerational fashion show, poetry readings, live music, theatre, a networking brunch and thought-provoking discussions.
Groups set off for autumn walks to stride on from covid
The nights might be closing in as we head into autumn, but that doesn’t seem to have deterred the organisers of some group walks being held around the borough, with one set even encouraging participants to bring a head torch … Continue reading
BME Forum to open second health space in Whitgift Centre
By SANJANA IDNANI The Croydon BME Forum is to open a Health and Wellbeing Space in the Whitgift Centre in October. The space will provide services similar to that available at Croydon BME Forum’s other space, The Wellness Centre, which … Continue reading
BME Forum ‘deeply troubled’ by Johnson’s racism report
Croydon’s Black and Minority Ethnic Forum has entered the row over the government’s controversial racism report that was published this week, saying that they were “deeply troubled” by its findings. The report has been accused this week of cherry-picking “data … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Community associations, Croydon BME Forum
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, LESTER HOLLOWAY
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Croydon BME Forum: Should we take the vaccine? Feb 11
Posted in Community associations, Croydon BME Forum, Health
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon BME Forum, Sarah Jones MP
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Volunteer for Christmas Day Focus, Access Croydon, Dec 25
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