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Museum of Croydon Art Book Club, Clocktower Café, Nov 14
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Perry’s CALAT lies exposed as up to 200 jobs are put at risk
In four years under Croydon’s Tory Mayor, the borough’s adult education service has gone from paying its own way to operating a £500,000 overspend – after its landlords, the council, doubled its rent to more than £800,000 a year. ‘It … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, CALAT, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged adult education, CALAT, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Adult Learning and Training, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, UCU, University and College Union
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Arthouse cinema erases Oscar-winning Lean from new logo
The David Lean Cinema has a new look online – and it has removed the image of the eponymous cinematic knight from its logo. The volunteer-led cinema’s new website has, they say, been “designed to make it easier for audiences … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema in October: Coyote, Dog Stars and Dracula
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Free David Lean Cinema tickets to see 24 Hour Party People
The David Lean Cinema in the Croydon Clocktower will be among around 100 venues around the country, mostly independent and art house cinemas, that next month will be staging free screenings of the acclaimed British film, 24 Hour Party People. … Continue reading
MP and union join calls to save CALAT from Perry’s cutbacks
Opposition is mounting to the Croydon Mayor’s scheme to outsource the council’s adult education service, with a public petition describing any plans to undermine CALAT as ‘vandalism’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon East MP Natasha Irons and the University and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, CALAT, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons
Tagged adult education, CALAT, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Adult Learning and Training, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Jo Grady, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Tory, UCU, University and College Union
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Perry finally forced to admit his scheme for CALAT closure
Croydon’s failed Mayor, embarrassed by having his secret plans to axe the council’s adult education programme exposed, has issued a belated explanation to councillors. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES After months of secrecy and suspicion, Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has … Continue reading
After closing libraries, now Philistine Perry takes axe to CALAT
Council briefing document says Mayor wants to outsource borough’s widely admired adult education service as his latest cost-cutting wheeze. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES CALAT, the council-run Croydon Adult Learning and Training organisation, has effectively been evicted from its home in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Brigitte Graham, Business, CALAT, Croydon Council, Education, Greenwich Leisure, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged adult education, CALAT, Cllr Brigitte Graham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Adult Learning and Training, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry
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Misanthrope, Odyssey and Obsession at David Lean Cinema
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Misanthrope, Odyssey and Obsession at David Lean Cinema
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1,677 days in an Iranian jail: Amnesty exhibit at the Clocktower
The Clocktower Café is to stage a powerful exhibition throughout September called “Surviving Evin” – laying bare the experience of British national Anoosheh Ashoori, who was arbitrarily jailed for four-and-a-half years in Iran until his release – alongside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe … Continue reading
Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
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Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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Talks with the movies in August at the David Lean Cinema
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Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more details of all the workshops available, click here
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Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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Talks with the movies in August at the David Lean Cinema
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Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more details of all the workshops available, click here
Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, CALAT, Education
Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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Family Film Club screenings at David Lean Cinema in July
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Young refugees’ art exhibition to open at Museum of Croydon
A multimedia exhibition created by young refugees and asylum seekers is opening at the Museum of Croydon tomorrow to mark 10 years of the charity Play for Progress. Forever We Can Be Full will bring together original artwork, photography, music, … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema screenings for May at the Clocktower
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David Lean Cinema screenings for May at the Clocktower
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Enjoy Oscar winners and more at David Lean Cinema in April
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David Lean Cinema, March 2026 listings: H Is For Hawk special
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David Lean Cinema, March 2026 listings: H Is For Hawk special
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Hamnet and Marty Supreme among DLC’s February screenings
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Hamnet and Marty Supreme among DLC’s February screenings
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