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Tag Archives: Croydon Clocktower
SOCRO art exhibition, Click Clock Gallery, June 2 to 27
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Click Clock Gallery, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, Lives Not Knives
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Doctor Who and Dr Strangelove lined up for David Lean Cinema
The David Lean Cinema has partnered with National Theatre Live to bring their star-studded stage productions to the big screen, and the programming begins with stage shows featuring two very different “doctors”. The stage-to-screen collaboration begins next week, on Wednesday … Continue reading
Help David Lean Cinema get in right Spirit for 30th anniversary
The David Lean Cinema in Croydon Clocktower will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next Monday with a suitably classic film screening and some special guests. Croydon’s much-loved independent cinema will be marking the occasion with a classic David Lean film. … Continue reading
READER OFFER: 10% off art works at Click Clock exhibition
EXCLUSIVE OFFER: An exhibition at the town centre art gallery is providing a discount on all artworks bought by Inside Croydon readers “Empty spaces, blank faces”. A conversation between the owner of the Clocktower Café on Katharine Street and John … Continue reading
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Tagged Click Clock Gallery, Clocktower Cafe, Creativ-S, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street
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How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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Ten years on, cinema campaigners celebrate lasting triumph
Last week saw a memorable conclusion to the 10th anniversary events at the David Lean Cinema, where the doughty troup of volunteers were celebrating the re-opening and re-establishment of the venue under their care and management in 2014, following its … Continue reading
December films at David Lean Cinema, plus a Christmas Quiz
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign
Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Joanna Scanlan
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Kubrick, Scorsese and Loach: David Lean movies for Nov
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Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Ken Loach
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A town centre amble that goes from the sublime to ridiculous
KEN TOWL took a stroll down Surrey Street and Church Street and encountered two different takes on what passes for ‘culture’ in Croydon The Croydon Clocktower has an exhibition of the works of Evacustes Phipson. “Evacustes who?” you may ask … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, Ken Towl, Surrey Street
Tagged Borough of Culture, Church Street, CNH&SS, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, Evacustes Phipson, Ken Towl, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street
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Talks and walks to celebrate works of ‘almost unknown artist’
This Friday, August 18, at 2.30pm, the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society is giving a special talk on artist Evacustes Phipson and his Croydon paintings and their legacy. The talk will take place in the Museum of Croydon’s Activities … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, July screenings
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Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Joanna Scanlan
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Clocktower photo exhibition highlights plight of refugees
Sand & Vision, an exhibition of photographs by young Sahrawi refugees, opened yesterday at the The Clocktower Café on Katharine Street. The exhibition has been organised by Olive Branch Arts in partnership with Croydon Amnesty International, who describe it as … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, June screenings
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BAFTA-winner Scanlan to become David Lean Cinema’s Patron
BAFTA-award winning actress and screenwriter – and Inside Croydon reader – Joanna Scanlan is to become the Patron of the David Lean Cinema. The South Croydon resident will accept the official invitation to become the art-house cinema’s Patron at a … Continue reading
