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Charity reports growing numbers need soup kitchen help
On Thursday night, around 170 of Croydon’s not-so-great-and-good sat down in the Fairfield Halls to indulge themselves in some free nosh and a few glasses of cheap wine at the Mayor’s Banquet. Meanwhile, across the road in Queen’s Gardens, another … Continue reading
Bishop rejects rhetoric which blames asylum seekers
JONATHAN CLARK, the Bishop of Croydon, in his Easter message, says that we should be trying to help asylum-seekers and those on benefits One of things that really concerns me in our country is that we have started to load … Continue reading
Gridley returns from being down and out in Purley and London
Jeff Gridley’s week of sleeping rough on some of the coldest – and wettest – nights of the winter has come to an end, with the Croydon dustcart driver saying, “It was pretty tough.” Gridley thinks he has raised more … Continue reading
Nightwatch volunteer is ready to rough it for charity
Jeff Gridley, an Old Town resident, is giving up the dry and warmth of his home over the next week and will be living rough to try to highlight the plight of Croydon’s homeless. Gridley, who drives one of the council … Continue reading
