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Solemn Sunday of memorials at New Addington and Town Hall
This year’s anniversary of the Sandilands tram crash coincides with national commemorations for Remembrance Sunday Croydon will remember those who lost their lives in the Sandilands tram derailment at a civic ceremony this Sunday, November 9, in New Addington. This … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Addington, New Addington North, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Croydon tram crash, Katharine Street, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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The Town Hall hero of the Great War who ran Croydon’s baths
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A special ceremony held at Croydon Town Hall in November 1918 saw a council worker awarded the Military Medal and the Croix de Guerre. DAVID MORGAN tells the story of Ernest Saunders’ bravery in battle We are at … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Croix de Guerre, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, Croydon Town Hall, David Morgan, Ernest Saunders, First World War, Military Medal, Remembrance Sunday, The Great War, World War I, World War One
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Council boss denies demanding £200,000 in Palace parade row
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon’s chief exec has issued a plea to the borough’s councillors seeking their help to media manage adverse publicity over Crystal Palace’s truncated FA Cup victory parade. By STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell, Croydon Council’s chief executive, yesterday issued an … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Crystal Palace FC, Cup-winners' victory parade, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Open-top bus parade, Selhurst, Steve Parish, Tory
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Cup-winners Palace snub Perry over Town Hall victory parade
EXCLUSIVE: For Croydon’s Tory Mayor, failing to get a chance to bask in the reflected glory of the football club is another tale of ‘what might have been’. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Mayor Jason Perry has been snubbed by Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Community Action in Selhurst and Surrounding Areas, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Crystal Palace FC, Cup-winners' victory parade, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Open-top bus parade, Selhurst, Steve Parish, Tory
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Frankie Goes To Croydon – a walking show with a big reveal
The first Croydonites Fringe Festival was staged over the weekend, a curtain-raiser for a month-long programme of theatre around the borough, and KEN TOWL was there to see it all unveiled at one of the shows I’m standing in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Centrale, Croydonites Festival, Ken Towl, Theatre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Amy Gwilliam, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Town Hall, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Croydonites Fringe, Frankie Foxtone aka The Profit, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, Nestle Tower, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield
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From #MerkyFC to murky No10, Open House opens their doors
Open House is back next month, with a range of events in and around Croydon and the rest of the capital city, to give the public a glimpse behind the front doors and net curtains of some of London’s most … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art
Tagged Croydon Town Hall, Downing Street, John Grindrod, No10 Downing Street, Open House London, Shirley Windmill
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Town Hall lights its beacon to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee
There are more than 140 street parties planned for the Platinum Jubilee weekend in Croydon, with the bunting up at the Town Hall and civic celebrations beginning with a beacon-lighting ceremony tonight – one of more than 1,500 Jubilee beacons … Continue reading
Urgent security review under way after ‘assault’ at Town Hall
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Senior council officials are conducting an urgent review of security measures at Croydon Town Hall after members of the planning committee were sprayed with fluid from the public gallery at their meeting on Thursday night. No … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Joy Prince, Planning
Tagged Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Joy Prince, Planning Committee
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Lansdowne Hotel steps in to host St Patrick’s Day celebration
The Irish-run Lansdowne Hotel is stepping in to replace Croydon Council to provide a suitable St Patrick’s Day celebration for the people of Croydon.
Posted in Activities, Business, Charity, East Croydon, History
Tagged Brian Kennedy, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Lansdowne Road, London, London Borough of Croydon
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