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Tag Archives: Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood
Crime fiction authors in discussion at Crystal Palace book shop
The Bookseller Crow, Crystal Palace’s foremost independent book shop, is staging a series of talks and events over the coming weeks, offering readers and fans to meet some of their favourite authors and ask them about their work. First up, … Continue reading
New stone to mark the long-lost history of the Beulah Spa
Some 187 years after it was opened and became one of the most popular attractions in the country, drawing crowds of 10,000 and being visited by Queen Victoria and the future monarchs of Britain and Germany, the Beulah Spa in … Continue reading
Guided tour of the historic Crystal Palace, Sep 2
The guided walking tour takes you around the grounds of the Crystal Palace.
Downsview Players bring a murder mystery to their music hall
Fancy a chip supper, the opportunity to solve a murder and a knees-up, Victorian style? Join the Downsview Players this autumn for murder, mystery and a good ol’ fashioned singalong. In a back-street tavern in south London, a rowdy music … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Music, Theatre
Tagged Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Downsview Players
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TfL’s budget problems lead to bus cuts for 410 and 433
When Jeremy Corbyn used up all his questions to Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier this month to highlight the damaging effects on the quality of life of the poor and working class which had suffered swingeing cuts to … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, East Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington South, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, East Croydon station, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Creative writing workshop, Upper Norwood Library, from Jul 30
In this short writing course, you will be introduced to the art of storytelling and the versatility of language. Starting with some easy and fun writing exercises to learn how to write characters, dialogue, settings and moods, participants will work … Continue reading
The Clutter Monster with Sally Walford, Upper Norwood, Jul 27
The Clutter Monster lives in the land of Mess, a monster who loves nothing more than very messy children and very messy playrooms. This story for children tells the tale of one dark night when two messy children are spotted … Continue reading
Lipstick libraries micro-blogging, Upper Norwood, Jul 26
Join writer, journalist and blogger, Alice Purkiss, at this fun and informative blogging event at Upper Norwood Library, exploring the way social media can be used as a blogging platform, discovering cool people to follow on social media and talking … Continue reading
Create your own podcast, Upper Norwood Library, Jul 25
Work as a team to create an exciting and original podcast under the direction of a professional voiceover artist. Recording equipment provided. For 13- to 16-year-olds at Upper Norwood Library. The course is free, though donations are welcome. The course … Continue reading
Heroes, Villains, Monsters, Upper Norwood Library, Jul 24
A superhero with heroic anatomy? Creepy villainous henchmen? Mutant monsters? Mythical creatures? Learn how to create your own heroes, villains and monsters on paper with a professional local artist. What special powers will your hero have? What vehicle would your … Continue reading
Woodwork skills and social enterprise, Upper Norwood Library
A free course, for 14- to 17-year-olds, at Upper Norwood Library, beginning on Monday, July 23. Fancy seeing if you have a talent for making things out of wood? Want experience of setting up and running a social enterprise? We … Continue reading
Have a proper Beano at Upper Norwood Library this summer
At Upper Norwood Library, there is a wide range of often Beano-themed activities being staged over the summer, beginning from July 14 and running until September 15, as part of the Summer Reading Challenge. All activities are free for all … Continue reading
Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide
Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jeet Bains, Maddie Henson, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, UKIP, Waddon
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The election lesson for Croydon’s Greens is: must do better
CROYDON COMMENTARY: What’s the state of local democracy after last week’s local elections? Not great, according to PETER UNDERWOOD As the dust settles on another local election campaign it’s time to start looking at what the results mean for the … Continue reading
Upper Norwood Library ‘hub’ applies for a booze licence
Cut-backs in council budgets have already seen Lambeth close two and turn one of its precious public libraries into a “bookish gym” (© Inside Croydon). Now, in an effort to “sweat its assets”, a library hitherto jointly run by Lambeth … Continue reading
Council deploys five more CCTV cameras in crime ‘hot spots’
Croydon Council has announced this morning that it is deploying five sets of CCTV cameras in the latest effort to deal with the rising tide of knife crime. Earlier this week, the police arrested two 17-year-olds on suspicion of causing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jeff Boothe, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Thornton Heath
Tagged Chief Superintendent Jeff Boothe, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jeff Boothe, London, Mayor, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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‘If Vince Cable can’t win in south London, where can he win?’
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the near-total absence of any real third-party challenge for the local elections, now just five weeks away However unseemly the sight of Labour and Tories slugging it out in the Town Hall Chamber on Monday … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, New Addington North, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tory, UKIP
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Brick by Brick to redevelop nine council homes for private sale
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on how one of Brick by Brick’s schemes has been allowed to stand empty for nearly a year, when it might have continued to provide shelter for vulnerable homeless people Nine council homes in Upper Norwood, … Continue reading
