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‘If you think parks are protected, think again’ says CPRE report
Despite receiving £23m in grants for the up-keep of Croydon’s parks, only eight of the council’s 127 open spaces have Green Flag status. GIANELLA A BASILE looks over a new report which details more than 50 green spaces under threat … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton Park, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gianella A Basile, Heathfield House, Housing, Lambeth Council, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Norwood Grove, Refuse collection, Ria Patel, Steve Reed MP, Uncategorized
Tagged CPRE London, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dame Judi Dench, Friends of Lloyd Park, Gianella A Basile, Green Belt, Heathfield House, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Open Land, Norwood Grove, Steve Reed OBE, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers
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Open air Shakespeare is coming to Crystal Palace Park in June
Another outdoor arts experience is coming to Crystal Palace Park this summer, when touring company Shakespeare in the Squares rolls out its stage and backdrop for their 2024 production of All’s Well That Ends Well. Shakespeare in the Squares – … Continue reading
Fairfield Halls’ £70m fiasco: ‘BxB didn’t know what it was doing’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Trade newspaper The Stage has described the five-year saga of the Fairfield Halls refurbishment as a ‘catastrophic mess’ and a ‘£70m fiasco’. Now, the centre’s former artistic director has broken his silence over the bungling of Brick … Continue reading
Posted in Arnhem Gallery, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Borough of Culture 2023, Fairfield Halls, Neil Chandler, Oliver Lewis, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman
Tagged BHLive, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dame Judi Dench, Fairfield Halls, Neil Chandler, Oliver Lewis, Sadiq Khan, The Stage, Tony Newman
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‘I paid £45 to see Dame Judi, and this is the view I had’
The management of the Fairfield Halls is facing having to make thousands of pounds-worth of refunds after the latest nuclear weapons-grade balls-up connected to the re-opening of the venue this week. Our loyal reader has been in touch, desperately disappointed … Continue reading
What’s in a name? Ashcroft Theatre is sign of commonsense
Our arts critic, BELLA BARTOCK, on how pointless meddling with an established venue’s name could be a cause of marketing confusion There’s been something of a victory for commonsense, for the views of local councillors and, it has to be … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Fairfield Halls, Neil Chandler, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, BHLive, Croydon, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Fairfield Halls, Neil Chandler
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