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Tag Archives: Friends of Grangewood Park
Arson, vandalism, neglect: our parks abandoned to their fate
The ill-informed and tiresome calls from the borough’s third-rate politicians of “cut the grass” ignores modern and ecologically sound approaches to the maintenance of our parks and public open spaces. “No mow May” is a thing, and has been shown … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Heathfield House, Norwood Grove, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Grangewood Park, Haling Grove, Heathfield House, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Grove, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Waddon
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Going, going… Labour council flogs off parkland for £600,000
The toxic legacy of Alison Butler, Hamida Ali, Tony Newman and the rest of his numpties was hammered home this morning, with an auctioneer’s gavel. Heath Lodge, the long-neglected park keeper’s cottage in Grangewood Park, Thornton Heath, was sold by … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Business, Callton Young, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Karen Jewitt, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath
Tagged Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Heath Lodge, Jo Negrini, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
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MP Reed’s letter to save park lodge ignored by Labour council
The campaign by the Friends of Grangewood Park to save a Victorian park keeper’s lodge from being sold by the cash-strapped council has attracted the support of the local MP. But even Steve Reed OBE doesn’t get replies to his … Continue reading
Posted in Callton Young, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon parks, Friends of Grangewood Park, Karen Jewitt, Pat Clouder, Property, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Val Shawcross
Tagged Callton Young, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Karen Jewitt, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood
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Council needs to listen to the people and halt Lodge auction
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Labour-run council promised that the borough’s parks and green spaces would be safe in their hands. On Wednesday, part of a public park in Thornton Heath goes up for auction. PETER UNDERWOOD explains why he is protesting … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon parks, Friends of Grangewood Park, Peter Underwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Croydon Council, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Green Party, Heath Lodge, Labour, Peter Underwood, Thornton Heath
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Locals to protest in Thornton Heath over sale of parkland
Nearly 5,000 people have signed a petition raised in Thornton Heath to call on the council to stop the auctioning of Heath Lodge, a former park keeper’s house in Grangewood Park, together with a chunk of parkland. A Friends group … Continue reading
Friends hit with charges for staging party in Grangewood Park
Families, friends and neighbours from Thornton Heath, Selhurst, Upper Norwood and beyond will come together in Grangewood Park this Sunday to celebrate it becoming a public open space 120 years ago, in 1901. The 120th birthday party is being organised … Continue reading
Victory for Friends’ group as council abandons park land sale
Thousands of objections from residents have forced Croydon Council into a U-turn on its scheme to flog off a Victorian park lodge and a strip of Grangewood Park. But as our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, has discovered, despite declaring … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Callton Young, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Karen Jewitt, Pat Clouder, Property, Simon Hall, Thornton Heath
Tagged Callton Young, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Karen Jewitt, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath
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‘Sly’ council sneaks out park land sale notice over Christmas
And so it came to pass… No, not the re-telling of the Christmas story, but the local council flogging off a packet of park land in Thornton Heath. The sale of the land, plus a Victorian parkkeeper’s lodge in Grangewood … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Paul Scott, Planning, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Labour, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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The Greatest Showman screening, Grangewood Park, Sep 20
Posted in Activities, Cinema, Croydon parks
Tagged Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park
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Join Friends of Grangewood Park for a butterfly hunt, Jul 21
Join the Friends of Grangewood Park this Sunday evening, July 21, to try and catch a glimpse of the purple hairstreak butterfly so that it can be confirmed that it’s still thriving in the park. The purple hairstreak is an … Continue reading
Picnic In The Park, Grangewood Park, Jul 15
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, South Norwood
Tagged Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park
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Council gets chain reaction to Grangewood Park’s broken gate
Croydon Council has received something that is far removed from a love letter for Valentine’s Day, as residents are demanding urgent action to help protect Grangewood Park. The much-loved public open space, which includes ancient woodland on a hillside between … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Quadron, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
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Dozens of open spaces excluded from ‘premier league’ of parks
WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the council is laying the groundwork for a privatisation-by-stealth of some of the borough’s open spaces If any more proof were required that Croydon’s worthless consultations are used to justify the council going ahead and … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Jamie Audsley, Jo Negrini, Lloyd Park, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Ashburton Park, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Grangewood Park, Grangewood Park, Jamie Audsley, Jo Negrini, Labour, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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