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Tag Archives: Friends of South Norwood Country Park
Council accused of ‘fly-tipping’ dangerous materials in park
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Contractors working for the cash-strapped local authority have used ‘recycled waste’ instead of hardcore for a path, leaving shards of glass, pieces of computer motherboard and broken plastic across a cherished local nature reserve Regular users of … Continue reading
Locals petition Perry over neglect of South Norwood reserve
The dereliction and decline of another of Croydon’s cherished public open spaces has prompted residents to petition Jason Perry, the Mayor of Croydon, to re-open the visitor centre in South Norwood Country Park. More than one thousand people have already … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Schools, South Norwood, Wildlife, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, South Norwood Country Park, South Norwood Country Park visitor centre, Will Hoyles, Woodside
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Volunteer makes a country park bench fit for the Queen
Not for the first time, volunteers – in this case Jonathan Tolhurst – have done something which, really, ought to be carried out by Croydon’s council. If only they had the money…
River from Tory Philp’s constituency runs brown with sewage
Within a day of Thames Water imposing a hosepipe ban on London and the south-east, the company was caught pumping raw sewage into the River Wandle, and a Croydon MP wrote to the company accusing it of turning a parkland … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon parks, Croydon South, Environment, Health, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Sutton Council, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Farmlands, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Feargal Sharkey, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Labour, River Wandle, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood Country Park, Thames Water, Tory, Wandle
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South Norwood park attacks: police announce second arrest
Police have made another arrest in their on-going investigation into a series of attacks and sexual assaults on women in South Norwood Country Park over the last two months. According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police issued overnight, a … Continue reading
History talk starts fund-raising for park’s wildlife project
Friends of South Norwood Country Park are seeking donations for their newest project “Wetlands for Waders” which will encourage different waders and waterfowl to the park. A free talk is being staged next week to try to raise money towards … Continue reading
