Tag Archives: Gipsy Hill

Coronavirus being used as ‘smokescreen’ for estate demolition

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

It is not just in Croydon that residents’ groups have been alert to the inherent risks of placing the entire planning system into the hands of a few unelected council officials. The delegated planning powers, prompted by the coronavirus emergency, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Jennifer Brathwaite, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Matthew Bennett, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Jazz At The Bell, The Railway Bell, Gipsy Hill, Jan 12

Posted on January 9, 2020 by
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Upper Norwood libraries campaigner Robert Gibson was expelled by Labour Party just days before going missing

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

The purge of members by the right wing of the Labour Party across south London may have had a human cost, after it was revealed that Robert Gibson, the Upper Norwood library campaigner, received a letter notifying him that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Greenwich Leisure, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Tessa Jowell, Upper Norwood Library Trust | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Central Hill’s open weekend to show the estate they are in

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

A much-admired housing estate in Crystal Palace which is under threat of demolition by the local council is open to public view this weekend, to dispel Tory-driven myths of “sink estates”, as part of something called the Open Garden Estates … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Gallery pops up to the aid of Upper Norwood Library

Posted on October 12, 2013 by

Neville de Souza, director of modish property development company Lightbox London, has teamed up with one of his Gipsy Hill neighbours Gina Cross, a local art and design dealer, to create a pop up gallery and shop that will raise … Continue reading →

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New gallery puts art at the heart of Crystal Palace

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

An art gallery is to open in the former Thicket Pub on Anerley Hill, Crystal Palace, which will raise money for the Upper Norwood Joint Library. Local developer Lightbox is opening the gallery as part of the residential re- development … Continue reading →

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Norwood down to its last SNT police sergeant, Labour claims

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

The Labour group on the council says it is “disgusted” over a “behind closed doors” decision that leaves two Croydon wards, Upper Norwood and South Norwood, with just a single safer neighbourhood team police sergeant between them, down from three, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Pat Ryan, Policing, Shirley, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon quizzed on hiring of security guards for Bashford

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

A councillor from a neighbouring borough is demanding answers from Croydon Council over the use of public money to pay for private security guards at Wednesday night’s Upper Norwood Joint Library consultation meeting. Around 200 locals attended the meeting, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Gavin Barwell, Libraries, Sara Bashford, Tim Pollard | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment