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Tag Archives: Hamsey Green
Old Boots, Midwives and a showdown on a wet Wednesday
RUGBY ROUND-UP: With a game that would grace the last eight of the national schools competition, Whitgift School are due to take on John Fisher in the fourth round of the Daily Mail RBS Cup this Wednesday. Whitgift’s squad had … Continue reading
Croydon 11-year-old gets to lead England at Twickenham
On the day that Chris Robshaw, the former Warlingham rugby club youth player, was named as England captain for the forthcoming autumn internationals, the RFU also announced that to strengthen the bond between the international game and its grassroots, a … Continue reading
Lidl riddle over the council’s disappearing bats of Sanderstead
When asked to offer evidence of rare wildlife on the site of the Good Companions pub at Hamsey Green, to at least delay development of the old building while a rare species assessment report was prepared, Croydon Council’s planners failed … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Council, Environment, Planning, Property, Pubs, Sanderstead, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Bats, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamsey Green, Lidl, London Borough of Croydon, Public house, Sanderstead
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Council helps Lidl defeat batman over pub demolition
Croydon Council has given the all-clear to Lidl to demolish the Good Companions pub at Hamsey Green, leaving local residents and some Sanderstead councillors to pin their hopes on objections to the planned supermarket because it is unsuitable for a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Lynne Hale, Maria Gatland, Planning, Property, Pubs, Richard Ottaway MP, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Tim Pollard, Whitgift Foundation, Wildlife, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamsey Green, Lidl, London, Sanderstead, Surrey, Whitgift Foundation
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The Batman comes to the rescue of the Good Companions
With bulldozers booked and ready to move on to the site, residents opposed to the destruction of the Good Companions at Hamsey Green have recruited the help of a bat man to save the old pub from destruction. Legal notices … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Environment, Planning, Pubs, Sanderstead, Wildlife
Tagged Bat, Conservation, Great Crested Newt, Habitats Directive, Hamsey Green, Lidl, Natural England, Species
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Lidl encounters strong opposition after paying £2m for pub site
Lidl could have paid three times the market rate to purchase the Good Companions pub site on Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, and look like they could be left with a £2.2 million real estate bill for a store that few locals … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Lynne Hale, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, Pubs, Richard Ottaway MP, Sanderstead, Schools, South Croydon, Tim Pollard, Waddon, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Hamsey Green, Lidl, Public house, Richard Ottaway, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Tesco, Warlingham
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Junior School of Hard Knocks returns to Hamsey Green
The Sky Sports-inspired School of Hard Knocks scheme is returning to Warlingham rugby club on July 6. The Hamsey Green club is staging a rugby match between SOHK, Warlingham and Riddlesdown schools, kick-off 6.30pm. It is the second year in … Continue reading
England captain Robshaw returns to his grassroots
England’s rugby captain, Chris Robshaw, is going back to his grassroots on Sunday, with a special visit to his first rugby club, Warlingham. With England having the weekend off from Six Nations action, flank forward Robshaw, now the highly successful … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Sanderstead, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Chris Robshaw, England, Hamsey Green, Harlequin F.C., Italy, Scotland, Six Nations Championship, Warlingham
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Warlingham in mourning after death of popular Paul Anderson
It will be a bittersweet weekend at Warlingham rugby club, with many members having been looking forward to see old boy Chris Robshaw lead out England at Headquarters, Twickenham, for the first time on Saturday. One of those who assuredly … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Anderson, Chris Robshaw, England, Hamsey Green, London, Surrey, Triple Crown, Warlingham
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