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Tag Archives: Heathfield House
Council rejects private school’s planning scheme for Heathfield
A planning application from a private education business to make extensive alterations to Heathfield House, a listed building owned by Croydon Council, has been refused. As Inside Croydon reported in June, Cressey College has been renting the building from the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Education, Gardening, Heathfield House, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village
Tagged Cressey College, Croydon, Croydon Council, Heathfield House, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP
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MP joins objectors as Heathfield House plans get called in
A council official-backed proposal to convert Heathfield House into a special school, surrounding it with 9ft-high prison-style fencing, has been “called in” for consideration by the planning committee. Today is the final day for residents and interested bodies to lodge … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Heathfield House, Leila Ben-Hassel, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Schools
Tagged Cressey College, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Heathfield House, Horizon Care and Education Group, Labour, Leila Ben-Hassel, Sarah Jones MP
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Alderman criticises handing Heathfield to profit-making school
A private school that charges £81,000 per year for some of its pupils is accused of doing work on the ‘cheap’ with its proposals, including ugly 9-foot-high fencing around a listed Victorian building A Croydon alderman, and former cabinet member … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Heathfield House, Planning, Property, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village, SEND, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Cressey College, Croydon, Croydon Council, Heathfield House, Horizon Care and Education Group, Labour, Timothy Godfrey
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9ft fence for special school could ruin listed Heathfield House
Our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, on the disposal of another of Croydon’s heritage assets – with a listed building being rented out on the cheap to a multi-million-pound education company that charges its pupils up to £81,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, Planning, Property, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village
Tagged Conservative, Cressey College, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Ecology Centre, Heathfield House, Peter Mitchell, Tory
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Council gardeners are now an endangered species in Croydon
CROYDON COMMENTARY: While the new Mayor announces the restoration of some services, such as the graffiti-cleaning team, other parts of the fabric of the borough are still vanishing, like red-list endangered species, in this year’s £38m round of cut-backs. PETER … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon
Tagged Conservative, Coombe Wood, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Memorial Ground, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Grounds Maintenance, Haling Grove, Heathfield House, Jason Perry, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Ponds, Wettern Tree Gardens
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Public outcry as council off-loads historic Heathfield House
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The future of a long-established ecology charity has been placed under threat, as well as hundreds of school visits conducted annually, by a council plan to lease out a publicly-owned listed building. By our environment correspondent, PAUL … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Croydon parks, Environment, Heathfield, Heathfield House, History, Property, Riesco Collection, Sarah Hayward, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Croydon Ecology Centre, Heathfield House, Lorraine Chatfield, Lucia Briault, Sarah Hayward, STUART KING
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Heathfield House Grand Christmas Bazaar, Coombe Lane, Dec 1
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Green Heritage Fair, Croydon Ecology Centre, Sep 14-15
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Ecology Centre annual meeting, Heathfield House, Mar 23
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Apple Day at Croydon Ecology Centre, Heathfield House, Oct 7
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LOOP around for buckets in trees and bluebells in the woods
WANDLE WANDERER: At a rare sighting of the sun, and with the promise of spring finally arriving some time soon, KEN TOWL sets off on the latest stage of his exploration of the London LOOP, from Coombe Lane to Hamsey … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Heathfield House, Ken Towl, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Addington, Hamsey Green, Heathfield House, Ken Towl, London LOOP, Warlingham
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Heathfield House Grand Christmas Bazaar, Dec 3
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Bramley Bank is magical, especially off the beaten track
NATURE NOTES: MOIRA O’DONNELL this week takes you on a guided tour of one of her favourite parts of Croydon Bramley Bank Nature Reserve. Just its name is enough to conjure up the image of an enchanted place, full of … Continue reading
Heathfield House opens its orchard for Apple Day, Oct 1
It is Apple Day at Heathfield House next Sunday, October 1. Apple Day offers an opportunity to taste some of the old (pre-1900) varieties of apples growing in our organic old varieties’ conservation orchard. It is also a rare opportunity … Continue reading
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Croydon Ecology Centre Green Heritage Fair, Sep 16-17
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Ecology Centre plant sale, Heathfield House, May 7
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Heathfield House Grand Christmas Bazaar, Dec 4
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Pruning masterclass at Heathfield Ecology Centre, Jul 30
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Plant and seedlings sale at Heathfield House, May 15
The Croydon Ecology Centre at Heathfield House is staging its annual, fund-raising plant and seedling sale on Sunday May 15, from noon to 4.30. Light lunches, teas and refreshments will also be available. “Our annual sale is one of our … Continue reading
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