Tag Archives: Heritage Lottery Fund

£78,000 Lottery grant puts Crystal Palace on sculpture trail

Posted on September 3, 2021 by insidecroydon

Arts group Invisible Palace has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £78,400 for their project exploring the Sculptures of Crystal Palace Park. The project is inspired by people’s responses to the remaining sculptures in the park – many … Continue reading →

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Croydon Airport wins on the Lottery for Zeppelin war project

Posted on September 12, 2017 by insidecroydon

The Historic Croydon Airport Trust has announced that it has received a National Lottery grant of £9,200 for its “Fighting for Air: The First World War Origins of Croydon Airport” project. With the money from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the … Continue reading →

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£700,000 Lottery grant to save the Great North Wood

Posted on July 6, 2017 by insidecroydon

The Great North Wood is south London’s secret ancient nature reserve and conservation group the London Wildlife Trust has just been awarded a £700,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help restore and preserve what remains of the woodland. … Continue reading →

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Kenley airfield heritage project makes call for volunteers

Posted on April 4, 2016 by insidecroydon
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Living history exhibit on display at Stanley Halls: Dec 4

Posted on December 3, 2013 by insidecroydon

The Lives of Stanley Halls: Theatricals, Community and Entertainment, a touring exhibition, has its special introductory night at the South Norwood venue tomorrow night, December 4. The exhibition has been organised by the Stanley People’s Initiative and funded by the … Continue reading →

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Museums Association kicks out Croydon over Riesco sale

Posted on November 12, 2013 by insidecroydon

The president of the Museums Association, David Anderson, used his keynote speech at his organisation’s annual conference in Liverpool yesterday to announce that Croydon Council has been expelled from the MA and to warn that it will be barred from … Continue reading →

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Stanley Halls group celebrates “winning” the Lottery – twice

Posted on November 8, 2013 by insidecroydon

The Stanley People’s Initiative has received more than £18,000 in grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund to assist in establishing the long-term future of Stanley Halls in South Norwood. The Stanley People’s Initiative is a group of local people committed … Continue reading →

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Community group rejects Crystal Palace plan as “a fantasy”

Posted on October 29, 2013 by insidecroydon

The leadership of a respected local community group has dismissed the sketchy scheme by a Chinese businessman to build a vast new Crystal Palace over part of the park as “a fantasy”. They have also expressed the fear that while … Continue reading →

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Arts Council chief says Croydon “short-sighted” on Riesco

Posted on July 31, 2013 by insidecroydon

Alan Davey, the chief executive of the Arts Council of England, has today accused Croydon Council of being “short-sighted” over its pawn-shop sale of 24 items from the publicly owned Riesco Collection. Davey also promised to argue further with Tory-run … Continue reading →

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Priceless: Nailing the council’s lies over Riesco sale

Posted on June 6, 2013 by insidecroydon

HAMIDA ALI sets the record straight on the some of the deceits and outright untruths put forward by Croydon Council leader Mike Fisher and others to try to justify flogging off the borough’s heritage To quote Indiana Jones – it … Continue reading →

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Playwriting Festival lives on after Warehouse closure

Posted on April 27, 2013 by insidecroydon

The International Playwriting Festival which for the past 26 years has been staged at the Warehouse Theatre has found a new producer and a new home. Warehouse Phoenix, a company formed by members and friends of the Warehouse Theatre in … Continue reading →

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Croydon needs to keep a proper grasp of its history

Posted on January 11, 2013 by insidecroydon

Norbury resident SEAN CREIGHTON expresses concern over Croydon’s proposed cuts to the local studies centre, as first reported by Inside Croydon Croydon Council plans to disengage from cultural intervention as part of the next phase of its spending cuts. This … Continue reading →

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