Tag Archives: HM The Queen

Three PMs and a Funeral: tumultuous months for Croydon

Posted on January 2, 2023 by insidecroydon

Being featured in a television documentary, standing up against Croydon Council in the High Court and getting a mention in despatches from Private Eye were among some of the highlights of the end of 2022 for Inside Croydon, as this … Continue reading →

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The Mayor with no mandate, the BxB homes with no residents

Posted on January 1, 2023 by insidecroydon

Jubilee street parties, wildfires in our parks and woodlands, further decline on the High Street, and a set of local elections that at Croydon Council they managed to take an agonising four days to deliver the full results. In the … Continue reading →

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Croydon 2022 – a review of the year, Inside Croydon-style

Posted on December 31, 2022 by insidecroydon

Three Prime Ministers and a Funeral… 2022 was busy on the news front, even by recent standards. Here in deepest south London, the stories just kept coming, some part of a narrative thread which ran throughout the year – such … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 – 2022

Posted on September 19, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Bin workers face sack if they don’t work on Queen’s Funeral

Posted on September 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

While most council services have shut down for the bank holiday weekend ahead of Monday’s solemn royal ceremonials, Veolia staff have been told that if they don’t show up for work, they could be fired. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s … Continue reading →

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London travel guide for the weekend of the Queen’s Funeral

Posted on September 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

The capital’s transport system expects to be under its greatest strain for a decade this weekend, with hundreds of thousands of extra visitors in the city centre for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth or events associated with the final royal … Continue reading →

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Memorial service for the Queen to be staged at Croydon Minster

Posted on September 15, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon Minster will be holding a memorial service to mark the life and reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at 6pm this Sunday, September 18. Members of the public do not have to queue to attend, but they will … Continue reading →

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Queen’s memorial service, St Matthew’s, Park Hill, Sep 18

Posted on September 15, 2022 by insidecroydon
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London’s transport prepares for the funeral of the Queen

Posted on September 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

Transport for London are “doing everything we can to keep our city moving and ensure people can travel safely”, according to a statement issued by Andy Byford, TfL Commissioner, as the formal public events surrounding the national mourning of the … Continue reading →

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Proclamation of Accession to take place outside Town Hall

Posted on September 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

The public are invited to a ceremony outside Croydon Town Hall tomorrow for “the reading of the Proclamation of the Accession of His Majesty King Charles III”. Councillor Alisa Flemming, Croydon’s Trumptonesque civic mayor (the borough now has two mayors, … Continue reading →

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Council opens Book of Condolences for Queen Elizabeth II

Posted on September 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council’s press office has this morning issued this statement from Councillor Alisa Flemming, the civic Mayor of Croydon: “Her Majesty the Queen touched the hearts and lives of millions of people across the world, including here in Croydon where … Continue reading →

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The Queen in Croydon: Opening the College, 1960

Posted on September 9, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Town Hall lights its beacon to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee

Posted on June 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

There are more than 140 street parties planned for the Platinum Jubilee weekend in Croydon, with the bunting up at the Town Hall and civic celebrations beginning with a beacon-lighting ceremony tonight – one of more than 1,500 Jubilee beacons … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Garden Party, Shirley, May 28

Posted on May 11, 2022 by insidecroydon
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