Tag Archives: Jo Brand

A great time hunting down antique bargains with Jo Brand

Posted on January 7, 2023 by insidecroydon

TV antiques expert CATHERINE SOUTHON is staging her first auction of 2023, on February 8 at Farleigh Golf Club. But as she outlines here, she’s been busy driving around the country looking for bargains with a fellow Palace fan I … Continue reading →

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‘Welcome to Croydon. No. Literally. You’re welcome to Croydon’

Posted on November 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

Cruel? Perhaps a touch. But Jack Dee’s opening monologue at the recording of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue on its first visit to Croydon’s Fairfield Halls for 15 years had a packed house roaring with laughter at the inevitable … Continue reading →

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Give a little, help a lot: comic Jo Brand backs Bethlem appeal

Posted on November 25, 2020 by insidecroydon

TV comic Jo Brand is backing an appeal from the Bethlem Royal Hospital, where she used to work as a mental health nurse, to raise funds to help patients recover from severe mental illness in the calming environment of the … Continue reading →

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Dr Hope’s “advice clinic” open for business: July 13

Posted on July 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

If laughter is supposed to ease most ailments, then the South Norwood Arts Festival might offer a handy cure-all this weekend when Alexandra Maher brings her one-woman comedy show “Hope and Gloria” to SNAF this Saturday, July 13, before taking … Continue reading →

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