Tag Archives: John Grindrod

Author wants to speak to tenants who used Right-to-Buy

Posted on January 7, 2020 by insidecroydon

Acclaimed author John Grindrod is seeking help from Croydon residents for his next book. Grindrod was brought up in New Addington in the 1960s and 1970s, and his experiences have been recounted in the well-reviewed book Outskirts. Grindrod’s first book, … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, parks and Concretopia: Norwood’s diverse talks

Posted on January 9, 2019 by insidecroydon

The Norwood Society’s 2019 programme gets under way at Upper Norwood Library next week, with the first in a series of invigorating walks and inspiring talks arranged by its hard-working volunteers. The Norwood Society’s area covers parts of Lambeth and … Continue reading →

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Book now for Grindrod’s free talk on living on the Outskirts

Posted on July 10, 2017 by insidecroydon

The latest Talking Inside Croydon event gives our loyal reader the chance to hear John Grindrod talk about his new book, Outskirts, Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt. The free event will be staged on Wednesday, July … Continue reading →

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Is an answer to the housing crisis near New Addington?

Posted on June 1, 2017 by insidecroydon

STEVEN DOWNES reviews the latest book from an author with his roots firmly in the Green Belt outside Croydon Patrick Abercrombie could be credited as the man who shaped modern Croydon. It was Abercrombie who, in that wave of optimism … Continue reading →

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From golf to dogging, new book charts the role of Green Belt

Posted on April 25, 2017 by insidecroydon

It is seven years now since, in a rare moment of inspiration rather than perspiration here at Inside Croydon Towers, we launched this website with the tag line: “Living life on the fringes of London”. That indeterminate, hiatus status, caught … Continue reading →

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Croydon Till I Die: taking the suburbs to the nation

Posted on May 15, 2015 by insidecroydon

“I think it’s the most derogatory thing I can say about somebody or something: God, it’s so fucking Croydon!” David Bowie Authors Bob Stanley, Lucy Mangan, John Grindrod and Andy Miller are staging a series of events this summer celebrating … Continue reading →

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