Tag Archives: Kenley

Kenley Observatory opens up for a night of shooting stars

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

Weather permitting, Kenley Observatory will be staging its Perseid Meteor Watch this Saturday, August 10. “No special equipment needed, just your eyes,” according to the organisers. Advertisements

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Kenley Revival sees Spitfire flying into David Lean Cinema

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Over the past 80 years, the sound of a Merlin engine, humming above Croydon and the rest southern England, has become a reassuring fixture of the summer. In more recent, more benign times, thanking that well-engineered purring sound, and the … Continue reading →

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National Reserve status granted for Coulsdon’s Farthing Downs

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Croydon will get its own National Nature Reserve later this month, as more than 1,000 acres of chalk downland across Riddlesdown, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, through to Kenley Common, Sanderstead and Whyteleafe will be formally declared by Natural England as … Continue reading →

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It’s Sun Day on Saturday at Kenley for Croydon’s star gazers

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Tomorrow, Saturday June 29, the Croydon Astronomical Society is holding its annual Solar Day, from 11am until 3pm.

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Butterfly Walks, Kenley, Coulsdon and Riddlesdown, Jul-Aug

Posted on June 28, 2019 by
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Tory O’Connell lets slip he’s retiring to Dorset, two years early

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Silent Steve O’Connell, once the country’s most overpaid councillor, has revealed that he intends to retire to Dorset next year, two years before he completes his full term as an elected member of Croydon Council for Kenley ward. But in … Continue reading →

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Kenley Primary School Summer Fair, Whyteleafe, Jun 9

Posted on April 23, 2019 by
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