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History of Kenley Airfield, free talk, East Surrey Museum, Apr 22
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, History, Kenley
Tagged Caterham, Croydon, East Surrey Museum, Kenley, Kenley Airfield
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History of Kenley Airfield, free talk, East Surrey Museum, Apr 22
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, History, Kenley
Tagged Caterham, Croydon, East Surrey Museum, Kenley, Kenley Airfield
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Boy in Kenley rail accident was distracted by his mobile phone
Schools across the country are to be advised to include ‘targeted and locally relevant railway safety lessons’ in response to the death of a Year 7 Riddlesdown pupil earlier this year Jaiden Shehata, the 11-year-old Riddlesdown schoolboy killed at a … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Jaiden Shehata, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Ghosts that stalk our streets and the history we learn from them
KEN TOWL sets off to find as many ghost signs as he can According to Historic England, ghost signs are “typically historic hand-painted advertising signs or old shop signs preserved on buildings that have since changed use”. They go on … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Business, History, Ken Towl, Kenley, Post Office
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Croydon High Street, Grants, Grants Department Store, Kenley, Kenley Hotel, MIlletts, Milletts Corner, Purley, Surrey Street
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£3,000-a-ticket for Tory conference event and Philp turns up late
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on what has been a difficult few days for Croydon’s Conservatives at their party’s poorly attended conference More problems for Croydon’s top Tories at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, where Croydon South MP Chris Philp … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South
Tagged Alan B'stard, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Conservative Party annual conference, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon South, Kemi Badenoch, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon, Manchester, Politico, Purley, Robert Jenrick, shadow home secretary, Tory
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Discarded cigarette blamed for fire that destroyed Kenley home
The fire brigade is blaming the careless discarding of a cigarette for a fire that ripped through a bungalow on Welcomes Road, a private road in Kenley. The London Fire Brigade’s control officers took the first call to the fire … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Kenley, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Welcomes Road
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Flood prevention works to cause traffic diversions in Kenley
After years of complaints from residents, and previous, piecemeal attempts to fix the issue, flood alleviation works are to take place on Park Road, Kenley, between Bakers Close and Hayes Lane, due to start on Monday October 20. The works will … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Kenley, Purley, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Flood alleviation work, FM Conway, Hayes Lane, Kenley, Park Road, Purley
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Kenley finally to get zebra crossing over busy Godstone Road
After more than a decade of (undoubtedly underwhelming) lobbying by local Tory councillors, Transport for London, under London Mayor Sadiq Khan, is to carry out some significant works on the A22 Godstone Road to provide a safe place for pedestrians … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, TfL, Transport
Tagged A22, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Godstone Road, Godstone Road crossing, Kenley, London, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Safety works to begin at rail crossing where schoolboy died
Network Rail are to conduct safety improvement works at the pedestrian crossing over railway tracks in Kenley where a 11-year-old schoolboy was struck and killed in January this year. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has an on-going investigation into the … Continue reading
Council finally paints double yellows so Kenley gets its 434 bus
A year after they literally “missed the bus” over Transport for London’s last-minute decision not to route the 434 to upper Kenley because of sightline issues on some suburban streets, and the ward’s Tory councillors are claiming the credit for … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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Rail investigation launched into schoolboy’s death at Kenley
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has announced that it will conduct an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Year 7 schoolboy who was hit by a train on a pedestrian footpath crossing in Kenley when … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Jaiden Shehata, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Calves’ arrival comes right on time for Commons’ GPS herd
The rangers at City Commons, the precious open spaces around Coulsdon, Kenley and Riddlesdown, are celebrating the arrivals of the first new-borns in their herd of Sussex cattle. The rangers have been closely monitoring the cows and calves throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Kenley, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, City of London, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, GPS, Happy Valley, Kenley, Kenley Common, No-fence technology, Riddlesdown, Sussex cattle
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Petition to close Kenley level crossing where schoolboy died
In just two days, more than 1,200 people have signed a petition to close down the “hazardous” pedestrian level crossing where schoolboy Jaiden Shehata was killed last month. The Riddlesdown Collegiate Year 7 pupil died after being hit by a … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Child killed on railway line at Kenley named by his school
The Riddlesdown Collegiate Year 7 pupil who was killed in “a tragic accident” near Kenley railway station when he was on his way to school last week has been named as Jaiden Shehata. “Jaiden was a kind and popular student … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Riddlesdown pupil killed in ‘tragic accident’ by Kenley Station
One of Croydon’s biggest secondary schools, Riddlesdown Collegiate, is closed today out of respect for the grieving family of a pupil who was killed on the railway line near Kenley Station yesterday morning. The child, a Year 7 pupil at … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Venus and Saturn light up the nights for Kenley observatory
The bitterly cold January nights, with favourable clear skies, have seen the star gazers at the Croydon Astronomical Society especially busy this week, with a special public open session at the Kenley observatory to observe and photograph the waxing Moon … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Kenley
Tagged Croydon Astronomical Society, Jupiter, Kenley, Kenley Observatory, Venus
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Kenley astronomers capture the Northern Lights gone south
The star-gazers at Kenley observatory got a real eye-full this week, enabling them to produce some stunning photographs of the Aurora Borealis, as the Northern Lights came south once again. Seeing the Aurora used to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, usually … Continue reading
End of an era but Kenley’s Wattenden Arms is given a reprieve
The historic Battle of Britain pub, the Wattenden Arms in Kenley, has been given a reprieve. In April, Inside Croydon reported how the pub’s owners, Stonegate, were seeking a new tenant to manage the premises on a five-year lease with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Pubs
Tagged Battle of Britain, Croydon, Kenley, pubs, RAF Kenley, Stonegate Pubs, Wattenden Arms
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Bourne again: how Carshalton Park is providing an overflow
Where does all that rainwater go from one of the wettest years on record? Well, in the catchment area of the River Wandle, as ANDREW FORD, left, has discovered, it has been taking up quite a bit of Carshalton Park … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, History, Kenley, Purley, Wildlife
Tagged Andrew Ford, Carshalton, Carshalton Park, Caterham Bourne, Coulsdon Bourne, Environment Agency, flooding, Kenley, Purley, South Sea Bubble
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Pub trade under strain as Wattenden Arms seeks new manager
Historic Battle of Britain boozer under threat as its owners struggle to deal with business debts built up over covid deals There are justifiable concerns for the future of the Wattenden Arms on Old Lodge Lane, another old Croydon pub … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Pubs
Tagged Battle of Britain, Croydon, Kenley, pubs, RAF Kenley, Stonegate Pubs, Wattenden Arms
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TfL expresses serious safety concerns for Kenley bus route
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports that passengers hoping to catch a bus along Wattendon Road might have a very long wait A new bus route promised by Kenley’s Conservative councillors now seems unlikely to be implemented, according to an internal … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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Maple tree marks brave sacrifice of Kenley’s Canadian pilots
A solemn ceremony was conducted at Kenley Common on Sunday, with the planting and dedication of a red maple tree to honour the memory of the Canadians who served at RAF Kenley during World War II. It is 100 years … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, History, Kenley, Kenley Airfield Friends Group
Tagged Kenley, RAF Kenley, RCAF, Royal Canadian Air Force
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