Tag Archives: Kristian Aspinall

£1.3m in Culture grants, but not a penny for Croydon Writers

Posted on August 22, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: As a herd of fibre-glass giraffes are distributed around the borough – paid for at least in part by a £50,000 grant from the Borough of Culture – ETHEL CORDUFF outlines how one of the borough’s oldest arts … Continue reading →

Posted in Borough of Culture 2023, Cicely Mary Barker, Croydon Writers, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Year of Culture set to begin with an Oratorio of Hopelessness

Posted on March 31, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: If, like us, you have been scouring the listings pages to find what’s planned for Croydon’s year as London’s Borough of Culture, you’re likely to be disappointed. But some of the PR deals surrounding the event have … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Stranack, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Community associations, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Music, Oliver Lewis, Sadiq Khan, Theatre, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Two years late and council safety ‘strategy’ is barely changed

Posted on November 13, 2021 by insidecroydon

After a week when the borough’s streets were smeared in blood once again, after stabbings on Church Street in the town centre and on Central Parade in New Addington, Croydon’s dysfunctional council is finally getting around to publishing an updated … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Knife crime, Sarah Hayward | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments