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Tag Archives: Lee Townsend
Richard Branson sends Croydon schoolgirl charity ‘herogram’
Sir Richard Branson has written to a South Croydon schoolgirl to congratulate her on her charity fund-raising efforts, after Regina Coeli’s Naomi Townsend beat her targets 100 times over. Inside Croydon reported earlier this year how Naomi was taking part … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Regina Coeli, Schools
Tagged Lee Townsend, Naomi Townsend, Regina Coeli School, Sir Richard Branson, South Croydon
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London Road cordoned off after latest knife crime attack
Photos by LEE TOWNSEND Another day, another stabbing in Croydon. London Road in West Croydon was cordoned off by police as a crime scene this morning after reports of the latest knife crime incident. On this occasion, the victim, a … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Knife crime, West Croydon
Tagged knife crime, Lee Townsend, London Road, Metropolitan Police, Tamworth Road, West Croydon
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Six-year-old collects 100 times her fundraising target
A South Croydon six-year-old’s charity appeal has raised 100 times more than her original target – and helped to prepare meals for Croydon’s homeless as well as making a starring appearance on television. Inside Croydon reported last month how Naomi … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Regina Coeli, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged Lee Townsend, Naomi Townsend, Percy's Homeless Hub, Regina Coeli School
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South Croydon 6-year-old feeds the homeless and raises £600
A Year 1 pupil at a South Croydon primary has used her pocket money, and ingenuity, to raise more than £600 to fund meals for 22 homeless people. The Parents and Friends Association of Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School in … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Regina Coeli, South Croydon
Tagged Lee Townsend, Naomi Townsend, Regina Coeli School, South Croydon
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Waddon community comes together to enjoy veteran car run
A crowd of more than 50 people gathered by a road junction outside St Andrew’s Church on Southbridge Road over the course of Sunday morning, lured by the prospect of hot sausage rolls and the chance to view some historic … Continue reading
What mugs! Photo group keep Macmillan in the picture
Lenses of Croydon, the borough’s largest photography group, have extended their creative talents to raise money for charity once again, this year donating images for use on mugs which are being sold ahead of the staging of a Macmillan Cancer … Continue reading
Photography Forum returns with guest Mark Chilvers, Mar 10
Born in a Nottingham borstal (his grandfather was the governor) and educated by nuns in North Wales (in a convent school, not a nunnery), Mark Chilvers started his career as a professional photographer at The Independent in 1998, specialising in … Continue reading
Award-winner Wallace is Photography Forum guest, Jun 11
Next Tuesday’s Croydon Photography Forum meeting features a talk by celebrated street photographer Dougie Wallace. Wallace was the Street Series Winner in the inaugural Magnum Photography Awards in 2016 and was runner-up in the portraiture category of the 2015 Sony … Continue reading
Grenfell Tower and the impact on communities, CVA, Sep 20
Off The Record Youth Counselling service, in association with the Croydon BME Forum, is staging a panel discussion next week on the impact on the community response to last year’s Grenfell fire in north London, which claimed the lives of … Continue reading
Award-winning photojournalist Louis Quail to give Forum talk
Louis Quail will be presenting his work at the Croydon Photography Forum next Tuesday September 11. As well as discussing his globally acclaimed photojournalism, Quail will be sharing how he developed the concept of what is his most personal piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Photography Forum, Lee Townsend, Louis Quail
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Photography Forum member offers his Croydon insights
Next week’s meeting of the Croydon Photography Forum will see one of the group’s own members talking about their lifetime’s work with their cameras. West Croydon resident Jan Podsiadly attended the London College of Printing in the early 1970s – … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Photography Forum, Lee Townsend, West Croydon
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Barber shops given new focus by Photography Forum
The Croydon Photography Forum returns next Tuesday, when as part of Black History Month they will be looking at the theme “Celebrating Communities: A Tribute to Black Institutions”. The evening’s discussion will focus on photography projects that explore various themes … Continue reading
Photographer who brings a street feel to his wedding work
October’s Croydon Photography Forum is a first: this month’s talk, being staged next Tuesday, is being given by an award-winning photographer – nothing new there – who also happens to be a member of the Lenses of Croydon group. “It’s … Continue reading
Photographer Pooten delivers a prized talk at Forum
World-famous photographer Holger Pooten provided an inspiring talk, and raffle prizes, at the latest Croydon Photography Forum this week. Pooten gave an engaging and informative presentation on his work, personal projects and inspirations. His fascination with transitional moments and destruction … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Photography Forum, CVA, Lee Townsend, London Road, Photography
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Former NHS nurse now exhibits her pictures at Mayday
The photography of a Croydon woman who used to work in the NHS is now part of a permanent exhibition at Mayday Hospital. Jackie Morrison is a qualified nurse and health visitor with more than 30 years’ experience working in … Continue reading
Photofile: 2015 Veteran Car Run in Thornton Heath
LEE TOWNSEND, of the Croydon Photography Forum, was up at the crack of a sparrow’s fart today to capture the Edwardian splendour of the annual Veteran’s Car Run as it processed through Thornton Heath
Community blooms as the sun shines on Saffron Central
The sun shone on Croydon’s “Central Park” yesterday, as volunteers came together on the Taberner House building site for the #BigPotUp to plant 21,000 crocus corms. Photo-journalist LEE TOWNSEND was there to capture the day exclusively for Inside Croydon Croydon … Continue reading
