Tag Archives: Lloyd Park

Comedian Kevin Day takes Positive Steps for charity, Jun 26

Posted on June 12, 2016 by insidecroydon

Kevin Day, the comedian, scriptwriter and Palace fan, will be the celebrity starter of this year’s Positive Steps event on Sunday June 26 around Lloyd Park for Mind in Croydon. A sponsored walk of anything from five kilometres – a … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday fair brings a touch of the country to Lloyd Park

Posted on June 2, 2016 by insidecroydon

The Town and Country Fair was staged in Croydon’s Lloyd Park for the first time over the Bank Holiday weekend, with dog shows, motor bike displays and craft stalls. Photographer LEE TOWNSEND put together this picture essay

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Surrey Town and Country Show, Lloyd Park, May 29-30

Posted on May 25, 2016 by insidecroydon

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Mind In Croydon Positive Steps 2016, Lloyd Park, Jun 26

Posted on March 25, 2016 by insidecroydon
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Borough’s North-South divide and riddle of the 39 pitches

Posted on December 16, 2015 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE finally gets his hands on a hard copy of the council’s Local Plan and finds that its sub-title is “How to hand a political advantage to the opposition” Spite and pettiness by local politicians has seen another own … Continue reading →

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Mind in Croydon’s Positive Steps 2016, June 26

Posted on November 27, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Collins gets ‘in the face’ of Labour donor over Lloyd Park mess

Posted on May 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

The deputy leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council has promised to “get in the face” of the owners of Coombe Farm, the private property set in the middle of Lloyd Park, over the growing piles of rubbish surrounding … Continue reading →

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Lloyd Park’s blot on the landscape, and no one’s responsible

Posted on May 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

Best-selling author and Lloyd Park dog-walker JEAN URE on how Croydon doesn’t help itself over its shabby reputation So I’m on a crowded train approaching East Croydon when a lippy young girl with a Croydon facelift falls foul of an … Continue reading →

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Your first steps towards a marathon are a walk in the park

Posted on April 27, 2015 by insidecroydon

Were you inspired by yesterday’s London Marathon? Fancy entering next year’s, but don’t know how to get into shape? If a journey of 26 miles begins with the first step, then a 10-mile charity walk around Croydon next month could … Continue reading →

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Positive Steps charity walk for Mind Croydon, May 9

Posted on April 17, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Reader offer: Free photo-shoot with Esselle Pictures

Posted on February 4, 2014 by insidecroydon

Sarah Linthorst is an artist and photographer who in December set up a new business, Esselle Pictures, in South Croydon, specialising in location portraits. Throughout this month, she is offering Inside Croydon’s loyal reader a free location photo-shoot, normally worth … Continue reading →

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Lloyd Park to host the 2014 British Open – at disc golf

Posted on January 25, 2014 by insidecroydon

A national sports championship is coming to Croydon. Disc golf’s British Open is to be staged at Lloyd Park over the first weekend of May. Yes, disc golf. A form of target Frisbee-ing, played around a 18-“hole” course using specially … Continue reading →

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Entries open for Croydon Half-marathon: Mar 30

Posted on January 21, 2014 by insidecroydon

Online entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Croydon Half-marathon, sponsored by Streets Ahead and organised by Croydon Striders, to be staged on Sunday, March 30. It will be the fourth staging of the 13.1-mile race, with the event … Continue reading →

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Croydon Photoblitz: Addington Hills walk, July 1

Posted on June 30, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tomorrow, Sunday July 1, sees the latest outing by Croydon Photoblitz, a small group of local enthusiasts who combine walks and photography. This expedition will take in Lloyd Park, Addington Hills and the Shirley Windmill, and with some fair weather … Continue reading →

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