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Tag Archives: Norwood Junction
Page Turners to tackle Hardy classic at their February meet
The Page Turners, now touting itself as South Norwood’s friendliest book group, will be looking at Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd at its February meeting. At just over a year old, the group has read authors as diverse … Continue reading
Page Turners’ book club looks to Winter this month
The South Norwood book club, Page Turners, meets on November 3, to share their views on Patrick Gale’s acclaimed novel, A Place Called Winter. Short-listed for the 2015 Costa Prize – which makes it eminently suited for reading in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Norwood Junction, South Norwood, Yeha Noha
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Croydon passengers have to stand against worsening service
Government figures confirm the dire over-crowding on our commuter rail services, but as transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports, the Department of Transport refuses to take any immediate action It will come as no consolation to all those commuters from Croydon, … Continue reading
Latest novel offers Page Turners some Swedish escapism
The Page Turners book group meets next week, June 15, at 7.30pm at Yeha Noha, Station Road, SE25, just up from Norwood Junction Station. This month, the book the group has been reading and will be discussing at the meeting … Continue reading
Norwood Junction book group opens new chapter at Yeha Noha
The Page Turners, Norwood Junction’s new book group, has decided to stick to holding its meetings on the third Wednesday of the month, at 7.30pm in Yeha Noha. So the next meeting will be on April 20. Members have also … Continue reading
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Tagged Norwood Junction, Page Turners, South Norwood
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Norwood Junction ready for take-off with new station name
Council leader Tony Newman and the man pulling his strings, council CEO Nathan Elvery, clearly remain uncomfortable with being in… well, Croydon. This week’s Carve-up Croydon Conference was full of talk of “city status” from some of the estate agent-types. … Continue reading
Community rallies to support Norwood Junction cafe owner
Cafe Basmaccino, which has been serving teas, coffees and refreshments to long-suffering commuters at Norwood Junction for the past nine years, could be forced to close on Tuesday, as its landlords, LOROL – London Overground, a subsidiary of Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Commuting, South Norwood, Transport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Mayor, Norwood Junction, South Norwood, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Goat House Bridge re-opens after six months’ repair works
Goat House Bridge on Penge Road in Norwood, which has been closed for repair works by Network Rail for six months, is now fully open to traffic again, which may come as a relief to any Crystal Palace fans on … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Network Rail, Norwood Junction, rail, Railway, roads, South Norwood, Transport
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South Norwood gets in on the festival activity
Another day, another local fair. Today’s takes place in deepest SE25, with the South Norwood Community Festival – not to be confused with the longer running South Norwood Arts Festival. Starting this morning in South Norwood Recreation Ground, the SNCF … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Dance, Music, South Norwood
Tagged Arts and Entertainment, Croydon, Festival, Food, London, Norwood Junction, Norwood Junction railway station, South Norwood
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Norwood celebrates railway project that linked communities
Croydon’s controversially partisan Tory mayor, Eddy Arram, will be doing the honours tomorrow when he unveils two plaques marking the centenary of the opening of the pedestrian subway under Norwood Junction station. The tunnel links South Norwood town centre with … Continue reading
