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Local arts cuts: “It isn’t about money, it’s about pride”
Croydon’s internationally renowned Warehouse Theatre closed last year when the local council withdrew its modest subsidy. Its historic building was recently demolished. Here, actor SAMUEL WEST explains why theatre matters Where does theatre belong in a healthy society? It’s one … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Theatre, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Arts, Danny Boyle, National Campaign, National Campaign for the Arts, Olympic, Samuel West, Theatre, Warehouse Theatre
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Inspired Croydon Harrier Safo latest to join the golden greats
IAN LAMONT catches up with two high-flying athletes who, inspired by the London Olympics, won medals at the weekend’s European junior championships Inspired by the Olympics? The record haul of 19 medals won by British juniors at last weekend at … Continue reading
Olympic boost gives Woodcote School’s track a flying start
IAN LAMONT reports on the opening of an important sports facility in Coulsdon Evidence of the “Olympic legacy” since last summer’s global sporting showpiece was staged in the capital has been hard to find. The Surrey county athletics championships has … Continue reading
Festival fortnight offers food, football and fun
BERNARD WINCHESTER highlights the many varied activities to be found on the opening weekend of the South Norwood Arts Festival, from Olympic torches to WG Grace After missing out in 2012 (perhaps the Olympic organisers felt that the competition from … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Athletics, Cricket, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace FC, Dance, Football, Music, South Norwood, Sport, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, London, Olympic, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games, South Norwood, Thomas Crapper, Woodside Green
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Local athletes running scared of county championships
The Surrey championships used to be a highlight of local athletes’ year, and they used to be staged at Croydon Arena. IAN LAMONT witnessed the 2013 edition at Kingston at the weekend where despite last year’s London Olympics successes, there … Continue reading
Council extends consultation deadline over Arena academy
After protests from locals that too little time had been offered to respond, Croydon Council has extended the consultation period on its controversial proposals (aka “determined plan”) to build a large secondary school at Croydon Arena in South Norwood. As … Continue reading
Games Maker volunteers see Palace make a game of it
Crystal Palace called on the Olympic spirit at Selhurst Park, coming back from 2-0 down against Cardiff with a Glenn Murray hat-trick, all backed by a new squad of “Games Maker” volunteers. After the success of the army of tens … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged Cardiff, Crystal Palace FC, Dougie Freedman, Glenn Murray, London, Olympic, Palace, Selhurst Park
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Ready, set, go: trowels at the ready to bury a bad idea
An initiative by the Royal Horticultural Society inspires SUSAN OLIVER to start thinking how the idea of competition is doing more harm than we think There is a lot of competitions on television these days. Contests involving baking, cooking, singing, … Continue reading
Inspired by the Olympics? Try the race that’s too tough for Mo
Inspired by the Olympics? Want to set yourself a real challenge? There’s a very challenging – and that means a lot of hard hills – six-mile charity cross-country race on Streatham Common at the end of this month, where regular … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Athletics, Charity, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Gold medal, London, Mo Farah, Olympic, Olympic Games, Streatham Common
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Go with Mo: Croydon takes part in world record attempt
A week on from Mo Farah winning his second Olympic gold medal in the 5,000 metres, Croydon’s runners have been playing their part in a world record attempt 5km run. ParkRun is an outstanding, nil-cost series of weekly races staged … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Addiscombe West, Athletics, Health, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming, Thornton Heath
Tagged Michael Gove, Mo Farah, Olympic, Olympic Games, ParkRun, Thornton Heath
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Croydon’s Olympic volunteers offered free photo-shoot
Were you an Olympic Games volunteer? A local business is offering a free photo-shoot of volunteers in their Olympic uniform together with their ID as a special thank-you for all their efforts during the London 2012 Games. The picture will … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Shirley North, Sport
Tagged 2012 Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, Events, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Sport, Summer Games
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Londoner forced to go to end of the earth in Olympic sacrifice
Ignore the statistics pumped out so far this week about the Olympic Games and Britain’s quest for 48 medals in the coming 16 days of high-octane sporting action. Here’s a set of stats much closer to home: London is a … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, London-wide issues, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Blake Aldridge, Britain, Ellen Gandy, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Tom Daley, Tony Beckley
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Travelling to London: check out this Olympic transport advice
London’s “Zil Lanes”, the network of restricted roads mainly in the centre of the city, go live this morning, barely 24 hours after the shut down of one Tube line and an overground railway line prompted transport chaos for 60,000 … Continue reading
Make it so! Waddon gets a flicker of the Olympic Flame
They say that the Olympics is a power for good, bringing people of the world together. And so it was in Waddon this lunchtime, as two cultural icons met for the first time: Sir Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Pickard from … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Flyover, Duppas Hill, Olympic, Olympic Games, Patrick Stewart, Star Trek, Waddon
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Croydon clubs get £95,000 from Mayor’s sports fund
As the Olympic Torch enters Croydon, locals had another 95,000 sporting reasons to celebrate, with three projects in the borough benefiting in hard cash from the latest round of grants from the Mayor of London’s sports fund. Streatham and Croydon … Continue reading
Carrying a torch for the Olympics: Croydon’s route
The Olympics come to Croydon, however briefly, on Monday.
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Sport
Tagged Coca-Cola, Croydon, Didier Drogba, Lloyds TSB, Olympic, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games, Patrick Stewart
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25% off tickets: See Britain’s Olympic stars in action
We are delighted to bring you the chance to see some of Britain’s top track and field athletes, including golden Olympic hopes Mo Farah, Dai Greene and Croydon’s very own Lawrence Okoye, competing at Crystal Palace next Friday night, July … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Dai Greene, Lawrence Okoye, Olympic, Track and field
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There will be no Olympic crime spree here, says Musker
Dave Musker, the borough police commander, today sought to reassure the Croydon public that there would be no reduction in service in the coming month because of the Olympic Games. “Anybody out there who thinks that there will be opportunities … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Crime, Croydon 8/8, David Musker, Policing
Tagged Crime, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Olympic, Olympic Games
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Discus date with destiny for Okoye, the Olympic opportunist
It is a year since the wheels fell off for the discus-throwing juggernaut that is Lawrence Okoye. At 6ft 6in tall and 21-stone, Okoye was in only his first full season as an international discus thrower, and he had known … Continue reading
Grassroots sports clubs are facing an Olympic task
What lasting impact will the Olympics have on sport in Croydon? Not much, says STEVEN DOWNES It’s less than 50 days now until the Olympic Games begin in our city. But here, in Croydon, we seem almost untouched by the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Athletics, Cricket, Croydon Harriers, Health, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Pool, Rugby Union, Schools, Shirley North, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Swimming
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Harriers, England, Hugh Robertson, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Sport England
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