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Quirks on display as Croydon embraces the Jubilee party

Communities across Croydon have embraced the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend with the kind of gusto you’d expect after a couple of locked down, grim years. There’s been with sandwiches and Scotch eggs, cake after cake, cardboard cups of Prosecco, welly … Continue reading

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Croydon charity given Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Homelessness charity Croydon Nightwatch has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, it has been announced today. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in this country, the equivalent to an individual being given the … Continue reading

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Town Hall lights its beacon to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee

There are more than 140 street parties planned for the Platinum Jubilee weekend in Croydon, with the bunting up at the Town Hall and civic celebrations beginning with a beacon-lighting ceremony tonight – one of more than 1,500 Jubilee beacons … Continue reading

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Community Jubilee Party, Christ Church, Addiscombe, Jun 4

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London’s top doctor issues health reminder ahead of Jubilee

London’s NHS medical director has issued a reminder to the capital’s residents to be prepared with all their medication needs ahead of the four-day Jubilee bank holiday weekend. Dr Chris Streather recommends Londoners get ahead of their healthcare needs early, … Continue reading

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Cassandra Centre Jubilee Celebration, Norbury, Jun 2

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Jubilation all-round as High School stages early street party

With the school’s pupils due to be away on half-term during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Croydon High staged its own “street party” this week when pupils and staff from across the school came together to celebrate. The entrance to the … Continue reading

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Love Norbury Jubilee On The Green, St Helen’s Road, Jun 4

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Shirley’s wild garden opens its gates for a royal celebration

Staff at a Croydon care home will be using their historic garden to host a street party picnic. Wilderness Gardens is a seven-acre historic garden situated on Shirley Church Road within MHA Hall Grange, a care home that offers residential … Continue reading

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Love Norbury’s knitters are getting ready for Jubilee party

There are so many plans underway for street parties around the borough that are sure to live long in the memory, but the people at Love Norbury think that their offering on June 4 will hit the community vibe sweet … Continue reading

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Jubilee Beacon veggie picnic event, Lloyd Park, Jun 2

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Party, St Matthew’s Park Hill, Jun 5

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Queen’s Jubilee celebration, Legacy Youth Zone, Jun 4

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Garden Party, Shirley, May 28

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