Tag Archives: Portland Road

SNCK Teatime Get Together, Socco Cheta, every Wednesday

Posted on September 30, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Socco Cheta community hub Open Day, South Norwood, Jul 16

Posted on July 11, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Community Kitchen’s cooking up a storm in South Norwood

Posted on July 7, 2022 by insidecroydon

Something quite awe-inspiring is happening in South Norwood. After six years of what they describe as community activism through food, cooking up and delivering tens of thousands of meals to the elderly, the poor and anyone who wanted some decent … Continue reading →

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Chari-tree: re-green your neighbourhood with planting scheme

Posted on July 4, 2022 by insidecroydon

A charity sponsorship scheme launched last year, and publicised here on Inside Croydon, has directly led to 10 sponsorship requests, as more than 100 new trees have been planted around the borough in the past 10 months as a result … Continue reading →

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Barber signs Chelsea winger Canoville for cancer campaign

Posted on October 13, 2020 by insidecroydon

Chelsea’s first black player, Paul Canoville, has joined a campaign based in a barbershop in South Norwood to raise cancer awareness among customers. Yianni Hapeshis, the owner of Barber Jack & Son on Portland Road, hopes that by fundraising for … Continue reading →

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South Norwood’s road closures cause mile-long tailbacks

Posted on May 15, 2020 by insidecroydon

Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, took a socially distanced stroll around South Norwood yesterday and found the council’s roads  experiment delivering predictable results Two weeks in to the council’s coronavirus road closure experiment, and the brains trust in Fisher’s Folly … Continue reading →

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Wider pavements and slower cars: King makes road changes

Posted on April 29, 2020 by insidecroydon

The council has announced a range of measures on the streets in West Croydon and Woodside to assist social distancing for pedestrians, improve road conditions for cycling, while suspending parking bays and announcing the intention of enforcing speed restrictions on … Continue reading →

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Wrong direction: South Norwood signs are out of line

Posted on February 3, 2020 by insidecroydon

You don’t know whether to laugh in derision or cry in embarrassment. Certainly, residents in South Norwood don’t know which way to turn after street signs and a map of the local area were installed last month, with the signs … Continue reading →

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Art Compendium 2020, Elizabeth James Gallery, Jan 14-23

Posted on January 2, 2020 by insidecroydon
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South Norwood high street suffers Thames Water torture

Posted on December 3, 2019 by insidecroydon

Long-suffering South Norwood residents have been having to deal with more traffic gridlock in and around the high street, after private utility giant Thames Water broke an undertaking to have a new leakage repaired within a week. A water main … Continue reading →

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Gallery in South Norwood offers a bit of Brazil in batik

Posted on November 29, 2019 by insidecroydon

On a rainy night in Croydon, KEN TOWL heads off to Portland Road for a feel of Latin American sunshine At the weekend I was taking brunch with members of the self-titled FILTH – Failed In London – Try Hastings … Continue reading →

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Senses In The City viewing, Elizabeth James Gallery, Jun 18

Posted on June 6, 2018 by insidecroydon
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Private view at Elizabeth James Gallery, Portland Road, Nov 16

Posted on November 12, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Shapers of Minds view, EJ Gallery, Portland Road, Jun 13

Posted on June 4, 2017 by insidecroydon
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£1,500 licence fee drives South Norwood shops out of business

Posted on October 21, 2016 by insidecroydon

Sad times on Croydon’s high streets. M.T. WALLETTE, our shopping correspondent, reports from South Norwood where two long-standing retailers fear they might be forced out of business… by their own council Two much-loved high street shops, both in the Mayor … Continue reading →

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New gallery hopes to put the art back into Portland Road

Posted on October 10, 2016 by insidecroydon

Portland Road is to get a new art gallery, offering works for sale, exhibitions and workshops for the next 12 months, all run by a woman who grew up locally and who says she wants to try to help “breathe … Continue reading →

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Cash prizes on offer at South Norwood Arts Festival

Posted on May 17, 2011 by insidecroydon

The South Norwood Arts Festival is being staged by the people of Portland Road on June 13 to 19, and the organisers are still seeking volunteers, performers and stall holders for their week’s activities.

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