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ParkBox comes to Croydon full of children’s toys and books
ParkBox is coming to Croydon. They are boxes, in parks (see what they did there?), bringing books, toys and sports equipment, funded by The Shackleton Foundation and operated by community interest company Croydon ParkBox. The free-to-use mini-libraries have been installed … Continue reading
Sanderstead and Riddlesdown lead battle to save Green Belt
In 1953, the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council was granted a coat of arms, and this included two trees, one an oak to represent the Purley Oaks and the other a beech for Purley Beeches. In 2020, Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon Local Plan, Friends of Purley Beeches, Friends of Sanderstead Rec, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Purley Beeches, Riddlesdown, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Rec, Sanderstead Residents' Association
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Four-mile ramble lets you see the wood for Purley’s beech trees
WANDLE WANDERER: Going just off the beaten track once again, KEN TOWL embarks from East Croydon and to check out another multi-park walking route for the weekend I found myself on a grey March morning standing on Platform 6 at … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Ken Towl, Kenley, Purley, Walks, Wandle Wanderer, Wildlife
Tagged Ken Towl, Kenley, London LOOP, Purley Beeches, Purley Oaks
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