Tag Archives: Purley Pool

Purley Rotary Club Swimathon 2019, Feb 23/Mar 2

Posted on October 10, 2018 by insidecroydon
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Croydon pools to offer free summer swimming for under-16s

Posted on July 1, 2018 by insidecroydon

Youngsters aged 16 and under can use swimming pools at five Croydon leisure centres for free this summer.

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2018 Purley Swimathon, Purley Pool, Feb 24 and Mar 1

Posted on February 2, 2018 by insidecroydon
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Palace keeper Speroni helps Swimathon splash the cash

Posted on March 19, 2016 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni was on hand to get the Purley Swimathon underway this year, with swimmers aged from seven to 80 raising more than £20,000 towards local causes. As well as supporting their own chosen causes, the swimmers … Continue reading →

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Make a charity splash in the new year with Purley Swimathon

Posted on January 1, 2016 by insidecroydon

There are still a few lanes available for eager fund-raisers at the 2016 Purley Swimathon on Saturday February 27 and Thursday March 3.

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Council meeting goes through the motions as a costly joke

Posted on January 27, 2015 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, our man watching the webcast with a Yorkie bar and  a cup of strong black coffee, calls for another reform of Croydon Council: scrap meetings of the full council. They’re a complete waste of time and public money, … Continue reading →

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POLL: Back our scheme to save Purley Pool – permanently

Posted on January 26, 2015 by insidecroydon

FLIP FLOP (Part 94): Purley Pool has been given a reprieve, of sorts. Following an announcement this morning by Tony Newman, the council leader, the only public swimming pool serving a vast catchment area in the south of the borough … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Fusion, Leisure services, Mike Fisher, Planning, Purley Pool, Swimming, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Money-saving argument over pool closure won’t hold water

Posted on January 18, 2015 by insidecroydon

Campaigners hoping to keep Purley Pool open might want to consider whether the costs saving argument put forward by Croydon Council for the closure actually… well… holds water. The pool at Purley was earmarked for closure in 2014 by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, New Addington South, Planning, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Way, Sport, Swimming, Tony Newman, URV, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Purley Pool shows Tories and Labour are both in shallow end

Posted on January 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon South’s anarchist candidate, JON BIGGER, pictured left, says that the decision over Purley Pool is another example to show there’s little difference between his Conservative and Labour election rivals The debate around the closure of Purley Pool … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Jon Bigger, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Developer price tag for New Addington pool is £10m too much

Posted on December 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

David Cameron and Gideon Osborne, the Tory Prime Minister and his Chancellor, have been described as “two posh boys who don’t know the price of milk”. Croydon’s own career politician, Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, has himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Leisure services, Nathan Elvery, New Addington South, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming, Tony Newman, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Pool closure leaves Labour’s Emily Benn high and dry

Posted on December 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on how Labour has quickly reinforced Croydon’s North-South divide, in moves which it may come to regret Have you got the message? If you live in Purley, Kenley or Coulsdon, Labour don’t expect you to vote for them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashburton, Bishop of Croydon, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Parking, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman, Transport, Waddon, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Purley Pool to close as council Budget cuts begin to bite

Posted on December 10, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council is to close Purley Pool in a cost-cutting exercise aimed at avoiding having to spend at least £780,000 on urgently required repairs and renovations to the much-neglected swimming facility. Purley’s swimming pools’ fate was sealed once the council … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fusion, Leisure services, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments