Tag Archives: Purley Way Playing Fields

Parks football teams in line for £5m Premier League boost

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

Billionaire clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal could soon be contributing towards improved facilities for park football in Croydon. Croydon has made a successful preliminary bid to Sport England and the Football Association for schemes at Ashburton Park and … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Football, Greenwich Leisure, Leisure services, Purley Way, Sport, Timothy Godfrey | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Council’s parks contractor is ‘surprised that the grass grows’

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

A Croydon councillor has today criticised the council’s parks contractor, saying that Quadron has been “surprised that the grass grows”. Many of the borough’s parks and open spaces have not undergone a routine grass cutting over the spring. But this … Continue reading →

Posted in Carole Bonner, Croydon parks, Environment, Fieldway, Lloyd Park, New Addington, Quadron, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Take a tip: councils often powerless against fly-tippers

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: For all the T-shirts, grandstanding and threats of dire consequences if anyone gets caught dumping rubbish in the borough, Stuart Collins, the cabinet member responsible for the state of our streets, this week all but admitted the council … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashburton, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments