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Tag Archives: Richard Pacitti
When You’re Young: film makers get the bands back together
RICHARD PACITTI got a phone call recently that struck a chord… “Are you free to meet up with a bunch of old punks?” It was an old pal on the phone. “I have been talking with someone called Griff who … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Music, Pubs
Tagged Captain Sensible, Croydon, Johnny Moped, Richard Pacitti, The Damned, The Greyhound, The Star
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Cornering the market in smocks, dockets and community care
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Our local shops are an important part of the fabric of society, and have played an often vital role during lockdown. We should cherish them, writes RICHARD PACITTI I have been reading Babita Sharma’s book The Corner Shop, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health
Tagged Babita Sharma, corner shops, Croydon, Derek Bentley, London, Richard Pacitti, Tamworth Road, West Croydon
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Wondering wanders: our thought-provoking covid walks
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Getting out and about has taken on added importance during lockdown, and given RICHARD PACITTI cause for thoughts… For me, an unexpected pleasure brought about by the coronavirus restrictions has been the walks I have been taking with … Continue reading
Posted in Health, History, Walks
Tagged Chaldon, Chaldon Church, DH Lawrence, Richard Pacitti
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Libraries are our long-term investment. Don’t squander it
CROYDON IN CRISIS: On World Book Day, RICHARD PACITTI outlines why closing any of the borough’s libraries is a very bad idea Think of an ideal public service. It would be one that was accessible to all members of the … Continue reading
We shouldn’t take mental health for granted in the ‘new normal’
Earlier this week, RICHARD PACITTI, right, who spent much of his career working for a charity specialising in dealing with the issues raised around mental health, outlined how people have used well-established techniques to help them cope with the past … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mind in Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Mental Health, Mind in Croydon, Richard Pacitti
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We can all deal with lockdown if we put our minds to it
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It has still been possible to lead a ‘mentally healthy lifestyle’, even under pandemic conditions. RICHARD PACITTI offers some helpful advice Like so much else concerned with covid-19, we are “learning as we go” as far as the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Health, Mind in Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Mental Health, Mind in Croydon, Richard Pacitti
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Despite all the walking and talking, every day is like Sunday
CROYDON COMMENTARY: ‘Every day is silent and grey…’. Lockdown has stirred memories of songs and sitcoms for RICHARD PACITTI (right) During the coronavirus restrictions, a friend sent me an email with the heading No Particular Place To Go, a light-hearted … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Health, Music
Tagged Billy Bragg, coronavirus, Covid-19, Morrissey, Richard Pacitti, Squeeze
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National government needs to take the adult social care burden
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After spending his career working in senior positions in the voluntary sector, RICHARD PACITTI (pictured left) says that if we funded adult social care differently, it would solve a lot of problems Most people are aware of the … Continue reading