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Croydon Assembly presents The Big Lie, Ruskin House, Mar 31

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Kurosawa’s Dersu Uzala, Ruskin House Screen Club, Mar 24

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Buddy Holly Tribute Night, Ruskin House, Feb 11

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Most of Croydon schools will be affected by teachers’ strike

GENE BRODIE, education correspondent, reports from a teachers’ union meeting on the increasing levels of grievance among schools’ staff According to the Chinese saying, it is a curse to live in “interesting times”. At a rather bullish annual meeting last … Continue reading

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Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Ruskin House, Feb 24

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Ruskin House Screen Club: The Battle of Algiers, Dec 9

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Soy Cuba screening, Ruskin House Screen club, Nov 18

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Manifesto, plus Daniel Draper Q&A, Ruskin House, Oct 21

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Cuba Solidarity Campaign Quiz Night, Ruskin House, Oct 14

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Mike Leigh’s Peterloo, Ruskin House Screen Club, Sep 16

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Traffic chaos in South Croydon after second sinkhole opens up

A local community association is warning its members, residents and motorists, to avoid South Croydon if they are able, due to emergency road closures caused by a sinkhole opening up on the busy Coombe Road. According to the South Croydon … Continue reading

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New Star rising at Ruskin House as national paper moves in

While the two local newspapers have long ago abandoned having a proper, physical presence in the borough, Croydon is now the home of a national newspaper, one which Labour politician Tony Benn once described as “the best national newspaper in … Continue reading

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Ruskin House Folk and Blues Festival, Coombe Road, Aug 7

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A covid pub crawl round Croydon: Mine’s a pint of sanitiser

While Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, does his Jimmy Pursey impersonation with a chorus of ‘We’re Going Dahn The Pub’, our roaming correspondent, KEN TOWL, right, took a more cautious approach to the reopenings Young people are, of course, immortal. So … Continue reading

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Ruskin House musicians to take part in online May Day rally

Ruskin House, the home of the Labour movement in Croydon, may be closed for the duration, but that’s not going to stop them taking part in a “virtual” May Day rally on international workers’ day this Friday. With the annual … Continue reading

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Ruskin House film club: Mike Leigh’s Peterloo, Mar 20

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The Occupation of the American Mind, Ruskin House, Feb 28

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The Great NHS Heist, plus Q&A, Ruskin House, Feb 13

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John McDonnell: Next steps for Labour, Ruskin House, Feb 11

Croydon TUC and Croydon Assembly open meeting Next steps for Labour Speaker: John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Tuesday February 11, 7.30pm Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road, CR0 1BD

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Ruskin House cinema club: I Am Not Your Negro, Feb 7

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Ruskin House cinema club: Winstanley, Jan 17

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The Great NHS Heist, Ruskin House film club, Dec 6

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Ruskin House Film Club: Sorry We Missed You, Dec 13

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Ruskin House Film Club: Cotton For My Shroud, Nov 29

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Peggy Seeger set to return for Ruskin House fund-raiser

Ruskin House’s Labour and Trades Union club had a special guest on Monday night, when Peggy Seeger attended the unveiling of a portrait of her in the Mandela Lounge. Seeger is one of the leading figures in folk music in … Continue reading

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