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Tag Archives: Ruskin House
Ruskin House Screen Club: The Battle of Algiers, Dec 9
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Tagged Ken Loach, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, The Battle of Algiers
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Soy Cuba screening, Ruskin House Screen club, Nov 18
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Tagged Martin Scorsese, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Soy Cuba
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Cuba Solidarity Campaign Quiz Night, Ruskin House, Oct 14
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Tagged Ruskin House, South London Cuba Solidarity Campaign
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Mike Leigh’s Peterloo, Ruskin House Screen Club, Sep 16
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Tagged Peterloo, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club
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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
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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Tagged Ben Chacko, Croydon, Croydon Central, Morning Star, Ruskin House
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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
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Ken Towl, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon, Ken Towl, Ruskin House, Sarah Jones MP, The Claret and Ale, The Oval Tavern
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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
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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Tagged Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, John McDonnell MP, Ruskin House
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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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Tagged Peggy Seeger, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Folk and Blues Club
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It Happened Here screening, Ruskin House Film Club, Oct 18
The German invasion of Britain took place in 1940 after the retreat from Dunkirk. After months of fierce resistance and brutal reprisals, the occupying forces manage to restore order, largely suppressing the resistance movement. However, due to demands from the … Continue reading
