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Tag Archives: Sanderstead Residents’ Association
Sanderstead’s Gruffy gets a Duck-ingham Palace upgrade
People passing Sanderstead pond, at the top of Sanderstead Hill, may have noticed that there’s freshly painted new duck house sitting proudly in position. The green space, known as The Gruffy, has long had a place of sanctuary in the … Continue reading
Council bright spark forgets Sanderstead’s Christmas lights
A crowd of hundreds of locals were left disappointed last night, when they turned out to see Sanderstead’s Christmas lights switched on… and nothing happened. Thanks to the residents’ association and Rotary club, and with sponsorship from a local estate … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association, Street lighting
Tagged Christmas lights, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Christmas lights, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Selsdon and Sanderstead Rotary
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Sanderstead Community Day, Sanderstead Rec, Sat Sep 27
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Charity, Community associations, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association
Tagged Rotary Sanderstead and Selsdon, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Community Day, Sanderstead Rec, Sanderstead Recreation Ground, Sanderstead Residents' Association
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New managers for public library need crowdfunding to operate
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After a year’s delay, only now are ‘plans’ slowly emerging for the future of four public libraries, with no leases yet agreed on at least two sites. GENE BRODIE, education correspondent, reports It’s been a whole year … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Libraries, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Property, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association, Shirley North, Shirley South, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Old Coulsdon, Play Place Innov8, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Rec, Sanderstead Recreation Ground, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Shirley, Shirley Library, Story Sanctuary, The A Collective, Tory
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Council digs up Sanderstead park just days before annual fair
Contractors’ tractors and other heavy vehicles moved in on Sanderstead Rec last week to start a council works project. Trouble is, no one at Croydon Council bothered advising local residents, who have spent many months organising their annual local festival, … Continue reading
More than 2,500 sign petition to save Sanderstead Library
A petition to keep Sanderstead Library open has attracted more than 2,500 signatures. Sanderstead is one of four libraries earmarked for closure as part of Mayor Jason Perry’s plans to “reorganise” Croydon’s library service. The petition demands that Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Old Coulsdon, Richard Pacitti, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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£51,000pa saved on library won’t touch council’s £1.6bn debt
Three years ago, RICHARD PACITTI, pictured left, explained how to save the borough’s libraries. With half of Croydon’s public libraries once again under threat of closure or being down-graded, he’s back to make the case for a properly funded, essential … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Broad Green Residents' Association, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friend of Sandersted Library, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, New Addington Library, Old Coulsdon, Richard Pacitti, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Tory
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Demolition shows how council’s planners have no ‘red lines’
STEVE WHITESIDE on the developing (geddit?) saga of a house-builder who manages to ignore planning conditions laid down by elected councillors, thanks to some considerable assistance being provided by council staff The sad saga of 158 Purley Downs Road, where … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Leila Ben-Hassel, Lynne Hale, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Yvette Hopley
Tagged 158 Purley Downs Road, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Demetri Prevatt, Heather Cheesbrough, Labour, Leila Ben-Hassel, London Borough of Croydon, Lynne Hale, Nicola Townsend, Richard Freeman, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents' Association, South Croydon, Steve Whiteside, Tory, Yvette Hopley
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Signs of the times, as Sanderstead look to celebrate jubilee
Next year’s 70th anniversary of Queen acceding to the throne in 1952 will see celebrations across the realm, and even in some parts of Croydon. Though in Sanderstead, one landmark tribute that is seen by thousands every day is beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Lynne Hale, Sanderstead
Tagged Lynne Hale, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents' Association
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Developers given free rein from a council with no controls
Many Croydon residents feel ill-served by the council’s developer-friendly planning department while being ignored by the Town Hall’s somnolent planning enforcement team. Here, STEVE WHITESIDE examines a case in Sanderstead where developers have been given virtual free rein as the … Continue reading
Sanderstead and Riddlesdown lead battle to save Green Belt
In 1953, the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council was granted a coat of arms, and this included two trees, one an oak to represent the Purley Oaks and the other a beech for Purley Beeches. In 2020, Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon Local Plan, Friends of Purley Beeches, Friends of Sanderstead Rec, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Purley Beeches, Riddlesdown, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Rec, Sanderstead Residents' Association
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