Tag Archives: Selsdon Contact

Selsdon Guild makes Contact with £1,000 charity donation

Posted on January 24, 2023 by insidecroydon

Selsdon Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild has made a donation of £1,000 to the local Contact charity. The presentation was made after Guild members last year chose to support the charity in recognition of the help they had provided to locals during … Continue reading →

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Volunteers in Selsdon shift their work from food to support

Posted on June 29, 2020 by insidecroydon

As – for better or for worse – the government eases coronavirus lockdown conditions, so some of the mutual aid groups and food banks which sprang up around the borough three months ago are now being wound up. Age UK … Continue reading →

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Wednesday night is Quiz Night for Selsdon’s band of volunteers

Posted on April 30, 2020 by insidecroydon

Wednesday nights have become Quiz Nights, at least virtually for the volunteers working through the coronavirus emergency at the Selsdon Food Hub. The area’s churches, businesses and voluntary sector groups who have come together to help lonely and isolated residents, … Continue reading →

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Fire Brigade provides a different kind of emergency service

Posted on April 22, 2020 by insidecroydon

The Fire Brigade, a local secondary school and Selsdon community groups worked together to cook and deliver 160 meals to vulnerable residents last Friday. The catering staff at Croydon High opened up their kitchens during the school’s Easter holiday to … Continue reading →

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Volunteers in Selsdon deliver 280 food parcels in two weeks

Posted on April 6, 2020 by insidecroydon

Charity and church workers in the south of the borough have been brought close to tears by the daily acts of generosity from the community in the midst of the coronavirus crisis In Selsdon, a group of local charities, churches, … Continue reading →

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