Tag Archives: Socco Cheta

Hundreds turn out to protest against plan to close nurseries

Children as young as three or four are being threatened with the consequences of the crass mismanagement of the local council and the failed £1bn property gamble by the borough’s biggest land-owners. By education correspondent GENE BRODIE It was all … Continue reading

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Lawyers start to look into Croydon’s temporary accommodation

A public meeting today with public interest lawyers could represent the start of a potentially long campaign to get better living conditions for hundreds of families currently housed in three former office blocks on London Road between Thornton Heath and … Continue reading

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Community Lunch, Socco Cheta South Norwood, Jul 22

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Temporary Accommodation meet, SNCK, first Thu each month

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Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon

More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading

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Fighting fund’s £1,000 donation helps at heart of community

Earlier this month, Croydon Council withdrew its ludicrous High Court injunction against this website. Inside Croydon pledged that any money raised by readers for the #KerswellBallsFund, its legal fighting fund, that was not needed for the court case would be donated … Continue reading

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SWLLC Temporary Accommodation lunch, Socco Cheta, Dec 1

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South Norwood Pay What You Can Café, Tue-Fri 10am-3pm

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Arts and Crafts with Aga, Socco Cheta Hub every Thursday

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SNCK Teatime Get Together, Socco Cheta, every Wednesday

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Health Awareness Day, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, Aug 31

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Labour councillors accused of high street ‘social cleansing’

A community action group has responded angrily to Labour councillors in South Norwood signing up to a police scheme intended to clear the area of street drinkers Volunteers at the South Norwood Community Kitchen have characterised the plans as “social … Continue reading

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Socco Cheta community hub Open Day, South Norwood, Jul 16

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Community activists’ new conversation around kitchen table

The community activists behind one of the most successful projects in South Norwood have begun a new exercise, which they are calling The Kitchen Table Project – but this aims at being about a lot more than cooking meals for … Continue reading

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Marathon gives £150,000 grant to new sports school for netball

Three schemes in Croydon have between them received nearly £200,000 in grants from the London Marathon’s charitable trust, it was announced today. The Socco Cheta Community Hub in South Norwood (£18,500) and Wheels For Wellbeing, which operates across several sites, … Continue reading

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South Norwood groups close in on dreams for Socco Cheta

South Norwood is getting ever closer to having a purpose-built community centre. Community groups came together in 2018 and bid successfully to the council to get use of the Socco Cheta building on Portland Road, and they now have plans … Continue reading

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Socco Cheta hub opening events, South Norwood, Jul 13 & 17

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