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Tag Archives: South Norwood Community Kitchen
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
Posted in Addiscombe East, Age UK Croydon, Business, Charity, Community associations
Tagged Addiscombe East, Ashburton Hall, Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, GLL, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst Park, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre, Warm banks, Warm hubs, Warm spaces
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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
SWLLC Temporary Accommodation lunch, Socco Cheta, Dec 1
Posted in Community associations, Housing, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC, Temporary accommodation
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The 21 charities and voluntary groups helping out this winter
The innovative community group at the South Norwood Community Kitchen has recently begun operating out of the Socco Cheta hub on Portland Road, offering their regular Saturday lunches but now also running a “pay-what-you-can-afford” café at lunchtimes on Tuesdays to … Continue reading
Mayor condemned for ‘cruel’ treatment of street homeless
When other local authorities are looking to provide ‘warm banks’ for the poor and winter shelters for the homeless, Croydon’s cash-strapped council is seizing vulnerable people’s possessions in their effort to tidy up their swanky offices. By STEVEN DOWNES Tory … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stuart King
Tagged Bernard Weatherill House, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Emma Gardiner, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, SNCK, South Norwood Community Kitchen, STUART KING, Tory
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Giles in ‘fairytale’ return for second spell as Croydon boss
Seven months after he stood down as manager at Croydon FC, it was announced tonight that Liam Giles is to return to the Arena as the club’s new boss. A vacancy had occurred after Tyler Chambers and his assistant manager, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Gavin English, Liam Giles, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tyler Chandler
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Town centre PSPO will just drive problems out to the suburbs
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Conservative Mayor’s proposals for a new Public Space Protection Order in the town centre will just displace anti-social behaviour, while failing to help the targets of the on-the-spot fines, says RIA PATEL, pictured left, a Green Party … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Pubs, Ria Patel, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of Croydon, PSPO, Public Space Protection Order, Ria Patel, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory
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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
Posted in Business, Charity, Christopher Herman, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stella Nabukeera
Tagged Christopher Herman, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, Louis Carserides, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed OBE
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Community Kitchen’s cooking up a storm in South Norwood
Something quite awe-inspiring is happening in South Norwood. After six years of what they describe as community activism through food, cooking up and delivering tens of thousands of meals to the elderly, the poor and anyone who wanted some decent … Continue reading
This is the stark human cost of the borough going bankrupt
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A mum of six children is facing destitution after the council has made her family more than £200 per month worse off by cutting her Council Tax Support and failing to provide its promised hardship scheme. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Trams’ New Year game hits back of the net for local community
Croydon FC might have lost their first game of 2022 to an unlucky injury-time goal at the Arena yesterday, but the people of South Norwood turned out as the real winners after an impressively generous donations day held for the … Continue reading
Trams kick-off New Year with collection for community kitchen
Croydon FC’s first game of 2022 will be running a fund-raiser for the South Norwood Community Kitchen. The match, against Tooting Bec, kicks off at Croydon Arena at 3pm on bank holiday Monday, January 3. “Come along and cheer on … Continue reading