Tag Archives: Steve Chalke

Bishop condemns march for ‘co-opting and corrupting’ crosses

Posted on September 22, 2025 by insidecroydon

The Bishop of Croydon and the founder of Oasis, the foundation which runs a multi-academy trust of schools, including several in Croydon, were among almost 40 senior church and charity figures to sign a letter which condemned the “co-opting and … Continue reading →

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Mr Motivator gets Oasis pupils moving in Zaian fund-raiser

Posted on March 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

While Croydon Council flogs off one park lodge on the cheap today, tomorrow a charitable foundation with property assets worth nearly half-a-billion pounds will be staging a fund-raiser in another park to get the money to pay for the purchase … Continue reading →

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Oasis to convert Ashburton Lodge into Zaian youth centre

Posted on January 14, 2022 by insidecroydon

Working in partnership with a major schools academy trust, Croydon’s Labour councillors have stepped in to halt the sale of a park lodge in order to use the building as a youth centre in memory of 15-year-old Zaian Aimable-Lina, who … Continue reading →

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Ryelands Primary move helps council alter academy plans

Posted on October 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

Among our council’s initial responses to the borough’s school places crisis was to propose to build on public open land next to the Arena in South Norwood, something firmly rejected by local residents. As HAMIDA ALI reports, the council still … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashburton, Community associations, Education, Environment, Gavin Barwell, Hamida Ali, Oasis Academy, Paul Scott, Planning, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Charity leader says Croydon should ignore EVF protest

Posted on July 19, 2013 by insidecroydon

Steve Chalke, the Croydon-born founder of Oasis, the social action charity, has urged people to ignore the English Volunteer Force demonstration due to take place outside the Home Office immigration HQ in Wellesley Road next week. Chalke’s opinion runs counter … Continue reading →

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