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Tag Archives: Streatham Common
Streatham Common Kite Day is coming back on May 10
After a hiatus in 2025, the Streatham Kite Day is back in 2026, this year being staged on Sunday, May 10, from 11am to 5pm. The event is London’s only free family-friendly kite festival, and combines world-class kite displays with … Continue reading
Friends of Streatham Common Bat Walk, Rookery Café, Sep 6
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Tagged Bat Walk, Friends of Streatham Common, Streatham Common
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Council-run Norwood Grove placed on heritage at risk register
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A listed building, and surrounding parkland that was bought by public subscription 100 years ago, has been declared by government agency Historic England to be at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate development. By STEVEN DOWNES Tory … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Lloyd Park, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Norwood Grove, Property, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Buildings at risk register, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Friends of Lloyd Park, Historic England, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norwood Grange, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham Common, Streatham Rookery, Tory
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Streatham Common’s protected view under threat from tower
Activists in Norbury and Streatham are halfway to a fund-raising target to meet legal costs to consider a possible challenge to planning permission for a 14-storey tower which locals fear will destroy forever one of the finest views in all … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Environment, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Norbury, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Friends of Streatham Common, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Streatham, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham Common, Woodgate Tower
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Picnics, beer and flying: Streatham Common Kite Day is back
The 23rd Streatham Common Kite Day will take place on Sunday May 12. From 11am to 5pm, London’s only free family-friendly kite festival combines world-class kite displays with the opportunity to fly your own.
Friends of Streatham Common Fun Dog Show, Sep 10
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Tagged Friends of Streatham Common, Streatham, Streatham Common
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Reach for the skies: Streatham Common Kite Day set to return
After a covid-enforced gap, the Streatham Common Kite Day returns next month for its 22nd staging. The organisers claim the Streatham Common Kite Day is London’s only free family-friendly kite festival, combining world-class displays with the opportunity to fly your … Continue reading
Hope Is Everything: Rookery gardens gets a Gervais bench
Today is supposed to be “Blue Monday”, which some claim to be the gloomiest day of the year. But depression doesn’t care what day it is, which is one of the reasons why CALM – the Campaign Against Living Miserably … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Gardening, Health, Norbury, Outside Croydon
Tagged After Life, Netflix, Norbury, Ricky Gervais, Streatham, Streatham Common, The Rookery
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Fanfare for the Common man, and here’s a toast to two ‘saints’
WANDLE WANDERER: Our non-resident rambler KEN TOWL is off on his travels again, but he hasn’t had to venture very far afield to discover some overlooked treasures St Reatham is not, of course, a church named after a saint, but … Continue reading
HHH Streatham Common 6M Cross-country, Sep 28
Streatham Common 6M XC Tough 6-mile cross country race, multiple undulating off-road laps of Streatham Common, organised by Herne Hill Harriers. 11.15am, Saturday September 28, 2019 Streatham Common, Covington Way, Streatham SW16
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Winter tree and bird walk, Streatham Common, Feb 21
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Friends of Streatham Common Funghi Walk, Oct 20
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Volunteer for Doggy Splash Day, Streatham Common, Oct 7
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Streatham-Croydon’s women’s rugby try-it day, Aug 5
Are you free this Sunday Aug 5? Want to kick start your fitness? Then get down to Streatham Common from 10am for a free training session with Streatham-Croydon RFC women’s teams.
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Tagged Streatham Common, Streatham-Croydon RFC
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Guided geology walk, Streatham Common, Aug 20
Posted in Community associations, Education, Environment, Norbury, Outside Croydon, Walks
Tagged Norbury, Streatham Common, Thornton Heath
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Birds of prey flying display, Streatham Common, Jul 30
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Take to the air at Streatham Common Kite Day, May 14
The annual Streatham Common Kite Day will be staged for a 19th time on Sunday, May 14. The day-long event is London’s only free family friendly kite festival, which combines world-class kite displays with the opportunity to fly your own. … Continue reading
