Tag Archives: Susan Oliver

Ten compelling questions on the Whitgift Centre CPO

Posted on January 13, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: A once-in-a-lifetime regeneration, or a sinister land grab? SUSAN OLIVER, pictured, has some nagging doubts about the massive Compulsory Purchase Order on the Whitgift Centre taken out by Croydon Council on behalf of the Hammersfield developers I was … Continue reading →

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‘Cancer forced me to dance with the shadow of fear’

Posted on July 23, 2014 by insidecroydon

Occasional Inside Croydon contributor SUSAN OLIVER, pictured left, has not written for us for a while. Here she explains why Winter 2013 was lousy for me. And then it got a whole lot worse. The downturn started last November. I … Continue reading →

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Art for heart’s sake: seeing the world afresh

Posted on June 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

SUSAN OLIVER, pictured left, ahead of the South Norwood Arts Festival, outlines how she discovered her own artistic bliss Most people know me as a gardener and bee-keeper. But quietly, in the background, I’ve been seeking my own personal revolution … Continue reading →

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Ready, set, go: trowels at the ready to bury a bad idea

Posted on September 16, 2012 by insidecroydon

An initiative by the Royal Horticultural Society inspires SUSAN OLIVER to start thinking how the idea of competition is doing more harm than we think There is a lot of competitions on television these days. Contests involving baking, cooking, singing, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Addiscombe West, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Environment, Gardening, Susan Oliver | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments