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Tag Archives: The Oval Tavern
Blues at The Oval, free entry, every Sunday, Oct 1 to Nov 26
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Joli Blon Cajun Band, Blues at the Oval Tavern, Aug 27
Posted in Addiscombe West, Music, Pubs
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Rollo Markee and The Tailshakers, Blues at The Oval, Aug 20
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There’s A Bit Of A Do going on in Croydon’s Front Room
There is going to be A Bit of A Do in Croydon later this month. Ahead of Croydon’s turn as London’s Borough of Culture (details of which we await with bated breath), the Drunken Chorus Theatre Company sets out its … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, The Front Room, The Wreck, Theatre
Tagged A Bit Of A Do, Drunken Chorus, Fairfield Halls, The Front Room, The Fun House, The Oval Tavern, The Wreck
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Choirs emerge from lockdown with Oval and Fairfield dates
Two of Croydon’s leading choirs are gearing up for a return to performing in public for the first time since lockdown last year. First off the mark is the Croydon Male Voice Choir, which is singing to diners at the … Continue reading
Masks and casks: good to be back in the open at The Oval
Planning a trip to the pub post-lockdown requires face masks and careful monitoring of the weather forecast, as KEN TOWL discovered yesterday It was snowing when I woke up, but the childish wonder I usually feel when I see snow … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Ken Towl, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Male Voice Choir, East Croydon, Esther Sutton, The Oval Tavern
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Oval Tavern flips pancakes into help for the homeless
The team at The Oval Tavern in East Croydon is joining forces with the Green Party to support homeless people in Croydon. They have set up an appeal for food, toiletries, warm clothing and sleeping bags. The donations will be … Continue reading
A covid pub crawl round Croydon: Mine’s a pint of sanitiser
While Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, does his Jimmy Pursey impersonation with a chorus of ‘We’re Going Dahn The Pub’, our roaming correspondent, KEN TOWL, right, took a more cautious approach to the reopenings Young people are, of course, immortal. So … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Ken Towl, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon, Ken Towl, Ruskin House, Sarah Jones MP, The Claret and Ale, The Oval Tavern
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Oval Tavern appeal success sees pub helping other venues
A popular central Croydon pub and music venue has been so successful with an online fund-raising appeal that it is now sharing some donations with other independent venues around the country that have been hard-hit by lockdown closures because of … Continue reading
Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers
As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading
