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Tag Archives: Timothy Godfrey
Lambeth confirms Upper Norwood Library closure in April
Bookish gyms correspondent GENE BRODIE reports on an announcement which has been described as “a betrayal” of Labour voters Whoever is in the Brains Trust running the Labour Party in south London really needs to authorise some modest expenditure on … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Joint Library, Upper Norwood Library, Upper Norwood Library Trust
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Croydon looks for volunteer-run libraries and ‘bookish gyms’
GENE BRODIE on the announcement of a council consultation which puts the future of the borough’s libraries in doubt yet again A fortnight ago, Inside Croydon reported the startling news that some of Croydon’s Labour councillors are prepared to abandon … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Carillion, Croydon Council, Education, Greenwich Leisure, Libraries, Norbury, Sanderstead, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Libraries, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Tory
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Job losses and volunteer libraries leaves us feeling let down
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Public library provision is a statutory requirement for local authorities such as Croydon. But they also represent a soft target when councils want to make cuts. ROBERT GIBSON says that the funding announcement for Crystal Palace’s library is … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Greenwich Leisure, John Wentworth, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Pat Ryan, Steve Reed MP, Timothy Godfrey, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Conservative, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Robert Gibson, Save Upper Norwood Library Campaign, Steve Reed OBE, Timothy Godfrey, Tory, Upper Norwood Library Trust
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Done deal: Fairfield Halls £30m redevelopment starts in July
The Fairfield Halls will close this summer to undergo a £30 million redevelopment, after the venue’s managment board finally agreed to the investment scheme proposed by the Halls’ owners, Croydon Council. The council’s plans – based on a secret consultants’ … Continue reading
Council freewheels into new row over Norbury BMX track
The council is staging what it calls a “community day” in Norbury Park this Saturday, where many hope that Tony Newman, the council leader, will get to demonstrate his relatively new-found enthusiasm for bicycling. Or, more accurately, what they call … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Cycling, Norbury, Sport, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Transport
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, Norbury, Norbury Park, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
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Local libraries under threat of closure as cuts bite deep
GENE BRODIE has seen confidential council documents which show that the borough’s most expensive-to-run libraries, in Sanderstead and Norbury, are vulnerable to cost-cutting closure Croydon Council has just cottoned on that this Saturday is National Libraries Day. The council’s press … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Carillion, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, Libraries, Norbury, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Bradmore Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Sara Bashford, Selhurst, Selsdon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Fairfield Halls staff still left waiting for talks with management
Plans to redevelop the Fairfield Halls are expected to be submitted formally for approval later this week, Inside Croydon understands. But with the borough’s biggest arts venue set to close this summer for a two-year, £30-million refit, the Fairfield Halls … Continue reading
Fairfield management ‘reckless’ over sale of O’Donnell tickets
The breakdown in the relationship between Croydon Council and the management of the Fairfield Halls appears almost complete, after the scheduling of a sell-out concert by Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell for a date almost three months after the concert hall … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fairfield Halls, Music, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Daniel O'Donnell, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
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Fairfield Halls’ vested interests fail to offer extra £4.8m
A website and petition set up to “Save Our Fairfield” are being run by people with vested commercial interests in seeing millions of pounds of public money used to keep the arts centre open during its refurbishment. The petition and … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Boxpark, Fairfield Halls, Property, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
Tagged Fairfield Halls, Labour, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
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Get your hard hat on: central Croydon is about to be closed
Central Croydon looks like it is going to be a ghost town for a couple of years, as its two flagship attractions, the Whitgift Centre and Fairfield Halls, are both closed for redevelopment at the same time. The temporary closure … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Business, Croydon Central, Croydon College, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Planning, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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MP Reed’s endorsement of ‘lunatic’ column causes anger
Steve Reed OBE, MP for Lambeth South (the parliamentary seat formerly known as Croydon North) has caused outrage among Labour supporters in the borough after his overly enthusiastic support of Liz Kendall in his party’s leadership contest has seen him … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon North, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Libraries are bricking it over introduction of Lego clubs
They call it “building on the lessons learned in the classroom”. Geddit??! Over the summer holidays, Croydon’s libraries will be trying to attract local children by offering them the chance to play with Lego. Given that the management of Croydon’s … Continue reading
Festival opener at Fairfield Halls will be for free, says council
Tickets for the Ambition Festival headline show at the Fairfield Halls are free, in a bid to emphasise Croydon Council’s “investment in culture”, according to officials working in Fisher’s Folly. This cultural freebie follows on from the central Croydon cycle … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fairfield Halls, Music
Tagged Ambition Festival, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Timothy Godfrey
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Town Hall withdraws all councillors from Fairfield Halls board
Wonders will never cease. For the first time in its 50-plus-year history, the Fairfield Halls management board has no members imposed upon it by Croydon Council. The decision was announced by the Labour-run council last week, in among its various … Continue reading
UKIP call for Selhurst by-election may cost tax-payer £20,000
The disrespectful and impatient move by three UKIP members to demand a Town Hall by-election in Selhurst ward could cost the Council Tax-payers of Croydon up to £20,000. As exclusively revealed earlier this week by Inside Croydon, UKIP members Emmanuel … Continue reading
Godfrey ensures council sticks to funding pledge for library
Croydon Council’s new leadership has honoured a promise to increase funding to Upper Norwood Library, matching that provided by Lambeth. Labour’s arts and culture spokesman, Timothy Godfrey, has pledged an additional £47,500 this year, reinstating funding cut two years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Libraries, Norwood Society, Pat Ryan, South Norwood, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Libraries, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Joint Library
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‘This is the season of delivery for culture in Croydon’
Councillor TIMOTHY GODFREY, the council cabinet member for culture, responds publicly to concerns regarding the immediate future, and safety, of the Fairfield Halls Five months into the newly elected Labour council in Croydon and you begin to see the rewriting … Continue reading
Godfrey dismisses Tory ‘scaremongering’ over Fairfield Halls
A Croydon council cabinet member has hit out at what has been described as deliberate scaremongering and “opposition for opposition’s sake” from a Conservative councillor, who last night announced to a community association annual meeting that the Fairfield Halls was … Continue reading
Brenda Kirby: an inspiration to volunteers and civic life
Last week, a service to celebrate the life of Brenda Kirby was held at Croydon Minster. The former teacher, councillor and Mayor of Croydon had served New Addington for much of her life. Over the past four years, through her … Continue reading
The Commitment: a new work at the Warehouse Theatre?
Ted Craig, the director of the Warehouse Theatre at East Croydon which was forced to close two years ago, has warmly welcomed the news, reported by Inside Croydon, that Ruskin Square developers Stanhope are keen to stand by their pledge … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Fairfield Halls, Music, Property, Ruskin Square, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, East Croydon station, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Ruskin Square, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Ruskin Square could include theatre if council refunds £3m
Croydon could get a purpose-built, modern 200-seat studio theatre to replace the much-lamented Warehouse Theatre, provided that the council re-allocates a £3 million grant originally intended for the purpose by private developers Stanhope. The news comes as the now Labour-run … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Business, Cinema, Comedy, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Music, Planning, Property, Riesco Collection, Ruskin Square, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Riesco, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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‘Scandal’ of council’s £84,000 sale price for Ashburton Library
The outgoing Conservative-run council in Croydon tried to sell-off the publicly owned old Ashburton Library building on the day before the local elections at the knock-down price of £84,000. Independent valuations conducted for the council had suggested that the building’s … Continue reading
