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Young musician helps celebrate life of local composer
Sean Creighton, the co-founder and co-ordinator of the Coleridge-Taylor Network, will be giving a talk about the life and works of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor this Friday as part of the South Norwood Arts Festival. The Coleridge-Taylor Network staged a range … Continue reading
Acclaimed harpist Keziah Thomas performs at SNAF: July 8
After living in the United States for three years, internationally renowned concert harpist Keziah Thomas has returned home to South Norwood and will be performing as part of this summer’s South Norwood Arts Festival next Monday. Thomas has performed to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Music, South Norwood
Tagged Arthur Conan-Doyle, Concert, Harp, London, Norwood, South Norwood, United States
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PRS Music sketches out a tribute to composer Coleridge-Taylor
More than 100 years after his death, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is not only getting a portrait of himself in his old home town; there’s to be a sketch of the composer unveiled this afternoon in the West End boardroom of PRS … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Music
Tagged Croydon, Elton John, London, Paul McCartney, Royal Albert Hall, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Theodore Roosevelt, United States
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Hear Bill Gates explain how we can end world hunger: June 8
Local campaigner SARAH JONES on why the people of Croydon should join the Enough Food IF rally next week There would be enough food for everyone… • IF we stop poor farmers being forced off their land, and use land … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Environment, Health, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Bill Gates, Croydon, Food, Germany, Hyde Park, Hyde Park London, London, United States
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Channel 5 looking to pull fast one on Croydon’s petty thieves
How others see us… Earlier this week, there was a visit to Inside Croydon Towers by a television producer who had dared venture forth from his trendy offices in one of those fashionable “quarters” of east London in order to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Crime, Local media, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, England, Fagin, London, Religion, United States, Wandsworth
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Rollerball 2013: coming to a Croydon school near you
Roller derby is Britain’s secret sports obsession, and Croydon’s very own league is growing fast and has a new home venue, reports LILY RAE An import from the United States, even for those who have never seen the cult 1975 … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Sport, Trinity School
Tagged Croydon, James Caan, London, London Rollergirls, Roller derby, Rollerball, Trinity School, United States
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It’s a fair cop: we need more police officers on our streets
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Closing police stations would be fine if London Mayor Boris Johnson really did put the money saved and raised into officers on the streets, says DAVID CALLAM It’s a fair cop, Mr Mayor: time to come clean about … Continue reading
Flavours of a Caribbean island from Norwood coffee bar
Casa Cuba, opened in October at the southern point of the Upper Norwood Triangle, provides both genuine Cubans and Cuban products. And when we talk of “real Cubans”, we are not just talking of the rolled Havanos cigars. Proprietors Sandra … Continue reading
