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Fuel crisis takes grip of borough leisure centres’ opening times
Times are tough. Now Croydon’s leisure centres and swimming pools – owned by the cash-strapped council and operated for them by Greenwich Leisure – are reducing their opening hours because they can’t afford the steepling costs of heating the buildings, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Libraries, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Better, cost of living crisis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Energy crisis, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, New Addington, New Addington Leisure Centre, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, South Norwood Leisure Centre, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Leisure Centre, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon
More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Age UK Croydon, Business, Charity, Community associations
Tagged Addiscombe East, Ashburton Hall, Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, GLL, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst Park, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre, Warm banks, Warm hubs, Warm spaces
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Croydon pools to offer free summer swimming for under-16s
Youngsters aged 16 and under can use swimming pools at five Croydon leisure centres for free this summer.
Giant-sized laughs make for an Awsum pantomime
SRITHAN CHANDA found something for all ages at a not-to-be-missed production of Jack And The Beanstalk. Oh yes he did! This year’s Croydon Pantomime at the Waddon Theatre, Jack And The Beanstalk, is a fabulous and entertaining show, especially for … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Panto, Jonny Awsum, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Waddon panto comes a cropper due to ‘technical issues’
Today’s matinee and evening performances of Jack And The Beanstalk at the Waddon Leisure Centre have been cancelled by the producers due to “technical issues”. Q Productions declined to elaborate on the nature of the “issues”, but a spokesperson said … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Panto, Jonny Awsum, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Fe! Fi! Fo! Fun! Win a family ticket to the Croydon Panto
Fe! Fi! Fo! Fum! We smell the scent of another outstanding offer exclusive to Inside Croydon subscribers This year’s Croydon Panto is Jack And The Beanstalk, starring Jonny “Britain’s Got Talent” Awsum and Paisley Billings, plus a cast of West … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Inside Croydon, Music, Theatre
Tagged competition, Croydon Panto, Inside Croydon, Patreon, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Jonny Awsum looking forward to a ‘relaxed’ panto performance
Croydon’s family pantomime, Jack And The Beanstalk, which opens its run at the Waddon Leisure Centre next month, will include a “relaxed performance” on Thursday December 14 at 2.00pm. Relaxed performances are open to everyone, but the environment has been … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Jack and the Beanstalk, Jonny Awsum, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Panto producers announce audition dates for junior chorus
Forget the X Factor. Croydon’s wannabe young stars of song and stage have their chance to shine on their own doorstep, at open auditions being held later this month for the junior ensemble of Jack and the Beanstalk, the family … Continue reading
Public start the fightback over standards at Fusion centres
The cup of cheer is hardly overflowing for leisure centre users around the borough. Indeed, many don’t have even a paper cup, as KEN LEE reports The borough’s swimming pools and leisure centres are coming in for ever closer scrutiny … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Fusion, Jamie Audsley, Leisure services, Maggie Mansell, New Addington, South Norwood, Thornton Heath Community Action Team, Waddon
Tagged Fusion, Fusion Lifestyle, Jamie Audsley, Maggie Mansell, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Oh yes he is… Jonny gets an Awsum role in Croydon panto
Jonny Awsum, the Croydon comic who made it to the semi-finals of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent this year, has landed a leading role in the pantomime, Jack and The Beanstalk, which is being staged at the Waddon Leisure Centre in … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Music, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Jack and the Beanstalk, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Croydon to get a quirky take on Jack and the Beanstalk panto
Croydon’s 2017 pantomime is to be Jack and the Beanstalk. As in 2016, following the closure of the Fairfield Halls for refurbishment, this year’s panto will be staged by Q Productions at the Waddon Leisure Centre, in a 400-seater auditorium … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged pantomime, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Youngsters offered their chance to win place in Aladdin
Waddon Leisure Centre on the Purley Way gets to stage Croydon’s version of Britain’s Got Talent this Sunday, with open auditions for talented children who can sing, dance and act and who want to be cast in the chorus for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Aladdin, Fairfield Halls, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Developer price tag for New Addington pool is £10m too much
David Cameron and Gideon Osborne, the Tory Prime Minister and his Chancellor, have been described as “two posh boys who don’t know the price of milk”. Croydon’s own career politician, Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, has himself … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Leisure services, Nathan Elvery, New Addington, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming, Tony Newman, URV
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Waddon pool’s service without a smile for £44 a month
WALTER CRONXITE, our intrepid reporter in the 32in waist Speedos who has a faint whiff of chlorine about him, reports from poolside at the over-priced and poorly finished Waddon Leisure Centre If you ignore the stinking pool of brown water … Continue reading
Posted in Fusion, Health, Leisure services, Purley Way, Sport, Swimming, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon South, Purley Way, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Building problems force another closure at Waddon pool
The swimming pool at Waddon Leisure Centre is part-closed again, for the second time in just a couple of months. The Waddon Leisure Centre was opened in January 2013, but has been prone to a range of snagging issues with … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Bernard Weatherill House, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Planning, Purley Way, Simon Hoar, Swimming, Tony Harris, URV, Waddon
Tagged Bridge to Nowhere, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Croydon station, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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