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Croydon International Mela 2017 – in full colour
After a Tory-imposed austerity hiatus of four years, the Mela was back in Croydon on Saturday. Wandle Park was transformed into a forum of colour, sound and celebration. Here, with contributions from numerous loyal readers, is a small selection of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon International Mela, Dance, Music, Wandle Park
Tagged Conservative, Croydon International Mela, Labour, Tory, Wandle Park
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Composers pair off at Mela for unique musical experiment
The Croydon Mela being held in Wandle Park at the end of the month will stage a unique collaboration between cross-cultural performers as part of the Croydon Composers project. Ten of Croydon’s aspiring composers and musicians – drawn from hip … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Scream Lounge
Tagged Croydon International Mela, Scream Lounge, Wandle Park
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Riverside walk with swans, meadows and Nelson’s fishing pond
WANDLE WANDERINGS: It’s Wandle Fortnight, and we asked our non-resident rambler, KEN TOWL, to explore the Wandle Trail This is a three-borough walk from one park to another, tracing the course of the nascent river Wandle as it births in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Waddon, Walks, Wandle Park, Wandle Wanderer, Wildlife
Tagged Ken Towl, River Wandle, Waddon Ponds, Wandle Park, Wandle Trail, Wandle Wanderings
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Wandle Park’s International Mela announces line-up for Sep 30
The Colors Croydon International Mela in Wandle Park on September 30 will celebrate the culture of the local Asian communities and showcase a combination of international artists, local talent, extraordinary dance and spectacular street theatre. “There really be something for … Continue reading
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Tagged International Mela, Wandle Park
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Park’s Pirates are a magical delight around the bandstand
Our arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK got all hot and bothered on a cool summer evening by some of the racier performances at CODA’s outstanding production of Pirates of Penzance Such fun! I was saying only the other day over coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CODA, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Wandle Park
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CODA adds some swash and buckle to Gilbert & Sullivan
CODA will be performing around the bandstand in Wandle Park next week in their fourth annual outdoor production – a boisterous new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. The Pirates of Penzance is one of … Continue reading
Posted in CODA, Comedy, Music, Theatre, Wandle Park
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Wandle Park
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£240,000 Arts Council grant sees return of Mela to Croydon
The Mela is to return to Croydon later this summer, thanks to a £240,000 grant from the Arts Council. Seven years after the last Croydon Mela in Lloyd Park – axed by the then Tory-run council in a first wave … Continue reading
