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Animals at War exhibit, Whitgift School, Mar 30 and Apr 6
Posted in Activities, Education, History, Schools, Whitgift School
Tagged Amazing Animals at War, Whitgift, Whitgift School
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From Western Front to home front, exhibition remembers 1916
An important exhibition exploring the key events and themes of 1916, through a unique series of individual British, French and German stories, will open at Whitgift School, South Croydon in March. 1916 is regarded as the pivotal year in the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Whitgift School
Tagged South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Whitgift at the double in schools rugby cup quarter-finals
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It’s a red-letter day in the history of Whitgift School rugby next Wednesday, when both their under-15s and under-18s sides will run out on to their South Croydon playing fields to play in the quarter-finals of the national … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Old Mid-Whitgiftians, rugby, Sport, Streatham and Croydon RFC, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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Yarde and Daly included in England’s Six Nations rugby squad
Two products of Whitgift’s English schools’ rugby cup-winning team, Elliot Daly and Marland Yarde, have been called up to the England squad ahead of next month’s Six Nations’ Championship. This was the first squad announcement by new England coach Eddie … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Robshaw, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Okoye goes on the offensive to save his American dream
Three years ago, he was a poster boy of the London Olympics. National record-holder in the discus in his first senior season, and qualifying for the final of a throws event at the 2012 Games, with a scholarship to study … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Elliot Daly, Lawrence Okoye, Marland Yarde, Sport, Whitgift School
Tagged Elliot Daly, Lawrence Okoye, NFL, Whitgift School
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Bavarian who has school and Minster singing from same page
The new organist and choirmaster at Croydon Minster and Whitgift School is a busy man in the weeks before Christmas. JASON COURT got to speak to him in between rehearsals There can’t be too many Bavarians in Croydon. Ronny Krippner … Continue reading
Five-try Whitgift blitz John Fisher in local schools’ derby
RUGBY ROUND-UP: After scoring 24 points in a first-half blitz, Whitgift School’s first XV took the local bragging rights (again), as they beat John Fisher 38-10 last Saturday. They are probably entitled to expect such a performance, given the financial … Continue reading
Local youngsters get a chance for a dramatic start at Whitgift
Whitgift School, through its head of drama, Paul Wilson, appears to have made a move in a positive direction for the local community with the launch next Saturday of the Whitgift Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Music, Theatre, Whitgift School
Tagged drama, Education, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Cipriani’s England recall shows he is back on the right track
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Two old boys of Whitgift School were named today in the England side to face New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday, with a third player with strong local connections, former Warlingham youth player Chris Robshaw, captaining the team. … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Croydon RFC, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged All Blacks, Chris Robshaw, Croydon, Danny Cipriani, England, Marland Yarde, rugby union, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Surrey blame ‘struggling facilities’ for Whitgift cricket decision
Doubts over whether county cricket will return to Croydon were renewed this week when the annual meeting of Surrey members was told that “struggling facilities” were the reason for the county club’s continued absence from Whitgift School. The cricket festival … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged cricket, South Croydon, Surrey CCC, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Trinity face trip to the champions to stay in national cup
RUGBY ROUND-UP: For the second successive year, Whitgift have been knocked out of the national schools’ rugby cup by Hampton School, losing 11-6 in a hard-fought contest in South Croydon yesterday afternoon. Probably most galling of all, Whitgift had led … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Uncategorized, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Croydon, NatWest Cup, Old Mid-Whitgiftians, Old Whitgifitians, Purley-John Fisher, rugby, rugby union, schools, South Croydon, Sport, Streatham-Croydon, Surrey, Trinity School, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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Boris, the NFL, libraries and precious crockery: iC’s 2013
As we approach 2014 and all that may have to offer, here’s the 10 most-read iC articles of 2013 – an eclectic mix of politics, exclusive news stories, sport, arts reviews and controversy. With more than half a million page views … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2012 Olympics, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Art, Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Centrale, Croydon Council, Education, Housing, Inside Croydon, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Libraries, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Museum of Croydon, Planning, Riesco Collection, Roke Primary, Schools, Tramlink, Transport, URV, Waddon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Museum, Harris Federation, Lawrence Okoye, London Borough of Croydon, Whitgift School
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ECB demands rule out Whitgift cricket festival for 2014
Hopes that county cricket would return to Croydon in 2014 after a three-year hiatus will be dashed tonight when the England and Wales Cricket Board publishes its fixtures list for next summer. Surrey will not be listed as playing any … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, England, Guildford, Oval, South Croydon, Surrey, Surrey County Cricket Club, Whitgift School
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South’s double helps Whitgift march on in the cup
RUGBY ROUND-UP: The match of the week locally undoubtedly took place in South Croydon yesterday afternoon, when Whitgift School beat John Fisher 29-6 in the latest round of the NatWest Cup national schools competition. Stan South, the Whitgift lock, scored … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Education, John Fisher School, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
Tagged Aylesford, Croydon, Dulwich College, Hamsey Green, London, South Croydon, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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Whitgift and Fisher get to renew their rivalry in NatWest Cup
RUGBY ROUND-UP: We did say it would be close. By the final whistle at Plough Lane last Saturday, Whitgift School‘s first XV had hung on to a 25-24 victory over John Fisher, but only just, as Lewis Dennelly, the Fisher … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, John Fisher School, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Glyn School, London, Plough Lane, Surrey, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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Surrey cricket looks to revive Croydon festival in 2014
First-class cricket could make a return to Croydon next summer, Inside Croydon can reveal. As the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia gets underway at The Oval, today, Inside Croydon has learned of moves behind the scenes … Continue reading
Surrey starting to come together as storm clouds clear
The death of a promising young batsman, the departure of his friend and club captain, the sacking of the county coach, and the arrival of two legends of Test cricket… It has been a year of trauma for Surrey cricket. … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Graeme Smith, Kevin Pietersen, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged Adam Hollioake, England, Kevin Pietersen, Oval, Ricky Ponting, Stuart Meaker, Surrey, Whitgift School
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Old schoolmates Daly and Yarde get England rugby call-ups
Marland Yarde and Elliot Daly, who played together in the winning side in the national schools’ cup final at Twickenham when at Whitgift School, today received call-ups to the England rugby squad for the 2013-2014 season. Yarde, the London Irish … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Rugby Union, Sport
Tagged Argentina, Chris Robshaw, England, London Irish, New Zealand, Stuart Lancaster, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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Hot dogs help keep Haling Park friends in the shade
This year’s Friends of Haling Grove Dog Show saw pets from across South Croydon dragging their owners to the annual contest in the park on Saturday, the hottest day of the year so far. The Friends of Haling Grove come … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Friends of Haling Grove
Tagged Brighton Road, Croydon, Dog, Duppas Hill, South Croydon, Whitgift School
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Whitgift wing Yarde poised to go all the way for England
IAN LAMONT on the international call-up for a rugby player made in Croydon Another benchmark for sport in Croydon will be made tomorrow, when Marland Yarde runs out in an England shirt at the Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires … Continue reading
Posted in Marland Yarde, Rugby Union, Sport, Whitgift School
Tagged Danny Cipriani, England, Freddie Burns, Lancaster, Rugby League, Stuart Lancaster, Whitgift School, Yarde
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Cultivating culture is year-round project, not just three weeks
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In a previous column, DAVID CALLAM argued for a festival celebrating the borough’s heritage. But next month’s Croydon Heritage Festival misses the target in a number of important respects E viva la fiesta! Time to party in Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Care Homes, Cinema, Comedy, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Heritage Festival, David Callam, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Education, Environment, Fairfield Halls, History, Libraries, London Mozart Players, Music, Old Palace, Schools, Theatre, Trinity School, Walks, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon, David Lean Cinema, England, Lake District, London, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Okoye looks to spin his career for the lure of NFL draft
By Ian Lamont Hearing Lawrence Okoye, the British record-holder in the discus, describe gridiron as “football” was somewhat strange – especially as he seems to want to raise its profile in Britain, where the word has a completely different meaning. … Continue reading
