Monthly Archives: August 2014

This posting brings together information on some of the environmental and heritage activities in Croydon in September and October. It is not comprehensive and as new information is received it will be added in.   20 September. London Open House … Continue reading →

Its 100 days since residents elected Labour to run the Council. No sensible person would expect that the litter, rubbish and fly-tipping problem could be turned round in such a short time. However, the foundations have been set to improve … Continue reading →

If Croydon Officers and Councillors attend the property world jamboree MIPIM UK at Olympia on 15-17 October they will be met by a group of protestors organised by the Radical Housing Network, an umbrella for groups fighting for housing justice, … Continue reading →

Yoruba Village Square is a cultural initiative by Dayo who was inspired by historian Robin Walker to find out about the history of culture of the Yoruba of West Africa of which he is a member. Famous people of Yoruba … Continue reading →

Updated 25 September Lambeth Heritage Festival. Throughout September. Full details at lambeth.gov.uk/heritagefestival. It includes Lamberth Archives Open Day on Satusay 27 September. I will be running a bookstall at it. Summerstown 182 Walk Saturday 6  September. 2pm Walk in memory of … Continue reading →

This is the title of an assessment by a Croydon TUC working party of Croydon Council’s Growth Plan and District Centre Investment; Growth For All report which was approved by the Cabinet in July. It has just been submitted to … Continue reading →

Two folk clubs, Ruskin House Folk & Blues and Croydon Folk meet at the labour movement social club, meetings and events premises at Ruskin House 23 Coombe Rd (CR0 1BD), a Fairfield Halls. It meets on Sundays.at 8pm. The September … Continue reading →

Join the British Library and British Museum Singers (conductor  Peter Hellyer) for a performance of Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast by Anglo-African composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The programme will also include an arrangement of ‘Summertime’ from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and other items. The British Library holds the … Continue reading →

The developers behind two new multi-storey residential tower block schemes are offering only token provision of ‘affordable’ housing, and only on a shared ownership basis. Four new multi-story residential tower blocks are proposed for the George St and College Rd … Continue reading →

Today (28 August) sees the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to mark Bristol’s successful 1963 Bus Boycott campaign that saw a milestone in achieving equality for the city’s black and ethnic minority communities. Members of the original campaign,  Dr Paul … Continue reading →