Monthly Archives: October 2014

Equalities and Inclusion Consultation Croydon Council is consulting on its Equalities and Inclusion Policy. The document can be found at http://www.croydon.gov.uk/community/equality/ei-policy and the survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EqualityandInclusionSurvey. The Consultation runs until Friday 14 November. If you would like … Continue reading →

Young adults: Living and Learning in Recessional Times Friday 5 December BSA Meeting Room, Imperial Wharf, Fulham, London, SW6 2PY This event explores how young people’s aspirations and realities for living and learning in the UK are responding to societal … Continue reading →

Seventh History of Youth and Community Work Study Conference Hinsley Hall, Leeds 13-15 March 2015 As with the earlier gatherings, it will include a mix of plenary sessions, workshops and ‘surprise’ events. Amongst the plenary speakers will be Michael Snape … Continue reading →

London Journal special issue: ‘Leisure in London’s Suburbs, 1880-1939’ ·       Dion Georgiou, ‘Leisure in London’s Suburbs, 1880-1939’ (N.B. This is free to access at http://www.maneyonline.com/toc/ldn/39/3. ·       Geraldine Biddle-Perry, ‘Fashioning Suburban Aspiration: Awheel with the Catford Cycling Club, 1886–1900’ ·       Rebecca … Continue reading →

For my discussion on remembering the First World War in Croydon and Croydon’s health in  1914 see: http://thecroydoncitizen.com/history/commemorating-the-great-war-in-croydon/ http://thecroydoncitizen.com/history/croydon-like-1914/ For my preliminery look at at health and social issues in the First World War in Battersea see http://historyandsocialaction.blogspot.co.uk/2014_05_01_archive.html

GEORGIAN GROUP TOUR PLUS ORGAN RECITAL AT PETER’S CHURCH, VAUXHALL 19 November 2014 5 – 8pm or concert only from 6.50pm Come to a special Organ Recital at St Peter’s Church, Vauxhall, a hidden gem of Gothic revival architecture, designed … Continue reading →

Croydon Council is updating its Equality and Inclusion Policy to ensure that the Borough continues to be a place where people want to live and work – a place where everyone has fair and equal opportunities and life chances. The … Continue reading →

Talk on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Saturday, November 1. 2.30pm Ian Morgan, Elgar Society West Midlands branch committee member. Baptist Church Hall, Sansome Walk, Worcester Joint event with the Worcester Recorded Music Society and is free to both Elgar Society and WRMS … Continue reading →

“I was out playing football on Hackney Marshes and a scout was there from Clapton Football club. He saw me playing and thinks I should have a trial with them.“ Walter Tull August 1908  “What a season we have had. … Continue reading →

SCOLMA (UK  Libarries & Archives Group on Africa) Annual Conference 17 July 2015 The British Library CALL FOR PAPERS The first shot fired for Britain in the First World War was from the rifle of an African soldier in West … Continue reading →