Monthly Archives: November 2014

The on-going National Archives cataloguing projects include the following of use to historians of Black Britain, the West Indies, the Jacobite uprisings, South Africa, First World Wear officer personnel and labour history and are accessible on the TNA Discovery catalogue. … Continue reading →

At last Croydon’s Labour Leader Tony Newman has announced the person to chair the now named Opportunity and Fairness Commission: the Bishop of Croydon, the Rt. Revd Jonathan Clark. He will be supported as Vice-Chair by Labour Councillor Hamida Ali. … Continue reading →

Representations of Ethnic Minority Groups and Migrants in UK Rap Videos 1993 – 2013 Thursday 4 December  Time: 4:30 to 6:00 pm (refreshments at 4:15) Venue: Top Floor, Education Building Goldsmiths This presentation reports on a recent qualitative research project … Continue reading →

On 7 April 2014  while still in control the Tories approved through Croydon Council’s Cabinet the making of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to assist in assembling the land needed to implement the Westfield/Hammerson scheme.  The CPO is entitled: “The … Continue reading →

With the resurgence of targeted marketing of ‘girls’ and ‘boys’ toys there has been concern that boys and girls are being channelled into restrictive gender specific play. This PhD seeks to examine whether there are any links between children’s play, … Continue reading →

‘Shelter strongly supports the ability of local authorities to use selective licensing. Licensing helps local housing enforcement officers identify privately rented properties in their area, enabling them to develop proactive inspection and enforcement programmes. It provides an opportunity for good … Continue reading →

Action by Croydon Council against bad or ‘rogue’ landlords was the consensus that emerged at its consultation meeting yesterday on the proposed selective landlord licensing scheme. The mainly landlord and agent dominated gathering rejected the licensing scheme. The mainly  small … Continue reading →

Croydon based education and training expert Patrick Ainley and his colleague Dr. Martin Allen will be speaking at the Y(outh) Research Conference being held at the YMCA George Williams College. 10.00 a.m.     Registration with tea and coffee on arrival (Common Room) 10.30 … Continue reading →

In Ireland, Africa and Love in Emily Brontë’s Gondal Poems Christopher Heywood proposes that in the ‘Gondal Poems’ Notebook, Emily Brontë outlined historical personages and events in the Irish Rebellions of 1579–83 and 1798, disguised as the warfare of Pacific … Continue reading →

DURNING LIBRARY FUN DAY Saturday 6 December 11am to 4pm 167 Kennington Lane, SE11 4HF Lambeth Council is looking at the best way for the Durning Library to be used. We have asked Dow Jones Architects to give us a … Continue reading →