Monthly Archives: December 2014

We  thought we should let signers of our petition on Change.org  know the sad news that Battersea Water Pumping Station was demolished in the autumn. We had a very good response to the petition, which clearly struck a chord with … Continue reading →

Setting-up an independent Enterprise and  Skills Development Board for Croydon is being proposed by Charlotte Davies, who is Chair of South Croydon Community Association. Proposed initial meeting afternoon Friday 9 January The idea is that the Board should be independent … Continue reading →

 North East Labour History Society  Special First  Tuesday meeting  The Bridge Hotel, Castle Square, NE1 1RG January 6  2015 at 7pm A special ‘social’ meeting to kick off the New Year and help raise funds for the North East Labour History … Continue reading →

Third phase of Landlord Licensing Consultation Starts Following the High Court decision against Ealing Council’s proposed landlord scheme for not consulting neighbouring Boroughs’ Croydon Council has started to do so in what is now the third phase of the consultation. … Continue reading →

The inventions of 5 famous scientists and engineers on Tyneside Monday 29 & Tuesday 30 December , 11am & 3pm North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 1SE In a dazzling display of … Continue reading →

Ambition Festival offers narrow range of events The Council’s Town Centre Ambition Festival (23-26 July) is to offer a narrow range of events centred around a ‘contemporary mainstream culture image’. Several offers of events which do not fit this image … Continue reading →

Following the success of  the Croydon Assembly on  15 November the working groups at it have made plans to meet again early in the New Year. All the groups are open to everyone who supports the Assembly The groups will continue … Continue reading →

Revised time 5 January Croydon Assembly Working Group on Local Economy Meetings to discuss written evidence to the Westfield/Hammerson CPO Inquiry Monday, 5 January. 11.30am, The Spread Eagle 39-41 Katharine Street, Croydon Monday 12 January. 7pm Ruskin House. 23 Coombe Rd, … Continue reading →

Purley Pool Campaigners deny council claims that the pool is in a ‘dangerous’ state of disrepair. See: http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Purley-Pool-Campaigners-deny-council-claims-pool/story-25733748-detail/story.html#ixzz3MFQ38OaM New Addington Pool Inside Croydon suggests that the cost of the proposed New Addington pool are greatly inflated. http://insidecroydon.com/2014/12/18/developer-price-tag-for-new-addington-pool-is-10m-too-much Controlling loss of … Continue reading →