Monthly Archives: October 2019

  From: https://polycarpjournals.com What people dislike about Croydon https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/11-things-croydon-make-people-17145378 Councillors should take note. 836 co-living units proposal rubbished by Place Review Panel The Council’s Place Review Panel has described the proposed project on College Green for co-living units ‘as being … Continue reading →

Croydon consults on Borough wide selective licensing scheme renewal  In October 2015, the Council correctly introduced a borough-wide scheme requiring all private landlords to be licensed and ensure their tenants’ homes meet key housing, environmental and safety standards. As the  scheme … Continue reading →

Tuesday 29 October. UNISON Quiz. 7 – 9pm. £5.  Non-members welcome. Thursday 31 October. Halloween 80s disco. From about 8pm.  Free. Sunday 3 November. Libre Fuego & Singers’ Night. Folk & Blues. £2. 8pm Sunday 10 November. The Cohorts & Singers’ … Continue reading →

SWEET PATOOTEE present, a secret history of WW1 that the mighty British Empire tried to hide: Black British veterans tell their story of the First World War. ‘Did you know that when WW1 began, there were churches in the British … Continue reading →

11am-7pm Sessions (1)    In Memoriam of Ian Duffield and Imtiaz Habib, two pioneers in the field, and supporters of WHBBH, who have sadly passed away in the last year. Some of their peers and co-collaborators, Barbara Bush, Audrey Dewjee, Duncan … Continue reading →

The Cassandra Learning Competition about the novelist Angela Levy is open to all Croydon artists.  

The annual Black History Month Magazine can be seen at https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk You can search for events by e.g. London Borough etc at https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/section/news-views Sugar Media & Marketing has created the first national Black History Month resource pack to support organisations … Continue reading →

Daily to 31 October. Victorian Footprints Bethnal Green was transformed during Victorian times. The landscape evolved – as new housing, schools, churches and parks were created – and social reformers made their mark too, seeking to improve education, healthcare and living … Continue reading →

I will be running a bookstall focussing on Black History at this event organised by Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network. Conference Agenda Welcome – Bishop Delroy Powell, Senior Pastor New Testament Assembly Church Tooting Introduction- Malik Gul- Director, Wandsworth Community Empowerment … Continue reading →

  Petition against developers cutting down trees There have been many instances of developers in Croydon cutting down trees, including those with Tree Preservation orders. In Norbury this has been seen by the Railway Station and on Pollards Hill. The … Continue reading →