Monthly Archives: June 2020

 Croydon resident Ian Hunter has been corresponding this month by email with Cabinet member Stuart Collins about the Council’s advice that tea bags can be added into food waste caddies for collection despite the fact that many brands contain plastic. … Continue reading →

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Labour History Society Its July newsletter contains articles on Kinder Trespass -Yesterday and Today, Feminist Archive Midlands East FAME, Edmund Potter, Karl Marx and the issue of supported emigration during the Cotton Famine, The Ending of Frame … Continue reading →

Overview Keeping up-to-date with the news and debates about the history issues highlighted by the Black Lives Matter reaction to the murder of George Floyd is becoming very difficult. This week sees some virtual talks sand a BBC repeat on … Continue reading →

Local authorities are facing severe financial crisis due to the extra spending due to COVID-19 not matched fully. http://www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-derecki-the-grim-reality-of-london-boroughs-finances-is-becoming-clearer Council Leader Tony Newman comments on the crisis: ‘Local government has been underfunded for many years, and the impact of the … Continue reading →

Three weeks ago I was consulted by the Croydon Trades Union Council  (CTUC) about the outline of a proposal to Green Croydon sent to it by Labour Councillor Jamie Audsley (Bensham Ward). This was done because I had chaired the … Continue reading →

Overview As lockdown eases we are seeing mass irresponsible selfish behaviour, particularly at Bournemouth: not just no social distancing but also the scale of of litter. This reminds us that litter = people, and Councils have an uphill struggle to … Continue reading →

Black Cultural Archives has been invited by the Home Secretary to join the new Windrush Cross Government Working Group. The following statement by Dawn Hill, CBE, Chair of the Board of Trustees, has been issued by BCA. ‘We have accepted … Continue reading →

In a powerful letter to the Prime Minister, Chi-chi Nwanoku of the Chineke! Foundation and others across the British cultural world, are calling for action not another BAME review . The signatures are leading figures across the arts, including Julia … Continue reading →

Overview As lockdown eased last Monday Council leader Tony Newman has praised Croydon shoppers for adhering to social distancing. The Council has set up a new fund to help freelancers  working in the creative industries. Fairfield Halls will remain closed … Continue reading →

The world wide Black Lives Matters campaign following the murder of George Floyd, the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol and the Oriel College decision to remove the Cecil Rhodes statue, and the ongoing Windrush Scandal, have ensured that … Continue reading →