Monthly Archives: August 2020

Is Croydon Heading For Bankruptcy? ‘Croydon Borough Council has contacted the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government calling for urgent financial assistance to help ‘. (Property Week. 25 August; plus coverage in Financial Times, and on 27 August on … Continue reading →

Henry Box Brown is well known in America for escaping slavery by being packed in a box and mailed from Virginia to Philadelphia. The passing of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 made it unsafe for Brown to remain in … Continue reading →

At the time of writing David Olusoga’s article based on his MacTaggart lecture on racism and the media in today’s Guardan Journal has not bee posted on-line Zoom Events Thursday 27 August. 6-8.30pm. The beat goes on – we love … Continue reading →

Tuesday 25 August. 6.30pm. Virtual meeting of Scrutiny & Overview Committee This will consider the key decisions set out in Cabinet Reports ‘Responding to the Local Government Funding Challenge’ and ‘July Financial Review’. The documents can be accessed at: https://democracy.croydon.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=166&MId=2412 … Continue reading →

Monday 24 August. Croydon Slavery  & Abolition – Zoom Talk By Me  This talk is for the Dorking Local History Group’s Surrey MeetUp series of Zoom Talks. To register click here:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArfuGtrjkrH9XfCjDug6QmCPAXvmhfZgpu Angela Vanegas has written an excellent piece for … Continue reading →

The Croydon Climate Change Commission Transport and Energy Working Group ‘initially looking for brave and creative ideas’ –  feasibility comes later, broadly on: (a) how to reduce petrol/diesel traffic, increase walking, cycling*, clean public transport and localised living; (b) how … Continue reading →

At 7pm on Wednesday 26 August the Conservative Councillors are holding Zoom planning meeting with Residents Associations. Normally their meetings have been held in a church hall. The main item will be the Government’s Planning White Paper and an update … Continue reading →

Communities of Resistance is an exploration of the histories of more than forty war resister communities across Britain from rural villages and industrial towns to the urban villages of greater London. It tells the stories of the men and women who … Continue reading →

Council Pleased With Exam Results Croydon schools have achieved a preliminary pass rate of 98.5%, which is above Borough’s 2019 results (95.72%), its 2018 results (96.13%) and anticipated national average of 98.3%. Croydon schools’ A*-A grades increased by 4% to … Continue reading →

The Croydon Climate Change Commission held its  2nd virtual meeting on 28 July. Those taking part were mainly  the Councillors  and institutional members (Croydon College, Coast to Coast Local Economic Partnership and LSE), and four people from business and the … Continue reading →