Monthly Archives: January 2021

The Tory Government approval of the new London Plan presents Croydon’s Labour and Tory Parties with a major dilemma for the London Mayor and GLA elections and the Directly Elected Croydon Referendum in May. Government Approves London Plan On Friday … Continue reading →

COVID Update In the week up to 24 January there were 1,908 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Croydon. That was 996 or 34.3 down from the previous week’s figure. The borough’s ‘rolling rate’ of new cases per 100,000 people … Continue reading →

Friday 29 January. 6pm. BAME History Quiz https://croydoncc.wordpress.com/2021/01/27/croydon-bme-forum-over-65s-young-at-heart-bame-history-quiz-6pm-on-29-jan Sunday 31 January. 4  5.30. Strategy, Power And Union Resurgence Seminar   Organised by Ella Baker School of Organising to explore power and strategy in the UK union movement. ‘It takes a historical perspective … Continue reading →

For the Council meeting on Monday 25 January I submitted two questions, one for oral answer by the Leader and one for written answer by the Cabinet member for Leisure and Culture. Because of the webcast problems the meeting started … Continue reading →

Leaving aside the disastrous effects of the COVID pandemic, the financial crisis cannot be seen in isolation from Croydon’s wider social and economic context, including: The former sub-regional importance of the Town Centre. The collapse of the Town Centre as … Continue reading →

On Tuesday  evening there was a Croydon Trade Union Rally on Facebook, the start of developing a campaign against the Council’s cuts. The speakers were mainly regional and national trade union officials, Donna Murray-Turner, a community activist involved in drawing … Continue reading →

Wednesday  27 January. 2.30 pm. Children’s Holidays and Outings Sanderstead Local History Zoom memories event on https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85828673280  Meeting ID:  858 2867 3280; Pass Code: 439504 Wednesday  27 January. 6.30 pm. General Purposes & Audit Committee On-line Croydon Finance Review – Phase 1 … Continue reading →

Protection is needed for Croydon’s small community and voluntary organisations argues a group of smaller grassroots organisations commenting on the Council’s savings proposals to Voluntary and Community Sector funding. ‘The section specific to the Voluntary and Community sector is limited … Continue reading →

Sunday 24 January. Savings Cuts Consultation Ends Sunday If you have responded yet the survey can becompleted at: https://news.croydon.gov.uk/croydonrenewalplan If your comments and analysis do not fit in with the survey format you can email your comments to, Susie.Rundle@croydon.gov.uk making … Continue reading →

Croydon Council has refused to supply full information about Brick by Brick sites in response to my Freedom of Information request  for information about the Brick by Brick sites. It is using the excuse that some of the information is … Continue reading →