To Saturday 20 February. Random Acts of Kindness Week
www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/croydon-care-service-celebrates-kindness-week
Sunday 21 February. Closing date for registering for:
Monday 22 February.6.45-8.30pm. Croydon Communities Consortium Zoom On Census 2021 and other matters
Wednesday 24 February. 2pm. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Zoom talk by Chris Harman fully illustrated with sound and video clips for Sanderstead Local History
The meeting room opens at 1.45pm for a prompt 2pm start. The Zoom link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82544524076?pwd=dHgvQnFBQ2owUDNONUZicEhudmFQUT09
Meeting ID: 825 4452 4076
Password: 371953
Wednesday 24 February. 6pm. General Purposes & Audit Committee On-Line
Presentation on Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
Thursday 25 February. 6pm. Planning Committee On-line
20-24 Mayday Road (pre-application); 2 – 4 Addington Road; The Sandrock, 152 Upper Shirley Road; 14 Oakwood Avenue; 930 Purley Way, Purley.
On-Line Play and Exercise
https://croydoncc.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/play-place-offers-online-events-for-8-19-yr-olds
Exercise Class for Muslim Women:
www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/james-moore-introduces-croydon-powers-through-the-pandemic
Financial Crisis News
Labour suspends Tony Newman and Simon Hall
This means they will to be able to take part in Labour Group meetings, and will be independent Councillors for the time being.
Croydon Not Alone In Financial Crisis
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/02/local-councils-are-facing-an-existential-crisis
Thornton Heath Chronicle Needs Financial Support
Thornton Heath Chronicle has been receiving record numbers of page views on its social media sites. The Editor states:
‘If every one of those tens of thousands of people had donated just £1 towards supporting The Chronicle we would have the funds to continue for five years.
Sadly, we have had no support for our survival campaign from readers since the last publication.
The numbers of people reading The Chronicle news feeds demonstrates the desire for local news and this edition, one of our best, covers so many important and powerful issues.
The Chronicle has always been funded on a shoestring.
Support from Community ward budgets, which have now been axed by the council and funding from Thornton Heath Community Action Team People’s Heath Trust bid, have paid for the printing and design costs in the past.
With barely any advertising and revenue coming in we need your support more than ever.’
To donate to The Chronicle survival campaign:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-local-newspapers
COVID News
As of 15 February there were 103 COVID patients at Croydon University Hospital, with 15 being treated in intensive care.
Geographic Analysis of COVID 11 February.
Analysis shows that Norbury East had the highest incidence of COVID cases followed by Addiscombe West and New Addington North. The other high incidence areas in declining order are: Shirley East, Broad Green & Waddon Marsh, Park Hill and Lloyd Park, Selhurst South & West Croydon, Central Croydon, South Norwood Park, Norbury West, Thornton Heath North West, Purley North, Croydon Minster & Waddon North, New Addington Central, Coulsdon and West Thornton North.
www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/16-places-croydon-highest-coronavirus-19858541
Volunteer Activity
A group of adults in full time care in Epsom and Banstead cook meals for the Croydon homeless
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/19093855.adults-receiving-care-cook-meals-croydon-rough-sleepers
A Take One Leave One rail in Croydon is open every Saturday from 11am to 3pm in Croydon High Street.
Croydon Based Nurse Dies of COVID
www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/wonderful-croydon-nurse-who-inspired-19848229
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/19096527.croydon-community-raises-thousands-nurse-lost-covid
Croydon Teachers Can Drive Through Low Traffic Areas
Ed Sheeran Buys Bus As Ecclesbourne Primary School Music Classroom
www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/time-ed-sheeran-surprised-croydon-19860754
Developers’ News
Main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine for the £350m Morello II twin tower residential development next to East Croydon station has signed up specialist groundworks and concrete contractor Mitchellson to deliver foundations and concrete frame
www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/02/15/mitchellson-wins-17m-deals-for-twin-croydon-towers
Work To Start On 68 storeys 228 Metres One Landsdowne Tower
www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/work-begin-building-croydons-tallest-19864613
The Croydon Haters
A swastika has been daubed on a building in Selsdon Wood.
www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-walker-shocked-after-seeing-19858459
Cultural News
https://creativecroydon.wordpress.co
Singing for Creativity & Wellbeing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUKDns1OOtI
UK Ambassador for Singing Hospitals
Book Launch
Serena Alam of Cronx Publishing has drawn attention to this new book launched on Thursday.
www.eventbrite.com/e/letters-to-the-earth-live-paperback-book-launch-tickets-140273404529
Campaigning For The Elderly
National Pensioners Convention And BBC Licence Fee
Connections For All On Air
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfJpoWzs9Zw&feature=youtu.be
To download the slide go to
www.npcuk.org/post/connections-for-all
Ageism, Human Rights & Hate Crime in the UK
www.npcuk.org/post/ageism-human-rights-hate-crime-in-the-uk
Age UK Calls For Re-start Of Essential Visits To Care Homes by 1 March
