Monthly Archives: November 2021

Music Events Ruskin House December Events FOLK & BLUES £3 at 8pm 5– Four Gone Confusion and Singers’ Night 12 – Singers’ Night 19 – Accousticatz and Singers’ Night FOLK CLUB 7.30 for 8pm 6 – Jez Lowe £10/£8 13 – Christmas Party £3 Other … Continue reading →

On 6 December the Cabinet will approve a six week period of statutory consultation  running over the Christmas and New Year period, making it difficult for residents associations and others to prepare their comments, objections and alternative proposals. Yet more … Continue reading →

£25m cuts are to be agreed by the Cabinet on Monday week with a further £13m to be found later. It will also agree the draft Local Plan Review documents (see next posting). The Sword of Damacles continues to hang … Continue reading →

Tuesday 23 November. 6.30pm. Council Licensing Committee Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 – Setting of Licence Fees; The Gambling Act 2005 – Review Of London Borough Of Croydon Statement Of Principles. Thursday 25 November. 6.30pm. Council General Purposes & Audit … Continue reading →

Thursday 18 November. 6-7.30pm. How Black Literature Changed Britain Benjamin Zephaniah, Margaret Busby, Deirdre Osborne and Joseph Harker discuss authors writing today, and explore the rich Black literary tradition that precedes them and its impact on our culture. Event was … Continue reading →

Although this is not Croydon based, some of our residents might want to donate their waste items to it,while others may wish to explore setting up a Terracycle in Croydon.

The Council is consulting the Friends of Parks and Open Spaces on a new parks and open spaces strategy dictated by the cuts as part of achieving a balanced budget supported by the  loan approval from the Government and under … Continue reading →

The Council is presenting an up-date on the Borough of Culture 2023 planning at the meeting of the Culture Network on Monday 15 November. I have copied the text into this file: The details circulated are full of meaningless jargon. … Continue reading →

News about Croydon this last week includes: ITV interview  with Council tenant re-racism. Sarah Jones warning about lack of Government levelling up for Croydon and South London. The departure of the new Housing Director. The London Mayor not objecting  to … Continue reading →