Monthly Archives: July 2022

Councillors have expressed concerns about the future of the Whitgift Centre because the days of shopping centres are over, and with continuing delays by the Croydon Partnership in submitting new plans. Executive Mayor Jason Perry was a member of the … Continue reading →

I will be leading the annual John Burns walk and giving a talk on Tom Mann for Battersea & Wandsworth Trades Union Council on Saturday 30 July.

To 17 August. South Asian Heritage Month http://www.southasianheritage.org.uk/events-information Tuesday 26 July. 7pm. Elswick’s Shipyard and its Colonial Legacy 1885-1918 Zoom talk by Celina Hunt for North East Labour History Society. Scholarship surrounding the history of the North East is dominated … Continue reading →

Wednesday 20 July. 6.30 pm. Scrutiny Streets, Environment & Homes Sub-Committee Sustainable Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery Directorate Overview; Revocation of Croydon Suburban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2 (SPD2); Housing Directorate Overview Scrutiny Work Programme 2022-23. Well worth reading … Continue reading →

This latest book published under my imprint is available from: John Charlton johncharlton@blueyonder.co.uk £12.50 inc. post & packaging

“My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.”- Boris Johnson. Does this apply to Croydon? Boris will perhaps be remembered locally for his comment: “My argument to the Treasury … Continue reading →

Are Councillors Being Prevented From Performing Their Role? Several meetings have been cancelled or postponed last week: Licensing Sub—committee, Tenant & Leaseholder Panel, South West London Waste Partnership Joint Committee, Planning Committee, and this week Scrutiny Streets, Environment & Homes … Continue reading →

For further details search the internet. Mon 4               Regency Seniors: The Razor’s Edge (PG|1946|USA|145 mins), Regent St Cinema, 1pm DLHG: The Royal Observatory at Abinger, Graham Dolan, Crossways Baptist Church, Dorking, 7.30pm – to 9th Tue 5                BFI Premiere: Reel … Continue reading →

Following the betrayal of the community organisations in Norbury over the future management of Harlow Hall, the Council may betray the wider community if it approves a planning application which will allow a private company to take a long lease … Continue reading →

Low income households in Croydon Central and North constituencies are experiencing a much higher level of poverty than in Croydon South. This is shown by research by Fair By Design which shows that local economies are losing £4.5m pa to … Continue reading →