Croydon Council Meetings
Tuesday 21 November. 6.30pm. Scrutiny & Overview Committee
It will consider the Improvement and Assurance Panel Exit Strategy, Period 5 Financial Performance Report, Pre-Decision Scrutiny: Progress update on tranche 1 asset disposals, seeking approval for tranche 2 of asset for disposal and approval of the update of the Community Asset Transfer Policy; Appointments to Scrutiny Sub-Committees; Scrutiny; Scrutiny Work Programme 2022-23.
Tuesday 21 November. 6pm. Planning Committee
Croydon Park Hotel – demolition of the existing buildings and retention of the existing basement, and erection of a residential building of 447 homes with a maximum height of 36 storeys and community floorspace; and Royal Russell School, Coombe Lane demolition of existing Junior School and replacement.
Croydon Budget Consultation
The consultation survey form for the Council’s budget for 2024-5 can be seen at
https://www.getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/budget24-25
The consultation ends on 15 December. A short explanation can be seen at
https://news.croydon.gov.uk/have-your-say-on-the-councils-2024-25-budget-survey-opens-today/
Council To Pay For Government Panel Members Fee Increase
The Secretary of State Michael Gove has decided to increase the daily fee for the Chair members of the Improvement and Assurance Panel from £900 to £1,000, and for the other independent members from £800 to £900, and requires the Council to meet these fees, and the Secretary of State expects the London Borough. See also Inside Croydon 10 November)
Ruskin House Events
FOLK & BLUES £3 (cash) at 8pm every Sun
26th – Paul Steele and Open Mic
3rd Dec – Four Gone Confusion and Open Mic
FOLK CLUB £4 (cash or card) at 7.30 for 8pm every Mon. See also croydonfolkclub.org.uk.
27th – Wizz Jones £12/£10
4th Dec – Georgia Shackleton £10/£8
Other:
Nov 24th – Jazz in Mandela
Nov 24th – Film ‘The Old Oak’ Ken Loach in Cedar Hall
Nov 25th – Amnesty Lindy Hop Dance in Cedar Hall
Inside Croydon Postings
More concerns about Purley Pool Developers. (8, 9 & 15 November)
Croydon Federation of Mosques has asked Croydon North MP Steve Reed why he supports the killing of Palestinians, including children, as part of Israel’s self-defence. (9 November)
Andrew Fisher discussed the tensions being cranked up over Remembrance Day. (9 November)
Perry blames police for slow investigation of complaint over former Council leaders. (9 November)
Labour excludes members from shortlisting candidates for Croydon East. (11 & 18 November)
Whitgift Foundation CEO resigns. (20 November)
Other News
Hot Air Delusion At Develop Croydon Conference. (Council News. 10 November)
Reclaim Croydon evicted from former Matthews Yard
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-squatters-giving-free-hot-28119066
Crisis At Refugee Hostel
Black History
Wednesday 22 November. 4.30-6pm. Slavery and Popular Print in Early Modern England
Talk by Professor Phil Withington, University of Sheffield for the Wilberforce Institute
In 1500 the language of ‘slavery’ was unused in English; by the 1650s, it was the usual term for English men and women to describe states of unfreedom. This talk outlines the remarkable rise of slavery in the English vernacular before the creation of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, focusing on how the language was used in popular print culture.
If you wish to attend in person at the Wilberforce Building at Hull University please email wilberforce@hull.ac.uk
To hear online go to
The Music Is Black: A British Story
Exhibition being planned by the Victoria & Albert Museum. Spanning the past 125 years it will trace the story of Black music in the UK from the early twentieth century right up to the present day. It will highlight early pioneers like Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Winifred Atwell, Emile Ford and Janet Kay, as well as paying tribute to modern artists.
The Smalls – A Mixed Race Couples In Ireland
Labour Movement History
Bernard Winchester writes about Annie Besant in Inside Croydon 12 November.
Video: The Rising Sun of Socialism and the Labour Movement in West Yorkshire 1884-1914
Labour History Journals Round-up
Other Histories
https://www.historyofwandsworthcommon.org/chronicles/11/11-2023.html
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