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• PHOTOS: Archive pictures of Archbishop Tenison's C of E High...

  25-10-2015 15:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Music, dance and poetry on the bill for Black History Month...

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A CROYDON housing association joinedBlack History Month celebrations with music, dance and poetry.Monica Barnes, a resident with association AmicusHorizon, spoke at the event last Saturday at Croydon Conference Centre.Also featured were drumming workshops held by the Gary Mason Charity.Monica said: "Black History Month is not about making a token gesture. It's a way of coming together to highlight the contributions that black people have made to society."Importantly, if young black...
  
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• 'Legendary' Advertiser reporter 'very grateful' for freedom of...

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE Advertiser's longest-serving reporter has been made a freeman of the borough of CroydonWith family and friends looking on at the full council meeting on Monday evening, Ian Austen, who worked for this newspaper for 46 years, was presented with the award by the Mayor of Croydon Patricia Hay-Justice and given a standing ovation by those in the chamber.Council leader Tony Newman paid tribute to Ian's dedication in reporting on life in the borough for so long, and wished him a long and happy...
  
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• Gifted teen cellist from South Croydon back home with orchestra

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGE cellist who has toured the country with Britain's best children's orchestra is set to perform in front of a home crowd for his final concert of the year.William Albuquerque, from South Croydon, hopes friends and family will be in the audience when he takes to the Fairfield Halls stage in December with the National Children's Orchestra (NCO).The 13-year-old has already performed with the likes of Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.William, who plays in...
  
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• Croydon pupils scoop top prize at Hispanic theatre festival

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WHITGIFT School pupils won a top prize at this year's Hispanic Theatre Festival.The upper sixth students competed against pupils from schools including Eton College, Harrow School and Dulwich College at the event at North London Collegiate School earlier this month. Continuing last year's success, where Whitgift pupils won the 'Best Group – Spoken Spanish' award, this year's team impressed with a play they had written themselves, the only school to have done so, and took home the prize for
  
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• Croydon gym owner raises thousands for hospice in charity trek...

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AGYM owner has trekked from London to Brighton to raise morethan £2,000 for a children's hospice.Martin Dilworth (right), from Dynamo Boxing, completed the 56-mile walk carrying a 35lb backpack in just over 19 hours on Saturday (October 17).Martin was joined by friends from his former parachute regiment and was supported by son Jason, partner Jessie Palmer and the gym bulldog Dyna in a support car.And Jessie said passers-by pulled over in their cars to donate to the Demelza...
  
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• Choir spared military service in Ukraine conflict to perform...

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A UKRAINIAN male choir was spared military service to perform in Croydon this week.The Boyan Ensemble, part of the Revutsky Academic Male Capella based in Kiev, Ukraine performed at St. John the Evangelist Church in Shirley on Wednesday (October 21).The 25 singers stopped in Croydon as part of a tour of Britain, and tour organiser Margarete Rolle said it demonstrates Ukraine is more than "bombs and bullets"."There has been serious ongoing concern that our singers would be...
  
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• BISHOP OF CROYDON: Self-help lesson from nation at rock bottom

  25-10-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  IT FEELS odd to be back in Croydon. I've just spent a couple of weeks with others from the church in this area, visiting the Anglican churches in Central Zimbabwe. It's a link we've had for a long time, supporting each other in many different ways.While we were there, we dedicated a hospital the church is building (at present the whole area has none), and attended an anniversary celebration. If any of you find church services a bit long, in Zimbabwe they can be into five hours on special...
  
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• 200m Chinese skyscraper proposed for Croydon as Xi Jinping visits UK - Croydon Guardian

  25-10-2015 06:12
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  200m Chinese skyscraper proposed for Croydon as Xi Jinping visits UK
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  Chinese investment could be coming to Croydon in the form of a new £500m, 900-home skyscraper in the town centre. In an announcement timed to coincided with President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK, the China Building Technique Group Company ...and more »
  

• 200m Chinese skyscraper proposed for Croydon as Xi Jinping visits UK

  25-10-2015 06:00
  
  Under plans drawn up between the China Building Technique Group Company and developers Guildhouse UK and Rosepride Properties, the 55-storey dual-block tower would include 900 homes.
  
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