Croydon news

• Croydon Champions: Big sister "shocked" as younger brother nominates her for ... - Croydon Guardian

  29-11-2015 17:18
  Croydon Guardian
  Croydon Champions: Big sister "shocked" as younger brother nominates her for ...
  Croydon Guardian
  When Thomas Sullivan nominated his sister Nicola as a Croydon Champion parent of the year, it was for more than simply how she had raised her own children. He said: “She's brought me up since I was 11, and she's helped me out so many times in my life.and more »
  

• Croydon's first drive-through coffee shop opens - Croydon Guardian

  29-11-2015 12:19
  Croydon Guardian
  Croydon's first drive-through coffee shop opens
  Croydon Guardian
  Ever found yourself in desperate need of a caffeine kick but too tired to open the car door to buy a hot drink? Help is (finally) at hand with Croydon's first drive-through coffee shop. The new Costa Coffee opened its doors at the Colonnades leisure ...
  

• VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: Getting existing rail services right...

  29-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE potential Brighton Main Line 2 (BML2) project proposes the creation of a second, less direct, route from London to Brighton.This project is currently under evaluation, but it is extremely expensive and potentially disruptive. I am hoping – and expecting – that the Government chooses to instead prioritise investing in improving the existing services that operate on the existing London to Brighton main line.As residents will know, I have been heavily involved with putting Southern.
  
  Read more

• Theatre group resurrects Carroll's classic for 150th anniversary...

  29-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  UPPER Norwood amateur dramatics are staging Alice in Wonderland next week to mark the 150th anniversary of LewisCarroll's classic novel.The lead roles will be played by Sammi Canning, as Alice, while her husband Steve plays her mother, Mabel.The pantomime will be performed by Downsview Players next week, at Downsview Church Hall, Waddington Way.Most of the profits made from writer Steve Gordon-Wilson's panto, directed by Anne Bassi, will be donated to the church which support charities, such...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• South Norwood Clocktower market hailed as success as stalls sell...

  29-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  SOUTH Norwood's pilot of the Clocktower Market was hailed a success, with manystalls selling out of stock as crowds flocked to shop there.Committee member, Rachel Gould, 36, helped organise the eight-stall event at Aldi's car park in Station Road on Saturday, November 21.She said: "It was really good. We had people arriving from when we opened and a steady stream all day. So many people came up to us thanking us for the day and complimenting the mix of stalls we had."Many stalls had...
  
  Read more

• Purley school's anti-bullying bench for children is a buddy good...

  29-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl who wanted to make her school happier convinced it to install a Buddy Bench for lonely or upset children.Órlaith Kavanagh-Beirne, a Year 5 pupil at Laleham Lea School in Purley, had the idea for the bench after she saw one at another school in March.And during anti-bullying week, on November 12, the brand new bench was unveiled in the Peaks Hill school playground.Órlaith said: "I thought it would be amazing in our school and I thought some kids could...
  
  Read more

• Church's 100-year-old organ back on show after restoration

  29-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 100-YEAR-OLD organ which spent two years under tarpaulin when the roof of a Purley church started to crumble is on show again after almost £300,000 of work to restore the old building.St Marks, in Church Road, had to enlist help from the Heritage Lottery Fund after rain started coming through the roof in August 2013.The church, which is 105 years old, wasawarded £187,000 by HLF and had to find £83,000 themselves, led by treasurer Tony Tucker.The congregation raised the...
  
  Read more

• BRIT School dancers keep Calm and perform royal charity routine

  29-11-2015 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  YOUNG BRIT Schooldancers performed a routine at the Royal Albert Hall inspired by a mental health charity.The 26-strong group, Khronos, were the only all-male group to perform at the Dance Proms on November 22, showcasing a contemporary-style routine influenced by charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) which claims suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in Britain.They were one of 22 worldwide acts selected to perform at the event organised jointly by three of the UK's leading..
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Coulsdon couple get royal approval for years of volunteering work

  29-11-2015 06:10
  
  Mike and Diana Thompson, both members of the Crawley Mariners Yacht Club, received a lifetime commitment award from Princess Anne at the Royal Yachting Association's (RYA) annual ceremony for volunteers.
  
  Read more

• Croydon Champions: Big sister "shocked" as younger brother nominates her for Parent Of The Year award

  29-11-2015 06:00
  
  He brother said: “She’s treated me like a son. I just wanted to have a way of saying thank you.”
  
  Read more

Follow @CroydonUK_News on Twitter!