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Lead thieves strip St Mary’s bare on eve of Christmas
By Andrew Pelling It’s not exactly the Christmas gift that St. Mary’s Church in Addington Village expected. The church is the latest victim of high-value metal thefts that have seen copper wiring...
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Plan for 300 homes on Green Belt angers Addington
A packed residents’ meeting in Addington this week heard of developer plans to build 300 homes on Green Belt land at the bottom of Gravel Hill. Conservative councillor Jason Cummings told an audience...
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Men of Addington World War I exhibition, Aug 4
Coming to Croydon South Norwood Arts Festival, July 5-20 Basically Johnny Moped at Stanley Tech, July 8 David Lean Cinema: We Are The Best!, July 10 Croydon Folk and Blues Festival, July 12 David...
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Howzat! Girls open a new innings at Addington cricket club
One of the country’s oldest cricket clubs is opening a new chapter in its history next week with the start of a two-year project with backing from The Oval, the Lord’s Taverners and Croydon Council to...
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Council sells Addington Palace but fails to say for how much
The Labour Council was elected in May on a platform that promised greater transparency and accountability from our Town Hall. Those good intentions didn’t last long. A report to tonight’s council...
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Residents say that Selsdon Bog in the Box is taking the pee
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a Tardis? No! It’s the Bog in the Box! This chronic eye-sore appeared last weekend, as if by magic, plonked right in the middle of a residential area, on Court …...
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London Fire Brigade 150th anniversary open day, Sep 10
Addington Fire Station Saturday, September 10 11am–4pm Come and celebrate 150 years of London Fire Brigade at our family open day. Meet your local firefighters for fire safety advice, see exciting fire...
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Victorian toys by Renia Jenkins, St Mary’s Addington, Oct 28
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View ArticleWalkers take a hike today around Croydon’s oldest church
The villagers of Addington and congregation of Croydon’s oldest church are out and about on this damp autumnal day, performing a duty which maintains a legal right, but which sees them actively...
View ArticleIndoor car boot sale, St Mary’s, Addington, Oct 21
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View ArticleLOOP around for buckets in trees and bluebells in the woods
WANDLE WANDERER: At a rare sighting of the sun, and with the promise of spring finally arriving some time soon, KEN TOWL sets off on the latest stage of his exploration of the London LOOP, from Coombe...
View ArticleBishops Walk and the loneliness of the ‘paper’ candidate
This could be called “The problem with Monks Hill”, or “A Tale of Two Villages”, or “Bishops v Monks”, or “Who Cares?” KEN TOWL takes a walk on the less-than-wild-side, as a “paper” candidate in the...
View ArticleFire Fighters’ Charity car wash, Lodge Lane, Addington, Jul 14
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View ArticleHow local association member asks for support for Mayor vote
Here is the full text of the email distributed at the weekend by Paul Bearman, who has been an RA committee member and who signed himself as “a member of the Addington Residents Association”: Dear All,...
View ArticlePolice observe Peak practice with car drivers in Shirley Hills
Ahead of a springtime weekend with warmer weather forecast, the police and other agencies are warning the public not to treat the coronavirus lockdown as some kind of lengthy holiday period, and...
View ArticleResidents call for end to planning meetings for ‘cowboys’
One of the borough’s largest organisations representing the interests of residents has called on the council to stop all planning committee meetings until the covid-19 emergency is over – and they have...
View ArticleCroydon’s biggest slave owner was ancestor of the Queen
It’s not just in Bristol that there are memorials to slave-owners. Even in a Sanderstead churchyard, there can be found links to the slave trade, and to the modern royal family, as STEPHANIE OFFER...
View ArticleHowley’s long and winding road for final journey to Addington
DAVID MORGAN’s research into Croydon street names finds that Queen Victoria’s first Archbishop of Canterbury was fondly remembered Howley Road is the road where the Tudor Arch stands at the far end of...
View ArticleAddington’s ancient church has a place in nation’s history
MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: From the Norman Conquest to the Victorian age, Croydon buildings have been important to the Archbishops of Canterbury, as DAVID MORGAN explains Much is made of the fact that...
View ArticleEight walks to encompass Croydon’s boundaries and history
Over the course of lockdown, one intrepid geographer has managed to complete the ‘beating of the bounds’ and discover the fascinating history of our parish and civic boundaries, stretching back to...
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